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12-14-2011 | 10:04 PM

#37321

For_the_win

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And to think i just race if my car is balanced fully all the way around.... i do just fine.

12-14-2011 | 10:10 PM

#37322

303slowdown

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Originally Posted by mracer

I am sure it has been discussed before, but what is the best way to color your white wheels black?
Thanks in advance....

Rit dye. You will have to whipe your tires very well before you hit the track or you'll leave black marks on the track.

12-14-2011 | 10:18 PM

#37323

InspGadgt

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I would caution dying the wheels with foam on them...I've had the foam deform in the past...can't remember if it shrunk or expanded but it did one or the other.

12-15-2011 | 05:51 AM

#37324

jdeadman

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I just use a scotch brite pad on the plastic and then just tape the foams and use water based paint and airbrush spray it what ever colour you like

12-15-2011 | 06:36 AM

#37325

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Hey guys. 80ft straight,lrp 13.5,tekin boosted. Is 80mm rollout about right

12-15-2011 | 09:36 AM

#37326

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Stormer now has Enneti 1/12 scale tires in stock, they all seem to be synthetic rubber but I'm going to buy some of the Yellow fronts for giggles. Now, where are those black rears...

12-15-2011 | 09:40 AM

#37327

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Originally Posted by DesertRat

Stormer now has Enneti 1/12 scale tires in stock, they all seem to be synthetic rubber but I'm going to buy some of the Yellow fronts for giggles. Now, where are those black rears...

I have 10 pairs of parma black rears for sale

...lol

Haven't we been through this before

12-15-2011 | 09:49 AM

#37328

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Originally Posted by DesertRat

Stormer now has Enneti 1/12 scale tires in stock, they all seem to be synthetic rubber but I'm going to buy some of the Yellow fronts for giggles. Now, where are those black rears...

Are they just not good?

12-15-2011 | 10:00 AM

#37329

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Originally Posted by Infinite 12th

I have 10 pairs of parma black rears for sale

...lol

Haven't we been through this before

Yes we have, and its just a joke, the only time I would run black rears and yellow fronts is on a bet and I would probably lose that bet.

12-15-2011 | 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by DesertRat

Yes we have, and its just a joke, the only time I would run black rears and yellow fronts is on a bet and I would probably lose that bet.

At my track we are running pink ft and rear EJ and I, not double pink just pink

I am going to experiment with side spring to see how preload works

Would like to mellow the car out a little and have it track straight a little better and be a little smoother

But it's getting close to steering and being drivable

I might even experiment with drag brake a little so I don't have to go into a corner so hard

Last edited by Infinite 12th; 12-15-2011 at 10:37 AM.

12-15-2011 | 02:44 PM

#37331

wingracer

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Originally Posted by eddie10

Hey guys. 80ft straight,lrp 13.5,tekin boosted. Is 80mm rollout about right

No, that's more like a blinky rollout.

My set-up for LRP 13.5 1s rotor (though I used the same set-up with a 2s rotor too), Tekin speedo on a slightly larger track.

65mm rollout
38 boost
10 turbo
ramp 1, .3 delay
Full negative timing insert (I think that's the 4 dot)

Driven reallly hard it will use about 4000mah, come off at around 140-160 and only drop off about .2-.3 in laptimes. With any more gear or timing, I have dumped

This set-up turned the fastest lap weekend before last. Unfortunately I broke in the main

12-15-2011 | 02:46 PM

#37332

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Originally Posted by Infinite 12th

Would like to mellow the car out a little and have it track straight a little better and be a little smoother

Try a little front toe-IN. Yes that's right, I said IN. Mellows things out a little.

12-15-2011 | 03:21 PM

#37333

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Originally Posted by superspeed

There used to be a company called PTI, they made pan cars 1/10 and 1/12. I recall they had a tweak station which was essentially four eletronic/digital scales with a setup board connecting all the scales. It was more accurate but not as popular as MIP tweakboard. Pan car setup time is pretty short, there is a routine that I used before every run/race. As long as you stay clean throughout the race with small hit/contact with board or other cars, the tweak should not be messed up throughout the race. But it is necessary to check it each time before the run.

2 scales the one I use
http://www.lefthander-rc.com/catalog...roducts_id=264
4 scales for the cross weight racer
http://www.lefthander-rc.com/catalog...oducts_id=1685

12-15-2011 | 07:15 PM

#37334

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Any tips or tricks to setting front toe and camber on one of these little monsters? Was going to just use a camber gauge and level but thought I'd ask here first

Thanks. Eric Lee

12-15-2011 | 07:30 PM

#37335

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Originally Posted by elee32

Any tips or tricks to setting front toe and camber on one of these little monsters? Was going to just use a camber gauge and level but thought I'd ask here first

Thanks. Eric Lee

Set toe to 0. If you need more turn in use toe out. If you need more steering in corner use little toe in. Layman's camber setting is so tires wear even so start with 1 degree camber on average