As promised:
Setup Joep Willemsen in VELP.
All positions (pos.) refer to the xray FK04 setup sheet.
Date: 21-4-2005
Track: Asphalt, Fast track, Medium grip
Air temp: 12
Track temp: 14
Car: XRAY FK04
Front diff: 1 way
Rear diff: medium
Internal ratio: 1,77
Pinion/Spur: 21/93
Rollout: 25,65
Shocks: alu
Spring front/rear: blue/light blue
Oil front/rear: 30w/30w
Holes front/rear: 3/3
Anti-roll bar: none
Tires: Sorex 24
Inserts: HPI soft (orange)
Motor/esc: Team Orion Vortex Brushless
Cells: GP3300
Body: Stratus 3
Caster: 4,5 degrees
Anti-dive/squat front/rear: pos. 2-3/4-1
Wheelbase: medium
Ride height front/rear: 4,5/5,5 mm
Shocks top front/rear: pos. 4/2
Shock bottum rear: pos. 2
Camber link inside front/rear: pos. 5/1
Camber link upright rear: pos. 1
Downstops front/rear: 2/1 mm
Toe front/rear: -1/-2 degrees
Ackermann (wheel/saver): pos. 1/1
Camber front/rear: -1/-2 degrees
Car weight: 1505 gr with AMB transponder.
Weight distribution: 25% per wheel
All hubs and arms: medium
Ok, that was a lot of typing. But that will decrease when XRay introduces the setup database
Ok, for referral purpose. A Tamiya Team Driver with a 9 turn motor did 17,4 seconds in sunny weather approx. 18 degrees air temp.
I made the car harder and lower compared to Frans's and Tony's advise to get more steering respons. and that worked! I only have to avoid the two well known 'bumps'
I must say that it was spectacular yesterday evening in almost dark when I didn't avoid the bumps (because I didn't see them) to see a lot of sparks coming from under the rear of the car
Now, my wishes of improvement of this setup.
1) I would like a little more 'almost' oversteer entering off power a corner. So more tricky.
2) And in contradiction with that I would like to have a little more on power corner exit steering.
Any advice is welcome. Thanks in advance.
Greetings,
Joep