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Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 2/26/2007 11:30:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		Alright, let me start by saying that I've got a 70 MPH 1/10th 4-tec and I need to keep it on the ground. So, I've done the obvious. A Lola body from Proline(Protoform). The guys at my local hobby shop said it was the best, and I believe it is....but....it leaves something to be desired in the looks department. I was wondering what the best 1/10th body is that is actually a real car in real life. Like a corvette, trans-am, camaro, etc. I've tried the following bodies, and not 1 of them has even come close to what a lola can put out.


HPI Corvette C-6
HPI Trans-Am
HPI Lamborghini Murcielago
HPI Ford Mustang Shelby GT-350
HPI Dodge Viper GTS-R(worst of them all, believe it or not, even the mustang is better than this one)
Proline(Protoform) Dodge Charger


I love anything american muscle, and I can handle foreign cars to a certain extent, but I loathe ricers like the Mazda-6, Acura RSX, and Honda Civic. I can take the more exotic looking ones though like the NSX. So, anybody know which 1/10th body is the best mix of handling, top speed, and looks? Thanks in advance for your input.
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RE: Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 3/1/2007 10:07:12 PM   
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RE: Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 3/2/2007 12:25:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		well if you look at the lola it is designed to go fast and be stable, the real car bodies are made to look like real cars. if you figure out the scale speed it would be crazy fast. i don't know how to transfer the 1/10 scale speed to full size tho.

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RE: Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 3/3/2007 2:42:29 PM   
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i don't know how to transfer the 1/10 scale speed to full size tho.


actually pretty easy:

if 70 mph is the 1/10th, multiply it by 10 to get the 1/1

700mph (scale)

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RE: Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 3/3/2007 6:58:44 PM   
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enter, the TVR Sagaris and Toyota Celica..

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RE: Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 3/8/2007 2:51:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		well if you want downforce and don't really care about looks i thing this body would be good http://hpiracing.com/index2.htm the front is sloped down at a angle and if you can put that HUGE wing on there.

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RE: Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 3/8/2007 3:22:26 AM   
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RE: Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 3/8/2007 11:06:14 PM   
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well if you want downforce and don't really care about looks i thing this body would be good http://hpiracing.com/index2.htm the front is sloped down at a angle and if you can put that HUGE wing on there.


All I see is a main HPI page...? Did you mean the Lamborghini Countach?

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RE: Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 3/8/2007 11:22:49 PM   
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My guess is most of the air turbulance and drag comes from underneath the car?


Yes i think your right,our cars are open underneath causing turbulence,has anyone tried fixing a piece of say perspex(maybe USA call it lexan?)underneath to seal the body and thus create ground effects as in F1?
http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/lotus79.htm
http://www.f1nutter.co.uk/tech/aero.php

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RE: Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 3/12/2007 9:53:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		I did a lot of research on bodies a while ago and found that most of the bodies you named, all fold in at the nose when you get to a good speed. The body I found that was perfect is made by a company named PTI and its some sort of Nissan race body. I think its called the R390 or something like that. Its the orange and white body in the pic. The body is made of some kind of stiff lexand and it doesnt fold at the nose but its a little more fragile if you crash. My LHS stopped ordering from PTI and then I was stuck until I found that I can cut and make my own for high speed runs. I found that if I cut an HPI super nitro body about 3/4inch down the middle and about 2 inches on the rear and mount my own wing, it works perfect. Thats the blue car. I messed up about 3 bodies before I got it just right but now, thats the only body I run. Unless you know what youre looking for, you'd never know its been cut to fit. I used carbon fiber stickers to hide all the scars and then used somemore just to make the carbon fiber look uniform on the body. The body is the HPI BMW LM12 supernitro body.

If you look really closely, under the carbon fiber in the front, you can actually see where the sticker is raised all the way up the side of the car. Thats where the cut was made and if you look at the side shot, you can see where the lines for the original wheel cut was and I had to cut it just ahead of that because of the shorter car.

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RE: Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 3/13/2007 5:31:24 AM   
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RE: Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 3/13/2007 8:39:14 AM   
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Check out these shells.

During the Worlds Fastest RC Car Challenge last year, Nic Case entered one Custom works Intimidator (2WD) that hit 160 MPH unofficial record. He was using a Custom Works Bullet Shell. Now that is hauling. Nic’s other entry was an Electrified Nitro TC3 (4WD) that went 134.4 MPH, Official Record and the shell used on this car was also made by Custom Works. You may want to check them out.

If you want to check this out, RC Car Action, Nov issue covers the event.


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RE: Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 3/13/2007 10:52:12 PM   
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RE: Best Body(Aerodynamically Speaking)1/10th - 3/14/2007 5:27:20 PM   
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I did a lot of research on bodies a while ago and found that most of the bodies you named, all fold in at the nose when you get to a good speed. The body I found that was perfect i