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http://www.petitrc.com/setup/teamxtr...sic2013031417/ ...but with more overlap between front nose piece and sidepods @patez: I think rear traction isn't the flavour of the month, but the priority has gone to increasing steering (even on RM cars). The chassis should prove stiffer at the back compared to the plastic T-plate of the original tub, so that in combination with a battery that's further forward should make quite a difference... So does it actually have more steering (aside from feeling more nose heavy)? Has anyone driven the XM yet? And even better perhaps, has anyone been able to compare it with a Vega chassis? I'm curious to see how they compare because I've been hoping for Tamiya to do something with a mid-motor layout - I'd say a plate chassis like Tamiya's might be more flexible and easier to adjust to lower bite surfaces... but of course those things are best felt by someone on the track! |
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That said, I do appreciate the decision to go for machining from a quality perspective. With low production runs you can consider a cheap mould, lesser material quality or (too) short cycle times resulting in horrible parts... But on that front Tamiya always seem to make sure everything's well sorted! |
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Curiosity killed this cat I ordered an XR kit and managed to find a brand new 201 kit on Ebay for a reasonable price. So I'm going to build up an XR from scratch rather than convert my existing 201.
Should be a good comparison. I already have some Big Bores on my 502X so can't wait to build it and get to the tracks!
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Posted some scans from Rc World magazine yesterday of Satoshi Maezumi's TRF201XR and TRF201XM including setups. All of them (5 pages) can be found here:
http://kentech.blogs.se/ I also have a complete new (NIB) TRF201 kit together with XR conversion kits + big bores for sale if anyone's interested: http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134757 Here a Tamiya Japan magazine ad for the XR and XM:
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I like the look of the midship car! Seems to be the way to go.
Will order the XM kit as soon as I can find one! Stella doesn't have them yet, and either does RCMart. TRF cars are hard to find in Aus so ordering from OS, and Ebay are my only options. Any body no an online store that has XM stocks?
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Now if they'd just bring an updated 511 to match.
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RC Mart Warning!
Got my XR kit today from RC-Mart. It arrived as per the images. Not in a good way. Luckily the parts were untouched and all there as there was a rather large whole in the box, which was plugged by Aussie Post!
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Hey Aussie,
I received my XR from RCMart today also (South Australia). The box was in much better condition than yours mate. Cheers |
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A lucky escape this time, all things considered! Stella Models packages much better and is similarly priced. Unfortunately for RC Mart, this one off trial will send me back to Stella.
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I have purchased from RCMart a few times before without issue but they are a little slower than Stella and RCMushroom. I believe your packing issue to be a one off, in transit, incident.
Anyway, do you have a setup you are going to try on your XR? I am a little unsure regarding the rear suspension mount high and low setting. Is the included XR alloy suspension block raisers high position and the kit 201 plastic raisers used for normal/low position? Cheers |
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In respect of set up at the rear, I haven't figured out what I'm going to try as yet. I'm going to install the optional aluminium 3 degree suspension hangers. The question is are they a straight replacement for 'J1' and 'J5'? I do know I am not running the 'J7' part on my TRF 201 LE with Exoctec +8 option. I think I'll pull out the calipers and measure the thickness of the original T-plate and the XR chassis. Anybody else have an answer?
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check out www.petitrc.com for all for questions regarding the rear suspension blocks and the like
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Now we can buy the new alu steering set and 201XM in stella (and other stuff) Best regards |
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Some pictures of my new built XR. XM conversion and electrics in the mail. Will do some back to back runs between new and old chassis before deciding on whether to buy another XR and covert the original as well, i.e., one XR and one XM, ready to run?
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