164LikesTamiya TB Evo 6
09-04-2016, 07:37 PM
#2206
Tech Fanatic
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Ran the Exo6 for the first time on the weekend. Oh my was it stunningly fast and super easay to drive! On the straight-away I was left behind by a 5.5T (I was running 13.5T boosted) but on the in-field I was accelerating out of those corners so quickly I was actually making up time on my mate's 5.5T BD7.
Stupidly happy with the car and makes it even sweeter that my girlfriend bought it for me for my birthday
Now ... time to find the alum C hubs, lightweight spool and lower-gear boxes! (Was there something about alum uppers coming too, MikeR?)
Stupidly happy with the car and makes it even sweeter that my girlfriend bought it for me for my birthday
Now ... time to find the alum C hubs, lightweight spool and lower-gear boxes! (Was there something about alum uppers coming too, MikeR?)
09-06-2016, 04:43 AM
#2210
Ran the Exo6 for the first time on the weekend. Oh my was it stunningly fast and super easay to drive! On the straight-away I was left behind by a 5.5T (I was running 13.5T boosted) but on the in-field I was accelerating out of those corners so quickly I was actually making up time on my mate's 5.5T BD7.
Stupidly happy with the car and makes it even sweeter that my girlfriend bought it for me for my birthday
Now ... time to find the alum C hubs, lightweight spool and lower-gear boxes! (Was there something about alum uppers coming too, MikeR?)
Stupidly happy with the car and makes it even sweeter that my girlfriend bought it for me for my birthday
Now ... time to find the alum C hubs, lightweight spool and lower-gear boxes! (Was there something about alum uppers coming too, MikeR?)
Good luck on those lower gearboxes. They are gone everywhere.
09-06-2016, 08:38 AM
#2211
Tech Initiate
Hey all, i've got a problem with my new lightweight solid axle from Exotek, it's outer diameter is 12,25mm but the inner diameter of the Gear is 12,1mm so i have to sand the Gears inner diameter. Is this common or just with my Solidaxle?
Edit: Another problem, the axle is to wide. It stuck with the diff housing. Same with a different diff housing.
Greetings
Edit: Another problem, the axle is to wide. It stuck with the diff housing. Same with a different diff housing.
Greetings
Last edited by Brinni; 09-06-2016 at 09:44 AM.
09-06-2016, 10:08 AM
#2213
09-06-2016, 11:06 AM
#2214
Tech Rookie
Hi. Just ordered a Evo06MS (my first Tamiya touring car). Does it take any spur gear, or what have you been using? I noticed that the stock spur is "06 module" (Tamiya's own standard?), so I assume it must be changed to match with 48 or 64 pinions. Biggest 06 pinion I found was 29T, which is way too small!
09-06-2016, 11:39 AM
#2215
Hi. Just ordered a Evo06MS (my first Tamiya touring car). Does it take any spur gear, or what have you been using? I noticed that the stock spur is "06 module" (Tamiya's own standard?), so I assume it must be changed to match with 48 or 64 pinions. Biggest 06 pinion I found was 29T, which is way too small!
09-06-2016, 11:53 AM
#2216
Hey all, i've got a problem with my new lightweight solid axle from Exotek, it's outer diameter is 12,25mm but the inner diameter of the Gear is 12,1mm so i have to sand the Gears inner diameter. Is this common or just with my Solidaxle?
Edit: Another problem, the axle is to wide. It stuck with the diff housing. Same with a different diff housing.
Greetings
Edit: Another problem, the axle is to wide. It stuck with the diff housing. Same with a different diff housing.
Greetings
My revised off the shelf part fits fine.
Please email me and we'll get that straightened out
09-06-2016, 11:56 AM
#2217
Well, it sounds like another opportunity for "Mr. Exotek" to come up with another brilliant conversion for this chassis. I'm sure he has designs on the table already. Big question always is "can I sell enough of them for it to be profitable"?
As we can see he's an expert at looking at where there is an opportunity to make improvements on current design and making it better. Latest examples: new aluminum C hubs, light weight spool and out drives. Maybe if we all collectively continue to bitch a lot about the the poor fit of the plastic bulkheads he'll reveal to us whether or not he can produce them at a cost the market would be willing to spend for them. He listened to us complain about the sloppy C hubs and he came up with a wonderful solution. If you haven't had a chance to see them yet, check them out on the Exotek website. I was fortunate enough to grab a set of them before the first batch sold out and I ran them yesterday. They fit great and for me they make steering more direct without all of the wobbly slop you find in the factory C Hubs, not to mention they look really nice finished in black.
As we can see he's an expert at looking at where there is an opportunity to make improvements on current design and making it better. Latest examples: new aluminum C hubs, light weight spool and out drives. Maybe if we all collectively continue to bitch a lot about the the poor fit of the plastic bulkheads he'll reveal to us whether or not he can produce them at a cost the market would be willing to spend for them. He listened to us complain about the sloppy C hubs and he came up with a wonderful solution. If you haven't had a chance to see them yet, check them out on the Exotek website. I was fortunate enough to grab a set of them before the first batch sold out and I ran them yesterday. They fit great and for me they make steering more direct without all of the wobbly slop you find in the factory C Hubs, not to mention they look really nice finished in black.
I'm trying to check off a bunch of boxes for the design so wrapping this up is taking longer than I hoped... eta Jan?
09-06-2016, 08:38 PM
#2220
This is no disrespect to Exotek, Mike, or anyone using the Exo conversion, but I kind of wish there was a different thread for the Exo kit. I have read comments in this board suggesting the stock Tamiya Evo.6 is not worthy without the Exo conversion. I had the original kit, and now own the MS. They perform very well for me, and I have had very little issues. So I guess what I'm saying is: I wish people would stop telling every new Evo.6 owner that there car is crap without an additional $150 conversion. I have no plans to convert my MS, mainly for TCS reasons, but I can see the benefit in converting the Evo.6 to a Evo 5 (motor and battery swapped of course), as that was a great chassis.