17LikesTekno SCT410 Thread
08-09-2013, 08:19 PM
SMR, good point.
The stock hexes are horrible. Situation further made worse cause they didn't include shims, which would help and cost nothing.
BTW, if I can get a servo horn rigged tomorrow I am going to race a friend with his losi. I have representing my choice of truck is the right one and can't wait to rip him.
The stock hexes are horrible. Situation further made worse cause they didn't include shims, which would help and cost nothing.
BTW, if I can get a servo horn rigged tomorrow I am going to race a friend with his losi. I have representing my choice of truck is the right one and can't wait to rip him.
08-09-2013, 08:19 PM
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08-09-2013, 08:37 PM
Yeah, I meant hex. Sorry. Anyway they alum. hex seems to be the ticket along with the shims.
Now that everything is running the crappy servo horn is stripped.
You know when I bought my first AE car over twenty years ago nearly everything worked forever. The only reason you had to upgrade was to put the car on a diet.
The servo horn and the hexes should have come aluminum with the car, period. These trucks are too heavy and large to come with the poop they designed them with. Also the shims may have helped in this case too.
Someone needs to warn people that if they intend to purchase this car everything on the first page from and upgrade perspective is a foregone conclusion. Car + $100 in mods to really make it a usable product for off road.
I've seen this program before. Car dealers sell you a car at nearly cost then make all their money in the service and parts department.
A kit that works and is durable out of the box would have been something to get excited about. Eventually after I spend a butt load this will be the ultimate SC Truck.
Back to hobby shop to spend another $20.00 tomorrow. Getting old.
Now that everything is running the crappy servo horn is stripped.
You know when I bought my first AE car over twenty years ago nearly everything worked forever. The only reason you had to upgrade was to put the car on a diet.
The servo horn and the hexes should have come aluminum with the car, period. These trucks are too heavy and large to come with the poop they designed them with. Also the shims may have helped in this case too.
Someone needs to warn people that if they intend to purchase this car everything on the first page from and upgrade perspective is a foregone conclusion. Car + $100 in mods to really make it a usable product for off road.
I've seen this program before. Car dealers sell you a car at nearly cost then make all their money in the service and parts department.
A kit that works and is durable out of the box would have been something to get excited about. Eventually after I spend a butt load this will be the ultimate SC Truck.
Back to hobby shop to spend another $20.00 tomorrow. Getting old.
08-09-2013, 08:42 PM
Don't know where you got $100+ in mods. The car needs an aluminum servo horn and aluminum hexes. That's $30, Boom, done. Bulletproof truck. I can gaurantee you'd stop complaining over $30 if you owned an scte 1.0 and dropped $300 in upgrades to get the truck where it should be.
08-09-2013, 08:49 PM
It's just one man's opinion, guys. He's entitled to it, and so are we. Anyone looking to buy one of these kits wouldn't think twice about that comment unless it was the only one they heard regarding the truck up until purchase. There are literally THOUSANDS of others praising its capabilities in stock form.
08-09-2013, 09:01 PM
whats everyones opinion on running 6 degrees of rear toe. i was looking for a little more rear traction and better off power steering/rotation so i went to 6 degrees from 4.5. cant wait to try it out tomorrow at a club race.
08-09-2013, 09:10 PM
Have you tried different compound in the rear instead of a bunch of toe in?
08-09-2013, 09:41 PM
Usually when you have to makea drastic setup setting like 6 deg rear tow it means there is something else in the setup off. It sounds like you need a little more anti-squat instead.
08-09-2013, 09:48 PM
Yeah, I meant hex. Sorry. Anyway they alum. hex seems to be the ticket along with the shims.
Now that everything is running the crappy servo horn is stripped.
You know when I bought my first AE car over twenty years ago nearly everything worked forever. The only reason you had to upgrade was to put the car on a diet.
The servo horn and the hexes should have come aluminum with the car, period. These trucks are too heavy and large to come with the poop they designed them with. Also the shims may have helped in this case too.
Someone needs to warn people that if they intend to purchase this car everything on the first page from and upgrade perspective is a foregone conclusion. Car + $100 in mods to really make it a usable product for off road.
I've seen this program before. Car dealers sell you a car at nearly cost then make all their money in the service and parts department.
A kit that works and is durable out of the box would have been something to get excited about. Eventually after I spend a butt load this will be the ultimate SC Truck.
Back to hobby shop to spend another $20.00 tomorrow. Getting old.
Now that everything is running the crappy servo horn is stripped.
