Hmmm, lets start up my old thread again ... LOL. It's only been 5 months since I last posted something onto my build thread.
Anyways, had some questions for the masses. I'm going to be racing this coming winter and curious about my setup. The new track is going to be carpet (Ozite carpet) instead of linoleum, so I'm wondering if someone could let me know some preferred setups for running on carpet tracks.
1) Tires: Which HPI tire would be the better carpet racing tire?
According to HPI's webpage, they recommend:
#4719 High Performance Wide (rear)
#4711 High Performance Narrow (fronts)
Would the HPI foams be better suited to carpet or would they create too much traction?
2) Chassis: Currently I have the stock HPI chassis, would the Penguin Narrow / LM be better suited to racing vs the stock chassis? Would I even notice a difference in how the car handles? Would the wider LM chassis dig into the carpet on the corners and affect how it handles?
3) Motor: Right now I have the T.O Big Block in there. It is setup with a 12T pinion currently. I assume I would have to use a smaller pinion for more torque vs top end speed. Which pinion size would be recommended? 9 or 10T?
I have thought about just leaving my chassis setup the way it is now and see how it handles (tires and pinion swap though). If there was something that I think I needed to alter, then I would do it after I know that it is causing a problem. After all, why spend money on something that might not make a difference.
Feel free to submit any input !!