- Tamiya TRF416 - Jilles Groskamp Tips: ESC & Motor, Body and Other -

 

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Esc & Motor

When you use Speed Passion speedo you can run timing in the middle with 3.5 as this Speedo has a different timing then a Nosram/LRP speedo.
I run the timing between B and C. Maybe 4.5 motor you can run between A and B but this is too much timing for 3.5motor.

On the "old" Nosram I run normally 2,4,1,1. On the new Pearl Speedo I use 2,5,2,2.
For my Nosram speedo I use normally programs : 2,4,1,1

When using a motor like 4.5 or faster you should use the screw on the bulkhead.
For stock you can try without screw to get little more flex.

Only when it's really hot I use a coolfan on the rotor but most of the time without coolfan.

In the Stock Class guys play a lot with power programs and gearing to get max power, stock motors usually got little more hot, around 65-70 degree.


Body

Yes, I always use light weight speed 6. I always mount my wing as far as the regulation says, 10mm behind the rear bumper.
When you need more turn-in steering I always use anti-dive, makes the car more aggresive.
I have tried the LTR body and it gives more steering but is more loss in high speed sweaper compared to normal speed 6.


Other

 I think the best way to improve your driving is to start with a normal motor, 10.5 or something. If you can drive all your laps within 0.2-0.3 seconds it's time to go lower turns. Ofcourse many people think with a faster motor you get better lap times. I started a long time ago with Tamiya cup and 540 Johnson motor and I ran it for a couple of  years and slowly on I went faster motors. Nowadays newcomers will switch from a stock motor to a modified motor  within a few month.

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