RC10B4.1 FT/WC
11-09-2012 | 08:38 PM
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My left shock has a bit of rub even with a mm or more spacing. I manually pushed the link into spring to see how hard it was and was quite surprised. It took a considerable amount of pressure. Makes you think just how much abuse this thing really takes.
I found some weights at Hobby town today that are 1.7x Denser than lead according to package. They are made for pine wood derby cars. thought I'd share another option for Weight tuning.
I found some weights at Hobby town today that are 1.7x Denser than lead according to package. They are made for pine wood derby cars. thought I'd share another option for Weight tuning.
11-09-2012 | 09:03 PM
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I used ignorant in place of saying uneducated or false. Meant nothing by it, but the simple fact is, moving the hub does effect the handling of the car. Perhaps in your particular experience it wasn't very noticeable, but by the same token, under completely different circumstances it could make a noticeable difference.
The only reason I felt the need to respond is because I don't want to be at the track and hear someone say they read on rctech that changing wheelbase even in such fine increments does not effect handling, then have to argue with them about it. We all know what people read on the forums is the gospel...
11-09-2012 | 09:09 PM
Moving the hub 1mm really makes that much of a difference? I seriously doubt most folks will notice. 
You may not have noticed it, but I'm sure your buggy did. Sometimes people may not notice things they don't know what to look for. But then when changing back they noticed something changed.
I used ignorant in place of saying uneducated or false. Meant nothing by it, but the simple fact is, moving the hub does effect the handling of the car. Perhaps in your particular experience it wasn't very noticeable, but by the same token, under completely different circumstances it could make a noticeable difference.
The only reason I felt the need to respond is because I don't want to be at the track and hear someone say they read on rctech that changing wheelbase even in such fine increments does not effect handling, then have to argue with them about it. We all know what people read on the forums is the gospel...
The only reason I felt the need to respond is because I don't want to be at the track and hear someone say they read on rctech that changing wheelbase even in such fine increments does not effect handling, then have to argue with them about it. We all know what people read on the forums is the gospel...
11-09-2012 | 09:20 PM
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11-10-2012 | 12:08 AM
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mid motor, nope.
looks like a shorty pack only design, nope per ROAR rules.
not gonna work in the US.
Like ROAR or not, they write the rules that all the big dogs play by.
not hating on it, just saying.
With that said, a CF chassis, maybe with a tunable upper deck would be cool on a new AE car. I like it, mid motor just doesn't work for most.
Whatever AE does, updated b4.2 or a new b5, I'm coming back to AE from a stint with TLR..
looks like a shorty pack only design, nope per ROAR rules.
not gonna work in the US.
Like ROAR or not, they write the rules that all the big dogs play by.
not hating on it, just saying.
With that said, a CF chassis, maybe with a tunable upper deck would be cool on a new AE car. I like it, mid motor just doesn't work for most.
Whatever AE does, updated b4.2 or a new b5, I'm coming back to AE from a stint with TLR..
11-10-2012 | 12:49 AM
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Moving the rear hubs changes the angle of the drive shafts, which effects the amount of mechanical traction. If you can't hit every lap within .5 seconds of one another, and make an entire battery pack of practice without crashing, the only adjustment you need to worry about is the right tires for your track. If you are not consistent, you probably will not be able feel most reasonable changes. If you suck and put 1000wt diff oil in your shocks you will be able to feel it. If you suck and go from #2 to #3 pistons keeping everything else the same, odds are you will not notice a thing. People that are fast are in tune with their cars.
11-10-2012 | 04:48 AM
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11-10-2012 | 06:36 AM
11-10-2012 | 06:54 AM
Oh, I've been on these forums for years and I'm familiar with PFKAOG comments. He's from my area and I've found out who he is from word of mouth. His comments crack me up and he's jump my comments from time to time.
11-10-2012 | 06:57 AM