Losi 22 Tapered Shock Pistons

[Gnarly Old Dog]

Originally Posted by The Hobbymaster

Hi Nick,
PM Sent,
Looking to pick up some pistion for my 22 for Edan Park Raceway, what do you think I need cheers Ian

I've had reasonable luck with 5 hole 1.3s at EPR so far - running between 35 and 40wt in the front and 32.5 - 35wt in the rear.
Will be trying some others soon but to start with, you'll not go far wrong with these coupled to the kit yellow rear spring and a green front spring.
HTH

[Nick]

Just to let everyone know all Piston orders have been posted out this morning! Thanks for the orders.



Also I have been trying 3 hole pistons in the 22 over the last couple of weeks! I’m still experimenting with hole size but am finding the car to be a more stable and a little easier to drive. I’m currently running 1.45mm 3 hole front and 1.55mm 3 hole rears but am going to try a slightly larger hole this week for a little less pack.

Ran the car this weekend at Grantham A1 racing new Astro track and car felt real easy to drive over a 5min race but could still put in very fast lap times. The track is bumpy with several different Astros giving a change in grip level from high to low grip


My set up is listed below

Front
37.5W Losi oil
3 hole 1.45mm taper piston
Black spring
Shock position middle on arm 2 on tower
2mm limiter fitted
Camber link position 2
1mm under inner ball stud 2mm on outer ball stud
Kick angle 25 degrees
Caster 3 Degrees
Camber -.5 deg
Ride height 21mm
Spindle trailing
2mm spacer moved to front of caster block

Rear
32.5w Losi Oil
3 hole 1.55mm taper piston
Pink springs (yellow gave a little more side bite but pink was faster if you was smooth with it)
Shock position inside on arm 2 on tower
Camber link B with 1mm spacer 2 with 2mm spacer
4 degree HRC
1 Degree anti squat
Medium short wheel base
HB 7” V wing
Camber -2
Ride height 21mm
Losi 96mm stubby Lipo
No rear weight
Short Lipo kit with all small weight moved to front 156g total

Rear tyres Yellow mini spike 2
MRO Extra wide rear inserts
Yellow staged rib front Dremeled
No insert
LRP x12 7.5
24/76 gearing

[Martyn (Bomber)]

Pm'd an order Nick

[Nick]

just to let everyone know all orders was sent today! many thanks for your orders

Nick

[Martyn (Bomber)]

Wow! Ordered 22:00 Saturday night, made and with me by Tuesday morning

[jonathan may]

When is the next batch or do we just pm you to order

[Nick]

I have stock at the moment so just pm me with the sizes you want

[PaulUpton]

ran the 3 hole pistons Nick has been trying on friday night, car felt very good on them, left my setup the same just changed the pistons with 32,5w losi oil.

missed out on trying them on astro sunday do to the weather, but will compare tonight at the moto arena from last week.

Paul

[Nick]

Originally Posted by PaulUpton

ran the 3 hole pistons Nick has been trying on friday night, car felt very good on them, left my setup the same just changed the pistons with 32,5w losi oil.

missed out on trying them on astro sunday do to the weather, but will compare tonight at the moto arena from last week.

Paul

Pleased you liked them mate

[PaulUpton]

Ran the 3 holes again last night at moto arena, think they will be staying in for a while, car felt good, jumped better and landed better

May want a 3 hole 1.55 all round though , which I may try

Paul

[Nick]

Just to say all orders have been posted today many thanks for the orders everyone

[jonathan may]

Thanks got them today in the post

[taz5311]

Received mine in post today,
Excallent service.

[jonathan may]

would running 1.45mm 3 hole pistons in the front with losi 35wt oil be considerd stiff

[Martyn (Bomber)]

Originally Posted by jonathan may

would running 1.45mm 3 hole pistons in the front with losi 35wt oil be considerd stiff

Yes fairly stiff, I run this configuration but with the Blue springs

[Kommando98]

On my clay track (with some rough areas) im running a fairly soft setup. Stock 55 pistons all around with Losi 25 wt up front (red springs) and 20 wt in the rear (yellow springs). What is a comparable setup with the tapered pistons?

Are these pistons designed to rebound faster than they compress or what's the deal? What handling traits can I expect to improve? What traits will worsen?

Thanks!

[Nick]

You will always need to run a smaller hole piston if you run a tapered one than a standard. A 55 drill is 1.32mm on a taper piston I would run around 1.2mm to 1.25mm to get the same damping effect.

Hope this helps

[Nick]

Just to let you all know all orders have just been posted

[Nick]

Just to say all orders have been posted out today

many thanks

Nick

[OneKiwi]

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