RE: Questions about Kyosho T-33A
Blaj,
The advice here on the T-33 is right on the mark. I have one and I really like it. Here's what I did to improve the performance of mine:
1. I used the stock fan. It's a pretty decent fan, especially for the money. I careflully balanced the rotor.
2. Replaced stock motor with a Mega 16-15-2 and 6 cells (Gold Peak 3300's) I will be switching to either 2s4p 6000 mah or 2s6p 9000 mah Kokams. I also used a Castle Phoenix 45. I hindsight, I probably should have moved the speed control into the exhaust duct for cooling because I had problems with it overheating in the battery compartment. I solved that problem with Radio Shack heat sinks.
3. I filled in the cheater holes on the lower portion of the inlet.
4. Notice the notch ahead of the inlets molded into the fuselage. I sanded these off. This easiest to do before gluing the fuselage halves together.
5. I rounded the inlet lips. This is probably the most important mod you can make, it really helps with air flow to the fan.
6. Although purely cosmetic, I heavily customized mine and covered it with Solar Film (using very low iron temp) to replicate the natural aluminum finish.
Good luck with your T-33. They're very nice airplanes.
Rob