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Old 02-06-2002, 08:56 PM
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it really depends on what kind of track your gonna run. ...for a fast track....I would get the Mielke pipe........for a short and technical track...I would get the Associated pipe.
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Old 02-06-2002, 11:10 PM
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Umm, did someone ask about pipes??
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Old 02-06-2002, 11:55 PM
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I've got this one mounted face down, but you may want to use a piece of strapping tape to secure the crystal. Wires are tie-wrapped and tucked away behind the receiver.
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Old 02-06-2002, 11:57 PM
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This one is mounted on it's side, shoe-gooed to the radio plate. The receiver is smaller than a Futaba PCM, so it takes up slightly less space.
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Old 02-07-2002, 12:06 AM
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My car suffers from High-speed understeer.

Front Shocks:

Lenght) 61.5
Spring) Brown
Oil) 600#
Piston) 3#

Ride H) 4mm
Camber) -2 degres
Toe) out -1 degre

Castor) 2 large clips behind

Diff) 30'000#


Rear Shocks:

Lenght) 61.5
Spring) Grey
Oil) 500#
Piston) 3#

Ride H) 5mm
Camber) -3 degres
Toe) in -2.5 degres

Diff) 30'000#

No anti-roll bars

40 sh front foam
40 sh rear foam

Protoform Stratus

Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
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Old 02-07-2002, 12:13 AM
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Have you tried the front one-way?
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Old 02-07-2002, 12:20 AM
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No I haven't but it was what I was thinking as well.

I am a bit worried about the brakes. We have a hairpin turn at the end of the straight. I might be able to try a friends one-way next week some time.
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Old 02-07-2002, 03:42 AM
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The Protoform Stratus has a lot of rear traction. Try the Andy/Yokomo 200mm Stratus. It has more steering.

Also softer springs in the rear give U more steering. Try running silver or yellow springs in the rear.
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You can also try less toe-in in the rear.
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Old 02-07-2002, 06:29 PM
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Chinuts: u're cars are powered by hamsters and u're powered by gerbles!! HAHAHAHAH j/k C-ya at Steve's..
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Old 02-09-2002, 01:56 AM
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I've solved my understeer problems. Here's what I changed.

40sh front 42sh rear tyres

#2 piston in front shocks

more caster -- one large clip behind arm

Seems to be a good set-up, can't wait till race day.
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Old 02-09-2002, 02:52 AM
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Track just after resurfacing.



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Old 02-12-2002, 07:31 PM
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acs: Wow, that's some track! Where is this? Looks extremely fast. I think the one-way would work great for all those sweeping corners. Which springs are you using?
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Old 02-13-2002, 02:32 AM
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Originally posted by t285
acs: Wow, that's some track! Where is this? Looks extremely fast. I think the one-way would work great for all those sweeping corners. Which springs are you using?
The track is in Brisbane, Australia. You'll notice that about 3/4 down the straight there is join in the track. This is where the touring cars turn as they don't run the long track, therefore there is a lot of braking leading into the corner. Thats the only corner where hard braking is necessary and maybe a little difficult to control with a one-way. I will see if I can try a friends one-way this weekend, which he just bought.

As for the springs Brown (#ys-1750) front Grey (#ys-1755) rear.
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Old 02-13-2002, 10:00 PM
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Yeah, that's a pretty tight hairpin after such a long straight. You might want to set your brakes fairly soft to avoid locking up the brakes when using a front oneway + rear gear diff. A front oneway + solid rear axle setup will allow you to apply harder brakes though.

The full layout looks really fun. I'm green with envy...wish we had a track like that in the US.
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