Nitro TC series • 1:10 scale • nitro powered • 4WD Touring Car

Team Associated NTC3

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Team Associated’s shaft-drive RC10TC3 changed the face of electric touring car racing forever. Now the Team is proud to introduce the Nitro TC3,a new state-of-the-art 4WD nitro-powered touring car designed to raise the standards of nitro sedan performance.

The Nitro TC3 started with the basic proven drive train of the TC3, modified and strengthened to handle the power of today’s nitro engines. A solid aluminum "floating" driveshaft connects the front and rear gearboxes. An all-new suspension was designed to offer the the full range of adjustments; caster, camber, and toe-in, yet be very user-friendly and easy to build using our supplied "setup gauge."

Of course, everybody wants a two-speed in their nitro sedan, so we created a new two-shoe (clutch-type) externally adjustable two speed that solved the common problems of reliability and "floating" shift points found on "finger" type two-speeds. Optional gears offer a wide range of usable ratios for tuning to any size race track. We also used Kimbrough spur gears in all kits.

The Nitro TC3’s brakes also represent a giant leap forward. We looked to the full-size race car teams for a brake pad material that would provide consistent, fade-free braking, and a floating carbon-steel rotor for durability.

The Nitro TC3 is the only nitro touring car that accommodates either pull-start, side exhaust, or rear-exhaust engines, both slide-valve or rotary carburetors, and your choice of flat-pack, hump-pack or dry-cell receiver battery configurations. So no matter what your power preferences are, the Nitro TC3 can handle them.

The newest versions of the Nitro TC3 feature a revised rear suspension (dubbed "ver. 2") with many benefits. In the previous version of the rear suspension, if your car was hit hard in the rear, sometimes the toe links would pop off or the turnbuckles would move in the ball cups. This new setup eliminates the rear toe links.

Attaching the turnbuckles to the hubs and tower by screws strengthens the setup, and provides a wider range of adjustments. The previous design only had two positions for the upper arm. Now there are three positions and the hub carrier upper ball joint can be adjusted vertically.

The use of the lower pivot balls on the hub means toe and track are adjusted by one or both of the pivot balls. Roll center is adjusted by a vertical ballstud on top of the rear hubs. Camber is adjusted by a turnbuckle. You can now use the blade type roll bars on the rear suspension in addition to the front.

NTC3 FACTORY TEAM KIT FEATURES

The rear suspension now accepts the blade-style anti-roll bar as used on the front suspension. This style of anti-roll bar is much stiffer than the standard wire-type roll bar setup, and can be easily adjusted while mounted on the car. The wire-type roll bar is also included.

Of course, no internationally-raced pro-level touring car would be properly equipped without a dual-chambered tuned pipe, so the Factory Team NTC3 comes with our race-proven dual-chambered pipe.

The Factory Team NTC3 kit features a revised rear suspension with a more secure system of rear toe-in adjustment via the two horizontal pivot balls on the redesigned rear hub carrier.

A new outboard vertical ballstud offers a wider range of adjustability with more roll center and camber gain options.

The NTC3’s shoe-type two-speed transmission has also been revised to offer a finer range of adjustability, and more positive shifting. In the Factory Team kit, this new “Sure-Shift” transmission now comes with the racing team’s favorite gearing combination, a lower 6.43:1 first gear for more low-end punch out of the corners, and a higher 4.44:1 second gear for blistering top speeds.

The Factory Team NTC3 is also loaded with over $200 of pro-level Factory Team options … Factory-blue titanium turnbuckles, threaded aluminum shock bodies, aluminum wheel-hex hubs ... and more! It also includes the full range of molded carbon composite chassis components, and a distinctive hard-anodized, black aluminum chassis, making the Nitro TC3 Factory Team an outstanding value for less than the price of many other manufacturer’s “standard” kits. Our heavy-duty Factory Team front one-way is included, which is our racing team’s standard setup for greatly increasing the NTC3’s corner speed carrying capability.

Factory Team Nitro TC3 Parts

Aluminum Parts

Blue anodized aluminum threaded shock bodies, VCS Macro shocks.
Factory Team blue anodized dual-chambered rear exhaust pipe.
Blue aluminum CVDs.
Black, hard-anodized aluminum chassis.
Factory Team blue aluminum hex hubs
Finned blue aluminum motor mounts.
Factory Team blue aluminum nuts.
Factory Team blue aluminum screws.
Factory Team blue aluminum center bulkhead.
Factory Team blue aluminum motor mounts.
Factory Team blue aluminum main drive shaft.

Graphite/Carbon Parts

Carbon radio tray.
Carbon handle.
Carbon rear shock tower, ver.2.
Carbon front shock tower.
Carbon chassis braces.
Carbon front arms.
Carbon rear arms, ver. 2.
Carbon rear hub carrier, ver. 2.
Carbon right/left steering arms.

Other Parts

Shoe-type 2-speed transmission.
Factory Team blue titanium 1.125" and .825" turnbuckles.
Blade type anti-roll bar and blue aluminum mounts, with .055 and .078 bars.
Heavy-duty one-way front differential.
Factory Team solid axle pins.
Factory Team lightweight 2-speed lightweight clutch bell.
Factory Team brake cam bearing kit.
Factory Team PTFE sealed bearing set.
Unobtainium shock shafts, .35"

Team Associated Nitro TC3 - Version 2 Parts

Parts for version 2.0 NTC3 rear end:

#2237 NTC3 Rear Shock Tower Ver. 2 .............. $5.00*
#2238 NTC3 Rear Suspension Arms Ver. 2, 2 ....... $8.00*
#2268 NTC3 Rear Hub Carriers Ver. 2, 2 .......... $5.00*
#2271 NTC3 Rear Turnbuckle Eyelet & Balls, set .. $7.50
#2275 NTC3 Front/Rear Arm Mounts Ver. 2, 2 ...... $5.00*
#2283 NTC3 Rear Turnbuckle .825", 2 ............. $5.00*
#2308 NTC3 M3 x 18mm BHSC, 6 .................... $2.00
#2309 M3 Nyloc Nut, 6 ........................... $2.00

* These parts are not for the #2030, 2031, 2040 with earlier suspension.

Version 2 Features

Or get #2319 NTC3 Ver. 2 Upgrade Kit, molded composite parts, $35.00.

Camber is now adjusted by the turnbuckle at top.

The #2290 two speed shoes are now slotted. Through the slots, you can now see the springs compress, allowing you to eliminate guesswork and back off the screw consistently.

• Side-exhaust manifold and pipe.
• Pre-glued high-grip treaded racing tires with foam inserts.
• Associated Electrics radio system with Steering trim, Throttle trim, Throttle ATV high, Throttle ATV low, Steering dual rate.
• Ball bearings.
• Protective front bumper, composite shocks, adjustable body mounts, 78cc quick-fill fuel tank.
• Pivot ball type suspension with easily adjustable caster, camber and toe-in.
• Interchangeable front and rear hub carriers.

Datasheet

DOWNLOAD full color datasheet of the NTC3 in PDF format.