3LikesVBC Lightning 12
02-17-2014, 05:58 PM
#421
made those changes to the mod car and tweaked my stock one a little bit for saturday. honestly the mod car was pretty easy to handle all stock it was the stock one i was having difficulty with.
ill have to buy a few more sets of soft springs. 45s i the back 55s up front but ill prob run 50s. i have 45s for front too if those compare to .18/19.
are there any aftermarket center springs, or just the vbc ones?
not gonna lie, i was kinda down before racing on saturday due to my previous performances but this last weekend fired me back up! third place finish, even beating someone from up island who routinely kicks my ass lol.
prob a few more years before close to par with blake and craig though. I was in it for more than half the race, maybe a second behind blake in second but something happened mid race and the two of them just took off.
ill have to buy a few more sets of soft springs. 45s i the back 55s up front but ill prob run 50s. i have 45s for front too if those compare to .18/19.
are there any aftermarket center springs, or just the vbc ones?
not gonna lie, i was kinda down before racing on saturday due to my previous performances but this last weekend fired me back up! third place finish, even beating someone from up island who routinely kicks my ass lol.
prob a few more years before close to par with blake and craig though. I was in it for more than half the race, maybe a second behind blake in second but something happened mid race and the two of them just took off.
02-18-2014, 08:14 AM
#422
made those changes to the mod car and tweaked my stock one a little bit for saturday. honestly the mod car was pretty easy to handle all stock it was the stock one i was having difficulty with.
ill have to buy a few more sets of soft springs. 45s i the back 55s up front but ill prob run 50s. i have 45s for front too if those compare to .18/19.
are there any aftermarket center springs, or just the vbc ones?
not gonna lie, i was kinda down before racing on saturday due to my previous performances but this last weekend fired me back up! third place finish, even beating someone from up island who routinely kicks my ass lol.
prob a few more years before close to par with blake and craig though. I was in it for more than half the race, maybe a second behind blake in second but something happened mid race and the two of them just took off.
ill have to buy a few more sets of soft springs. 45s i the back 55s up front but ill prob run 50s. i have 45s for front too if those compare to .18/19.
are there any aftermarket center springs, or just the vbc ones?
not gonna lie, i was kinda down before racing on saturday due to my previous performances but this last weekend fired me back up! third place finish, even beating someone from up island who routinely kicks my ass lol.
prob a few more years before close to par with blake and craig though. I was in it for more than half the race, maybe a second behind blake in second but something happened mid race and the two of them just took off.
02-18-2014, 10:35 AM
#424
02-18-2014, 11:03 AM
#425
A center shock that doesn't leak lol. It doesbt feel bubbly yet buy definitely some oil getting past the o ring in the cap.
How much adjustment on upper arm width do I have before I need to change crossbrace? I went down to 0.5 in front and didn't even consider this lol.
We don't run mod that much at club racing so focus is on 13.5 mostly. Car seemed to drive nicely I just fail at finding the sweet spot in motors ha
How much adjustment on upper arm width do I have before I need to change crossbrace? I went down to 0.5 in front and didn't even consider this lol.
We don't run mod that much at club racing so focus is on 13.5 mostly. Car seemed to drive nicely I just fail at finding the sweet spot in motors ha
02-18-2014, 11:10 AM
#426
A center shock that doesn't leak lol. It doesbt feel bubbly yet buy definitely some oil getting past the o ring in the cap.
How much adjustment on upper arm width do I have before I need to change crossbrace? I went down to 0.5 in front and didn't even consider this lol.
We don't run mod that much at club racing so focus is on 13.5 mostly. Car seemed to drive nicely I just fail at finding the sweet spot in motors ha
How much adjustment on upper arm width do I have before I need to change crossbrace? I went down to 0.5 in front and didn't even consider this lol.
We don't run mod that much at club racing so focus is on 13.5 mostly. Car seemed to drive nicely I just fail at finding the sweet spot in motors ha
As for the shock use a lot of green slime on the o-ring.
