Team Associated TC4
#2554
Tech Regular
iTrader: (1)
Looks good Jack... think I'll give that a try.
I'm also working on moving the battery a bit inboard by removing a lil' plastic off of the chassis... just like the popular TC3 mod. I found that I can move the battery inboard about 3mm... and I don't think i killed the chassis rigidity too much
Also... I've been running my batteries with deans connectors which were about 3-4 inches long... cause the wires were attached to the batteries on the *outside* of the car. I'm going to start wiring the way Jack did above... that'll save me 8 grams more on that side of the car...
I think all this will allow me to take off a lot of the 30-ish grams of chassis balance weight that I've added.
I'm also going to move to using the fan kit which should further translate the dead weight on that side of the car into useful weight.
I'm also working on moving the battery a bit inboard by removing a lil' plastic off of the chassis... just like the popular TC3 mod. I found that I can move the battery inboard about 3mm... and I don't think i killed the chassis rigidity too much
Also... I've been running my batteries with deans connectors which were about 3-4 inches long... cause the wires were attached to the batteries on the *outside* of the car. I'm going to start wiring the way Jack did above... that'll save me 8 grams more on that side of the car...
I think all this will allow me to take off a lot of the 30-ish grams of chassis balance weight that I've added.
I'm also going to move to using the fan kit which should further translate the dead weight on that side of the car into useful weight.
#2557
Batteries
In Jack smashs pics (thnx by the way) I noticed that he is mounting the batteries with the tabs on the side, LOL i did this and now have a huge grind mark on my drive shaft..Tab was rubbing so I flipped the batts around. The next thing is by removing the Batterie strap you save 12g? That seems like a lot of weight for something so small. But for those who dont like dealing with tape or cutting chassis for that matter, what about a piece of CF like the stuff that BMI uses? Thats another point, BMI makes the chassis that is supposed to reduce weight by tons while gaining the rigidity that we ALL want while carpet racing...just a though.
Another thing im curious about is the effect of weight in stock racing compared to mod. How much differece is there based on performance when running in each class? I run stock and thats where I would think it would be more important to run a lighter car, I could be wrong though. I just know that with all the plastic parts, and the batt strap, A BMI x-ray is still not beating a TC4.
Another thing im curious about is the effect of weight in stock racing compared to mod. How much differece is there based on performance when running in each class? I run stock and thats where I would think it would be more important to run a lighter car, I could be wrong though. I just know that with all the plastic parts, and the batt strap, A BMI x-ray is still not beating a TC4.
#2562
Tech Champion
iTrader: (5)
Originally posted by Scrad
I saw a lot of people at the Novak running red and copper springs.
I saw a lot of people at the Novak running red and copper springs.
Also-BMI is working on a new battery strap for the BMI TC4-but I dont know if it will fit the Associated TC4.
Ray
#2563
Tech Elite
iTrader: (35)
I'm running purple up front and copper rear which is one level stiffer than what he ran. I'm am not running a front ant-roll bar. I'm thinking that purple without the bar is close to copper with the bar. I'll try his spring setup in a couple weeks when i can get to run again.