Originally Posted by
gatorage
no is said same track and for a 1/10 scale car vs 1/8 on same track. so to scale! the track is more inconsistent as a %... i run much lighter oil in 1/10 scale car so it moves around a lot more and at a higher rate of speed even more than my 1/8 at more weight. so on the same track my 1/10 shock are working harder as far as movement. yes in a long main the shock will come inconsistent with heat but i was talking about track inconsistent effect on movement of the shock. now cuz emulsion have bad inconsistency as a shock it might be another good reason not to run it on 1/8 buggy in long mains for the heat expansion of air vs just oil(but not sure of that test)!!!
The effects of heat and air expansion causing fade is interesting. I'll see if I can come up with a way to make a test that is repeatable to measure those effects. What do people believe are the most critical components to causing fade? Piston type? Oil? Bladder/type? (yes, I know heat is the issue, and that's caused by the shocks working hard and heating the oil over time) What do you racers typically do to prevent or minimize the fade? I can then test a worst case and a best case scenario and see how much different it is.