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Bodyshells?
Just a quick question on bodyshells. I know the body makes a difference to the cars handling so what's the most popular choice for drivers? Been on eBay and looked through and I have to say there's slot of choice and they all look pretty similar. Got a Mazda 6 gx on my car at the moment. Can anyone explain what the merits of the different shells are?
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I figure because I'm driving 17.5T you rely more on mechanical grip and less on aero. The variables here are: the type of track and gearing/speed. Not knowing your skillset or what class you drive, i would suggest use the 6GX and see what other fast guys are using and further down the line buy something similar. At the end of the day I figure it comes down to confidence more than anything anyways. The chart below from PF might be of some help also. |
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The two main shells are the Speed 6 and the Ltc-r. The dart and gx are very very rarely used by the top guys which is why they're all being flogged off so cheap because nobody is buying them.
I tried a gx out of curiosity and went straight back to a Speed6. Handy if you wanna buy multiple shells at knock down prices though.
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Mazda 6GX it was supposed to be in the middle, but i never felt comfortable with it. You have different manufactures like Bitty design, Blitz or Montech. Blitz and Montech are getting very popular. I have to tell that Nazda 3 from Montech is one of my favorites bodies when used with a High downfoce wing. It goes straight into middle from LTCR and Speed6 so it's ideal when ltcr is giving you too much steering and speed6 it's a bit lazzy. I have tried some Bitty design, but I did not like the plastic, really soft. I have never tried Blitz one, but most of users are liking them. Racing 17.5T blinky I will get stuck with LTCR outdoors and Speed6 indoors. Best regards Javier |
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Thanks for the advice guys. Booked in for wlrc's next meeting on the 10th April so I'll stick with the gx for that only because I can't afford a new shell right now. Are shells available at meetings??? Must admit, I did find the gx a bit vague when I tested the car there during last week.
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From my experience (crash a fair bit!!) protoform are more brittle thn Montech, the Nazda 4 on carpet can be a handful but good use of additive makes it work, will be trying it on a slippy Tarmac track soon, think the 3 is the one to have for all round
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