Originally Posted by
Tabushi
Guys a little help here,
Finally we will not have rain tomorrow, so i have my first race with E4.
Today i did couple packs practicing and i really love the way the car goes, i practiced with one of the top local drivers and in the infield my car was able to catch this guy up and with a couple laps of pressure i can pass him, but on the main straight this guy always took like 6 cars of advantage over me.
I messed a little more with the pinion and spur, and ended with 68 spur and 38 pinion, wich its like 3.68 FDR.
I did a lot of temp checking and finally after 9 minutes of practice at race-pace (our races here are of 8 minutes), my motor ended with 163°F (73°C) ... if i check at 8 minutes exactly, its like 70°C (158°F), i know im like at the limit but my motor and car its running wow !!, they way i like it !!
So, what you would do ?, keep this setup ?, or go down 1 pinion teeth or up one spur teeth and loose performance to loose couple degrees ?.
Thanks !!
Pato Concha
Southamerica
Novak motor for 170 (outdoor) is good to keep...never go above 180, but I would definitely set it between 160-170 degree, temp it at the middle purple ring area (I take it that is the area you temp the motor, DO NOT temp Novak motor elsewhere).
I have run my 17.5 Novak SS motor outdoor this season with my E4RS with only stock setup thruout the summer and so far it is the fastest car at the track. But I am sure if I am running 13.5 the car will need more setup change. I am sure it is a good car to run for RCGT.
I am planning to use it for indoor carpet, which I will expect ALOT of works to do....outdoor is a lot easier then indoor carpet. I will have the 13.5, 17.5 and 13.5 foams for indoor carpet. All E4 with differenet parts and custom bottom plate especially for the foam car.