02-23-2014, 08:15 AM
#428
My supplier didn't have blue fronts. Told me they dint exist. But I tried blue rears magenta fronts in 13.5 definitely freer and more lively than magenta green but a little less predictable. Car had tooons of steering and tons of traction and I was probably loaing corner speed being so planted. Or hitting the apex as it was just so responsive lol.
Mod I didn't get a chance to try blues.
Gonna go back to.just one class I think for remainder of season. I keep switching back and forth between my hobbywing and tekin rs and am.always chasing horsepower.
Mod I didn't get a chance to try blues.
Gonna go back to.just one class I think for remainder of season. I keep switching back and forth between my hobbywing and tekin rs and am.always chasing horsepower.
02-24-2014, 10:32 AM
#430
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My supplier didn't have blue fronts. Told me they dint exist. But I tried blue rears magenta fronts in 13.5 definitely freer and more lively than magenta green but a little less predictable. Car had tooons of steering and tons of traction and I was probably loaing corner speed being so planted. Or hitting the apex as it was just so responsive lol.
Mod I didn't get a chance to try blues.
Gonna go back to.just one class I think for remainder of season. I keep switching back and forth between my hobbywing and tekin rs and am.always chasing horsepower.
Mod I didn't get a chance to try blues.
Gonna go back to.just one class I think for remainder of season. I keep switching back and forth between my hobbywing and tekin rs and am.always chasing horsepower.
Your experience with magenta/blue is different than what I would expect. Green rears are a little softer than Blue rears, but have less side bite and should give the car more steering. Blue rears will lock the rear end of the car in and make it have a little less steering. Magentas will definitely give you more steering than a Team Purple, but will actually be a little easier to drive since they come in quickly and (I think) fade more over the run. Just my experiences though, other opinions might vary.
If the Magentas feel too edgy for your liking, try Pink fronts. They will fade more with a mod car if you drive it hard in the first couple of minutes, but the car should be easier to drive.
Blues are the de-facto choice for mod now. You can try Greens, but I personally think they don't have enough side bite for when you get on it out of the corner late in the run.
02-24-2014, 01:12 PM
#431
I did find the mod car more skidish this time out. But I set it up closer to max's setup with differebt tires so who knows. Box stock, magenta green worked great in mod.
Stock car was quite good. I mm just fighting blinky. Maybe the greens will stay on that as I was faster there with otherwise the same setup. Switching escs and moving all over the map with timing and rollout is definitely killing me.
Of course I am losing a lot of corner speed trying to keep tight lines. Prob just inexperience.
Driving wise I can hange with the top three but I still make.mistakes and suck at setup lol
Ill have a fast run in round one and won't really get a lot faster but stay fairly consistant barring any catastrophies. Thise guys however will gain a lap or.more.
Stock car was quite good. I mm just fighting blinky. Maybe the greens will stay on that as I was faster there with otherwise the same setup. Switching escs and moving all over the map with timing and rollout is definitely killing me.
Of course I am losing a lot of corner speed trying to keep tight lines. Prob just inexperience.
Driving wise I can hange with the top three but I still make.mistakes and suck at setup lol
Ill have a fast run in round one and won't really get a lot faster but stay fairly consistant barring any catastrophies. Thise guys however will gain a lap or.more.
02-25-2014, 10:05 AM
#432
My supplier didn't have blue fronts. Told me they dint exist. But I tried blue rears magenta fronts in 13.5 definitely freer and more lively than magenta green but a little less predictable. Car had tooons of steering and tons of traction and I was probably loaing corner speed being so planted. Or hitting the apex as it was just so responsive lol.
Mod I didn't get a chance to try blues.
Gonna go back to.just one class I think for remainder of season. I keep switching back and forth between my hobbywing and tekin rs and am.always chasing horsepower.
Mod I didn't get a chance to try blues.
Gonna go back to.just one class I think for remainder of season. I keep switching back and forth between my hobbywing and tekin rs and am.always chasing horsepower.
02-25-2014, 09:59 PM
#434