Originally Posted by Hi-LowBlow

Great job Andrew and thanks for sharing the setup!
I'm very glad that the cyclone TC was one of the fastest cars on the track in stock class too.

Originally Posted by andrew188

Hi everyone, I just want to share my Cyclone setup for the recent TITC race. A few guys asked me, so I thought I post it here, to share with all fellow Cyclone racers.

I qualified 2nd and finished 3rd at TITC 11.5T class. This setup works especially well when the track is very hot as I TQed the controlled practice round when the track was at 65 degree C. I also TQed one of the qualifying when the track was cooler, around 50 degree C. During the 3rd round qualifying at night where the track temp was around 36 degree C, I was already leading but I crashed due to my own mistake. The car worked very well, that run could have given me the overall TQ if I didn't crash. Therefore I think this setup should work pretty consistently at most track temps and conditions.

My setup is exactly as the instructions manual, except for the followings:

-- Silver Springs at front and rear. I did run softer springs in the early rounds, but as the grip increased, I had to switch to slightly harder springs.
-- 55 weight Associated oil front and rear.
-- Shocks mounted on #3 holes at front and rear shock towers.
-- 3 mm ackerman washers.
-- 1.5 mm shims under all suspension blocks
-- WCE top deck, uncut
-- Gold sway bar at the rear end.
-- Titanium Racing Delrin spool at the front.
-- HB DCJ at the front.
-- Protoform R9-R body regular weight body, with wing pushed forward 3 mm from the max rearward position allowed by IFMAR.
-- I used a traction compound custom made by a Thai friend. We joked and called the traction ParaPraey because his name is Praey
-- Car weight was at 1450 grams. I pushed the battery pack outward to a point where the CG of both sides are approx the same. Basically, I added some weight to the battery packs so that the total weight at both sides of the car were exactly the same, then push the battery pack outward to make the CGs of both sides the same distance from the centerline. I believe this could make the car more balanced statically, and also dynamically.
-- SMC 5400 50C lipo
-- LRP SXX Stock Spec ESC
-- Controlled motors = SP V3 11.5T with some timing advanced fixed on the end bell.
-- Controlled tires = Ride RJ 36

This setup should work well with tires with lower grip on asphalt tracks, such as the Ride tires. With better tires such as Sorex or Much More that can produce more steering and response, I would probably use slightly heavier springs and shock oil all around, 0.5 mm shim under the inner rear link, and LTCR body.

I have to thank Hara for his tips, which made my car drove more consistent and therefore faster overall. He is a true master with real wisdoms.

I hope this setup helps you go faster

Originally Posted by aztbone

Does putting a 2 degree pivot block on the front of my Cyclone TC give you more steering? On Barry Baker's set-up sheet from the KO Propo race, he has the 2 degree pivot block on the front. I have always used 0 degree blocks or no shims on all of my others cars. What does sweeping your arms back like that do for you? If somebody could help me out with this, that would be great.

Originally Posted by JR007

That is so close to my asphalt set-up it's not funny. I have 4mm ackerman, and silver rear sway, otherwise the same.

That sucks.

It means it's my driving not the car

ha ha

Originally Posted by jag88

Hiro/Korey have you seen or driven the new prototype ? Can you give us your thoughts/impressions about the changes that were made and how they help the car ?

Any hint of a release date ?
Thanks.

Originally Posted by jag88

Hiro/Korey have you seen or driven the new prototype ? Can you give us your thoughts/impressions about the changes that were made and how they help the car ?

Any hint of a release date ?
Thanks.

Originally Posted by jag88

Any hint of a release date ?
Thanks.