Kyosho Optima Mid SE....help

[jzemaxx]

Hey guys I plan to race a vintage Optima mid SE. Just have no idea what size batt and what system to run on it. I thought a Velineon was a good system to start with on 2S possibly. Does this sound good?? I have no idea the gearing, so I have no idea what pinion to use to see what mph it will fall at. I am shooting more 37-39mph which is what I need on the open style track we run on. Any thoughts??? Should I go higher KV or lower KV or just higher voltage...maybe 3S?

[Mikak]

I have the Turbo optimia mid SE and love it look foward to seeing what you put together... mine is nitro so i cant help you though just wanted to say you have a great car 8-)

[jzemaxx]

I didn't know they made them nitro. I have only ever seen them with electric.

[steveo]

man i remember those me and my brother both got one for xmas, someone made a kit to make a truck with 2.2 rims body posts and i put a parma s-10 blazer body on it, it was great buggy - i would stay on the mild side of your setup brushless motors where 15 years away when this came out, try not to over power it parts are not as available any more

[jzemaxx]

Originally Posted by steveo

man i remember those me and my brother both got one for xmas, someone made a kit to make a truck with 2.2 rims body posts and i put a parma s-10 blazer body on it, it was great buggy - i would stay on the mild side of your setup brushless motors where 15 years away when this came out, try not to over power it parts are not as available any more

Actually quite a few parts still are3 avialable, plus you can use some of the Kyosho Lazer parts as well.

[steveo]

i stand corrected, i threw mine away years ago because i could find parts, maybe i wasnt lookin in the right place

[starscream]

Originally Posted by steveo

i stand corrected, i threw mine away years ago because i could find parts, maybe i wasnt lookin in the right place

Oh no, throwing a beauty like that away is blasphamas
I used to drool over advertisments for these in the tower talk magazines (tower hobbies mag)

I'd imagine these buggies will probably still hold thier own pretty well but I'd also suggest a mild brushless setup.

[_paralyzed_]

I see nothing but driveline failure in your future. I'd go with a cc sidewinder esc so you could have punch control and limit the initial shock. a velineon motor would be decent.

[junkman]

I kinda agree with the others, I have 2 of them, and wouldn't really consider putting too hot of a setup in it, 40mph, yikes. I just don't think it would last long at that. They do have repop belts for them now, but diffs, and whatnot I'm not too sure of. Unless you have found a different source, just some a-arms are 25 or 30 bucks. I would just go with a mild sensored setup like a gtb with a 10.5 on 2s. How fast are the other cars running in the vintage class?

[jzemaxx]

Originally Posted by junkman

I kinda agree with the others, I have 2 of them, and wouldn't really consider putting too hot of a setup in it, 40mph, yikes. I just don't think it would last long at that. They do have repop belts for them now, but diffs, and whatnot I'm not too sure of. Unless you have found a different source, just some a-arms are 25 or 30 bucks. I would just go with a mild sensored setup like a gtb with a 10.5 on 2s. How fast are the other cars running in the vintage class?

Most are running 36-38mph. 4600KV CC setups or 5700KV setups.

[_paralyzed_]

like I said, a cc esc w/ lots of punch control. the cc 4600 motor would also have less torque than the velineon 3500, so that may be a good choice. IMO the 5700 will just run hotter.

I ran a tamiya boomerang w/ a cc 4600 setup and the diffs lasted about 2 minutes. I miss my boomerang:(

[jzemaxx]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

like I said, a cc esc w/ lots of punch control. the cc 4600 motor would also have less torque than the velineon 3500, so that may be a good choice. IMO the 5700 will just run hotter.

I ran a tamiya boomerang w/ a cc 4600 setup and the diffs lasted about 2 minutes. I miss my boomerang:(

Hmm guess I will look at the CC4600 then. Looks like that may be the ticket.

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by jzemaxx

Hey guys I plan to race a vintage Optima mid SE. Just have no idea what size batt and what system to run on it. I thought a Velineon was a good system to start with on 2S possibly. Does this sound good?? I have no idea the gearing, so I have no idea what pinion to use to see what mph it will fall at. I am shooting more 37-39mph which is what I need on the open style track we run on. Any thoughts??? Should I go higher KV or lower KV or just higher voltage...maybe 3S?

If its ball diffs and belts, the drivetrain should be good. I think novak or similar motors will be good, mamba's or a VXL might be too much.

Originally Posted by Mikak

I have the Turbo optimia mid SE and love it look foward to seeing what you put together... mine is nitro so i cant help you though just wanted to say you have a great car 8-)

Are you sure it isn't a 1/8 burns, Kyosho never made a nitro version of the optima to my knowledge

I actually have the 2WD model of that buggy I am trying to sell. Let me know if you are interested and I can email some pics over. Only looking for like $60 it may prove to be helpful for mockup or parts. Its not 100% complete but pics willl show whats missing