DCM Wear and tear, I agree but Bob was using a 17 or 18 pinion in his lazer, so I had a lot more speed, but just wasnt as good a driver. Still It was quicker in a straight line than anything else and I do admit the speed has now caught up so I am not going any faster than when I was originally racing properly. However I do agree that using Lipos the car will be much much quicker, but I am not interested in them yet as I am quite happy.
Still I hope that the gear cover can stop wear rate, as I intend to use the belts in the car at the moment for the next couple of years. Maybe I do as you say have my sight set too high for this or any other car as the quality is no where near to the last car I raced. Still I do like driving this tamiya, its set up can be done properly in a couple of minutes which is fantastic.
All I need to do is work on getting this to run smoother as its drive train isnt as free as the lazer so have a bit more work to go before I am happy. This is what I enjoy more than racing, making things better.
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Originally Posted by DCM
thing is now James, that the car has so much more power with NiMh's, let alone LiPo cells, that even on the same ratio, there will be far FAR more rip for you pennies... much more. And to be honest, when your running mod, and racing, you got to expect some wear and tare don't you.
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