Hot Bodies Cyclone
05-09-2007, 05:32 PM
#8296
Just last weekend I fitted my old xray FK05 carbon battery bar to my WCE cyclone. Fits rather well, imho. Just requires a countersunk hole drilled on each end of the battery compartment and voila. I was going to also use the battery stops linked in the quoted post by 2-bad, but haven't yet. In one huge impact on the weekend the battery came out, so I'll probably add them eventually (rather than, say, pad the bottom of the battery bar to make it tight on the cells). It's important not to have the strap tight and doing all the work keeping them in, or the car will tweak.
Recommended upgrade. Particularly for someone like me that happened to have xray parts lying around gathering dust. Throw away the tape for good!
Recommended upgrade. Particularly for someone like me that happened to have xray parts lying around gathering dust. Throw away the tape for good!
Originally Posted by 2-Bad
Dave,
I've heard you can fit an X-ray battery strap with some modifications from one of there "annually released" cars (don't know which one), but I've never attempted this and don't know the procedure. Also these might be useful as well if you are contemplating this task.
Are you having trouble with tape? or just don't like it??
I've heard you can fit an X-ray battery strap with some modifications from one of there "annually released" cars (don't know which one), but I've never attempted this and don't know the procedure. Also these might be useful as well if you are contemplating this task.
Are you having trouble with tape? or just don't like it??
05-09-2007, 07:00 PM
#8298
05-09-2007, 07:18 PM
#8300
Hi Guy's
I really need your help on this one. I set my moorespeed up as Standard WCE setup. Now when I turn to the left the car has heaps of turn and under power throws the tail out.
But when I turn to the Right the car pushes and has understeer, I have checked the trow of the steering on the Hudy and it is spot on both ways. I am running a Orion Oscar Jansen 7x1 so there is alot of power there.
What should I look for to fix this problem.
I have set the springs by digital vernia callipers and they are spot on level. The droop and ride height is level, there is no tweek, should I add weight and if so where should I put it and how much should I add ?
Any help would be great.
Thanks In advance
Addam
I really need your help on this one. I set my moorespeed up as Standard WCE setup. Now when I turn to the left the car has heaps of turn and under power throws the tail out.
But when I turn to the Right the car pushes and has understeer, I have checked the trow of the steering on the Hudy and it is spot on both ways. I am running a Orion Oscar Jansen 7x1 so there is alot of power there.
What should I look for to fix this problem.
I have set the springs by digital vernia callipers and they are spot on level. The droop and ride height is level, there is no tweek, should I add weight and if so where should I put it and how much should I add ?
Any help would be great.
Thanks In advance
Addam
05-09-2007, 07:53 PM
#8301
I was having issues with my car with it spinning out on power coming out of the corner. The only thing i can remember doing is stiffening up the rear.
But you might want to check the hinge pins, in the Pro 4 they used to get bent easily (thats the pins holding the arms onto the pivot blocks). If they are bent really badly you can see it when looking at the arms without pulling the pins out.
Actually i do recall changing out some of the hinge pins but dont remember when i did it.
But you might want to check the hinge pins, in the Pro 4 they used to get bent easily (thats the pins holding the arms onto the pivot blocks). If they are bent really badly you can see it when looking at the arms without pulling the pins out.
Actually i do recall changing out some of the hinge pins but dont remember when i did it.
05-09-2007, 08:34 PM
#8302
Originally Posted by mangoman
I was having issues with my car with it spinning out on power coming out of the corner. The only thing i can remember doing is stiffening up the rear.
But you might want to check the hinge pins, in the Pro 4 they used to get bent easily (thats the pins holding the arms onto the pivot blocks). If they are bent really badly you can see it when looking at the arms without pulling the pins out.
Actually i do recall changing out some of the hinge pins but dont remember when i did it.
But you might want to check the hinge pins, in the Pro 4 they used to get bent easily (thats the pins holding the arms onto the pivot blocks). If they are bent really badly you can see it when looking at the arms without pulling the pins out.
Actually i do recall changing out some of the hinge pins but dont remember when i did it.
