360 RC SPEEDWAY & HOBBIES
10-27-2008, 11:54 PM
#4906
Tech Apprentice
1/12th Lipo Almost
It will eventually. I think the future is LiPo. I am personally for the 380/7.4v deal, because tires wear less and it costs about $40 and a 3cm x 3cm piece of aluminum and a little Dremel time to get set up. I am going to set up a combo soon in my back-up car for practice, so hopefully I can change up the set-up so it handles like my 17.5 car, but the tires will wear alot less. Roland was telling me 10 weeks or something like that out of a set of tires.
Here are what the "360" 1/12th scale rules for the rest of the season will
end up looking somewhat like:
One class=1/12th "stock"
You're choices of configuration:
A) 17.5/4-Cell Nimh (4.8v) and min. weight of 865g
"OR"
B) 13.5/1-Cell Lipo (3.7v) and min. weight of 700g
The Lipo weight rule is not final yet but will be in the next few days..may end up 20g lower. The final version 1 Cell SMC is pretty bad ass. Real slim and compact, with no need to move your shock position at all. I think it takes up less space than a nimh. Best of all..it only weighs roughly 100g.
Reciever pack is not necessary but at only 15$ to 20$ for a good one it isn't a bad idea.
Expect the SMC 1C Lipo to retail anywhere from $40 to $45 dollars.
Like I said previously when I was testing it heavily, I ran pretty much identical lap times between the two options, with the Lipo maybe .1 off. However, that was running the Lipo car at 820g. I am figuring at roughly 140g less it will end up being exact speed wise.
Something else I learned while testing, adding weight for the sake of handling is not necessary. Hence the reasoning behind lowering the Lipo weight limit for the sake of less wear and tear on the cars, and a hell of alot less tire wear.
-Donny
10-28-2008, 03:39 AM
#4908
I'd hold off on the whole 7.4/380 deal. The final version 1 cell Lipo is sitting in my car as we speak, ready for testing tomorrow. We expect the first shipment of them in no more than 2 weeks.
Here are what the "360" 1/12th scale rules for the rest of the season will
end up looking somewhat like:
One class=1/12th "stock"
You're choices of configuration:
A) 17.5/4-Cell Nimh (4.8v) and min. weight of 865g
"OR"
B) 13.5/1-Cell Lipo (3.7v) and min. weight of 700g
The Lipo weight rule is not final yet but will be in the next few days..may end up 20g lower. The final version 1 Cell SMC is pretty bad ass. Real slim and compact, with no need to move your shock position at all. I think it takes up less space than a nimh. Best of all..it only weighs roughly 100g.
Reciever pack is not necessary but at only 15$ to 20$ for a good one it isn't a bad idea.
Expect the SMC 1C Lipo to retail anywhere from $40 to $45 dollars.
Like I said previously when I was testing it heavily, I ran pretty much identical lap times between the two options, with the Lipo maybe .1 off. However, that was running the Lipo car at 820g. I am figuring at roughly 140g less it will end up being exact speed wise.
Something else I learned while testing, adding weight for the sake of handling is not necessary. Hence the reasoning behind lowering the Lipo weight limit for the sake of less wear and tear on the cars, and a hell of alot less tire wear.
-Donny
Here are what the "360" 1/12th scale rules for the rest of the season will
end up looking somewhat like:
One class=1/12th "stock"
You're choices of configuration:
A) 17.5/4-Cell Nimh (4.8v) and min. weight of 865g
"OR"
B) 13.5/1-Cell Lipo (3.7v) and min. weight of 700g
The Lipo weight rule is not final yet but will be in the next few days..may end up 20g lower. The final version 1 Cell SMC is pretty bad ass. Real slim and compact, with no need to move your shock position at all. I think it takes up less space than a nimh. Best of all..it only weighs roughly 100g.
Reciever pack is not necessary but at only 15$ to 20$ for a good one it isn't a bad idea.
Expect the SMC 1C Lipo to retail anywhere from $40 to $45 dollars.
Like I said previously when I was testing it heavily, I ran pretty much identical lap times between the two options, with the Lipo maybe .1 off. However, that was running the Lipo car at 820g. I am figuring at roughly 140g less it will end up being exact speed wise.
Something else I learned while testing, adding weight for the sake of handling is not necessary. Hence the reasoning behind lowering the Lipo weight limit for the sake of less wear and tear on the cars, and a hell of alot less tire wear.
