These questions about setting up and
configuring the RC10L cover the pan car from the 10L to the 10L3.
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How do I convert from LS to L2?
If you want to change it so it has
the symmetrical T-plate like the L2 you would need:
T-plate, #8191, $6.50,
base plate, #8204, $11.00
top plate, #8206, $14.00
left rear bulkhead, #4536, $3.00
motor bulkhead, #4537, $20.00.
How do I convert the L3T to L3O?
You will have to buy several
parts:
Top Plate, #8463, $12.00
Base Plate, #8461, 12.00
Cross Brace, #8462, 8.50
Micro Shocks (2), #4470, 15.00 each shock if you want it to be a 3 shock car
otherwise tweak it by the T-plate
Right side Hub, #8467, 14.00
Pivot balls, #4448, 3.00 for 8 and #6270, 2.50 for 2
I just wanted to know if I could
switch chassis with 10L2 and 10L3 Oval cars so I could just buy one or the
other?
It's can be done but to change from
one to the other, you will have to buy several chassis parts to do the change
over:
1. Top Plate
2. Base Plate
3. Cross Brace
Can I switch the chassis between the
L3T and L3O? The rears look similar.
The rears are similar, but you will
need different pieces to do the change.
From L3T to L3O you will need:
qty 1 #8462 chassis brace, $8.50
qty 1 #8461 lower pod plate, $12.00
qty 1 #8463 dampener plate, 12.00
And if your 10L3T doesn't have 3 shocks you will need the two side shocks:
qty 2 #4470 shocks, $15.00 ea.
Can the RC10LSS be converted to newer
rear axle and tire and is front end upgradeable?
You can put on the Dynamic Strut
front suspension and use the new L3 rear axle.
Do you have a conversion kit to make
the L2 a touring car?
In order to convert, you would have
to change:
chassis #8474 $60.00
t-plate #8191 $6.50
top plate #8315 $7.00
bottom plate #8475 $12.00
motor
new axle #4355 $15.00
hubs, L-hub #8465, $13.00 R-hub #8477 $14.00 (#8477 is discontinued)
rear chassis brace #8478 $8.50.
Total cost for the conversion is $136.00 retail. For comparison, the cost for
the #8030 Sport kit $180.00 retail, and for the Team kit #8035 $285.00.
Can the 10LS be upgraded to the Three
shock rear suspension system?, if so, what parts do I need?
The part numbers to convert the LS to
L3 are: #8462, #6270, #8463, #8465, qty 2-#4471, qty 2-#4473, qty 22-#4474,
qty 22-#4473, #8468, #8460, #8191 and #4526.
Do you know who makes
rubber tires and rims for the RC10L?
What does adjusting the middle shock do for the car?
How do I tell the early chassis' apart from each other? RC10L,
LS, LSS?
I have an RC10L with foam tires, and the back are held on with
Allen screws. I do not want foam tires because I am going to run it on the
road. What rims and tires can I put on it for the road?
I own an RC10LS car and I'm having trouble keeping my front right
tire on. The darn wheel keeps coming off.
How can I move up to a bigger spur and pinion? Now I'm only able
to put a 100 spur and a 38 pinion. I need to go bigger but the motor won't
move forward enough.
Due to the design of the rear pod, I am very limited as to the
size of the spur gear.
There's a lot of dust on the pavement. I am having trouble
getting good rear traction.
What are the spring rates for the center shock of the 10L3O?
RC10L3: What size pinion & spur gear I should use on a 11
turn quad motor to get the highest top end or best results out of the motor?
What do the 10 degree mounts do for the setup of the 10L3O?
I can't seem to get my 10L3O balanced. Are you supposed to tweak
it without the battery mounted?
I have the 10L3 Oval. When do we use the short wheelbase?
I would like to know why a wing is necessary.
I have a 10L3 and would like your advice on the problem of the
left rear tire rubbing on the motor pod bottom plate when the car is set up in
the offset pod option.
Should the center screw be taken out on a small carpet on road
course, center? And what would you suggest the compound of tire, and front
springs?
Can the VCS Micro Shock replace the Associated shock on rc10L2
or is it called the macro shock and is it a better upgrade?
I have a stock 10L. Can I upgrade it to an L2?
What is the correct width body to use on the RC10L on road?
What is the main differences between the L2 Oval and the L3
Oval?
