Originally Posted by
Dragonfire
From what I here 5cell will go up to 1430 next year. I see alot of the guys overseas not bothering to balance their chassis and they are still fast! One thing is clear.. if the chassis works well, the soft connection from motor to front wheels will offer amazing levels of steering. I'm guessing we will only have to wait till early dec to see how good.
Dont know much about the rules next year, either way less ballancing is needed with this chassis layout. As far as steering goes, i have NEVER driven a car with as much as the E4.
Originally Posted by
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I'm seriously thinking about getting one... something a bit different for a change, heck it wouldnt be the first time I've had a 3 belt electric car... just wondering about parts quality and support. Anyone that has run their nitro tourers and buggies care to weigh in???
Parts are not an issue. Your LHS can get them if not get them to contact HEI as they are the importer. If you dont mind mail order im sure there are other shops in AUS that can help.
Originally Posted by
TomB
looks good ay, you gotta wonder about the unsprung weight though with car. those arms have those alloy support beams going through them, and the cvd's and hub's look pritty chunky. infact everything looks chunky, even the drivetrain.
do you recon they made the drivetrain a little heavier to give the car more rotating mass to counteract the friction (possibly) caused by the 3 belt design? even the sway bar design looks chunky
also how would that chassis perform turning left to right? it has that big hole for the batteries on one side that must take away some stiffness from that side of the chassis i'm guessing?
With the prototype that was tested, they used a plastic battery tray which obviously flexed tooooo much. This caused more flex in turn more grip when turning left. Now with the alloy tray bolted to the lower chassis the uneven flex is 99% gone.
Looks can be deceiving, im sure you have heard the saying never judge a book by its cover. Check out the pics below.
E4 Arm in first pic, Corally arm in second pic. As you can see the Corally arm is 9grams heavier than the E4. Main drive pulley and complete axle dogbone in the next two pics. I didnt really have anything to compare for the last two pics, just thought you would like to know.