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Old 12-22-2002, 05:51 PM
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Art Jensen
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Talking Warpspeed tc3 chassis

Originally posted by ixlr8nz
Correct me if I'm wrong but those arms are no good for racing as there is no droop adjustment.

Can somebody please tell me why there is an advantage of running the batteries down the right side of the car as Warpspeed have done.

If it is to stop torque steer I cannot see how?
I think I will buy the IRS chassis instead.

Cya
Mike
I work for Warpspeed racing and wanted to address the batts on the right side question. The car was designed to be perfectly balanced in every way possible. Since we race clockwise rotation in on road, we need to have the biggest block of solid weight on the inside when coming of of the straight away to help the car get through the fastest turn on the track better and faster. The TC3 is the only touring car on the market that has six cells on the left side instead of the right. Even though you think the car should be perfectly balanced with batts on one side and electronics on the other, it does'nt quite work out that way. That is why when you have seven cell slots and you move the batt forward, you end up heavy in the front and light in the rear. Move it back and you are just the opposite. To get the car to tweak properly and have equal ride height all around, The shock collars are all turned down different amounts. This car was designed using scales at four corners and moving the components around until all four corners matched. When I built my car, I set the ride height and put it on the tweak station. It was dead on. It uses six slots positioned very close to what would be the middle of the seven slots on the factory chassis. The slots are moved in towards the driveshaft also. Plus being graphite plate instead of being molded, You dont have to worry about getting a chassis that is tweaked and twisted right out of the package. The molded chassis tweak in the right rear corner from a combination of motor heat and the motor being clamped directly to molded material. This Chassis is made of the highest quality graphite and it is very stiff. As far as the workmanship, It comes with all the edges rounded and the battery slots done by the cnc machine. Just ask anyone who runs a Warpspeed Mission, they will tell you their car balances and handles awesome. That equals consistancy and faster lap times.

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