ORIGINAL: Spetz
Awesome looking cars!
Especially the NSX, I love NSX's and Honda's in general!
Must be pretty fast and stable with that body yes?
I didn't expect overhang from a lexan body to do much difference to be honest as I always thought how important can a few grams be?? I never run the car without the body and can't really compare, though the STi has a fairly flat nose and thought that would hinder top speed substantially
With the springs and swaybars, I noticed the TGX swaybars have so much freeplay that they are only effective on the softest of setups, otherwise they do nothing. I've thought about custom making some swaybars (in different stifnesses) and making some custom mounts too so there is no freeplay but eventually I thought I'd just put stiffer springs if need be
So you noticed the cam 2speed clutch is better? As with my 2 speed it SOMETIMES shifts great but after a bit of running it slips from 2nd gear and the shift isn't clean (it goes back and forth before it stays in 2nd) and I am gonna buy a 18TZ today and thought that this might just make the problem worse?
I didn't quite understand though if the alloy suspension arms helped in handling? I've been told that they are only good once you have as much grip as you want, because they in reality take grip away?
I run HPI rims without the flanges and I will be buying some 23R HPI slicks as well, they are the softest slicks HPI made for the super nitro so I think they should grip well
Can you please post a pic of what you've done with the shock mounting and angle? I think I know what you mean, and in fact I've thought about doing this before myself but I needed some 100mm shocks or so which I didn't bother buying incase it didn't work at all, or didn't work well
I notice you have some SNRS4 shells there too? The corvette isn't it? I've though of using a corvette shell for bashing as they are cheap in comparison. And you don't have a 2001 STi? That is the shell my car came with but I no longer have it. I wish I had a spare but I can't even find that shell anymore
Believe it or not, but the smallest amount of weight does matter. If I take the WRX99 body, grab it by the roof, and the twist it back and forth, you can see how much easier it changes directions. The long Mercedes has a ton more polar inertia, and it is more difficult to twist back and forth. It makes for a more stable car, but when you want to change direction quickly, you do not want stability.
A flat nose on an RC car will not make too much of a difference, within reason. Frontal area is what ultimately matters. A sharp nose followed by a very tall roofline is worse than a low brick, especially when dealing with small models (see the Toyota GT1 post on aero)
You are correct on the sway bars. I can't see them having much effect on a stiffly sprung car, as the slop and strength of the sway bar would not even lift a heavy spring. It might prevent the compression side from squatting a little, but I am doubtful of their capabilities on a stiff car. My 5th scale cars (that are set up tight) have Zero roll. I actually softened some of them up.
Don't sweat the OSTZ. That motor revs so strong that by the time it hits second, it will get a good bite. You may eventually wear clutches, but they are very cheap. Remember, it is usually the slower motors that do not have enough power to lock in second. I only have one car that does what yours does, and it is the weakest on power. The TGR with the Nova Top (1.48hp @ 40k) still has a stock 2 speed clutch. Maybe the engine has less torque than the TZ, but you should be ok. I will try to find a cam clutch if you like. They are like 40 bills.
The alloy suspension helps more in stiffly sprung cars, but it still helps all of mine. The kit has stainless shafts that replace the plastic thread screw shaft that has some slop. In conjunction with the alum rear uprights, they really firm up the rear end. The alum uprights also have 1 degree neg built in, so they are very stable. Worth every penny.
I'll post pics of the shocks.
Anthony