Originally Posted by
Grasschopper
I'm running a Viper VTX10 ESC which is claimed to be 50g without wires I think. It's beefy. But yes shorty packs.
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?
I am running the d770 also. When i add weight above the ballast and 7g in the triangles, its to calm the car down. I add it "under" the foam in the tray. I use the shelf. The point of the shorty is to lighten the car and you can always add weight back again to get it "right". And put it where you want. You are about 60 grams lighter than me, which is a lot. Considering you have weight added to the car and the centering kit. I also have the avid, but I didnt do alum topshaft, alum bones or alum pinion. Its very curious, make sure you actually have the ballast in, lol.