I wanted to know if you could tell me some bodies and their
brand names that would fit the L3 oval I am going to buy.
Where can I get the formula for calculating rollout for my
10L2O?
Our on road courses are very bumpy. I lose forward traction over
the bumps.
What sort of conditions do you use inserts to limit the side to
side sway?
RC10L2O. I was wondering if the inline steering would make a
noticeable difference on the Dominguez or Encino Velodrome tracks.
RC10L2. I'm racing on a small flat carpet oval track and
wondered if adding the center screw on the back of the T-Bar will loosen the
rear-end up. Any suggestions for setup for a small carpet oval?
Could you explain why you split batteries. Is it weight
distribution, polar moment, what?
1 Do you know who
makes rubber tires and rims for the RC10L?
Bolink made a tire that mounts to the
pan car chassis, part number is BL3207-A. You can contact them at
770-963-7334.
2 What does adjusting
the middle shock do for the car?
Adding more tension to the center
shock transfers weight to the front end to increase front-end bite.
3 How do I tell the
early chassis' apart from each other? RC10L, LS, LSS?
The 10L chassis has 5 battery slots
on both sides and it's considered a wide car with a wide rear pod.
The 10LS chassis is the same chassis as the 10L, but it has a reactive caster
front end and wide rear pod.
The 10LSS super speedway was a narrow chassis and it has 6 battery slots on
the left and 4 on the right, narrow rear pod, block style front end, and
narrow rear motor pod.
4 I have an RC10L
with foam tires, and the back are held on with Allen screws. I do not want
foam tires because I am going to run it on the road. What rims and tires can I
put on it for the road?
Bolink made a set of rubber tires
mounted on rims that will fit pan type cars. Their part number was #3207-A.
5 I own an RC10LS car
and I'm having trouble keeping my front right tire on. The darn wheel keeps
coming off.
Bolink made an axle that replaces the
original and it will fit into the steering block, and it uses a nut to hold on
the wheel instead of an E-clip.
6 How can I move up
to a bigger spur and pinion? Now I'm only able to put a 100 spur and a 38
pinion. I need to go bigger but the motor won't move forward enough.
To give your 10L more space, there
are a couple of things to do. First, use the small #4449 4-40 nuts on the
T-plate where it bolts to the pod. Then at the end of the T-plate file, sand
or use a Dremel™ on the edge so it's angled. That will give you some more
forward movement on the motor. Second, install Kimbrough's ride adjusters.
There is one that moves the axle back about 1/8" or so. Between those two
you should have room to go bigger on the spur and pinion.
7 Due to the design
of the rear pod, I am very limited as to the size of the spur gear.
Please contact Kimbrough racing
products; they have off-set ride height adjusters that allow much larger gear
combinations. (714) 258-7425.
8 There's a lot of
dust on the pavement. I am having trouble getting good rear traction.
You are experiencing the biggest
headache of running a light weight straight axle car on a dusty surface. The
foam tires are like real race tires when you hear race car drivers talking
about getting into the marbles this is what the dust is like for foam tires.
For what you are doing you need a high down force body such as a GTP style
body with a extra wing. We have our #6125 Jaguar XJR16 GTP narrow body which
is designed for all of our oval cars. Run a #8101 or #8102 rear wing with it.
You can also try a Pro-Line #1402 Nissan P-35 GTP body as well. The other
thing you can do is go to rubber tires. We make rubber tires that are the same
diameter as the standard 10L-SS tires. They were made for our RC10DS and
RC10NDS suspension gearbox on road cars. Pro-Line makes a set of wheels for
the RC10L which will allow the mounting of these tires onto a RC10L series
car. Our part numbers for the tires are #8886 and #8896.
9 What are the spring
rates for the center shock of the 10L3O?
The rates for the center springs are:
Black = 3.2
Green = 3.5
Silver= 3.8
10 RC10L3: What size
pinion & spur gear I should use on a 11 turn quad motor to get the highest
top end or best results out of the motor?
You should gear it 20-87.
11 What do the 10
degree mounts do for the setup of the 10L3O?
They give the car more turn-in at low
speed.
12 I can't seem to
get my 10L3O balanced. Are you supposed to tweak it without the battery
mounted?
When you tweak your car with the
battery to the left you may require a stiffer spring on one side so both tires
stay even.
13 I have the 10L3
Oval. When do we use the short wheelbase?
