yeah i live in newfoundland, canada so we dont even have a santioned race place or a club of any sort. just a bunch of guys from our local store with various backyard tracks. looking for race setups for the sc10 and slash 4x4 and bash for the slash 2wd

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I would like to know if anyone has advice on a general calculation or tribal knowledge when it comes to the heat of the summer and bumping up your shock oil to accommodate?

Today is at home wrenching day so I would like to rebuild but not sure how many wts I should go up to match this 115 deg AZ heat!

Any advice would be great!

I am running:
-35wt Front
-30wt Rear

Depending on how your current setup feels, if its too soft or then go up in small amounts like a 32.5 and 37.5. If the heat makes a big impact it would thin out your oil so going up a little will help combat that.

Yes. I go up 2.5wt between summer.
I see your in Mesa, you run at SRS or Glitch?

First day running BB springs. I started the morning with Avid yellow fronts and Avid yellow rears,AE 35 front/Losi 32.5 rear,and #2 pistons all around. First round was real slick so I could'nt get a true feel. The second round started grooving up and it felt good but a little lazy in the front but I tq'd the A main. For the mains it was grooved up real nice and I tried red all around. It felt good too but a little bit twitchy. I had a really good run and got first but im not sure which way I liked better. If I could find something right in the middle it would be perfect. I will make some changes for the next meet and hope I get there. Very happy over all

Running red Avid springs will make it a bit stiffer and more receptive to wheel adjustments. I run the yellow in front with red in rear and my oil (Front Losi 40wt.; Rear AE 30wt.) is very close.
Keep trying different combos to see what your track requires. I usually only make adjustments between the two heat, then which ever one I like the most I run in the Main.

I am setting up a SC10 and I will be running a Reedy 17.5 with a 75T spur gear and i was thinking about starting with a 25T pinion. The track I use has a 100ft straight away. besides looking at temps what is a good final drive ratio?

Thanks for the advice!

I run at SRS currently, I have gone to ET a few times to spectate and met some cool guys... all of which spoke highly of Glitch. I live a block away from ET so was sad to hear it is on its way out.

Based on your signature I assume your a regular at Glitch? I would love to make it out there one of these weekends, how are the turnouts?

Thanks again..

Best to speak to your local guys and see what they recommend.

Im running a hobbywing 10.5T motor with 23/75 its a final drive ration of 8.51 as advised by the local fast guys.

Yeah, I live about 3.5 miles from Glitch so it's hard to go else where.
Turnouts fluctuate. especially during the summer. But it's usually a decent turnout. Next weekend is the "End of the World series" so it should be a good turnout. But, being so hot you never know.

He's lying he never runs at Glitch... This dude doesn't even own a RC car he just comes to Glitch and hangs out and begs for change every now and then!

Omg...you roll me Bert! You better show up too!

http://www.avidrc.com/product/5/acce...ccesories.html

Avid has finnaly got around to releasing lower spring cups and of course they are made of aluminum!! And they have a angled slot so they dont pop off...psh ill stick with the tlr 22 lowers!

Yeah, I agree with you. They describe it as a cheap conversion. $78-$85 is not a cheap conversion if you go all Avid. That's just to change springs.

Let me see, 4$ for TLR lower cups that work great or 20$ for ones that do the same job... hmm