Speed from a class restricted TLO1 ???
09-11-2003, 08:33 PM
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Speed from a class restricted TLO1 ???
Hi all,..Noob here !
I'm from Cape Town South Africa, so expect my situation to differ ! We're permanently a year behind !!
I recently joined a RC Club, and am now racing "competitively" in what we here call the "Outta the Box" class. We are restricted to saloon bodies, 1500ma batts, a stock Johnson motor, 1450 grams(1.45 kg's total car weight with bat !) and Best BV33C tyres.
The only hop-ups allowed are steel dog bones, ball bearings, speed tuned gears (Black plastic), ESC, oil shocks (Once again the plastic variety, not carbon fibre) and adjustable camber turnbuckles.
We are allowed to "modify" any original TLO1 parts to gain as much speed/handling as possible, as long as these are original parts !
I've had all the gears machined so that they effectively present as little friction as possible. the drive shaft has also been trimmed. The sealed bearings have been opened, washed and oiled with a thin bearing oil. I've bushed the chassie and relevant arms to remove the notorious Tamiya wobble !
Are there any people out there that have any further helpfull info ? I'm standing third in the championship, and I just don't have a freekin clue how the top two still seem to pull half a lap on me after 5 mins !
All input appreciated,...
Thanks
I'm from Cape Town South Africa, so expect my situation to differ ! We're permanently a year behind !!
I recently joined a RC Club, and am now racing "competitively" in what we here call the "Outta the Box" class. We are restricted to saloon bodies, 1500ma batts, a stock Johnson motor, 1450 grams(1.45 kg's total car weight with bat !) and Best BV33C tyres.
The only hop-ups allowed are steel dog bones, ball bearings, speed tuned gears (Black plastic), ESC, oil shocks (Once again the plastic variety, not carbon fibre) and adjustable camber turnbuckles.
We are allowed to "modify" any original TLO1 parts to gain as much speed/handling as possible, as long as these are original parts !
I've had all the gears machined so that they effectively present as little friction as possible. the drive shaft has also been trimmed. The sealed bearings have been opened, washed and oiled with a thin bearing oil. I've bushed the chassie and relevant arms to remove the notorious Tamiya wobble !
Are there any people out there that have any further helpfull info ? I'm standing third in the championship, and I just don't have a freekin clue how the top two still seem to pull half a lap on me after 5 mins !
All input appreciated,...
Thanks