-Donny
10-28-2008, 09:15 AM
#4910
Tech Apprentice
10-28-2008, 10:25 AM
#4911
I'd hold off on the whole 7.4/380 deal. The final version 1 cell Lipo is sitting in my car as we speak, ready for testing tomorrow. We expect the first shipment of them in no more than 2 weeks.
Here are what the "360" 1/12th scale rules for the rest of the season will
end up looking somewhat like:
One class=1/12th "stock"
You're choices of configuration:
A) 17.5/4-Cell Nimh (4.8v) and min. weight of 865g
"OR"
B) 13.5/1-Cell Lipo (3.7v) and min. weight of 700g
The Lipo weight rule is not final yet but will be in the next few days..may end up 20g lower. The final version 1 Cell SMC is pretty bad ass. Real slim and compact, with no need to move your shock position at all. I think it takes up less space than a nimh. Best of all..it only weighs roughly 100g.
Reciever pack is not necessary but at only 15$ to 20$ for a good one it isn't a bad idea.
Expect the SMC 1C Lipo to retail anywhere from $40 to $45 dollars.
Like I said previously when I was testing it heavily, I ran pretty much identical lap times between the two options, with the Lipo maybe .1 off. However, that was running the Lipo car at 820g. I am figuring at roughly 140g less it will end up being exact speed wise.
Something else I learned while testing, adding weight for the sake of handling is not necessary. Hence the reasoning behind lowering the Lipo weight limit for the sake of less wear and tear on the cars, and a hell of alot less tire wear.
-Donny
Here are what the "360" 1/12th scale rules for the rest of the season will
end up looking somewhat like:
One class=1/12th "stock"
You're choices of configuration:
A) 17.5/4-Cell Nimh (4.8v) and min. weight of 865g
"OR"
B) 13.5/1-Cell Lipo (3.7v) and min. weight of 700g
The Lipo weight rule is not final yet but will be in the next few days..may end up 20g lower. The final version 1 Cell SMC is pretty bad ass. Real slim and compact, with no need to move your shock position at all. I think it takes up less space than a nimh. Best of all..it only weighs roughly 100g.
Reciever pack is not necessary but at only 15$ to 20$ for a good one it isn't a bad idea.
Expect the SMC 1C Lipo to retail anywhere from $40 to $45 dollars.
Like I said previously when I was testing it heavily, I ran pretty much identical lap times between the two options, with the Lipo maybe .1 off. However, that was running the Lipo car at 820g. I am figuring at roughly 140g less it will end up being exact speed wise.
Something else I learned while testing, adding weight for the sake of handling is not necessary. Hence the reasoning behind lowering the Lipo weight limit for the sake of less wear and tear on the cars, and a hell of alot less tire wear.
-Donny
what brand 13.5 are you using?
10-28-2008, 10:29 AM
#4912
Donny,
I know it's early yet, but when you are testing could you note how do the side walls of the yellows hold up? And later when you get a chance, how does the performance of a 10.5 match up with the 13.5 4-cell? I am just trying to imagine what we'd use for super stock. - thanks.
I know it's early yet, but when you are testing could you note how do the side walls of the yellows hold up? And later when you get a chance, how does the performance of a 10.5 match up with the 13.5 4-cell? I am just trying to imagine what we'd use for super stock. - thanks.
10-28-2008, 10:29 AM
#4913
Figured I'd make this offer first to my local buds before going broad on RCTech.
I'm basically selling a ton of brushed motor products...I know I will never use them again and would rather see them put to good use than collecting dust.
if your interested please e-mail me at work [email protected]
Proceeds of all my sales will be spent at 360 to get me on the Lipo / brushless banwagon.
I'm basically selling a ton of brushed motor products...I know I will never use them again and would rather see them put to good use than collecting dust.
if your interested please e-mail me at work [email protected]
Proceeds of all my sales will be spent at 360 to get me on the Lipo / brushless banwagon.
10-28-2008, 10:32 AM
#4914
Carl, SMC packs typically have wire poking through thick enough to jump start an aircraft carrier with Dean's connectors. Danny at SMC is not a believer in the bullets. The circuit board that they are typically attached to is not beefy enough and adds to the overall resistance of the pack.
10-28-2008, 11:06 AM
#4915
Hey Guys, thank you all for coming out to the 360 Pizza party this past Sunday. I'm pretty confident that we will be able to provide this to you quite a for more times this year. Cole was quite entertaining I though as well. He will be with me this upcoming weekend too. Awesome racing once again, here are the results.
10-28-2008, 01:34 PM
#4919
Check out my new toy...
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10-28-2008, 01:50 PM
#4920
-Steve