Lengths:
For: compressed 57mm, 75mm extended.
Rear: 68mm compressed, extended 91mm.
All lengths are measured without limiters, and the high 'caps'. These kits, and W5303V W5304V with 2 lengths of top caps, high and low. It has to do with the application to the RB5 and ZX5 I think. Or with the 38 million arm lengths that Kyosho has released the latest year.
The standard pistons I have far too little pack. At the race at Vlijmen grass track in front I used ordinary, straight 2-hole pistons: 2x1.5mm. And 1x1.6mm + 1x1.7mm in the back. 30wt for the clay track at Liege, 25wt for the bumpy grass track. These pistons are made by the Godfather of R / C, but here oOple is a man with the nickname "Nick" who undoubtedly can provide something similar. He posts some of the Losi and Kyosho section on custom pistons.
TLR big bore springs fit perfectly and have the same color and hardness as a good old small bore Losi springs. The Kyosho BB feathers are hard to find, and have no good "range. Hatch was silver / yellow, GASbaan was blue / pink. I also have green and orange front, and red behind.
I think the kits come with orange X-rings, but the old 1/8 x 1/16 O-rings which are still in everyone's boxes, also fit.
Best shocks ever, both in design and in terms of smoothness, and provided the right pistons, also in terms of shock absorption. Careful jumping, proper positioning of the car on the jump and on the landing are not needed.
Bruno “Elvo” Heremans wins in Belgium
Stefan Mesker TQ's and Takes 2nd, Championship A Lock For X-Factory
The pentultimate round of the BeNeLux Championship Series was run last weekend at Liege, Belgium; X Factory’s Bruno “Elvo” Heremans and S tefan Mesker dominated the event with their X–6²'s. Mesker TQed the Liege event with Heremans second on the grid. It's safe to say they dominated the day: the two of them won every round of qualifying and all three finals, with Elvo taking the event win.
After six of seven rounds, with five to count, Stefan Mesker leads the Championship one point ahead of Heremans. () Elvo was forced to miss the first race due to a skiing injury, so he can make up some ground in the final race. Nobody else is within 5 points of Mesker, so Stefan can only lose the Championship if Elvo TQs and wins and Stefan finishes 4th or below.
If Stefan wins, he will successfully defend the crown he won last year with his X – 6 Squared. He was the Dutch Champion in 2009. X Factory cars are five of the top eight in the BeNeLux series at this point.
