Hi Guys: please help a noob out- I'm crossing over from 8th scale on-road nitro back to 12th electric for the winter.. (isn't that what it was made for!?)

How major are the differences between a CRC 3.2 and a GenX??? Can a 3.2 be brought up to current with parts???

Speedmerchant Rev 5---

The new Speedmerchant design is great... The Rev 5 won stock in Vegas where corner speed makes all the difference. In modified we obviously had some issues with items such as electronics and power situations. My opinion of the car is it is really good and extremely durable. Trust me I put it to the test in Mod hitting a car at full speed down the straight a couple of times and trying to move the center section of the track with the car. lol... The car never went out tweak and didn't break.

Obviously the front end is durable and different making it very adjustable, but the rear end is also different. The rear end of the car gives you more than enough room to use any motor from brushed to brushless and accessibility to drop the motor in from the top of the car.

Congrats to Steve B for winning the 12th scale stock A-Main at the IIC of 07.

Are many guys switching over from brushed to brushless in this class?? how about battery use?? what should I be using if i switch to brushless??

no the Gen X is a totally different car.

My next race will be with the Novak 4 cell GTB and Velociti 3.5R motor, and I am looking forward to giving brushless a try. I think many people switch over for decreased maintenance and consistent performance, but 1/12 scale cars are not very hard on motors I find. I only cut my comms on my 8 and 9 doubles every 4 runs or so.

As far as batteries, any good matched 4200 pack will be just fine. Keep in mind a brushless system is only as good as the batteries that feed it.
-Kane

you just need more practice. come on out and I am sure that we can help you with your setup. lol

I like the new EV10/Revolver12 style front end. Surprised that 2 rod ends on the king pin actually fits inside the wheel. Got to be as much of a pain to adjust though as the EV10 was since both links affect both caster and camber. Is it using some sort of bushing on the graphite lower plate? Will the front end be available seperately?

Actually, the camber link is almost completely in-line with the kingpin, so there is only a slight amount of change with the caster, and is easy to adjust in. I set my camber first, then caster, then re-check camber. Usually the change is so small that I ignore further changes. There is plenty of room between the captured ball links and the wheel. For the smaller wheels (Jacos and Parmas), I pulled one of the shims from below the lower arm and moved it to the top, as there is more upper pin clearance than lower clearance. The moving the shim to the top was to clear the sticker dot...

My car got really punished in open practice with mod sedans on the track at the same time, at the IIC, and the car performed just as well after the big malee.

Cool...still want one seperately though. I prefer my in-line battery car (Darkside Mx2) but would like that front end on it.

ops wrong thread...

Probably in the near future you can have your cake and eat it too...

Can't wait to get a Rev 5.

anybody know if the jr3550 was rereleased yet?

thanks

I did a search on Horizon's site a month ago and it was listed in stock. Today all I get is Server cannot be found... Someone from our track ordered one and it did come in. I expect that they will be back for a while.

yes