BagDouken

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took them out today, i drove poorly lmao, lunched them both but fixable and not TOO badly (videos to come) But, my mates vantage I put the wings on, managed 74MPH ON THE STOCK TYRES LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL (also video to come) Couldn't believe my eyes haha

Been a bit quiet, had a speed run last Sunday hit 83 again! Now I have more information, I have 2 options: 1: New power system to push it to 100mph 2: Gearing conversion to MOD1 / smaller spur gear basically Does anyone here know if there is a way to convert the Vantage to MOD1? (I know you can get 48p spur as an option part) or other more favorable gearing? Any direction / tips would be greatly appreciated ! Oh and my buddy got 62Mph PB from 56mph (nothing changed except for I added the wings to his car) on the stock tyres, going to see if he can hit 70+ with them XD

Thank you so much man! I’m gonna go for it! the weather is improving yes!! The earlier sunrise means crisper dryer roads and double digit temps! it’s all coming together… when I hit the ton you will be the first to know buddy , thank you again 👍🏾

Estimating 90s with good road conditions got 31 and 33 T pinions ready on standby and still haven’t added any turbo timing the maths says I can hit the ton! Just gotta get it done !!

No speed runs but hopefully weather is better this Sunday! Instead I’ve been building and got some things to test! Green one - extreme downforce yellow - low downforce low drag chrome - my friends vantage - medium downforce but stock tyres, want to see if the wings will make a difference in how far you can take the stocks lol hope everyone’s well and @Lone-wolfnice to see you posting on YouTube again mate 👍🏾👍🏾 so guys , whos your favourite ?

thank you man! I have a mate whos a driver so hes been scouting places for me! Hopefully he will find something! Roll on the ton!

eyy thank you mate!!! Absolutely buzzing! The design works well! Just need a dryer day =] and should get into the 90s

Ran out of attachment space here lmao 🤣

80 on this video! Did 83 but the video is all washed out and white so can’t see the speed but got this as proof! IMG_9044.MOV

IT WORKED!! Got an overall new PB!! 83 MPH! Video soon!

Jeez louise! that was RAPID!! As soon as the body came off i could see TP Motor, XLX2, no wonder it was doing 106 XD Yeah the limitless front nose would be perfect, one can only dream!! Yeah the metal plate will bend for sure!! but thats ok, as long as i dont hit anything it will do its job (i hope!) Thinking out loud though, that front end design that hobao has, is way better suited for high speed than the vantage one! The super low shocks that are angled to make the front lower, body covers more of it, body looks well suited for aero as well, is that GRPs on there as well? hes angled it perfect to almost meet the body at the front. Very very cool, i really hope to see my vantage go this fast! ONE DAY! haha but 73mph aint bad, just 27 mph to find to hit that sweet sweet 100, im sure this is the final hurdle , then its just some tuning and of course power 🙂 Thanks for the shock idea! ill give that a go as well! Thanks again for all the help, if you ever see me, ill buy you a pint! XD

Thats awesome! i wish i could do CAD stuff! That gives me hope! because my front plate is angled down at about 10 degrees as well! The reason why it sits so far and is so wide, when watching videos on speed running, they talk a lot about the limitations of open wheel and I was thinking that this would add downforce but also deflect air away from the front wheels as air can get underneath and help flip the car. Its a basher wing from an arrma typhon so it can take a hit. Used M3 screws as i wanted a failure point if i crashed the plate is cheap and easy to remake or bend back into shape, and the wing will just flex and be undamaged. You're completely right about the potential of drag with that wing, but i thought : its got many structural points so, if there is too much drag i can easily cut some of the wing away keeping its strength and tune it until it works perfectly? <--- let me know if this is dumb XD and then get something professionally made (like what you showed). The shocks i was told by the guy at Wheelspin who did 104 with his vantage to make the front end almost rock hard with not much movement, and also to limit the travel. Its been really bugging me to actually test this thing but the weather is absolute crap at the moment. Also what would be your shock setup recommendation? I just want to see how it goes, attach a cheap camera so i can get onboard footage and see how the wing behaves and make adjustments =[ by the way once i get a design that works, could you create it? (of course i will pay you for that materials time etc) I really like that design, its very close to mine the more i look at it, it attaches underneath rather than above, and has 2x as many attachment points for more rigidity as downforce is lost in flex. The concept is the same, mine just looks very extreme. (Probably because I based it on the limitless, the only open wheel car i have that just seems to have aero down pat lol) Ah yes! you're right the toe on the front, the left wheel seems to be out much further than the right! Ty I'll sort that.

