Welcome to the TT02 club So regarding the battery question, first of all unless you have the new TBLE04S, the stock Tamiya ESCs do not have a proper voltage cutoff. Voltage cutoff is very important when using LiPO batteries as they can be damaged by discharging them too low. You can get around this with having an external LiPO alarm but your money might be better spent on a new ESC, something like the Hobbywing 1060. Back to the battery, just need to find a battery that has standard dimensions. This is typically less than 139mm in length, 25mm in height, and 45mm in width. Regarding the plug type, this can be tricky. Any battery you buy you can always get an adapter from its connector of the ESC if they do not match. Otherwise, you can always replace the battery plugs by soldering if you're comfortable, or have a hobbyshop that can help. These days I gravitate to XT60 connectors for my basic 2S, and light duty 3S stuff.

That servo should be sufficient, but it might be a bit on the slow side. It is pretty powerful, so that won't be an issue for your application. Hopefully someone with more drifting experience can chime in.

Good luck!

Thanks for your input! I’ve ordered the 1060 esc and now looking around for batteries. Might wait until the kit arrives to have the exact dimensions for the battery slot. Was thinking of buying Turnigy 5000mah 7.4 60c, read only good things about it. Any suggestions in the battery department? Again not sure if it has the right plug but apparently adapters are easy to get. Thanks!

I am trying to decide which bodies are better performance on the track.. not necessary better looking bodies kit
My Three choices are the Mustang GT4 or Porsche GT2 or Ford car sport GT ?
Thanks

Majority of us used the Mercedes. The Ford GT wasn’t available yet

The Porsche GT2 has a wheelbase of 236mm, which is too short for TT-02 chassis. (TT-02 can 251 or 257mm)
The new Ford GT is not available yet.
Mustang GT4 is therefore your choice of the day.
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Sorry my bad
I mean the Porsche GT3 Cup
Mustang GT4 Light weight is noticeable performance difference on the track?

why the Mercedes?

Hey guys. Just got done with my first TCS race in GT Pro Spec. Finished dead last in both qualy’s and main. I have some suspicion that some of the other guys were running a slightly lower FDR but oh well. it was a fun and a good learning experience.

Im now going to focus on weight reduction and hoping you all can help me. I want to use a shorty lipo and know that i will need to tape it down. Would it be against tcs rules to remove the stock battery strap and mounting posts since I may not need it after taping down the battery?

Why not keep the original battery holder and fill up the free space with some foam material? This makes it also easy to do some front-rear weight shifting if necessary.

yes I agreed

Thanks I will consider that. Just wanted to save as much weight as I legally could.

I recently bought a new TT-02R Kit. I was surprised ti see that the included motor mount differs from the hop up part which is available separately. The Kit's mount is meant to be used with countersunk screws and the placement of the mounting holes is also different. See also following picture.
No clue why Tamiya is doing such things?

Left: hop up part Right: TT-02R mount

I think its as simple as the stock gearing for each kit.
The hopup when originally developed was for the stock TT-02 kit that includes a 70T spur gear.
The TT-02R includes a 68T spur. So, logically, the offset hole positions for corresponding pinion sizes are different, based on the STOCK spur for each respective kit.

Seems to be the better handling body. I personally haven’t tested them back to back.

Thanks