Harvey

I have just got my genesis sport esc back from mtroniks along with a new sport motor. I have tried it in my tourer and it just will not run, its like the car has a miss fire! It just wont get up to speed! I have emailed mtroniks so will see what they say. The odd thing is tho, i have now got it running quite sweet on 4 cells, but try 6 again, and nope, cogging again. Its faster on 4 cells then 6! lol The only possibility i am now left with is something to do with the 7.2v FET servo, as the esc has no output ive connected the servo directly to the positive batt terminal on the esc, but surely this wouldnt cause problems? And it works fine on 4.8v???

I would recomend a demon based monster too, especially as his local track is aldershot!

Havent used this forum for ages! Come acriss this post with my schumacher and my Tamiya EVO 4. How things have changed! Didnt realise i had the evo 4 back in august! I no longer use the mission, the evo 4 has changed a bit! (hop ups!) but needs binning!! I just cant get it to perform. I also have a Tamiya TB EVO 3 Surikarn which rocks! Best car i have so far. I will have to get some new pics up.

Yeah the mission is a great car to start racing with. I would say maybe even go for the S1 version instead, presumably this is about £80 now? And use the extra money towards spares, better electrics etc. Yes the new Tamiya TA05 is a great car. Superbly effcient, they are so soo quiet!

Missions are usually superbly efficient cars. My old one that my brother uses i have done away with the belt tensioner completely and it bloody flies! Infact i think it would wallop my tamiya down the stright! Just not had the chance to see as hes never good enough to race in my final! I should check the diff pulleys and belt teeth are all in good condition and also that no bearings are seized etc or driveshafts binding or similar.

Not really, just got a compressor for about £40 from makro. You can get airbrushes for dirt cheap (i paid £5 for mine lol) but i dont hold out much for it, havent used it yet but will soon. I want a badger airbrush which is about £60 from the states (or £120+ here!!)

Yeah maxamps seem good. If you look on ebay, i believe maxamps have an online store which is even cheaper then their main online store! RC mushroom are great too, i ordered one weekend they were here on the thurs!! 4 days from HK! impressive! Is about 7-10 post for each 6 cells though.

The only problem with adding a new cell to your old pack is that the new cell will be in much better condition, more voltage and run time etc. But it shouldnt do any harm just wont be performing as well as a new 7 cell pack!

Yeah ebay is a good place to look. I suspect you could pick up a near race ready set up for anywhere from 100 (less likely) to £250. Keep ya eyes open and something will turno up.

I wouldnt bother with the TC4 RTR especially if your going to race it.. Why? * It comes with a 15 turn motor. The common classes run at most places is stock (27T) and Superstock (19T). With a 15T you would be forced to run modified (if catered for) and then you would be uncompetitive. So you would need a new motor. * It comes with a bollocks LRP AI speed controller. Just right for going wrong! * TC4's break diff outdrives for a past time. Would need some upgrades. To get a set up for electric racing is not cheap unfortunately. best bet is to have a look at some local club. See whats going well (probably the X-rays!) and what you like. And of course your budget. What are you looking to spend all in?

Or pop along to ebay and you can get: * 3x1800mah for £15 (+4.75 postage) * 3x3300mah nimhs for £33 (+£4 post) I would recomend the 3x3300. There no GP3300, but they are about 1/3 of the cost! And for bashing they are ideal. To find the 3300's do a seller search for the name vapextech and you should find his/her shop vapextech batteries and chargers.

I have 2 touring cars that i use for racing. First up i have my indoor carpet racing car. Its a Warpspeed Schumacher Mission. It has a recently acquired Trinity P2K2 pro motor, has a Novak XRS sport esc and 27mhz radio. It has several purple alloy upgrades, and the threaded shock absorber upgrade Next up is my Tamiya. I havent had this long, and am using it for outside racing. At the moment it has a front one way (standard) so i could do with getting a diff. It has a Vega power stock motor (with monster 2 mag as back up) and my reserve speedo - Mtroniks ECO20! (with reverse desabled). You get bad interferance where i race with 27mhz so i have a 40mhz tranny and reciever on the way for it Has a bluebird superspeed servo (taken off my mission - need another one now for the mission as it struggles with the acoms indoors!)

The reason is this. Your charger being 400Mah means it will charge at 400mah an hour. Your 1800 takes 1800mah. 400mah x 5 hours = 2000mah (minus a bit for ineffcienies). So after 5 hours the 1800 will have charged so will get warm (make sure you take it off and dont leave it on to overcharge). Now your 3300 is a bigger capacity so will take longer to charge. 8 hours on your charger would be 3200mah. So you would probably need about 9 hours on your charger to charge the 3300. Again make sure you dont overcharge. I would advise getting a new charger. A peak detect charger (that will cut off when max charge is reached). It will also charge faster (say 3.5Amp charge rate (3500mah) meaning it will charge your 3300 in about an hour.

I have some intellect 3600. Performance wise they are superb. On average they are probaby a little bit better then GP3300 but not much. IE a good GP3300 will beat an average IB3600. But a Good intellect will rock. They are same size as GP3300 too (maybe a tiny bit smaller) so fitment is no problems. There is one probem with them tho (well 2 if you count the non BRCA legal fact!)in that they are more sensitive to overcharging. You ideally need a charger with adjustable delta peak values. I have killed one cell in my brand new matched IB3600 pack If your chassis fits 3700 then i agree with someone else said here - try IB3800, or if BRCA legal is important and you find them cheap enough - GP3700.

I cant believe someone hasnt snapped this up!! I would have it but i just bought a tamiya evo IV this month!