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10-30-2010, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by LOSIRACER77

ok guys i thinking about going touring again, is the tcx wroth the money???
and what is a good carpet setup for jaco blue tires?? and what else would i need to make the car handle??

Good car overall, and the price point is slightly lower than others. Just know that tuning parts are hard to come by and parts support is lacking in general... Thus I have moved on...

10-30-2010, 10:40 AM

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Just saw these on the 3racing website for the Sakura Zero...

Has anyone tried the 46mm Swing Shaft For 3racing Sakura Zero (#SAK-40A)
or the Universal Shaft 46mm For 3racing Sakura Zero (#SAK-40)?

Not sure if the pin is long enough or is it a tad bit shorter like the Tamiya ones?

os.3racing.hk/products.php?products_key=4702
os.3racing.hk/products.php?products_key=4701

Yep, I tried, the problem comes from the pin, effectively, its diameter is too small to fit in the spool...

10-30-2010, 06:04 PM

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How many teeth should I get for a pinion on this car with a 17.5T motor on a 40x80' carpet track. As I know from off road it can come down to driving style and other factors, but what would be a good place to start?

Thanks

10-30-2010, 11:07 PM

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not sure if this has been tackled here before, but i seem to have a problem with the outer hinge pin rubbing against the wheel on full lock (left or right). anyway this can be remedied other than dropping the EPA?

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10-30-2010, 11:32 PM

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Mine clears perfectly fine. Maybe try different wheels? Those look really thick.

-Korey

10-31-2010, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by VooDooPH

Only used Sorex/Revlite (Pre builts) on mine and no problem.

10-31-2010, 04:19 AM

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What spare parts would you guys recommend to keep on hand for the TCX.

10-31-2010, 04:53 AM

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What spare parts would you guys recommend to keep on hand for the TCX.

arms (front and rear), chub (4 or 2deg depending on how you run). uprights if you're still running the composite ones (might want to upgrade to the alum ones), outer suspension pins and belts.

10-31-2010, 04:54 AM

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Mine clears perfectly fine. Maybe try different wheels? Those look really thick.

-Korey

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Only used Sorex/Revlite (Pre builts) on mine and no problem.

Thanks... the rims shown are from TOP... no choice but to run them as they're the spec tires in the series we're currently running... :/

10-31-2010, 09:45 AM

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Rear Arms for sale.

-San

10-31-2010, 11:03 AM

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Thanks... the rims shown are from TOP... no choice but to run them as they're the spec tires in the series we're currently running... :/

A lot of us have ran top rims on cyclone/tcx.. What hubs are you running?

10-31-2010, 07:15 PM

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has anyone try steel 44mm use as front axles?
will it pop out?

still having trouble finding 44mm steel dog bones for my tcx.
i m now using tamiya 46mm but it has too much play in pool out drive

also have anyone try 6mm rear hubs? any choices besides hpi hubs?

11-01-2010, 12:05 AM

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A lot of us have ran top rims on cyclone/tcx.. What hubs are you running?

The stock ones... i think they're 5mm?

11-01-2010, 12:09 AM

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i think tamiya's silver colored huibs are 6mm...

can fit a Tamiya TA05 steel outdrive to the spool... need to sand the ends of the spool coupler or dremel a slighlty larger hole on the outdrives for them to fit... then you wouldn't have any problems running the 46mm universals from tamiya/3racing. hths