mini t performance

[mr4man]

hi got my silver mini t this afternoon and am only running it with aa,s in the bat tray. car seems slow and wont wheelie
or even climb over my foot! using duracells
apart from this excellent car great fun
:)

[gingapaint]

mine is the same with 4aa cells... it's quick enough to be good fun though. with a 6 cell pack, there should be a considerable improvement in speed and power... then i'll be bolting in a mod :)

after ballraces etc first of course.... ;D

love the car though.... lol it's just sooooooo dinky!


just remembered, there was a video clip on losi's website which was the kit truck, with kit motor, and a 6 cel pack.... looks well fast!

[Reevsey]

Best thing to do is get a 7.2v pack in the mini t ASAP, it is miles better than the AA's, gives a lot more power and you can pop wheelies for fun!! i would also get the ballraces as it does make a big difference! next thing on my list is a mod motor now....... ;)

[Doughty]

you got one then Si?

with regard to mods, ball races in the front wheels seem to be a good start.

[TimG]

Yeah, come on Si, have you got yours yet???

What about you Chris, got yours yet???

I'm still waiting for all the hop-ups, anyone got any idea when we will be able to get them?

[gingapaint]

i need ballraces.... bushes getting sloppy already lol!!! am i playing too much?

[dominic evola]

TEAM-LOSI said they would like to bring out alot of hop-ups for it because they still want it to be a competitive little thing. And with clubs starting to run races......if TEAM-LOSI notice this then maybe there will be a bigger craze than there already is :o :)!

[Doughty]

no, not got it yet, latest information I have is that mine is in the post...

... to another shop :'(

[Reevsey]

Yea had my one for a couple of days now ;D they are alot of fun but looking at all ways possible to make it FAST!

I have seen on ebay.com batterys for sales upto 9.6v but not sure if the speedo will take it but it would make the little beast move!!,

Got to get a modified motor plate and a bigger motor as it is starting to feel a little slow but it is cool!! :)

[Doomanic]

Anyone got the ball races yet?
What sizes are they?

Are there any motors that are a direct fit?

[Dave G]

ballraces for wheels are 8*4 mm..the gearbox is already done.

i know that you can get the 280bb(ballbearing) motors from various manufactures,graupner do a race speed one,not sure of the price tho.

you can make a graupner speed300 fit,it just needs the holes extending as the bolt holes are further apart,thats it,get the 6v version,29,000rpm no load :).best of all only cost £7-£8.

Specification
Nominal voltage 6 V
Operating voltage range 1,2 ... 6 V
No-load rpm 29000 min1
No-load current drain 0,7 A
Current drain at max. efficiency 5 A
Current drain when stalled 28 A
Max. efficiency without gearbox 65 %
Length of case, excl. shaft 30,8 mm
Diameter 24,4 mm
Free shaft length 7 mm
Shaft diameter 2 mm
Weight 50 g

try the graupner site dom look for motors..try these 3:
speed 280 6v..think its pretty much the kit one
speed 300 6v(not the 7.2 unless your gonna use 8 cells,its a bit lame)
speed 330 bb (same style as 540 mod with brushes/springs/ballraces i believe)
http://www.shop.graupner.de/webapp/commerce/command/ExecMacro/Graupner/macros/main.d2w/report?lang=en&show_cat=5466
you will have to navigate to motors as it wont let me link direct.


ive tried 2 sets of cells,7.2v 1300 cells and 7.4v 880mah li-poly,both make a huge difference with just the stock motor,but the li-poly is the best,pulls wheelies the length of the room from a standstill and can lift the front wheels when travelling at walking speed.

dave

[Toon]

I gave in to temptation and got one yesterday.

It's slow on Alkaline AA's, but noticably quicker on 1800mAh rechargeable Ni-Mh AA's. Mine will now wheelie on carpet when doing a quick reverse-to-forward, and donuts on the kitched lino are fun!

Hopefully Doom can get some Orion 7.2V packs/ballrace sets/motors/shocks in, then it will be even better. ;D

[tyreman]

DMS do a compleat upgrade pack including bearing coulored wheel nuts and body clips think there is 2-3 upgrade packs available

[gingapaint]

yip, with a 7.3 pack, the truck is transformed. worth every penny. especially when you "borrow" if off a mate with a micro RS4...lol ;D

wheelie central... ;D

[joatham]

Just swapping out the 4AA alkalines for Nicds or Nimhs will improve the performance, and upgrading to a 5 or 6 cell pack will make a significant difference. Any more cells and you run the risk of blowing the ESC..

[Dave G]

if you want more speed, give dom a pm..he has some very cheap go faster goodies for it