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Welcome to the XRAY T4'16 Thread & Wikipost! Here you will find some useful info, tips and tricks as well as setups that are used by several team drivers. This wikipost is a work in progress and should continue to develop over time.

Tips & Tricks:

Alex Hagberg's Tech Tip Tuesday articles

How to mount your Protoform LTC-R Body
Setting static camber
How to mount weight on your chassis Part1
How to mount the rear wing on Protoform bodies
Simple troubleshooting guide
How to mount the battery on your chassis
How to glue your front tires for CRC Black carpet with Eric Anderson
Utilizing Exponential and RMode on the M12S
How to mount weight on your chassis Part2

Team driver Tim Wahl posted some very useful tips on Facebook as he worked through building a new kit.

1- Carbon Parts
2-Suspension
3-Solid Axle and Differential
4-Bulkheads & Drivetrain
5-Driveshaft (ECS & CVD)
6-Front & Rear Suspension
7-Tweak
8-Anti-Roll Bar
9-Battery Fix (OPTIONAL)
10-Bumper & Body
11-Shocks
12-Steering

New Graphite Hubs:
Xray have recently released some additional Graphite hubs for the T4 lineup. The 4° Graphite C-Hub has been out for some time and is known to improve steering on entry, and in general makes the car turn better. This has been the go-to c-hub on asphalt for many on the Xray team, though it is not needed on high bite carpet. The Graphite rear hub tends to make the car more stable, especially on corner entry. We are still working on gathering input on the new Graphite steering block, but for the moment feel that it should improve steering response. All Graphite parts are approximately 1g lighter than the Hard or Medium options.

Option Parts to consider:
XRA301196 T4 Graphite Upper Deck 1.6mm V2
XRA301226 Foam Bumper – Hard - highly recommend
XRA302165 Composite Front Suspension Arm 2-Hole – Hard
XRA302169 Composite Front Suspension Arm 1-Hole – Graphite
XRA302803 1.3mm Front Anti-Roll Bar
XRA303169 Composite Rear Suspension Arm 1-Hole – Graphite
XRA303802 1.2mm Rear Anti-Roll Bar
XRA305137 Steel Solid Axle Driveshaft Adapters - HUDY Spring Steel - highly recommend
XRA305242 Composite Drive Shaft Replacement Cap 3.5mm – Orange – Strong (QTY 4)
XRA305351 Aluminum Wheel Hub – Offset “-0.75mm” – Black (QTY 2)
XRA306191 T4 Graphite + Aluminum Fully Adjustable Battery Holder
XRA308264 4S Spring-Set Progressive C=2.5-2.8 (QTY 2)
XRA308276 4S Spring-Set C=2.7 (QTY 2)
XRA308286 4S Spring-Set C=2.6 (QTY 2)
Specific to Asphalt:
XRA302383 Composite C-Hub Right – 4* - Graphite (ECS)
XRA302384 Composite C-Hub Left – 4* - Graphite (ECS)
XRA308039 Aluminum Progressive Shock System – Set (QTY 2)

Specific to Carpet:

XRA301141 T4 Aluminum Flex Chassis 2mm
XRA302375 Composite C-Hub Right – 6* - Hard ***Modification may be required if they don't have the "ECS" stamp.

XRA302376 Composite C-Hub Left – 6* - Hard ***Modification may be required if they don't have the "ECS" stamp.

XRA303711-O Aluminum Rear Lower Suspension Holder – Front – RF
Recent Setups:
3 July 2016 - Alex Hagberg - European Championship - Asphalt - Mod - 2nd
3 July 2016 - Bruno Coelho - European Championship - Asphalt - Mod - 4th
3 July 2016 - Jan Ratheisky - European Championship - Asphalt - 13.5 - TQ + Win

29 June 2016 - Max Kuenning - Reedy - Asphalt - Mod - 4th
29 June 2016 - Keith Yu - Reedy - Asphalt - 13.5 - TQ + 2nd
29 June 2016 - Eric Anderson - Reedy - Asphalt - 13.5 - 3rd

15 May 2016 - Bruno Coelho - ETS Rd 4 Riccione - Asphalt - Mod - TQ + Win
15 May 2016 - Mattia Collina - ETS Rd 4 Riccione - Asphalt - 13.5 - Win

17 April 2016 - Max Kuenning - MHIC - Carpet - Mod - 4th

10 April 2016 - Bruno Coelho - ETS Rd 3 Wels - Carpet - Mod - 2nd
10 April 2016 - Alex Hagberg - ETS Rd 3 Wels - Carpet - Mod - 4th
10 April 2016 - Jan Ratheisky - ETS Rd 3 Wels - Carpet - 13.5 - TQ + Win

22 March 2016 - Paul LeMieux - Canadian Nats - Carpet - Mod - TQ + Win
22 March 2016 - Luke Pittman - Canadian Nats - Carpet - Mod - 3rd