You know when I bought my first AE car over twenty years ago nearly everything worked forever. The only reason you had to upgrade was to put the car on a diet.
The servo horn and the hexes should have come aluminum with the car, period. These trucks are too heavy and large to come with the poop they designed them with. Also the shims may have helped in this case too.
Someone needs to warn people that if they intend to purchase this car everything on the first page from and upgrade perspective is a foregone conclusion. Car + $100 in mods to really make it a usable product for off road.
I've seen this program before. Car dealers sell you a car at nearly cost then make all their money in the service and parts department.
A kit that works and is durable out of the box would have been something to get excited about. Eventually after I spend a butt load this will be the ultimate SC Truck.
Back to hobby shop to spend another $20.00 tomorrow. Getting old.
The hexes are not required, the stock are perfectly fine.
I ran my servo horn for a month before switching to an AL horn.
And as far as shims? You didn't have any laying around? I don't even remember shimming mine. Car is fine.
Hope you'll see you're into something good.
08-09-2013, 10:16 PM
Thanks for the feedback about the wheels, the one comment I have is that any wheel will weaken when you die it. Heating up the plastic will affect the structure and plastics "relax" when you boil them. The black wheels should be the stiffest because they require the least color pigment in them.
08-09-2013, 10:27 PM
Yeah, I meant hex. Sorry. Anyway they alum. hex seems to be the ticket along with the shims.
Now that everything is running the crappy servo horn is stripped.
You know when I bought my first AE car over twenty years ago nearly everything worked forever. The only reason you had to upgrade was to put the car on a diet.
The servo horn and the hexes should have come aluminum with the car, period. These trucks are too heavy and large to come with the poop they designed them with. Also the shims may have helped in this case too.
Someone needs to warn people that if they intend to purchase this car everything on the first page from and upgrade perspective is a foregone conclusion. Car + $100 in mods to really make it a usable product for off road.
I've seen this program before. Car dealers sell you a car at nearly cost then make all their money in the service and parts department.
A kit that works and is durable out of the box would have been something to get excited about. Eventually after I spend a butt load this will be the ultimate SC Truck.
Back to hobby shop to spend another $20.00 tomorrow. Getting old.
Now that everything is running the crappy servo horn is stripped.
You know when I bought my first AE car over twenty years ago nearly everything worked forever. The only reason you had to upgrade was to put the car on a diet.
The servo horn and the hexes should have come aluminum with the car, period. These trucks are too heavy and large to come with the poop they designed them with. Also the shims may have helped in this case too.
Someone needs to warn people that if they intend to purchase this car everything on the first page from and upgrade perspective is a foregone conclusion. Car + $100 in mods to really make it a usable product for off road.
I've seen this program before. Car dealers sell you a car at nearly cost then make all their money in the service and parts department.
A kit that works and is durable out of the box would have been something to get excited about. Eventually after I spend a butt load this will be the ultimate SC Truck.
Back to hobby shop to spend another $20.00 tomorrow. Getting old.
I don't even think about this truck between races. I did the basic setup most were using, just did the horn Al hexes and put some Kyosho springs on cause I like they way they feel, but stock was good enough. I just charge the battery and hit the track and try not to make the other guys look too bad.
08-09-2013, 10:27 PM
I would say even the horn is an option still got the plastic one on and had no problems for months.
08-10-2013, 04:45 AM
Yea sorry if your having a bad experience of if the truck doesn't meet your driving style. I'm kicking ass and taking names with mine at the small indoor track and have been against all other brands so far. Only loss was due to a DNF due to the plastic servo horn. The hot bodies is the best to use IMHO but haven't tried the Tekno one yet.
I don't even think about this truck between races. I did the basic setup most were using, just did the horn Al hexes and put some Kyosho springs on cause I like they way they feel, but stock was good enough. I just charge the battery and hit the track and try not to make the other guys look too bad.
I don't even think about this truck between races. I did the basic setup most were using, just did the horn Al hexes and put some Kyosho springs on cause I like they way they feel, but stock was good enough. I just charge the battery and hit the track and try not to make the other guys look too bad.
08-10-2013, 05:26 AM
The Italians are coming!!
Fioroni pistons in the house!!
Thanks Bcholka!
Thanks Bcholka!
08-10-2013, 05:48 AM
Don't know where you got $100+ in mods. The car needs an aluminum servo horn and aluminum hexes. That's $30, Boom, done. Bulletproof truck. I can gaurantee you'd stop complaining over $30 if you owned an scte 1.0 and dropped $300 in upgrades to get the truck where it should be.
