Yesterday spent the time on helping one of our younger Ae drivers with in his B5
Were using the kit setup & geometry.
1.6 pistons , 32.5w front & 30w rear
Green front spring & white rear.
The driver is very good, he has serious speed but has had difficulty being consistent making too many mistakes each run.
1st change
We changed his gearing for the motor.
Was using the 81 spur with a 24 pinion.(8.5 Reedy)
Changed to a
78 spur which moved the motor more forward.
This gave the car smoother handling on the sharp corners by smoothing out the rotation and reducing the sling shot effect .
Also smoothed the torque and made it easier to punch out of the corner.
2nd change
Added 14 gram of ballast in front of the servo on the chassis.
This cured any on power push & really help smooth the car's entry into the sweeper & sharp corners.
With these simple changes he was able to push his ride a lap faster then ever before.
His lap times stay about the same , but he does not crash hardly at all .
Today he runs again, bet $$$ will do even better as he adjusts to the setup change.