View Full Version : fully hopped TA04 or 414M
Gallen
03-27-2002, 01:48 PM
which one do you guys go for??? a fully hopped TA04 or a 414M?
Skribble
03-27-2002, 02:23 PM
414M because it's a limited edition,
newracer
03-27-2002, 05:38 PM
the 414M is slightly more adjustable, you can change the wheel base, other than that they are amost identicle
ShinHed
03-27-2002, 05:45 PM
414m will be cheaper than a Ta04 hopped up to its level.
Gallen
03-27-2002, 06:19 PM
a 414M is a lot cheaper than a fully hopped TA04
jdm3849
03-27-2002, 06:51 PM
i love limited edition things so i would say the 414m:cool:
Skribble
03-27-2002, 07:38 PM
Looks like the 414M wins .. LOL.
on the behalf of those who own a 414m (including me who own a 414m)
i would like to say 414m's is the best ever made t.c. by tamiya.. if you were to buy 04 and hop it up - you might as well get a 414m
simply because you'll be spending at least be forking out enough money to buy another 04.. just to hop it up (carbon shock towers; carbon shock arms; center one way; front one way; graphite chassis etc. etc. the list goes on)
go for a 04R (under $230) - if you want to race competitively (its quite good out of the box; it doesn't have teh one way (front and center)...
but if you really want something competitive 414m (about $350 + US) - it has everything - except for the aluminum diff pulley, and the center pulleys upgrades.. but its just for "eye candy & durabiltiy".. one hold back bout hte 414m - is that you can't race it the Tamiya TCS's... btw one flaw bout the 414m - the lower deck chassis has to be filed to remove a small portion of the chassis part that holds the battery holder (tamiya made the chassis standard to accept stick/sports pack and the "extra" is to house the battery holders)
** so it just really comes to what you want - be able to race in Tamiya TCS and regular track racing- TA04R...
** regular track and/or competitive racing 414m :D
hope that helped
newracer
03-28-2002, 05:20 PM
the 414m will be TCS leagl once the 414m2 is available in the US
Skribble
03-28-2002, 05:38 PM
Do you know why? That's kind of stupid ..
Randy Rathbun
03-29-2002, 03:06 PM
The 414m is not TCS legal because it is only available from Tamiya and is therefore considered hard to get. The m2 is supposed, from what I have seen, to be available everywhere. Since the m2 is pretty much the m, it would be the same car.
ShinHed
03-29-2002, 04:27 PM
This should end this thread...
Link to Ta04r/414m discussion (http://pub41.ezboard.com/frcchampracewayfrm6.showMessage?topicID=49.topic)
They talk about all the same issues as here but, with more info dealing with the 414m being able to participate in the TCS.