bertrandsv87

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The 414 seems to be slow transitioning left to right while understeering. I would try to lower the cg as much as possible , shift all of the weight forward(weights on front bumper), and put heavier swaybars front and rear(contrary to popular belief)...It does not take much to knock down 1.8sec, but you will still need to make the car hold the fast line for most of the run.....

LzREngineering

Good thing about old x-rays (& many older cars) is they are super tough! Haven't broken anything in a while, but the driveshafts, outdrives, pulleys etc all suffer from the normal amount of wear. I will be running the car for the outdoor winter season and possibly all of next year if it holds up.

MatsNorway

Remember to lubricate the CVD joints. :P I never knew! until recently. i too had a FK05 once. Perhaps my favorite "pro" touring car i have ever had.

Bikerbob

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So I saw this just receintly. That people were oiling the CV joint. But mine I put that shrink wrap over the joint to keep dirt out. I will try and oil them now that I know this is something to do. It is the one part on the car that you WILL go through.. and does cost money.

James

MatsNorway

Saw it in a Schumacher manual and went.. damn it.. i mean.. it is a joint so it is not rocket science and i dislike having an oily car but combine that with your shrinkwrap and it should last longer for sure. Get some thick oil meant for slow moving parts tho.

Nitrofish48

Thats great to hear! I am guessing you made the chassis yourself? I'm sure everyone here would love to see a pic of it, including me!
Funny you mention switching the Multidiff to one way mode I was just thinking about trying that haha before I go back to the ball diff. Would a regular or locked one way be better for CRC black carpet? I am thinking locked for stability but not sure...
Keep us updated!

LzREngineering

I rebuild the CVs after almost every race, especially if the track's a bit dusty. I recently started using WAHL clipper oil (light oil which I use on bearings) on the CVs and it seems to attract much less dirt than grease. Ive been trying to figure out a way of making some kind of rubber boot for them; unlike on other cars, the xray t1 cvs are inside the axle so you can't just put heatshrink around them.

Here's an old-ish pic, I've made a few minor changes since. I've not tried the solid one-way, to me it seems like the worst of both worlds as you get no front brakes whilst still getting a fair bit of drag through corners. Regular one way should be good, all the guys running spools will give you funny looks but you will be able to out turn anything!

Nitrofish48

Ah yeah that makes sense now that you say it. I appreciate the advice on the standard one way, for sure going to give that a try the next time I hit the track. Lol, everyone will think its 2005 again

Wow that chassis looks amazing! Thinner it seems? What thickness CF did you go with? I also have the MyLaps sensor in my bumper haha nice touch.

Have you had any problems with the derelin axles mushrooming on you? (not sure if that is how you spell it) Like I said in my first post I bought a couple sets of the spring steel axles to get rid of the problem all together. I saw another thread where someone dremeled out the ridges on the inside and they said that prevented the mushrooming but I tried that and it did not seem to work...probably did it wrong haha. Just curious of your opinion on that.

Speed Chaser

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was that the yokomo making the scraping sounds?

rccartips

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Yes, ride height probably too low.

Speed Chaser

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Oh ok, that makes sense I thought at first it was the 414 since it has a wide chassis compare to modern touring chassis but then notice it was the blue car making the sound just had to double check lol.

LzREngineering

Yes it's a 2mm chassis and top deck. The lower deck is actually fairy stiff as it's almost solid, whereas I put a lot of holes in the top deck plus it's on shims so flex can be adjusted by changing shims and screws.

I did have mushrooming on the front axles after a few big crashes ( back in 2005/6) but after grinding down the axles to get them out and chamfering the inner edge it's no longer a problem. The steel axles look pretty great though, very rare!

GuyIsDamGood

Hey rccartips; good lap/race footage. I see you're still have'n fun.

I want my daughter to take a video of some laps during the next Fastest-Lap Challenge; with me run'n the Tamiya TB Evolution 5 and HPI Pro 4.

Thanks for the idea. Take Care

rccartips

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I just use a cellphone and cellphone tripod to record, I am the one recording, it is my daughter who is racing
Excited to see your videos.

Nerobro

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Sculpture / animal baloons. They are small enough diameter that they should fit on the outdrive. I believe they are latex, so you'll need to use a non-sillicone oil, but that's not a really difficult task.