I've just discovered a crack in my S3 chassis. I also found another driver with the same crack, same place. Thats 2 of 3 S3's at our indoor track with broken chassis.
I'm not sure how much this crack will effect the performance, at least until it gets replaced. Any ideas?
I've talked with the distributor, and it seems they are going to replace it.
Has anyone else had this problem?

Here's a link to some pics:

http://homepage.mac.com/joefinn/S3/PhotoAlbum15.html


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nice paint job. looks sort of like the 04 motogp suzuki scheme

That falls in place with the "something's gotta give theory" you need a little flex in the rc cars to make them durable. It's probably going to keep happening.

see below...

i race on a very bumpy track..and never had any probs...if the screws on ur centerdiff mount were loose at ALL...it will cause the chassis to break in that very spot. I know some guys have drilled and tapped the screw holes to 4mm to use a bigger screw..i have not had mine come loose yet..so no worries from me yet

This is seriously making me look at an X1... will this be a big big problem? Will Ace replace the broken chassis
?

ill tell ya what i know .....my buddy owns a shop and he says he never had any good luck with thunder tiger ...no luck with product or support...so he dropped their entire line from planes to buggies.....

to answer your question yub id say why should ace warranty it...they didnt make it they didnt break it......youll have to deal with tt on the issue if it happens to you.....

im glad i didnt get sucked into all the hype over this new buggy...its always been my stance thunder tiger sux

X1 For me then!

I just talked to Ace, and they are sending me out a new chassis tomorrow. I understand this is a new product, and what kind support I get matters alot more than the fact that it broke. So far the support is as good as I could expect.
I do like the S3, the acceleration is noticably better than my Kanai, and after the abuse this thing took last weekend, I would say that its a VERY durable car. ( except the broken chassis that cracked before it was driven or crashed hard ) Hey, I did jump on the S3 band-wagon, but I'm going to give it more time before I jump off it.

thats cool ace is gonna take care of it......they probably dont have too...the s3 is a coool looking design..i have a hard time imagining it handleing that much better than a kanai 3 or a 777 but thats what everyone says so it must be true......

by the way everyone i just broke my lst out in front of my house .....we still have several inches of snow here and yesterday it got warm then froze again so you can walk on the snow with out sinking ...i was hitting the snowplow banks at the end of my driveway and launching the lst 10' in the air and about 20 ' out it was kill er.....the old plastic arms wouldnt take the cold today and finally broke...hah its ok i got 10 more arms in the tool box

I was thinking about getting the TT but I went with the X1 I am glad I did

Welcome to the year 2005! TTR Now has excellent customer service- and really takes our input into consideration. Ace Will definitely replace the chassis, "They didnt make it, they didn't break it"???? HAHAHHAHA- Ace is the importer- they deal with ALLLLLLL Of our TTR issues. Parts are extremely readily available at tons of hobyshops online and physical locations all over.

Once again- Welcome to the Year 2005, MotoPro!

I only wish that was true about shops by me. I had to rule out the S3 because NO ONE carries their stuff where I live. I have a decent amount of hobby shops within driving distance too.

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do i detect a little resentment in your text.....dont attack me...i just stated a fac t for our area tt has had a bad rap in the past.As a biz owner myself i realize that it is a bad thing to tick off your customers and expect them to come back just cuz you finally decided to take care them.....welcome to 2005 i did that back on january 1st it still has nothing to do with this issue...

by the way how long is that turn around from ace..do they have to wait for japan to send them overseas befor this guy gets a new one or did they anticipate this problem and stocked up ahead of time?? hmmmm..

like i said i applaud ace for taking care of the guy....

Considering I can find every part for the S3 easily online , they probly just have them in stock, like the rest of the parts.

If Ace is supposed to be sending you a new chassis.....you might receive a T-Maxx or something, but its still not a bad deal because you can sell the T-Maxx and buy 4 chassis'.

That would be fine, then I can buy all those red hop-ups!

...ACE has stepped it up greatly

the plastics are top notch..and the buggy is of the highest grade overall...and customer service is some of the best i have delt with

I dont come on hear saying i wont buy OFNA garbage again cause their materials suck....tanks leak...hingepins dont have the E clip grooves in..are overall low quality..so they will always suck...So before u have first hand experience with a product..its good to shut ur face

The X1 is a great buggy..and anyone will be happy with it...but to say TTR is crap...is udder stupidity

Well said , repete!!

can't we all just get along?

They won't call it crap when they can't keep up with it!!

I fail to see what a cows teets have to do with anything. ?????????????

Mmmmm......milk.

are u dumb..the teets have EVERYTHING to do with anything

LMAO.

But thats the third S3 chassis I've seen like this and in the UK you wouldn't get it replaced, fair wear and tear it's called. But you are lucky this time, don't expect to see it replaced again.

I've also seen these chassis' folded where the top brace plates have snaped and the box section has literally clamped the center diff and bent the disks and bones. Basically it's so strong that when you land it hard there is no flex nd something has to give. Problem is it's the expensive bits that are giving.