jaz

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Yeah, definitely crank the EPAs down. Should help you a lot.

BlackedOutREVO

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ok i will! thanks a ton guys!!!! just saved me a ton of money lol

SpeedySST

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Hey guys, I have an original chassis Cyclone and 4200's dont seem to fit very well. Is there another chassis out with larger battery slots or should I just get out my file? Thanks for your help!!

jaz

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File down the battery slots. You should do this anyway so that the sharp corners don't damage your cells. If I'm not mistaken, the Cyclone manual even instructs you to file them down.

jaz

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Oh, and don't forget to seal the battery slots with CA after you file them down. Don't want to short your batteries on the chassis.

SpeedySST

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Thanks for the info. Getting the file out...

sidewaysdriver6

from the durability standpoint you may want to consider using the ver.2 universal drive shaft set instead of the mip cvds, but with the steel shafts (P/N #61398). that's what i use, they work very well, and definitely last longer than the ver.2 aluminum shafts or the aluminum shafts on the mip cvds .

i use a spool in front, no chatter problems after i put a bit of aw grease in the cups of the wheel axles (i.e. where the shafts "join" to the wheel axles). as mentioned above adjusting your epa will help.

BlackedOutREVO

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are those on tower hobbies???? i cant find them anywhere....... sorry lol

and what grease???? white, black, or that lil tube???

thanks!

BlackedOutREVO

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is this it?

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXNZD1&P=7

sidewaysdriver6

here's a link to the ver.2 universal drive shaft set :
ver.2 universal drive shaft set

note that the shafts in this set are aluminum... what you can do is you can get the other parts (besides the aluminum shafts) in this set separately, then get these steel shafts :

ver.2 universal steel shafts

if you need further clarification just post back and i'll see if i can dig up the exact part numbers later tonight.

aw grease is the tamiya anti-wear (aw) grease, comes in a little tube, grey in colour. i believe some players use bearing oil instead, for the same purpose in the universals/cvds to reduce the chatter.

BlackedOutREVO

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THANKS A MILLION!!!!!

i saw that on tower, i only say the different end, and then saw the groove and remebered those are new ones.... those new ones look like u couldnt ever break them around the pin... do they bend as bad????? and the steel one looks wimpy, it looks really thin, is it worth it???

BlackedOutREVO

iTrader: (67)

ok i cant find them online lol.... who has em???? or how much are they is what i really want to know? i only want new front ones, imo the stock are fine for the back, unless these are cheap enuff

sidewaysdriver6

ok dude these are the part numbers and qty you'll need for a pair for the front :

1) Part #: HP75187 Hot Bodies Universal Axles - 1 set of 2 pcs

2) Part #: HP75188 Hot Bodies Universal Rebuild kit - 1 set

3) Part #: HB61398 Hot Bodies 44mm Ver.2 Heavy Duty Universal Bones - 1 set of 2 pcs

i get all these at my lhs. but here's where you can get them online, you can see all these part numbers and their prices here :
Speedtech RC - Cyclone Drivetrain Parts

and oh btw i'm very pleased with the steel shafts... the aluminum ones tend to wear pretty fast around the area where it comes into contact with the cup end of the wheel axles, and also at the hole in the shaft where the universal cross spider (see p/n 75188a in the cyclone manual) is located. that hole actually gets bigger with wear. over time with runs and impact that section is weakened. the steel ones last much longer.

Skill

The very first Cyclones came with slightly smaller battery slots so needed filing quite a lot to fit the larger cells in. This was a problem fixed for the Hara and Surikarn Editions, along with the longer cut out for the belt at the front.

If the belt cut out is the same length at the front as it is at the rear then you have the older chassis.

BlackedOutREVO

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ok thanks a TON MAN!!!!!!!!!!!

and those are the steel ones rite???

and they dont have a kit for everything in one kit???