6 March 2016 - Chris Adams - ROAR Nats - Carpet - Mod - TQ + Win
6 March 2016 - Craig Xavier - ROAR Nats - Carpet - 17.5 - 4th
6 March 2016 - Eric Anderson - ROAR Nats - Carpet - 17.5 - 5th

6 February 2016 - Bruno Coelho - ETS Rd 2 Koblenz - Carpet - Mod - TQ + Win
6 February 2016 - Alex Hagberg - ETS Rd 2 Koblenz - Carpet - Mod - 2nd

31 January 2016 - Alex Hagberg - Snowbirds - Carpet - Mod - TQ + Win
31 January 2016 - Jan Ratheisky - Snowbirds - Carpet - All - See Comments
31 January 2016 - Drew Ellis - Snowbirds - Carpet - 13.5 - 4th
31 January 2016 - Robbie Dodge - Snowbirds - Carpet - 17.5 - Win

13 December 2015 - Bruno Coelho - ETS Rd 1 Hrotovice - Carpet - Mod - 3rd
13 December 2015 - Alex Hagberg - ETS Rd 1 Hrotovice - Carpet - Mod - 4th
13 December 2015 - Olly Jeffries - ETS Rd 1 Hrotovice - Carpet - Mod - 7th
13 December 2015 - Jan Ratheisky - ETS Rd 1 Hrotovice - Carpet - 13.5 - TQ + Win

29 November 2015 - Paul LeMieux - US Indoor Champs - Carpet - Mod - TQ + Win

25 October 2015 - Eric Anderson - Stock Wars - Carpet - 17.5 - 2nd

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Old 11-12-2015, 12:05 PM
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I was wondering if a Castle Mamba Max Pro with a 5700 kV would be a nice combo for this car.. I mainly want it to go fast
What pinion would I need for speed with this combo, with the standard spur gear?
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Did you break them in normal driving or did you take any hits?
Took a hit once. The other time it just broke, I think it might have already been broken though.
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Default Lipo holders with tape slots

Diggity Designs has released some T4 lipo holders with tape slots. These are used to eliminate the need to wrap tape all around the bottom of the chassis. It will also eliminate unwanted tweak from battery movements. Check them out here -

http://www.diggitydesigns.com/Xray_T4_LipoMounts.html



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I was wondering if these lipo's would fit in the T4 2016
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...Lipo_Pack.html
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Originally Posted by MarcEnMilo
I was wondering if these lipo's would fit in the T4 2016
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...Lipo_Pack.html

hardcase

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...Approved_.html
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Originally Posted by MarcEnMilo
I was wondering if these lipo's would fit in the T4 2016
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...Lipo_Pack.html
A couple things

1. Its a soft pack. I wouldn't be running that in a car...specially with lots of sharp carbon around.
2. Likely it won't fit as the pack sits ever so slightly under the top deck. Refer to my photos a few pages ago.

Why 3S? Are you bashing? Seems something like this is a little much for bashing...
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@marc

Can't help you on the Castle question other than traditionally I have not seen that combo in an on road TC car.

As for the lipo I would never run a non hard case lipo but to answer your question with enough tape I am sure it would fit but I would not recommend it.

Hope that helps.
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Going to try to find a 3s hardcase lipo then. Really wanna try 3s with this car
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Originally Posted by 3D-Seth
A couple things

1. Its a soft pack. I wouldn't be running that in a car...specially with lots of sharp carbon around.
2. Likely it won't fit as the pack sits ever so slightly under the top deck. Refer to my photos a few pages ago.

Why 3S? Are you bashing? Seems something like this is a little much for bashing...
Not exactly bashing. I ordered the Mamba Max Pro because I like the Castle stuff. never had problems with it. And the 3s.. Well: I kinda like speedruns a lot. Thats why I wanted to give 3s a try
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This is not the right car for speed runs. But if you really have too.....you'll need:

- lola body
- foam tires
- locked diffs
- a closed lot that has been swept (dont even think about doing this on an open public street)
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Which pinion should I buy with the standard spurgear for my Mamba Max pro? ( running on 3s )
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Originally Posted by Diggity
Diggity Designs has released some T4 lipo holders with tape slots. These are used to eliminate the need to wrap tape all around the bottom of the chassis. It will also eliminate unwanted tweak from battery movements. Check them out here -

http://www.diggitydesigns.com/Xray_T4_LipoMounts.html



thats cool idea.. i like it.. i was gonna order a pair, but. 6.50 to ship. thats a little high i think.
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Originally Posted by dgrobe2112
thats cool idea.. i like it.. i was gonna order a pair, but. 6.50 to ship. thats a little high i think.
Priority is 6 bucks plus packaging tape and his time.
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I have a friend printing me some mounts that are adjustable and beefier around the tape slot
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Originally Posted by dgrobe2112
thats cool idea.. i like it.. i was gonna order a pair, but. 6.50 to ship. thats a little high i think.
If 6.50 is to much money I think you might be in the wrong hobby.
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