Hopefully it went to a good home, and it’s being enjoyed ! Thank you! Road looks icy this morning so going to give the Speedrun a miss today, sad, I’m looking forward to see how it performs 😥 As soon as I get some test runs done I’ll update here 🫡 Friend just got a stock one, upgraded him to brushless

So today I made a plate out of 2mm aluminium sheet to support the wing and keep everything rigid, I’m going to make another out of 3mm aluminium sheet for my other vantage which I’ll use to attach weights to @Redback with regards to weight, start with 40g and move up 10g at a time? the plate should weigh about 40g on its own, should I add an additional 40? Sunday looks dry so in the morning going to take them out to test!

ahh i seeee! sweet ill check ebay out thanks a lot!

Oh nice! Well the vantage is about 1.3KG no battery , so getting it up to 2kg is the goal? brass lock, that’s gotta be at least 400g right? thanks that gives me a good idea of where to go with this! That carbon sheet looks dope! Did you just buy that sheet and cut it yourself? Or was it bought like that?

Also, the front support should weigh about 220/250 grams Is that enough weight? or too much? In your experience how much weight is generally added to a car of this size?

haha i hope it works too! got to try these things! This is more of a prototype though/ proof of concept. In terms of the wing digging in, 100% agree, its very flexible and at those wind speeds it will for surely flex in ways i dont want! To counter that im trying to make something more rigid to support it, and I have the materials coming tomorrow, so once that's fixed its testing time! But, you gotta admit, does look cool XD With my black vantage, thats what im planning to do, ive ordered lead weights, 100g 50g bunch, and going to try adding weight and see how that works. So one will be aero, one will be weight! Will be fun to see how it turns out ! Will run the car on 3s with power turned down to 50% and do some runs with the camera on the front so i can see how the front end reacts once ive got the rigidity problem licked Thanks for the advice, dont want to smash the car up again so doing much more testing before going bananas! Hopefully, one of the 2 plans bears fruit and then ill head in that direction

Well, I still have some modifications to make, going to cut some aluminium sheet to affix to the front for more rigidity on the front aero but yes the FTX Vantage Typhon is born 😂

Good news! Parts are being shipped today so tomorrow I can do the build in the evening! Also one of the guys at Wheelspin models has had his Vantage up to 104.5Mph!! So it CAN be done!! Got some advice / tips and it seems I'm on the right track! Lets gooooooo!

the "ahhh foooockkkkkk" I felt that lol Yeah it was a pretty brutal crash man, thanks for the advice and the support! I have come up with a design in my head to combat the lifting front. Its a multitude of things that together should do it. Fuel Tubing so i can limit the suspension travel Some sort of really stupid front downforce (you'll see this in a few days!! LMAO) Turn down Steering D/R Lower ride height Rear diffusion? (ill try the above stuff first and see how it goes, then ill try this) Lower drag rear wing Power is good Tyres are good body is good its just aero now, once thats sorted, i think 100 will hove into view!!

Luckily it missed the car and hit the wheelie bin! absolute destruction Redback warned me about the ride height and well… 💀😂

It really has potential, if my aero plan works and can get this car closer to 100mph, i think it will spark some interest in these again as i know there are LOADS of these rotting in sheds or gathering dust in garages because its limits were met real early. 73 Mph is a nice jump up from 58 which was my previous best, it seems every 10 Mph after 50mph on these cars there's a new challenge! (disclaimer: when i next post the car with my "aero mods" it may look very silly lmao)

Yeah i agree, ive made some plans to counter all this, i found the flatter wing that i have on the black one was much better! SO im gonna go for a really big front scoop, im gonna modify an arrma typhon wing with some M4/M5 Bolts And dremel it so it fits the front. Lets see how that goes! My list of parts for repairs today is LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG hahahhahaha ill post the crash i had when i tried it without the wing, TOTAL devastation LOOOL You really seem to know your stuff here, im grateful for the help! learned a lot reading back this thread!