DETC410 Upgrade Parts

[Cliveyp]

Hoping someone here can help me decide on which way to go....

I've got a DETC410, currently exactly as out of the box. At the last club meeting I managed to wreck a front spool outdrive after a rather hard knock against a track marker....everything else appears to have survived.

I'm looking at ordering some replacements now, and may be some worthwhile upgrade parts. This looks to be the first place to start with the steel outdrives being available. Are these a worthwhile fit? Are they OK to run with the aluminium driveshafts or should I look to run the steel shafts instead? Is there any downside to the steel ones??

Before I press checkout, is there anything else worth considering? I'm changing springs away from the kit, so I can ignore these for now, but is there anything else thats a worthy upgrade??

[Adam Skelding]

Hi.
Through the winter last year I ran both the stock composite and steel out-drives in the spool.
Being honest, I couldn't feel any difference in performance, but the steel does offer more protection when giving the indoor boards a good whack.

I ran the car for a total of 12 club nights on the steel spool out-drives with no wear issues.

The split hangers are a useful tuning tool, but my car remained pretty much kit throughout apart from some alu screws and the aluminium servo mounts.

[Cliveyp]

Thanks Adam, thats the kind of reply I was hoping for. I might just plump for another set of composite ones for now and see how it all goes.

I've only run the car for a couple of meets so far and was contemplating going back to my T4 '14 as I found this easier to set up to my liking....I then decided I've not given the DETC a fair ride as i've not really deferred from the kit set up, so its having a few more chances before I decide which one to carry on with. A few set up changes will hopefully see it a bit more stable and more to my liking. It's also nice to run something different at the local club!

[Adam Skelding]

Have a look at some of the set-ups I ran last year.
I ran 'slow' mod to start with 8.5T, but the club I run at has a pretty small track, so a move to 17.5T Blinky was much better.

I'll be dusting it down in a couple of weeks for some winter racing.

[Cliveyp]

I'll dig some out, thanks Adam.

I used to run 13.5 boosted, but have recently started to run 13.5 blinky with a few others which i'm hoping to carry on with. Our tracks are generally fairly tight too, so I would imagine similar set ups would be a good starting point.

Thanks again!

[Cliveyp]

Thought I'd drop a quick update on this as there's not that much for the DETC on here that I've managed to find.

Decided on just settling for the composite outdrives again and rebuilt the car as kit carpet setup. I then dropped the top of the rear shocks in by 2 holes, the fronts in one. Shortened links all round, and swapped springs to Yokomo Blues and yellows. Running 1.5 deg camber all round. I also removed the lay shaft support screws from the top deck.

The transformation is amazing! Immediately I felt confident with the car. It allowed me to really lean on it in the twisties. It felt progressive and much much faster. Tempted to see if I can eek out any more from it, but for reassurance I'm going to try another week as it stands. Such a different car now though!