hey dave, do you have a good set-up for the evo 4. im looking for the set-up that will be a killer! Pm me please if you have anything. thanks and hey to all of you outh there, your helping me out with my evo 4 will be much apreciatted.

Yes that is very true!!!!:nod: :spidey: I guess I will get to work on my EVO and see how much better I can get it. I have I think 2 weeks til I can run it again so I guess I need to get to work.:nod:

What are some of the things one could do to free up the trans? Different bearings? Which bearings are the best on the market?

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Squat Gold Racing Bearings or Ceramic Bearings;)

but walking around with your drivetrain still spinning is just so cool! :lol:

i opened up every single bearing and removed the seals on both sides.. blasted the heck out of it with motor spray.. then threw all of them in my integy bearing cleaner, filled it up with motor spray (jewelry cleaner) and left it there for 20 mins.

there are rumors (someone please confirm) that if you run your bearings without the seals, it'll be more free BUT maintenance is required more often.

If you are using the blue sealed Tamiya bearings then -yes - removing the seal will improve efficiency slightly..but...it will be very easy for dirt to enter the bearing, so not only will the bearings require more frequent cleaning - but as soon as any dirt gets in the bearing becomes inefficient and your advantage is lost.

What you can do is remove the seal from one side of each bearing - the side that is not exposed to dirt - this will free the car up a bit plus the ouside seal is still there to protect the bearing from debris.

Or you could use standard metal shieded bearings which are a little more free running because the shield doesnt rub on the inside of the bearing....but again, be prepared for more maintenance.

you have some serious time on your hands man:lol:

04 or 02;)

On ALL of my bearings, I have just removed the inside shield from the kit bearings and it is definately smoother. I am a little annoyed with the dirt getting into the bulkhead bearings causeing a loss of efficiency so I am going to move some of my ACER Ceramic Bearings across into it to try and get it going a bit better.

Email, right back atya!! :-)

hehe.. hobbies are down to two. RC and basketball. and by the looks of my fat stomach, seems like RC is the more dominant hobby! :lol:

04 AND 02. (gave up on the 02 last year, lack of time)

you? IV or MS? :D (did steve tell you my offer?) PM me if you dont know yet. :sneaky: ;) :spidey:

Wow all the TAOB team have the same hobbies :D :D but for the moment, and looking also to my stomach basket is more dominant! LOL :sneaky: :D :D

tennis anyone? not much exercise in bowling. so i gave that up too! LOL.

my weekly schedule...

monday - basketball
tuesday - racing

friday - wrench on cars
sat - racing or wrench
sunday - racing

RC outnumbers bball 4 to 1 :lol:

okay.. back to our schedule programming.

We only have races on sundays here in Europe!!!, So basketball from monday to friday, then wrenchin on saturday and racing on sunday! ;)

hey what happened to our taob bowling family night ?? :D