It will physically fit and was my original intent, but there's no way of holding them in place and they are extremely close to the spur gear!

Here are some pics of my TRF511:
http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_m...87472&id=13377

And here are some pics to show differences between TRF501X with TRF511:
http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_m...87535&id=13377

Good stuff! Thanks for posting!

Gee the new 511 body looks crap!

Does anyone know if the 501x body fits?

The 501x is the most beautiful car out now.

yeah all the holes are in the same place, and the motor. So it fits fine. Only the cells are in a different place but that wont effect fitting. I'm using the Azarashi tateego which is made for the 501X and mine was cut for the 501X specifically but only painted for the 511, and it's a perfect fit. :thumbsup:

thanks, thats what I wanted to hear.

Jimmy,

got any pics of your painted 511? you get my email? I think you need that buggy!!!!:thumbsup:

501xwe vs 511
 

For u guys who have gone from the 501xwe to the 511 is there any big notible difference switching to the 511?

Wish I could be more help, but not sure how much of the difference I am finding is due to different electrics (servo/esc/motor all different).

Where I am at so far is preferring the 511 where a "sharp" and edgy car is preferable, but preferring the 501 where a less edgy car is preferable.

Does anyone know where to buy the front wheel hexes? Lost one when a losi wheel worked loose on the front. Can't find them anywhere. Or does anyone know if there is another option than the factory originals? Thanks in advance.

Anyone noticed that Hupos 511 has a new front and rear upper bulkhead?
Also nice to see the new ball cups.

No? but maybe I didn't look hard enough? What's different?

Hupo gets a bag of parts - so perhaps he doesn't know what's kit or not to be able to tell me.

Can't spot the difference at the front, but the rear has side oblong holes for some reason!? Get digging Jimster!!

Awesome reporting as always by the way!!

Rear also has thicker material around the rear mounting holes.
The front looks slightly different around the rear mounting holes. The kit supplied has some material in front of the screw.
Hard to tell from the pics.
I´ve attached some pics showing what I mean.

I see what you mean in the back ... but at the front .... sorry can´t find the diffrence

Yes, the front certainly looks different.

As I said, slightly different.:)

If you look in front of the rear screws (behind the front shock tower) it has less material.
Jimmy will probably look closer and maybe take a photo of it?

Looks to be even lighter stuff for Hupo! And thanks to Jimmy for the sweet photos and input of Hupo's 511! Mine is getting closer to hitting the track as we approach the indoor season!

Hupo didn't know there was a difference - he says his car is pre-production that he got before release. The other Tamiya drivers all have regular production parts in those areas.

Thanks for the update Jimmy.:)

1st - 3rd - 4th at the Euro's, fantastic result for the 511X. well done to the Tamiya drivers :thumbsup:

To sell a few more kits I wonder if Tamiya will produce a TRF511 EC version (European Champion)?

Don´t think they will sell a Euros version. They did not release a 501X EC version when Hupo won in 2007.
They will probably release a World Edition.

The difference between the stock 511 and the version Hupo, Victor and Marc ran are the new ballcups, alu caster blocks, rear alu hubs, HL damper cylinders, titanum coated piston rods and probably the the low friction rod guides together with Much More o-rings (Tamiya Competition O-rings #42137).
Those options are worth more than $100.

Hupo used split top decks.
Don´t know if anyone used the double slipper? Hupo did´nt (from what I can see on the photos).

From what I could read Marc and Wilck ran the stock 511 except for the gray ballcups. Dont think all of those options are that necessary accually.
I have seen your 511 Fredrik and you ran the same setup on both gravel and turf without any change, and the car was ACE on both tracks! Think that speaks for it self;). Your car looks like it so very light because it rides the bumps like they are not there and it so smooth all over the track. A 50/50 weight distribution without adding any additional weight any where is also impressive. With LIPOS!

Please correct me if I am wrong on any account.

Well, if you look at the photos (day 5, Victors car) you will see that he has the HL damper cylinders, titanum coated pistons and alu caster block. if you look at Hupos car (day 4) you will see that he has the alu rear hubs.
One part I forgot to mention are the blue titanium turnbuckles. They are not included it the original kit either.

The option parts are maybe not necessary, but they used them anyway.

My point was really regarding the World Edition and what parts they will put in the kit.

Most important upgrade on the 511 are the ball cups.

Doubt all those bits would be on a worlds, the turnbuckles are a fortune!

501 worlds had the Ali hubs/castor blocks, and coated shafts, but are tamiya even doing these worlds??

The Ali hubs/castor blocks have been available for years now, but does anyone know if the guys were running 10 or 12 degree castor? Also last year Hupo ran 1 degree Ali rear hubs I think, not sure if he still is, but if so I don't think they are available even as a hopup, as the hopups don't have a left or right hand!?

Overall I'd guess the "performance" upgrades were the split top decks for Hupo, and maybe the Ali hubs/castor blocks!? The rest is bling and reliability (eg ballcups)!

Luckily I already have all the hopups listed in earlier posts except the ballcups and top deck (well, maybe the hubs depending which they used). Sadly I have a big scratch down the inside of one of my HL dampers!

I think he ran 0,5 degrees rear hubs.
You can use the 511 rear suspension rear mount on the 501X to get the same toe-in on the 501X.
TRF511 has 3.3 degrees toe-in.

Hi Guys,

So who in the UK actually run these?
How do you get on with spares etc is thier someone (Model Shop) that imports the spares etc.
Just i know The Hobby company dont really support the good racing brnads they have, just wondered how you guys get on with this?

What do you think of the build Q, compared to other brands

I think Hupo built all the cars - so all pretty much identical other than manufacturing stuff (the pre-production stuff) and electrics.

Lucky Hupo.;)

I run the 501x, I have to admit I get my parts from Vellrip, they only take 4 days to arrive.

although I haven't actually broke much ever with the car (one wishbone, al;though at the moment I dont race it every week as I'm concentrating on TC's). Its more just a case of rebuilding the diffs every now and again, and those parts you can buy from the UK as its the same parts as the Tamiya tourers.

Guys I'm thinking of getting one of these awesome looking cars. Once you've got the parts to accommodate Lipo cells ( saddles) are these easy enough to fit and do they look ok once on the car. I'm talking about the official TRF chassis parts.

I would recommend using the lipo trays that Fredrik Emilsson makes. If I remember correctly, the official Tamiya ones require the center bulkhead to be modified.

I agree. I've got Fred's trays as well as the front and rear dust covers.
I reckon these three bits aren't nice to have - there essential!

The mod to the bulkhead isnt very hard and a very straight forward grinding job once you see the problem, but yes, I'd go with Fredriks lipo tray which works perfectly and doesnt require bulkhead modification.
The Tamiya set is made so that the batteries fit very snug, so snug that it can be a pain to get them back out again.
Also, his diff covers would be a very good idea to invest in if you run on dirt.