Mardave VRXce Tips & Tricks

[Chequered Flag Racing]

if you've got one post some tips, tricks & setup info in here

[Paulnuneaton]

see the site you visit regular as Gazza has done a complete build blog with pictures yes you are right www.rccircuitcars.com (http://www.rccircuitcars.com)

[Chequered Flag Racing]

see the site you visit regular as Gazza has done a complete build blog with pictures

Been there and seen his write up. He's also posted on here for those that don't go were we go ;)


you are right
interesting, might just phone you then ;)

[Paulnuneaton]

Great stuff was waiting for u to bell me i think the vids u andd gazza done are also brilliant helps newbies out. :thumbsup:

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Great stuff was waiting for u to bell me

I have and it was an interesting conversation :thumbsup:

i think the vids u and gazza done are also brilliant helps newbies out. :thumbsup:

:blush:, must get around to doing another video soon

[millser]

anyone got a setup yet for the new vrx ce car ?????????????

[jaythewarrior]

I set mine up as a normal v12 but on the front i used black rubber O rings instead of springs. And as in Pauls post leave the center washer out on the front plate for some camber.I found it better this way. and stiffen the rear a little with about 1mm droop fully loaded, batteries/shell ect. i found this works for me. oh and add a mardave sticker, it makes it faster, lol.
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[BeachBuggyPhil]

So thats an almost solid front end. How does it feel? Does the flex in the chassis help?
Makes me wonder how effect front springs are.

[jaythewarrior]

So thats an almost solid front end. How does it feel? Does the flex in the chassis help?
Makes me wonder how effect front springs are.

its near solid but has a little give, i find it very responsive, the chassis does have more flex that the alloy one but not that much. give it a try and let me know now you get on.:thumbsup:

[paul nathalie]

Run mine very hard on the front, with 52's as well, feels much better.

[BeachBuggyPhil]

its near solid but has a little give, i find it very responsive, the chassis does have more flex that the alloy one but not that much. give it a try and let me know now you get on.:thumbsup:

I've done a load of work this evening.
I'll run it as is for a heat then harden up the front and compare.
My only option is to pack out the spring under the e clip I think unless I put some under the stub axle and lower the front at the same time.

[Rat Monkey]

Didn't know you were going to be running the new chassis phil

[BeachBuggyPhil]

I'm not but I've seen several people mention hard fronts now, some using o rings instead of springs.

[Karl Dransfield]

I only ever run standard springs all round, moving to mediums if need be. But never hards. Pic of my new ce chassis: http://i.imgur.com/CegSL.jpg

[QuackingPlums]

I only ever run standard springs all round, moving to mediums if need be. But never hards. Pic of my new ce chassis: http://i.imgur.com/CegSL.jpg

That is very slick Karl - I love how it even matches with your keyboard and screen... :thumbsup::p

[Karl Dransfield]

That is very slick Karl - I love how it even matches with your keyboard and screen... :thumbsup::p

Done on purpose of course ;) Haha

[Aaron w]

Karl, did you change the ball cups on the damper tube or colour them in?

[coleman758]

That is very slick Karl - I love how it even matches with your keyboard and screen... :thumbsup::p

Your car looks s**t hot pal :thumbsup:

What setup are you running?

[Karl Dransfield]

Karl, did you change the ball cups on the damper tube or colour them in?

I changed them Aaron, these are tamiya trf ball cups. The red mardave ones take a bit of freeing up, so me being the lazy person that I am I just swapped them right over :lol:

[Karl Dransfield]

Your car looks s**t hot pal :thumbsup:

What setup are you running?

Cheers mate :)

Speedo - Hobbywing 120A 1S (blinky)
Motor - HPI Flux pro 13.5
Servo - Futaba bls551
Tyres - LB50 Fronts
LB1 Rears

Other than that just standard everything :D

[Aaron w]

I changed them Aaron, these are tamiya trf ball cups. The red mardave ones take a bit of freeing up, so me being the lazy person that I am I just swapped them right over :lol:

Is it a different tube? Not keen on the standard red

[Conrad]

Can you assemble the front end to the new chassis without using the top plate?

[teamorsum96]

i had played about with this kind of front end on my 1/12 stockcar about 2years back and it did have its good points and also its bad points but then again i had it set up diffrent to each side.

[Aaron w]

Can you assemble the front end to the new chassis without using the top plate?

The holes are there but not countersunk on mine.

[Karl Dransfield]

Is it a different tube? Not keen on the standard red Same tube, just sanded as the red is pretty poor.

[jaythewarrior]

Same tube, just sanded as the red is pretty poor.

