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So I made a return to Silverstone last night with my upgrades! For last night, I had: * 10.5T motor. * Front staggers. * Lowered front and rear suspension. * Significant weight over the front axle (wheel weights). The end result was a car that is actually drivable! I won the first heat (D)... had a ...

I've gone for a 10.5T!

I'm going to try some staggers at the front. Are you using the standard front wheel width?

Indeed, a cheap 8.5T might not be a bad idea.

No worries - thanks! The XX RPM covers are hard to come by.

Do you think a 8.5T motor would still be too hot?

Dan, do you know if a gear cover from an XXX will fit the XX?

Haha! You are too kind.

I'll continue to work on the XX and be back!

Thanks for all your help last night Dan! You looked like you were unlucky in the final.

Lots of work still to do on my part!

Just to throw in a little more info on the 'C' rating. The 'C' is capacity, so if it's a 5000mAh battery, that is 1'C'. 5000mA=5amps. If you can discharge at 20C, that is 100amps. If you can discharge at 60C, that is 300amps. These are instantaneous numbers, and are a measure of the cell and pack c...

I've fitted the LiPo battery and the (friends) brushless 6.5T. I will look to get a more progressive engine/esc soon because I anticipate struggling with this combo. The Losi Xcelerin looks like a good buy. I have also switched the Kinwald chassis (to save my original plastic XX from any big damage...

I've fitted the LiPo battery and the (friends) brushless 6.5T. I will look to get a more progressive engine/esc soon because I anticipate struggling with this combo. The Losi Xcelerin looks like a good buy. I have also switched the Kinwald chassis (to save my original plastic XX from any big damage)...

Looks good! We need to keep stockpiling these spares...

Thanks both of you!

How big will the difference be between the 25C and 60C discharge?

Thanks Dan - I hear what you are saying about the motor! I will look for a 10.5. I can see you are running a small insert of wood in the battery slot. Looking at the dimensions of the Reedy (Shorty) it looks like it is wider than the battery slot. How would you recommend fitting it? It looks like it...

I took it to the Silverstone Club last night with a friend. The verdict is: slow. Very very slow. Handles well (at slow speed) but is so low on power it should be in a different race... I saved my good (new) NiMH battery for the final - only be taken out on the way to the grid and damage the motor (...