Academy Gv2-T

[News]

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New from Academy (http://www.academy.co.kr):

SPECIFICATIONS

■ WHEEL BASE : 289mm
■ WIDTH : 325mm
■ LENGTH : 410mm
■ CASTER : FRONT 25 / 30 REAR 2
■ ITERNAL DRIVE RATIO : 2.42/1
■ REAR TOE-IN : 3˚
■ HIGH COMPATIBILITY WITH AFTERMARKET WHEELS (FRONT/REAR)
■ FOR RACING TIRE (GRAND-PRIX)
■ DIAL TYPE AL DAMPER
■ DOUBLE TYPE SLIPPER CLUTCH
■ AL FRONT HINGE PIN BRACE
■ AL REAL ARM MOUNT (R-B3)
■ TURNBUCKLE ROD
■ BALL DIFF
■ UNIVERSAL DRIVE SHAFT
■ FULL BALL BEARING (20EA)
■ THREE-PIECED MOLDED CHASSIS
■ MLP (MULTI-LENGTH PIVOT) SYSTEM

Part: 15109
Price: TBA

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[hellhound]

some of the specs are a bit confusing. what are "DIAL TYPE AL DAMPER " and "FOR RACING TIRE (GRAND-PRIX)"? there must be some mistranslation to english from japanese, but other than that, it looks like any other competitive stadium truck.

[News]

AL is short for Aluminum I believe. Not sure what they meant by Grand Prix unless if refers to a type of tire they use overseas.

[crazyjr]

I think the "dial damper" means Like a schumacher type adjustable piston setup.

Looks like a cool truck, I may add one to go with my T4

[rcrcman]

Dial dampner means threaded shock bodies....

Grand Prix is the OEM tire manufacturer

and Academy is made in Korea not Japan

:)

[Davey G]

So who is the US importer of this vehicle??

[fastharry]

So who is the US importer of this vehicle??




Hi davey.....this is the link to MRC.,



http://www.modelrec.com/rc-products/academy-cars-trucks.asp


BTW, A great company with terrific customer support....Tim is a great guy who works there...

[drbelleville]

Team Academy is from South Korea, they used to have a truck before this one called the Griffen. Like most products from asia, besides Tamiya and Kyosho a lot is litteral translation.

[jocktheglide165]

Looks Like A Losi To Me...

[rcrcman]

I emailed MRC about the availability with no response, maybe theyre not importing Academy anymore ??

You would think they would post info and dates of availablility here

[rccardude04]

HIGH COMPATIBILITY WITH AFTERMARKET WHEELS (FRONT/REAR)

What about center?

-Eric

[Cain]

Davey G: you the same dave that worked at MRC?

Contacted Tim@MRC, he is looking to get the info on when this will be available.

[rcrcman]

here a few pics of my truck currently being tested:

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[crazyjr]

Nice looking truck, How do you like it?

[rcrcman]

I've only had it for about a week.... and raced it once. Right off the bat its pretty good. I also run the buggy and if the truck is as good it will just as dialed.

I should have the body done tomorrow night and I'll post those pics.... the bodies profile is pretty sick

[rcrcman]

here's a few with body on... the body is really low slung and looks really cool... TQ'd and won last night on the debut out, its pretty dialed right out of the box

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[R_C_hoodlum]

Looks nice! I wouldn't mind having one of those. They're a bit cheaper than Losi or AE aren't they? And in one of the pictures of the truck it looked like they just used the buggy wing mounts as body mounts?

[rcrcman]

yes the price on the academy cars is awesome... the buggy right now is $169 shipped off theyre site...

the truck I think will be around $200-210

ya same mounts as the wing on the buggy... really the only parts that are different are the arms, towers, shocks, turnbuckles, axles and chassis.... everything else is 100% interchangable with the buggy.

[NORTEX-T1FK]

Dealing with MRC is great. I dont own any vehicles but do own a 989 charger that the screen broke on. Sent it in and they are fixing it for free!

[puribong]

greating looking truck... I want one..
I've had Team Academy cars and they packed with quality and performance
I will get this truck to come to electric offroad