TL-01 Speed

[FliPSkater]

I know all you technical rc guys that go around to every board trying to make fun of people are going to have fun with me, but, how fast do you think a Tamiya TL-01 could go with every hop up available and with the best motor out there?

[Viper__13]

Really Fast :D

[SegaBowMan]

tamiya thread (http://www.radiocontrolzone.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=121455&perpage=25&pagenumber=1)

you can find the answer to your question here. or do a search:)

P.S. I have a TL01 too but I just got it. I would say with a ten turn motor and all options, 35-40 mph. depends on esc, batteries, and stuff but that's about right.

Edit: I missed the part about the best motor. If it's with a brushless system, then 45-50 mph. maybe 55 mph.

[Viper__13]

35-40? I dunno much about electrics, but that's pretty fast for electric.

[tadium54]

Viper, the TC3 an L3 have broken 100 before. a Tlo1 decked out could probably hit in the high 30s/low 40s.

[RCAttack]

I have a TL-01 fully hopped up with a 16turn motor I can get 32mph, tried a friends 9 turn motor and got approx 45mph.

Cheers Brad

[TRF Drive Hard]

Mine felt like 50:D

[RCAttack]

I'm after some new tires soon, How would foam tires go on ashphalt, Would they wear quickly?

Cheers Brad

[TRF Drive Hard]

I would think so... foam and asphalt dont mix quite well under high speeds no?:confused:









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:D

[Viper__13]

A TC3 broke 100? what setup is that? Man, nitros almost never get that much speed, unless you put a .21 in a 1/10 scale TC, which gets about 80.

[randomletterz]

well officially a tc3 hit 96mph with a modified brushed motor. UNOFFICIALLY it hit 110.3. i say unofficially because we have no pictures or anything. set up was a lehner 1930/5 with 16cells. not sure about gearing. at top speed "sopposidly" some air got under it and it went way up into the air. came down and boom. disinigrated tc3. he salvaged the motor and esc(18150 if you were wondering) and left. he clocked it using gps.

foam tires wear?

there are 2 kinds of foam tires. natural and exotic. naturals wear really east and exotics dont. simple as that. but naturals have more grip but not much.

[Viper__13]

16 cells? Oh... that explains everything.

[randomletterz]

yup

[tc3punk]

Tc3punk: how's your tc3 holdoing up?
TruNorthStar: hehehehe exploded
Tc3punk: how?
TruNorthStar: i clocked it at 110 then it flipped landing on a angle to the rear end
TruNorthStar: motor ok tho
Tc3punk: but did it hold up to the power?
Tc3punk: like drivetrain work?
TruNorthStar: yeah it held up fine...... but it got some air under it and flip it went
Tc3punk: 110!?!?
TruNorthStar: lol it must have gotten about 8-10 feet in the air
TruNorthStar: gps
TruNorthStar: 110.3
Tc3punk: howmany cells?
TruNorthStar: 16
Tc3punk: sixteen!?!?
TruNorthStar: hehehe yeah
Tc3punk: and the controller didn't go "poof"?
TruNorthStar: nope
TruNorthStar: i have the 150
TruNorthStar: and i ramped it up slow
Tc3punk: why not just go all the way with 18 cells?
TruNorthStar: couldent make them fit with the gps


so everyone knows, that was TruNorthStar from maxxtraxx boards...

the one that went 96mph was Cliff Lett's Tc3 with an Aveox 2 turn motor...

[FliPSkater]

Is the P2K2 alot faster than a Fantom Pro Stock motor? Because they are both stock so i dont know if there would be much difference. Also, that one guy said with a fully hopped up tl-01 his car went 32 but if it was really fully hopped up it would be faster than that.

[tc3punk]

heh, won't let me edit...

i completely forgot what I was talking about, but the Lett's tc3 was BRUSHED, and the aveox 2t was in his L3...:rolleyes:

[Viper__13]

Well doesn't Fantom modify the P2K2 motors? I'd think the Fantoms would be faster, but of course, I don't know crap about electric.

[mugenseike]

shiiit, i'd say about 60mph with hop-up's and custom stuff, you'd basically need to make it into an entirely different car:D to reach that speed, brushless motor's can achieve these speed's.

[mugenseike]

well I saw a tl-01 top out at 53mph with a 7 turn modified motor and fully decked out with the motor custom tuned(hand wound) by a pro.REEDY TI Modified 7 Turn Double Wind Motor from Associated.

[Viper__13]

Is the TC3 faster than the TL-01, because if TC3's go faster, that's gotta be fast. If I get a TC, what speed control should I get? I think I'll get a LRP Pro Sport (not quantum) and a Reedy Kr 8 turn. Would that be pretty good for a TC3? (or I might use it with a B4 first)

[mugenseike]

Originally posted by Viper__13
Is the TC3 faster than the TL-01, because if TC3's go faster, that's gotta be fast. If I get a TC, what speed control should I get? I think I'll get a LRP Pro Sport (not quantum) and a Reedy Kr 8 turn. Would that be pretty good for a TC3? (or I might use it with a B4 first)
why are you getting such a low turn motor, those are for pro racer's unless you are one, and with that engine your car is bound to get screwed up, and yes the TC3 is faster because of the low center of gravity it has, I think otherwise and think you should get a lrp quantum reverse, it's awesome.

