Xray T3 2012
#2956
Skiddins
#2957
ECS driveshafts help
Hi guys -I'm after some advice please...
I've been running kit driveshafts since the 2012 came out and am now considering forking out he cash for some ECS's. Are they worth the £70 in terms of reducing lap times?
If so, which manufacturers ones do ou recommend? Go with he considerably more expensive Hudy ones or go with Spec R or Arrowmax?
Anyone run these can give me some advice? I'm a good club driver who races mostly indoors on carpet 13.5 boosted on tight but usually flowing track with 11-12 second lap times if that helps
Thanks in advance
Paul
I've been running kit driveshafts since the 2012 came out and am now considering forking out he cash for some ECS's. Are they worth the £70 in terms of reducing lap times?
If so, which manufacturers ones do ou recommend? Go with he considerably more expensive Hudy ones or go with Spec R or Arrowmax?
Anyone run these can give me some advice? I'm a good club driver who races mostly indoors on carpet 13.5 boosted on tight but usually flowing track with 11-12 second lap times if that helps
Thanks in advance
Paul
#2958
Tech Elite
iTrader: (15)
Hi guys -I'm after some advice please...
I've been running kit driveshafts since the 2012 came out and am now considering forking out he cash for some ECS's. Are they worth the £70 in terms of reducing lap times?
If so, which manufacturers ones do ou recommend? Go with he considerably more expensive Hudy ones or go with Spec R or Arrowmax?
Anyone run these can give me some advice? I'm a good club driver who races mostly indoors on carpet 13.5 boosted on tight but usually flowing track with 11-12 second lap times if that helps
Thanks in advance
Paul
I've been running kit driveshafts since the 2012 came out and am now considering forking out he cash for some ECS's. Are they worth the £70 in terms of reducing lap times?
If so, which manufacturers ones do ou recommend? Go with he considerably more expensive Hudy ones or go with Spec R or Arrowmax?
Anyone run these can give me some advice? I'm a good club driver who races mostly indoors on carpet 13.5 boosted on tight but usually flowing track with 11-12 second lap times if that helps
Thanks in advance
Paul
#2959
Tech Master
iTrader: (1)
"luxury" is expensive. The price point of the current cars seems appropriate given the good materials, multitude of parts, precision machining, assumed sales volume, etc.. In addition, since so many things are manufactured in China, price points for items made outside of China can mistakenly appear inflated.
#2960
R/C Tech Elite Member
iTrader: (28)
Hi guys -I'm after some advice please...
I've been running kit driveshafts since the 2012 came out and am now considering forking out he cash for some ECS's. Are they worth the £70 in terms of reducing lap times?
If so, which manufacturers ones do ou recommend? Go with he considerably more expensive Hudy ones or go with Spec R or Arrowmax?
Anyone run these can give me some advice? I'm a good club driver who races mostly indoors on carpet 13.5 boosted on tight but usually flowing track with 11-12 second lap times if that helps
Thanks in advance
Paul
I've been running kit driveshafts since the 2012 came out and am now considering forking out he cash for some ECS's. Are they worth the £70 in terms of reducing lap times?
If so, which manufacturers ones do ou recommend? Go with he considerably more expensive Hudy ones or go with Spec R or Arrowmax?
Anyone run these can give me some advice? I'm a good club driver who races mostly indoors on carpet 13.5 boosted on tight but usually flowing track with 11-12 second lap times if that helps
Thanks in advance
Paul
#2961
Hi guys -I'm after some advice please...
I've been running kit driveshafts since the 2012 came out and am now considering forking out he cash for some ECS's. Are they worth the £70 in terms of reducing lap times?
If so, which manufacturers ones do ou recommend? Go with he considerably more expensive Hudy ones or go with Spec R or Arrowmax?
Anyone run these can give me some advice? I'm a good club driver who races mostly indoors on carpet 13.5 boosted on tight but usually flowing track with 11-12 second lap times if that helps
Thanks in advance
Paul
I've been running kit driveshafts since the 2012 came out and am now considering forking out he cash for some ECS's. Are they worth the £70 in terms of reducing lap times?
If so, which manufacturers ones do ou recommend? Go with he considerably more expensive Hudy ones or go with Spec R or Arrowmax?
Anyone run these can give me some advice? I'm a good club driver who races mostly indoors on carpet 13.5 boosted on tight but usually flowing track with 11-12 second lap times if that helps
Thanks in advance
Paul
#2965
Tech Fanatic
iTrader: (2)
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Xray builds a great car and the parts quality is very good, but they skimp in other places that other cars simply do not. These parts include the shocks, steering rack arms, bumper brace, turn buckles, plastic spool, and the random plastic shims just to name a few. I like the car and will drive it (I own two of them), but I do not look through rose colored glasses. I expect more from the company that many agree is setting the bar for quality.
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Firstly, I mean absolutely no malice with my comments, and I know Nolan personally and I assure you he means none either. This discussion is what I hope this thread is for, so people can ponder things for themselves.
I do not want and would "downgrade" aluminum shock bodies (weight cost vs. no benefit) the steering bits (would rather they break and i don't run a servo saver) the outdrives (i always prefer composite there) and i do feel that a carbon bumper brace would be needless cost, but it does look cool.
Now, if i ever bend one of these tie rods i will seek out some titanium ones. I did replace all the plastic shims with metallic parts. I honestly don't feel that any of the car was "skimped" on. There is an engineer somewhere who can tell you exactly what choices were made and why, but they could charge a few more dollars and still prolly sell the same number of kits. I know I would have paid another 30 or 40 bucks easy for this car kit.
Xray builds a great car and the parts quality is very good, but they skimp in other places that other cars simply do not. These parts include the shocks, steering rack arms, bumper brace, turn buckles, plastic spool, and the random plastic shims just to name a few. I like the car and will drive it (I own two of them), but I do not look through rose colored glasses. I expect more from the company that many agree is setting the bar for quality.
[/QUOTE]
Firstly, I mean absolutely no malice with my comments, and I know Nolan personally and I assure you he means none either. This discussion is what I hope this thread is for, so people can ponder things for themselves.
I do not want and would "downgrade" aluminum shock bodies (weight cost vs. no benefit) the steering bits (would rather they break and i don't run a servo saver) the outdrives (i always prefer composite there) and i do feel that a carbon bumper brace would be needless cost, but it does look cool.
Now, if i ever bend one of these tie rods i will seek out some titanium ones. I did replace all the plastic shims with metallic parts. I honestly don't feel that any of the car was "skimped" on. There is an engineer somewhere who can tell you exactly what choices were made and why, but they could charge a few more dollars and still prolly sell the same number of kits. I know I would have paid another 30 or 40 bucks easy for this car kit.
#2966
Tech Fanatic
iTrader: (2)
"luxury" is expensive. The price point of the current cars seems appropriate given the good materials, multitude of parts, precision machining, assumed sales volume, etc.. In addition, since so many things are manufactured in China, price points for items made outside of China can mistakenly appear inflated.
#2968
Tech Adept
I feel a vibration when the car is held by hand and given more than half throttle.
What should i check?
What should i check?
#2969
#2970
Tech Elite
iTrader: (8)
Otherwise yeah I would check your drivetrain to see if anything is loose or a rock or pebble is in there.
Ive replaced both sets of fronts on my cars for that same reason.