Dark Impact; spare parts, options etc...

[tobbe]

Hi!

I'm going to buy a Dark Impact soon. I like it more than the Keen Hawk and it seems to have more place under the body for the electronics than the KH. Well, to start with I'm going to run a Nosram Vision 14x2 motor in it, not so powerful but I'll begin with it until I have enough money for a Mamba Max system. So what should I upgrade/have in spare parts for the DI? Something that will break/wear out easy/fast? So tell me everything you know. Thanks!

Damn I'm bad at English! I'm Finnish...

[DCM]

Right, here is your list of upgrades

Change rear diff outpurts, 3racing do good ones for the rear, front are fine
Slipper clutch
Front CVD's (Tamiya DF02 fit)
Centre or front one-way
Associated B4 turnbuckles fit
B4 shocks sound good on it apprently

Buy a full set of suspension, so front and rear wishbones, rear uprights, front castor blocks and steering knuckles.

[tobbe]

Wow! Thanks! And very fast answer too, niice

[jimmy]

I only raced once and even with the mamba max on a grippy surface with jumps and bumps the rear diff outdrives were fine.. That said, DCM is right, they wont last forever being plastic...

The diff was HORRID after one race though because there was no slipper. The diff plates were heavily grooved from slipping (something has to slip I guess with that much power).
I now have the Tamiya slipper (with B4 spur and pads, so it is proper 48 pitch).

The kit shocks are probably fine if you ditch the kit oil and put in quality 70-80wt all round. If you go for the mamba max and want to race though then definitely need proper shocks to make it stick to the ground. I found it frustrating to race with the kit shocks - I knew why it was bad and there was little I could do about it (apart from totally change the shocks)

The B4 shocks are a better fit and are slop free unlike the kit or official hop-up shocks. I am now racing the tamiya hop-up shocks and with a decent setup (hard piston all round, 40wt front, 30wt rear, white tamiya TRF springs rear (similar to AE green), blue AE springs front) they seem pretty good - but from the box they are worse than useless, simply far too soft.

I drove it for photos only with the fixed 4WD - I put the centre one-way in for racing, it makes the care more lively and turns nicer.

[tobbe]

Originally Posted by jimmy

I only raced once and even with the mamba max on a grippy surface with jumps and bumps the rear diff outdrives were fine.. That said, DCM is right, they wont last forever being plastic...

Wait a sec...Plastic?! The outdrives on my DI were steel

[DCM]

the rear outdrives are a plastic and metal mix, the actual part that the driveshaft goes in, is metal, the part that the diff plate sits on, is plastic, and it is that part that isn't up to the job.

[Mrs oOple]

Originally Posted by tobbe

Damn I'm bad at English! I'm Finnish...

Your english is fantastic, spot on
I do need to learn some finnish though, and I also need a finnish name for July, any ideas?

[DCM]

actualy, your English puts to shame a good many UK people, good on you.

[Southwell]

Originally Posted by DCM

actualy, your English puts to shame a good many UK people, good on you.

What about yours dude.

[Northy]

I like cheese.

G

[tobbe]

Hehe...Thanks everyone! Good tips about the shocks too! Thanks again!

Oh and Mrs. Oople: The Finnish word for July (If you mean the month) it is Heinäkuu.

EDIT: Where can I find the slipper clutch for DI? Or is it the B4 slipper you guys are using?

[PaulRotheram]

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