Originally Posted by
Captcha
if you are running a shorty pack, then yes.
I have a shorty pack and a short rx, I had to add 20 grams to be at 1504G. this is without the avid centering or shelf, but I run a novak gtb2 so that is heavier than a tekin rs
Might need to make a new name now, I am 6's all around.
I'm running a Viper VTX10 ESC which is claimed to be 50g without wires I think. It's beefy. But yes shorty packs.
Originally Posted by
Wildcat1971
Um, I dunno, seems wrong to me. I am running 7g in the rear triangles, shorty, esc shelf, ballast, minimal wire and I am at 1520 with body and tires. That being said, my closed cell tires weight more than my open cell tires. But still 40 grams under with ballast and lead seems too light. I am running a LP servo also.
This is with closed cells all around. It is with the Triad which is light and an AL pinion but how much weight am I really saving with the AL pinion? A couple of grams maybe. Oh yea this one is with a Solar D770 which is pretty light...and the transponder isn't in the car...but again, that's only another 5g (just weighed the one from the mod car).
Ok so where do I add the weight? 10g in each corner of the car? Try to get the balance perfect? Slap it in the tray? And if the answer is slap it in the tray then what's the point of running shorties?