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B4maz
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07.19.2008, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by What's_nitro? View Post
Hmm.. I haven't been doing much with this thing lately. The first time I drove it I balled up the foam inside the rubber tires. Of course they were glued, and, therefore, now they are junk. I bought some "soft" foams. They helped a lot as far as ballooning and such. However unless it is 90* outside I have little or no traction even with the 4wd re-attached. Not just during acceleration, but in corners as well. I almost always spin out; I probably could slow down but where's the fun in that?

Speaking of slowing down, I am going to need that second brake disc. The fade is so bad after I've been driving it a while. Are there any "mods" that use more resilient rotors/pads?

I need to support the body somehow. I can't drive with it on because it shakes violently in all directions. It's an easy fix but I don't have the parts right now. This project requires my attention once again, since I never really finished it in the first place...
I've never had any problems with traction on my OFNA.

I was able to get it up to 83mph on 8s:



To solve the body flex, I made some body stiffeners from extra lexan I had laying around:



I also removed the rear wing and added large vertical stabilizers:



I havent needed any mechanical brakes, I just use the brakes from the motor:



Heres a couple shots with all the data logging equipment (with GPS):





Hopefully something in my set up will help you out. Have you tried running the car with just motor brakes and not mechanical brakes?
   
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