XRAY - Model racing cars

Now i know that the T3'11 comes with 350wt oil, but all the set-ups I have seen on the forum set-ups page for high grip carpet seems to point towards 450 - 500wt oil.

I also read that the first round ETS, when the t3'11 was new - the set up was not so good - assuming kit '350 oil' was used.

Hi,

Which track will you be racing at in the UK? What would you say the grip level is like?

A lot of the team setups are with the aluminium shocks with 1.1 x 3 hole pistons... The kit comes with plastic shocks with 0.9 x 3 hole so I would suggest running a little thinner to get a comparable damping effect.

I would say 350-400 is a good starting point for most tracks with the kit shocks.

Hope this helps,

Phil Chambers
XRAY UK

Hi,

when the traction is low - we use 350
when is medium - 400-500
when is high - 600 but only on carpet

At ETS we were using 550 because the car with those tires was stopping too much and therefore harder oil helped with this problem

if we meet us in the future, please see me and ask for help if you have any problem with the car, I am more than happy when I can help our drivers with set up

Martin, are you going to be at polish ETS round in warsaw because i need help with the car, it is oversteer all time i've tried evrything, softer springs and others. Best effect was when i put a lot softer compound to rear, like F 32 R 24 . but other drivers with other models was driving on 32 tyres all the car. my car is T3 '11

Marek,

Yes I will be there, so you can come to see me

From what I read, if you want to make the car stable, use same tires in front and rear. Soft shock oil creates even more over steering problem

Solutions:

decrease the amount of steering on your radio (when is high traction, I use 25 degrees)
put steering exponential on the radio (I use from -8 to -20 on high traction)
use the front additive only for short time (2-5min) and leave the 1/4th of the tire without additive (outside side)
put harder shock oil into the front (when my car oversteers, I use 600cst in the front and 500cst in the rear)
remove the shims on steering plate
put H roll centers in the front and use 2.5-3mm shim between C-hub and the upper linkage
put 6.4 downstop into the front
use upper arm roll center in the front

All these changes will make the car easier to drive

thanks a lot i'll try it on next competition hope it helps