The short wheelbase works extremely
well on tight tracks. It is also good to use that short wheelbase on tracks
where you need more rear traction.
14 I just bought a
L3O and know nothing about oval racing and would like to know why a wing is
necessary.
A wing is usually necessary to lock
the car in to give the car more rear traction at high speed.
15 I have a 10L3 and
would like your advice on the problem of the left rear tire rubbing on the
motor pod bottom plate when the car is set up in the offset pod option.
When off-setting the pod, both tires
should be trimmed slightly. Most of the racers either run cap tires which are
not as wide as stock foam tires, or racers will trim the foam tires to be
slightly narrower than the stock foam tires.
16 Should the center
screw be taken out on a small carpet on road course, center? And what would
you suggest the compound of tire, and front springs?
For racing on carpet I recommend
keeping the center screw in unless the surface is very bumpy. Gray rear tires
and purple fronts by Jaco. Front springs: .022.
17 Can the VCS Micro
Shock replace the Associated shock on rc10L2 or is it called the macro shock
and is it a better upgrade?
The VCS micro shock is designed to
replace the shock on Associated and other 1:12 scale cars or the same shocks
on other three-shock 1:10 scale cars. The new VCS Macro shock is the larger
center shock which can be used to replace the old 10L shock. The shock is
noticeably smoother.
18 I have a stock
10L. Can I upgrade it to an L2?
There are several ways to make
improvements to your 10L but unfortunately it cannot be upgraded to the new
L2. By the time you purchased all of the parts you would have bought the L2
kit. Look at the web for the new Factory Team parts. The hubs and many of the
other parts will work for all 10L cars. Also if you do not have the Dynamic
Strut front end that alone will make a major improvement in the car's
performance.
19 What is the
correct width body to use on the RC10L on road?
The RC10L on road requires wide
bodies; the RC10L oval cars require narrow bodies.
20 What is the main
differences between the L2 Oval and the L3 Oval?
a. Chassis.
b. The rear pod uses side shocks instead of dampener plates.
c. The L3O comes with better hubs and titanium turnbuckles.
21 I wanted to know
if you could tell me some bodies and their brand names that would fit the L3
oval I am going to buy.
Protoform makes a wide variety of
oval bodies that fit the car perfectly. Pro-Line is the distributor for
Protoform bodies.
22 Where can I get
the formula for calculating rollout for my 10L2O?
Here is the formula:
Spur Gear divided by Pinion Gear = Drive Ratio; Tire Circumference divided by
Drive Ratio = Roll Out.
23 Our on road
courses are very bumpy. I lose forward traction over the bumps.
To keep the rear on the ground, try a
softer rear spring and lighter shock oil. Also take the center screw out that
mounts the pod to the T-bar. A little larger tire diameter will help as well.
24 What sort of
conditions do you use inserts to limit the side to side sway?
I use the roll limiters in the L2
when I need to car to react very quickly.
25 RC10L2O. I was
wondering if the inline steering would make a noticeable difference on the
Dominguez or Encino Velodrome tracks.
Inline steering blocks will make you
car very twitchy at high speeds. Because both Encino and Dominguez are high
speed tracks, it's best to use the offset steering blocks.
26 RC10L2. I'm
racing on a small flat carpet oval track and wondered if adding the center
screw on the back of the T-Bar will loosen the rear-end up. Any suggestions
for setup for a small carpet oval?
Adding the center screw on the back
of the T-bar will make the rear of the car more rigid, resulting in the loss
of rear traction. You can control the amount of steering by adjusting the
tweak. By putting more weight on the inside front tire, our car will steer
more to the left. More weight on the outside front tire will under steer.
Also, try using the inline front axle/steering blocks #8441 and #8443. These
will add steering to the 10L2 oval.
27 Could you explain
why you split batteries. Is it weight distribution, polar moment, what?
What you need to do depends on how
tight the corners are and how much banking there is. When there is more than
15 degrees banking, the standard car will be the best setup. When there is
less than 15 deg. or even 0 deg., you need to move the batteries as far as
possible to the left side of the car. Also, by moving the motor to the left
the rear pod assembly will corner better. For "Velodrome" high
banked ovals, the weight is better balanced side to side because there is
little need for steering and the car is easier to get up to speed from the
start.
What all this should tell you is that the center of gravity is very important,
depending on the amount of banking:
Tight corners/low banking = low c.g.
Wide open/high banking = balanced weight, higher c.g.