Carbon wrap for the win, lol.:thumbsup:

[Paulnuneaton]

Can you assemble the front end to the new chassis without using the top plate?
yes you can more wear from your foams

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Tamworth National results for the 'CE' as posted on FB

Sat
1st James Carvell (CE)
2nd Richard Isherwood (CE)
3rd Chris Hardesty (CE)

Sunday
1st Karl Dransfield (CE)
2nd Richard Isherwood (CE)
3rd Chris Hardesty (CE)

Could we have the setup's posted please if known

[Karl Dransfield]

Don't know what anyone else ran but this is what I ran:

Front
Tyres: Lb racing T50 @ 47mm on ballraced wheels. Additive 3/4 width
Springs: Medium
Wheelbase and track: standard
Toe: wheels parallel

Rear
Tyres: Lb racing T1 @ 52mm with diff. Additive full width
Springs: Soft
Damper oil: 60,000cst
Pod spacer: 2mm

Electrics
Motor: Team powers 13.5t
ESC: Hobbywing 120A 1S blinky
Rollout: 67mm/rev
Lipo: Orion 6400 90c
Servo: Futaba BLS551


Shell: Lotus Elise

[cr1tch]

Which bumper is that your using and bumper mount?

Kind Regards
Dan.

[Karl Dransfield]

The whole bumper assembly is from an Xray t3. This includes the bumper base plate, body posts, top plate and foam. All you need to do is drill 2 holes in the front of the chassis and it's a perfect fit :)
Hope this helps.

Karl

[cr1tch]

Hey Karl,.

is thier any reason to running the motor that way round?

Cheers
Dan

[Ishy]

My setup from Tamworth !

Front
Tyres: Jap 44's @ 47mm on ballraced wheels. Additive 1/2 width
Springs: Medium
Wheelbase and track: standard
Toe: wheels parallel

Rear
Tyres: Pink med @ 50mm with diff. Additive full width
Springs: Soft
Damper oil: 50,000cst
Pod spacer: 1mm

Electrics
Motor: Team powers 13.5t
ESC: Fusion
Rollout: 69mm/rev (way over geared !)
Lipo: Orion 6400 90c
Servo: Futaba S9550


Shell: Lotus Elise

[Karl Dransfield]

Hey Karl,.

is thier any reason to running the motor that way round?

Cheers
Dan

Nope, none whatsoever. It just makes the wiring easier with where I have the speedo! :)

Karl

[oakey4]

That is very slick Karl - I love how it even matches with your keyboard and screen... :thumbsup::p


Karl, is this the car and set up you where racing down at tamworth...I was sitting not to far from you, 2 seats to the right and opp side of the table, next to Big Gary....Paul

only asking as i am thinking about getting my own and racing daves for a while, cheers mate

[Karl Dransfield]

Karl, is this the car and set up you where racing down at tamworth...I was sitting not to far from you, 2 seats to the right and opp side of the table, next to Big Gary....Paul

only asking as i am thinking about getting my own and racing daves for a while, cheers mate

Hi mate. At Tamworth I was running the standard CE kit with fibreglass chassis as this was the only one which was legal at the time. Now the carbon chassis is legal I am running that from now on. But the fibreglass chassis is an excellent cheap starting point.

Karl

[oakey4]

Karl, is your hobbywing esc ok for mardave nationals. cheers I have a tekin but think it will be classed as been to expensive...

[Karl Dransfield]

As the rules are, there is no price limit on speed controllers. So yes, your Tekin is ok for nationals. The Hobbywing is a safe bet too though as it is one of the cheapest speedos available.

[Andrew.m1971]

Hello, Im not trying to upset anybody but.....
Brushless, Lipo and Supadave ?
Why, ive seen a lot of them and they are not much better round a track than a G28 and a G2.
I inderstand the brushless last forever but why go there as there is no advantage unless your an awsome driver and wouldnt need that anyway.
Sorry for the input but its an obsersavation

[oli]

You're probably right in that a very well prepared G2 motor in tip-top condition could just about compete with a 13.5 Blinky. The problem is that not everyone has the skills or knowhow to prepare a G2 properly and even then they don't perform at that level for very long. A brushless on the other hand will keep its level of performance and it won't be very long before the number of G2's bought to stay competitive far exceeds the cost of the single brushless...

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Pod spacer: 2mm



is this under the pivot ball?

[Karl Dransfield]

is this under the pivot ball?

Yes Glenn

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Thanks Karl

So what does it do to the handling?

[jaythewarrior]

So what does it do to the handling?

it reduces squat and lets the rear end float better. :thumbsup:

[Karl Dransfield]

As Jay said. It in turn generates more rear traction and reduces mid corner rotation, resulting in a more stable car. I sometimes remove them when the car pushes in tight bends.

[Chequered Flag Racing]

I sometimes remove them when the car pushes in tight bends.

Might not be needed for Teesside National then.

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[Karl Dransfield]

I did a bit of testing on this layout a few weeks ago, and no, I didn't use them.

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Not having driven since Sept 2011, I got a Mardave round in 18.9 something. Put the 12th down for two packs and did a 14.99 in blinky. Should do better with 12th on Sat & Sun I hope.

[tworrs]

That is an amazing car,I'm in the middle of going brushless,what did you use for your back body posts

[stox217]

Carbon vrx

I have found that not running the top plate and no damper tube worked best for my two.

Running very small contact 50's pink med on the back suits one and ufra 48's very small and pink med on the back.

The 50's car runs a skyline shell
the ufra 48 is a 205 shell.

:drool: