O.S .12tz any good???
08-03-2008, 12:21 AM
#1
O.S .12tz any good???
I just bought thE O.S .12tz and i was wondering if anybody has one and how good are they? Even if you have had nightmares with them i still would like to know. Also how many ports are they i think i counted 5 + 1 exhaust ports.?
Thanks guys
Thanks guys
08-03-2008, 12:28 AM
#2
there're both 3 and 5 ports tz12, what's the color of yr heatsink?
silver heatsink will be 5 ports; blue will be 3.
OS engines are one of the most easy to tune. tz12 has good punch low-mid; highend will be abit lacking. if yr track is small to medium; tz12 shld be have enough power....try to gear slightly higher to take advantage of the lowend punch and gain better topspeed.
silver heatsink will be 5 ports; blue will be 3.
OS engines are one of the most easy to tune. tz12 has good punch low-mid; highend will be abit lacking. if yr track is small to medium; tz12 shld be have enough power....try to gear slightly higher to take advantage of the lowend punch and gain better topspeed.
08-03-2008, 02:32 AM
#4
You do the maths
At the moment i'm running 46t and 51t spur gears and the clutch bell is 16t and 21t. When i got it the spur gears were 46t and 52t but the clutch bell was still the 16t and 21t which means the split was out by one so i changed the 52t spur to the 51t so now the split is the same, is this correct?
I haven't driven it yet on this combination but i am a little worried as my other G4 runs a 47t and 51t combination which means it has a split of four but my new car has a split of five, is this going to affect the performance in any way??? Hope you could follow my ramble as it can be quite confusing Does anybody know where i can get information on how to gear your car properly?
I haven't driven it yet on this combination but i am a little worried as my other G4 runs a 47t and 51t combination which means it has a split of four but my new car has a split of five, is this going to affect the performance in any way??? Hope you could follow my ramble as it can be quite confusing Does anybody know where i can get information on how to gear your car properly?
08-03-2008, 05:59 AM
#5
try with 16/52 and 21/47.
if this gearing cant reach top by end of the straight, then u might wanna try 15/50 and 20/45 or 16/51 and 21/46 if yr engine max-out too early on the straight.
about gears split, better to maintain same split for proper gear meshing...but still alrite to have 1 tooth different. no worries.
if this gearing cant reach top by end of the straight, then u might wanna try 15/50 and 20/45 or 16/51 and 21/46 if yr engine max-out too early on the straight.
about gears split, better to maintain same split for proper gear meshing...but still alrite to have 1 tooth different. no worries.
08-04-2008, 12:06 AM
#7
that'll be a difficult qn to answer.
you'll need to try it out on the track to see and hear for yourself to be sure.
just try to gear it so that it'll just max out or almost max out at the end of the straight.
you'll need to try it out on the track to see and hear for yourself to be sure.
just try to gear it so that it'll just max out or almost max out at the end of the straight.
08-04-2008, 12:41 AM
#9
I have had many TZs over the past few years; but after comparing them with my Novarossi SCT, I never looked back. I know, im comparing a Toyota with a Lamborgini in terms of prices, but just sharing my experience. In short tracks, the TZs hold up on their own and for the price, you cant complain... I'd suggest if you need to stay on that price budget of the TZ, next time get a JLR Red Dot... Those engines are crazy fast out of the box. But for starters, stick to the TZ until you see it die... Have fun...
08-04-2008, 09:11 PM
#10
I actually got the motor in a car i just bought. I picked up a G4s with carbon fibre everything, allum. pulleys, RX pack, 2 x hitec mg servos (hs-5645mg), a body and the motor for $400. This car has probably only seen 2-3 races and it's immaculate so i can't complain, i'm actually very happy with it. I'm still in the process of re-building it so i can't wait to get i out there.
08-11-2008, 02:46 PM
#13
When you guy's say change your gear ratio's do you remove your pinions off the clutch bell and then put different ones on or do you guy's have a few different ratio's made up on different clutch bells and then you just swap them around??????
try with 16/52 and 21/47.
if this gearing cant reach top by end of the straight, then u might wanna try 15/50 and 20/45 or 16/51 and 21/46 if yr engine max-out too early on the straight.
about gears split, better to maintain same split for proper gear meshing...but still alrite to have 1 tooth different. no worries.
if this gearing cant reach top by end of the straight, then u might wanna try 15/50 and 20/45 or 16/51 and 21/46 if yr engine max-out too early on the straight.
about gears split, better to maintain same split for proper gear meshing...but still alrite to have 1 tooth different. no worries.
08-11-2008, 02:57 PM
#14
Either way works but it's cheaper to change them (only need one bell that way).