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Post by otr on Mar 24, 2009 15:49:24 GMT
I see Speedtech are offering a new LCD conversion for the Cyclone. Is it worth it? What do you think. www.speedtechrc.com |
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Post by lesbaldry on Mar 24, 2009 16:26:36 GMT
Anything that reduces lock chatter must be a good thing...If they work?
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Post by Reuben on Mar 24, 2009 16:38:26 GMT
it would be interesting to know how they last as they do look very weak and look like they could break easily...... I understand Pete tried the xray ones. Would be good to know how durable they, especially for the exrta cost.
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Post by otr on Mar 24, 2009 16:59:03 GMT
I think Pete has been having some problems with the X Ray ones.
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Post by Simon Crabb on Mar 24, 2009 17:26:34 GMT
it would be interesting to know how they last as they do look very weak and look like they could break easily...... I understand Pete tried the xray ones. Would be good to know how durable they, especially for the exrta cost. I can't tell from the pic if they 'look weak' or not really. This conversion is cheaper than the Xray one though. Interestingly, on the Tamiya I've had chatter once, rebuilt the shafts and now they are as quiet as can be... |
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Post by yellowshark on Mar 24, 2009 19:29:42 GMT
Les is right but...
On the Xray the improvement to handling in the corner and lap times is unquestionable. Yes I have been having problems with the pins coming out, to be accurate the outside one joining the union joint (for the want of a better name) to the axle. BUT
On Saturday night I rebuilt two very carefully and fitted them to Craig's car. And on Sunday we did 7 races without a problem. Maybe I was lucky but maybe I had been sloppy. Until they go again, they get my vote ;D
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Post by yellowshark on Mar 24, 2009 19:51:41 GMT
Are they weak? Comparing them to Xray may not be valid, eg Craig has never bent let alone broken an Xray driveshaft.
We have one experience. At Aldershot the other week Craig took a full speed exit off the track into a plank of wood and ripped the the C-hub of its mounting screws and took the front left drive shaft assembly apart. It was the sort of hit where other cars might well have been looking at a number of broken bits. The axle was fine; the union joint was fine; the drive shaft ostensibly was fine.
On the Xray ECS the axle has a little knob on the end which fits inside a little hole in the end of the ECS driveshaft. When I came to rebuild it on Saturday I saw that the impact had compressed the end of the driveshaft at the tip so that the circular hole was less that absolutely circular and the axle knob would not fit into it.
Out came the dremel and I managed to grind out a circualr hole and all fitted fine, although I was wondering, with all the forces etc whetheer this repair would work. As Ii said 7 races on Sunday without problem.
So on that one experience I would conclude that the Xray ones are anything but weak.
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Post by yellowshark on Mar 24, 2009 20:03:10 GMT
To avoid any confusion, that should have read Ian is right  |
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Post by Martin S on Mar 24, 2009 20:13:01 GMT
They look good, but the the ouch is in the price $80 -90 depending upon the the delivery options of Intl post 7 days or EMS 3-4 days. Compare this to the 3racing Cylcone driveshafts that we tried on Sunday for less than $17 a pair plus $6 postage. No chatter problem with them and cheap enough to throw away if broken, rather than rebuild. www.3racing.hk/products.php?products_key=2076 |
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Post by issac on Mar 24, 2009 20:16:30 GMT
you have to question if its worth the cost 56 dollars plus 30 dollars postage and the exchange rate is what around 1.3 or 1.4 so they are about 60 ish pounds for a set of drive shafts ( and before anybody says it i know if you got together and ordered more sets you only pay the postage once )
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