Thanks Mango
The only concern is the car is new and it is that I get a different results for each direction I turn. Normally I would just change the set up to correct this but it is really different between left and right.
Thanks addam
05-10-2007, 01:47 AM
#8304
Check the ackerman on the server saver we spent ages recently trying to find a problem where the stering was uneven side to side and it was because one of the balls on the servo saver as unscrewed about 1mm.
05-10-2007, 06:04 AM
#8305
Tech Regular
Originally Posted by TRFMAD
Hi Guy's
I really need your help on this one. I set my moorespeed up as Standard WCE setup. Now when I turn to the left the car has heaps of turn and under power throws the tail out.
But when I turn to the Right the car pushes and has understeer, I have checked the trow of the steering on the Hudy and it is spot on both ways. I am running a Orion Oscar Jansen 7x1 so there is alot of power there.
What should I look for to fix this problem.
I have set the springs by digital vernia callipers and they are spot on level. The droop and ride height is level, there is no tweek, should I add weight and if so where should I put it and how much should I add ?
Any help would be great.
Thanks In advance
Addam
I really need your help on this one. I set my moorespeed up as Standard WCE setup. Now when I turn to the left the car has heaps of turn and under power throws the tail out.
But when I turn to the Right the car pushes and has understeer, I have checked the trow of the steering on the Hudy and it is spot on both ways. I am running a Orion Oscar Jansen 7x1 so there is alot of power there.
What should I look for to fix this problem.
I have set the springs by digital vernia callipers and they are spot on level. The droop and ride height is level, there is no tweek, should I add weight and if so where should I put it and how much should I add ?
Any help would be great.
Thanks In advance
Addam
05-10-2007, 08:05 AM
#8307
TRFMAD,
Make sure your steering linkages are exactly the same length and that the steering arm is perfectly central when your wheels are straight. If they aren't then itll turn one way alot more than it will the other.
Hope this helps,
Phil.
Make sure your steering linkages are exactly the same length and that the steering arm is perfectly central when your wheels are straight. If they aren't then itll turn one way alot more than it will the other.
Hope this helps,
Phil.
05-10-2007, 09:16 AM
#8309
Tech Regular
Originally Posted by Ron Goetter
TRFMAD,
I had the same issue last weekend. what I found was that under full suspension squat or close to it the RR dog bone was binding up in the diff.
I was using the wrong axles in the rear.
hope this helps
I had the same issue last weekend. what I found was that under full suspension squat or close to it the RR dog bone was binding up in the diff.
I was using the wrong axles in the rear.
hope this helps
05-10-2007, 10:50 AM
#8310
Okay Guys
I found the problem
, When I Replaced the standard front and rear hubs and knuckle arms with the Jet racing Aluminium ones I shimed the hubs to take any slop out. The problem was I did not check to see if they were binding. Well guess what the right hand side was, when I loosened it up the car was turning both ways with equal amount of a very slight understeer.
So thank you to all with your replies so much.
Arn't I a real idiot for not checking that out in the first place. When 2-bad asked about if i used a tweak station I did use my MIP one but that was before I just changed the hubs over the other night, And I did not check them again, I put it on the tweak station tonight and I straight away noticed that the arm was binding.
Thanks All so much, Great to know you can jump on here and get some great advice and service from fellow racers from all around the globe.
I owe you all a Free golf lesson.
Thanks
Addam
I found the problem
, When I Replaced the standard front and rear hubs and knuckle arms with the Jet racing Aluminium ones I shimed the hubs to take any slop out. The problem was I did not check to see if they were binding. Well guess what the right hand side was, when I loosened it up the car was turning both ways with equal amount of a very slight understeer.So thank you to all with your replies so much.
Arn't I a real idiot for not checking that out in the first place. When 2-bad asked about if i used a tweak station I did use my MIP one but that was before I just changed the hubs over the other night, And I did not check them again, I put it on the tweak station tonight and I straight away noticed that the arm was binding.
Thanks All so much, Great to know you can jump on here and get some great advice and service from fellow racers from all around the globe.
I owe you all a Free golf lesson.
Thanks
Addam