Originally Posted by SqueegUK

Hey guys, hoping you can point me in the right direction.

Had the 2nd round of the Nationals yesterday, but came away extremely disapointed. Qualifying wasn't all that, and only managed to win the F final, before my nearly new V-spec started to really pack up about 6 minutes from the end of the E final while I was catching the guys ahead for bump-ups, after running poorly all day, no amount of tuning would seem to get it to run right???

I was recommended 60 / 55 front / rear shock oil, but this seemed way too hard, the car was bouncing around and I was having traction issues all the way round. The track is US style with big jumps you have to nail. The handling seemed extremely inconsistent, you never knew what you had until you got to the corner. Apart from the shock oils, the setup is stock.

I also have absolutely no on power steering, every time I go near the throttle, it just runs wide. I was watching the Pro's in the A final, which very nearly was a Losi 1-2. They were able to accelerate a good metre or two before me and in the turn to get a good launch out of the bends. Could this be due to running the smart diffs?

I am also led to believe that the smart diffs need rebuilding every 30 minutes of run time.

You guys got any pointers?