B4 to C4 upgrade or electric upgrades?

[Burty248]

Hi i run a pretty standard b4 has most of the ft upgrades but not any V2's.

Electric parts are;
GM 10.5 motor
nosram 2007 evolution esc
pretty cheep standard metal geared servo which is slow but does the job.
And 2.4Ghz acoms wheel transmitter and reciver, nothing special really only with trim ajustments.

Overall im happy with my electrics seem to be fast as anyone else on the streights who are in my finals but cant help thinking im using a rear motored car in a central motor world.

My question is do i go for a c4 conversion and saddle lipos or do i focus on electrics and v2 upgrades. Im Not that great with shocks setups anyway. I can only afford one or the other which will give me an overall better car?

[RobW]

Not a lot wrong with your electrics except a decent servo – they do make a different and you will notice it.

Personally if I was on a budget and I wanted to go mid motor, I’d sell the B4 and buy a mid motor kit. Losi 22, Schumacher SV2, Durango 210 can all be found brand new for well under £200. You might be able to get a decent (Futaba/KO) secondhand servo as well and still stay within budget.

If you want to stick with Associated, why not pick up a secondhand X6? – great cars but just not flavour of the month so go for silly cheap prices.

If you are stuck on a C4.1 though (great cars, I had one), one has just come up on the for sale section cheap!


Rob

[paulc]

Get a decent servo first then see how you get on ..

[AdamBurgess]

A decent servo is a must, makes a real difference to the way a car responds. I sympathise with you about running a rear motor amongst hundreds of mid motor cars but the B4 can still work well. I only missed out on an A final at the fiercely competitive Silverstone club night due to a silly mistake on the last lap with my b4.

[discostu]

as rob said i had a simular dilema not with electrics but do i upgrade by b4 to c4.1 or sell and buy a compleate mid/rear NEW kit

i went for a durango dex210 im very happy with it just to put into perspetive

b4
c4.1 conversion £159.99
c4.1 stiffners £28.49
b4.1 bearings £7.79
b4.1 outdrives £18.39
Total £214.66+Possible saddle packs HPI £59.99

Total £274.65

Sell b4 £60
Durango dex210 £194.91-£60=134.91
Schumacher SV2 £198.99-£60=138.99

Savox 1257 £56.89

for a total of £200 you would get a mid and rear motor buggy and a very good fast reliable servo.

stu

all prices from jemodels

[discostu]

Burty where do you race i see your from kent

Stu Rand