I think you hit the nail right on the head .

Khshapiro I saw you mentioned turbos earlier. Does Shapiro and drag racing go together? I used to go to a lot of nmra and orsca races is there a connection there? I know the name just don't remember from where.

This.

My truck handled best, frankly with a 5.5 540 motor but it didn't have enough torque to jump the some of the big timing jumps that were around a year ago.

The Ballistic 550 was fine in a straight line and had enough torque to jump anything, but it over-rotated IMO without adding a ridiculous amount of weight to the front of the truck - like 8 oz. I use a plastic chassis.

The Hobbywing four pole is the first non Novak motor I ever bought.

Finally got some scales to determine front/rear, left/right and cross weight ratios. L/R is pretty close already but front rear was way off. In order to get it close to 50/50 I have to put almost 8oz up front. So my question is, does the benefit of 50/50 front to back weight ratio outweigh the negative effects of adding that much mass? Curious if anyone else had a similar situation and how it worked out or whether they ended up with a compromise of less weight added and not having exactly 50/50 ratio.

I broke a rpm rear arm tonite where the hinge pin goes thru 1 of 2 holes, not sure how as I didn't hit anything too hard. Its cold outside with snow so maybe the cold made the plastic brittle.
I just noticed that my rear tires spin but my front don't and my belt seems to be slipping or at least it has no tension or pull when I hold it. Any ideas before I break it down? The belt is not stripped and it looks good, pinion and spur are meshed well. So its somewhere else in the drive train.

I am originally from the south east , and yes I have done quite a bit in nmra and scca . recently with late models GM LS series and vvt systems and the possibility of using compressed air in place of camshafts.

Hey guys just got me a SC10 4x4 FT! But the question is which body should I get from JC or Proline ? I need to know asap so i can tell my air brusher

Its possible that you may have had the gear on the front top shaft come loose. This would require pulling apart the front tranny.

guys, I have been asked by the Losi guys to make a set of 17mm adaptors
so they can run the 1/8 scales buggy tires as well as the sct tires.

I think both the losi and associated run the same axle size which is 5mm on the Losi.
I am not sure that the associated is the same size and would like some
feed back from you guys on the sc10 axle size and if you are also interested
in have the same options.
these adaptors will be made to quickly change from the stock hubs to the
17mm adaptors so you can have the choices with out having to do major changes to your vehicles.
The adaptors will have a side load for the pins and a set screw to hold the pins in place as well as being able to still thread a special nut into the end
of the shaft to capture the hubs(which I haven't got made as yet.
but it will be a simple process and still use a 7mm wrench to tighten to
retainer nut.
let me know your thoughts on this.
you can pm me here on the site or
send me an email to
[email protected]
mitch

Well I just spent a bunch of money making my truck as light as possible and the pro4 4000kv seems to pull real nice. 8oz is alot. I'm at 90% aluminum screws and anything titanium I could put on it. Truck feels so nimble and quick. If I get hacked the 8oz would come in handy. My truck feels almost to light in the back now but im still on my initial setup. I pretty much copied kinwalds setup minus the weight so far.

http://www.liverc.com/news/special_f...39;s_SC10_4x4/

Myself really like the truck with no ballast, jumps & lands better and the truck is easier to drive.

Adding ballast on the front like BK uses fits higher traction conditions very well.
So there's track conditions where ballast can help performance

Just feel on low to med grip zero weight drives great.

Hey cherry, I'm wondering if you have tested the ball diff yet or seen it in action, I used the exotek front locker and forward traction is significantly improved but the truck doesn't turn as tight. Could just be my setup. Just curious, because people are giving the ball diff positive reviews. Maybe I still need to tweak my rear links some more. Or go to a lighter swaybar in front.

oyeah, sure have.

Helped out a couple with already.

Myself feel a slipper is far less expensive and easier to set up & adjust....

When guys with bring to me everyone was adjusted way tight offering very little performance....

I take it apart clean,adjust by adding or removing the pins...
Then it Imo at least slips a little offering decent performance.
A VTS just needs a 1/4 driver and a couple minutes to adjust and brings more traction..

Thanks, that's what I thought. I'll pass for now. Im pretty happy as is for my ability.

Jstall

Expect to me at 4S soon.
Lets swap rides , then in a few laps you will know what the team set up
feels &
performs like...