[mugenseike]

when you get a low racing turn motor (9,8,7,etc.) you need to have it (hand wound) and tuned by a specialist, if not you won't get the best performance out of it, it is expensive to have one of these escpecially a 7 turn motor,hehe.

[Viper__13]

Ok well like I said I dont know much about electric and I just don't want an esc thats really expensive. Nothing against the quantums, I just wanted an esc that didn't cost too much but that I could upgrade to a better motor if I wanted to.

[Viper__13]

Well duh (to myself) a Kr Reedy Modified would screw the crap outta a B4, even if it's got the whole new transmission. I gotta get used to this electric stuff, I used to think electrics sucked and only went 20 mph, I was wrong. Terribly wrong.

[mugenseike]

There are motors with as few as 5 turns (the fewer the number of turns, the faster the motor), however these low-turn motors don't last very long and they are very hard on your batteries and electronics (many speed controls can't handle motors below 9 turns, and some sport ESCs aren't recommended for use with motors below 15 turns). I recommend that if you have a car, that you stay with a 10 to 12 turn motor, they also use up the battery in very few minutes, migt be handy to have at least 5 engine's if you're in a 30 minute competition.

[Viper__13]

Well another thing is that one of the problems where I live is that no one has competition level rc's. So one of the things I'm gonna have to do is try to get people interested. So....that means that I've gotta blast my cars across the Wal-Mart parking lot and look cool while I'm doing it. When I show them my V-1R they're gonna think "Whoa that's fast! How much does it cost?" No one around my area can afford a $500+ touring car, so they've gotta think electric's cool too. Then if I get an electric its gonna have to be fast too. I guess I need a Stock motor first, because my friends will have to have a chance at beating me, but I'll still want an esc that I don't need to upgrade soon but not go in debt for. BTW you meant batteries instead of engine's right?

[mugenseike]

yes, you can try a stock motor that is roar and ifmar legal, in other term's it's a modded motor but just classifies as legal and stock,hehe.:D

[Viper__13]

Cool. I like the sound of outlaw and illegal....makes it sound like street racing. That'd be funny, some cop comes and arrests me at Walmart for using a turbo engine. They'll probably arrest me for making someone wreck...man, that's a good idea! I'll try it sometime.

[mugenseike]

huh? well a few guy's have been arrested for using ther car's in the local college after hour's, it's like 1 in the morning and they're are people racing and a few college security guard's come oiver with the cop's to tell us not to come back again at that time, were so stupid we come back again and they give a few guy's a fine, and one chick they took to jail cause she was resisting and failed to accept the fine and cooperate she was also "rude", supposebly.

[Viper__13]

Rude? Never! Haha that's funny. Well the guys at www.trilordy.com got a cop to check the speed of their cars. It was like 80 for a 1/8. Well I'll try not to drive on the highway, then I'd be really screwed.

[mugenseike]

that's cool, "umm i'm sorry officer, i will never drive in the highway at 8o mph with my r/c car, hopefully".

[Viper__13]

They didn't drive on a highway, they just break alot of laws otherwise. BTW, their MRX-3's have a lot of money put into them. One has a JP modified .21, which costs $500-600. That's alot of money that I'll never have, so I won't drive at 80 down the highway anytime soon. I just thought about it...what if someone got a 12th scale car and put a .21 in it with a super-strong tranny? Whoa thats fast. probably 120+ at least. It'd blow up like the TC3 though...2 turn motor+16 cells= boom anyday.

[mugenseike]

Originally posted by Viper__13
They didn't drive on a highway, they just break alot of laws otherwise. BTW, their MRX-3's have a lot of money put into them. One has a JP modified .21, which costs $500-600. That's alot of money that I'll never have, so I won't drive at 80 down the highway anytime soon. I just thought about it...what if someone got a 12th scale car and put a .21 in it with a super-strong tranny? Whoa thats fast. probably 120+ at least. It'd blow up like the TC3 though...2 turn motor+16 cells= boom anyday. realistically, more like 40 mph, 16 cell's that is A LOT OF RUN TIME, might I add.:D

[SegaBowMan]

actually run time would be quite low. That is why you get more runtime with a 6 pack than a 7 pack. Also, the speed would be so high, that you would get whiplash by watching it go past you. But indeed your runtime would be a lot less than a standard 6 pack.

[Viper__13]

Well I've never heard of a 2-turn motor until this thread, and the motor would burn up the cells in no time. Drag racers use about 10 cells, and don't they have to recharge after every race? The 16 cell pack would put out alot of voltage, and the motor would suck up a lot of voltage, so the batteries would probably go out real quick. Just don't touch them- probably 200+ degrees. All i know is that its not only the fastest electric, its the fastest way to go broke for an rc driver, maybe except for driving a McLaren straight into a wall, but anyone who would put 16 cells and a 2 turn motor in an rc is kinda stupid anyway.

[mugenseike]

I've never tryed to put 16 cell's on my tl-01 so I really wouldn't know. :rolleyes: :D
-Dave

[tl01boi]

im gunna be running 10 cells on my tl01 with a 14t motor http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJA78&P=0

im gunna see if i can pass 60mph with this car lol!!!!

[R3VoLuTiOn]

tl01 boy, hows the tower 14 quad motor treating u? is it that fast? i have a 10/2 caliber motor that i think is really slow, did u radar ur car yet

[tl01boi]

its on order should be coming this week zoom hopefully this car will fly right before my eyes lol