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Old 05-26-2011, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Lilja
Havent seen all those new stuff for sale that Salven introduced at the worlds. Like the new front upper arm holders.

Anyways, asked earlier but didnt get any response. How are you guys shimming the front driveshafts?
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Yea I know that I have one of those on each side.
The manual suggests 4 small shims on the inside and 2 on the outside and then 1 of those big ones. But its far from enough and Im not sure on what side to put the additional 2-3 shims required.
I ran Mugen in the past and that didnt have any shimming required so Im a bit confused.
The front axles you can moved a total of 3mm. I always run 1mm inside and the rest outside. Always make sure to have some axial play
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Old 05-26-2011, 02:37 PM
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I use the conical shim in the inside, then all the rest in the outside, as many as you need. I think that you will use all the shims you received in the kit.
Correct. That's 1mm
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Old 05-26-2011, 09:43 PM
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i was checking out the serpent team blog and saw this pic ....can son someone school me on what kind of tires on the car

http://teamserpent.com/wp-content/up...5/GoSweden.jpg
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Old 05-26-2011, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by bobbyblaze
i was checking out the serpent team blog and saw this pic ....can son someone school me on what kind of tires on the car

http://teamserpent.com/wp-content/up...5/GoSweden.jpg
Hey Bobby, those are rain tires, in Europe they race under the rain.
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Old 05-27-2011, 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Team Kamikaze
Hey Bobby, those are rain tires, in Europe they race under the rain.
ok ...thats neat they run in the rain .....wish i can see the otherside of the car see how they cover the rx
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Old 05-27-2011, 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by bobbyblaze
ok ...thats neat they run in the rain .....wish i can see the otherside of the car see how they cover the rx
Most of us put the RX in a balloon, tamiya actually makes special, extra strong balloons for this purpose. Also you need a special airfilter which doesn't get blocked by all the water which is sucked up by the foam.
Some different clutch settings and the right tires makes it quite fun to run in the rain, for me it's a good challenge to be fast in the rain.
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Old 05-27-2011, 09:50 AM
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the evo kit has the ruber ,alum conectors for bulkhead v2?
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Old 05-27-2011, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by georgie0125
the evo kit has the ruber ,alum conectors for bulkhead v2?
Nope, atleast mine didnt have them. Gonna have to order them separetly when the new front arm holder is released. Offroad season is in full swing anyways so no rush.
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Old 05-27-2011, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by bobbyblaze
ok ...thats neat they run in the rain .....wish i can see the otherside of the car see how they cover the rx

Bobby check out the 2006 European 200mm championship.
Video from Ray Wood. Nice rain footage
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Old 05-27-2011, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by DS Motorsport
Most of us put the RX in a balloon, tamiya actually makes special, extra strong balloons for this purpose. Also you need a special airfilter which doesn't get blocked by all the water which is sucked up by the foam.
Some different clutch settings and the right tires makes it quite fun to run in the rain, for me it's a good challenge to be fast in the rain.
i wouldn't mind trying that out myself...sound interesting

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Bobby check out the 2006 European 200mm championship.
Video from Ray Wood. Nice rain footage

i have to look that up or see if any races on youtube


thanks guys for the info
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Old 05-29-2011, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Team Kamikaze
The Rear suspension upgrade, Empire Aluminum front sway bar holder, Rear shock extension mount, Bumper and the new SL8 gearbox are all available, the only thing that is out of stock is the front suspension upgrade kit.
Ran my car today with those items on it. Wow! What a difference. It was sooo planted! I was able to drop at least one second if not more off my lap time. A definite must for any 966.
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Old 05-30-2011, 07:12 PM
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I ran mine this weekend and the added rotation is crazy good. A must have!
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Old 05-31-2011, 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by YR4Dude
Ran my car today with those items on it. Wow! What a difference. It was sooo planted! I was able to drop at least one second if not more off my lap time. A definite must for any 966.

did you mount all the new parts at once?or you put them one by one?which one had the most diff in car's behavior?
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Old 05-31-2011, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by GREGORY!
did you mount all the new parts at once?or you put them one by one?which one had the most diff in car's behavior?
I installed it for him all at the same time, as All the new upgrade parts works in conjunction to each other.
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Old 06-01-2011, 03:00 PM
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What ride height are u guys running at the rear with the new rear shock extension kit fitted?
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