@@kylekallies3381 i don’t run the spacers on mine I run the 1rc adjustable shocks on mine in case I ever have to adjust the bias on the car but to this point I have never had to. As far as tires it depends on what surface you are running on. We run ours locally on an RCP track and use the soft tires on them. If you are running on carpet the soft tires may give you too much traction. There are times that I run a soft left front tire and a firm right front tire to eliminate push in the corners. Best thing to do if you are gonna be racing ask the other drivers at the track most of them will be more than willing to help you and advise you with what works best for the track

@@jeffreytaylor1787 I don’t use it anymore and haven’t used it for quite some time so it would be hard for me to help you with it

@@rchydroplane transponder is plugged into the receiver in the back of the car on channel 3

@@FAKE-NAME i use the losi black grease in mine

@@CarCrazyGhost mini z is still very popular the latest model is the mr03 rwd and the mr04 EVO

@@samnang2386 with the 13.5 i would probably start with a 21 or 22 tooth pinion see what your temperatures are and then go up. You want your motor temp to be about 170 degrees

@@samnang2386 you probably wont be able to get a 39t pinion on it because you wont have enough adjustment on the motor mount if you can find one the rlaarlo speed gear for the ak917 will also fit on the slipper clutch and it is 48p and you can run a bigger pinion. That is the way I have mine setup now, I can look at it tomorrow and see what size pinion is on it. I haven’t run my car in a while, and it has just been sitting i actually want to sell mine because i dont have enough time to run all my cars

@@samnang2386 are you using a 540 size motor or a 380 size motor

@@samnang2386 the motor wires are what come pre soldered on the esc i think it is 12 awg

Which car are you asking about the RM spec car or the pb 2.5 car

@@rickzfpv3118 3.0. no serious and reliable build instructions from start to finish for thia model. GL has everyting coded and well described

@@All_RC_Fun thanks it was a very fun project to do

Hey Rick! Awesome video brother! That car looks awesome! What kind of 3D printer would you recommend for an absolute beginner?

@@BNVRC my first printers were creality ender 3’s you can still get them for 150 to 175 dollars most people now though are buying the bamboo labs printers because you can essentially just plug them in and start printing, but they are about 700.00 and close to 1000.00 if you get the ams setup for them so you can do multi color prints

@@rickzfpv3118 cool… thanks Rick… kicking the idea around of getting one eventually

@@kennygrove3227 yes you can run them sensored or sensorless mine has a mr03 evo board in it so it is sensorless. The mr04 evo board is sensored

@@juddwieser420 yeah I printed all my mini z stands i have the flat ones and also some that hold the car at an angle

@@rickyhall4079 i am not sure which mr03 rtr’s come with the narrow chassis all of the ones I have bought have all been wide chassis but the rtr’s come with the parts to change them to a narrow front end

@rickzfpv3118 ahh okay sounds good I guess I'll just have to get another chassis and do a frint end swap to narrow for it

@@roadstar499 that layout was the last club race and it works really well because we run the mini z program in the morning and then it is a quick conversion to oval to run the 1Rc oval program in the afternoon

@@roadstar499 yeah we our club track that we run on at different locations, and the local hobby shop here recently put in an indoor carpet track.

Yes, here in lee county fl there are no rc race tracks..i recently bought some 1/43 and a couple of wltoys 1/28..in last week or 2 i have definitely improved skills...i am guessing if i ever find a mini z track the skills i am getting now will be helpful .but all cars handle a bit different...i may want to get a mini z to run also in near future...

@@John-o5g8s if you are gonna run oval it is probably the best you can get in the smaller scale. We race ours on rcp tracks just like the mini z’s

@@rcchris74 these are the ones. Use they have many different styles and protocols. www.wolframrc.com/s/search?q=Mxo

@@rickyhall4079 i have not used the nexx speed shock only the pn one. Yes the diffs are fully adjustable

@rickzfpv3118 thank you so much for all the info and help! I'm super new to mini z nd this scale in general lol

@@BNVRC mike with my Radiolink receivers i get 700 to 1000 meters and with the elrs module even further. I have tested it out to 3/4 of a mile so far. The biggest advantage to speed running is the transmitter on ELRS is only 3ms of latency

@@rickyhall4079 if you want to do the same setup as mine run the softest springs for the disk dampner, a soft T plate, and the yellow springs in the front.

@rickzfpv3118 thank you! I'll def be getting new t plates and disk damper asap. Also what are the pieces u have up front holding springs from popping out?

@@rickyhall4079 its just a little carbon fiber brace that goes across i think they are from either nexx racing or gl racing

@rickzfpv3118 ahh okay wasn't sure if there was a name to look em up by

​@rickzfpv3118 I can't seem to find the spring brace that stops em from popping. And also can u post links to them and the adjustable front knuckles?

@@rickyhall4079 ok i will try to get a video on it in the next couple days

@rickzfpv3118 awesome thank you! Love the vids to man!

@@cosmicstuff44 no problem are you looking at buying one

@@cosmicstuff44 no problem are you looking at purchasing one

@@rickzfpv3118 possibly, have been researching Noble and Futaba for future and came across the RadioMaster as another option in a FB mini-z group... right now I only have a Kyosho RTR mini-z, been making some improvements to it. Looking at possibly building an RX 1:28 and then I would need/want a better radio. I'm currently living in UK (US originally) and accessing a larger track is very difficult in my area, requires long travel. I have a small DIY home track using EVA puzzle tiles, it's small (10m) and only one tile (50cm) road width w/ squared off turns, so its rather more a technical track. It's easy to put up/take down tho, and I have been learning a lot about driving with it, as well can really see the difference various tires and other mods make. Am also weighing whether it makes any sense to build the RX and get the better radio and use it on my small DIY track, might be an interesting experiment even if I can't take advantage of the additional power and speed, the better control and cornering might be cool to witness... I am using a LapMonitor system so I can see lap time differences when I make changes and improve driving skills etc.

@@cosmicstuff44 just haven’t had a lot of time lately what do you need help with on the Radiomaster

@@rickzfpv3118 was wondering how it stacked up against the Noble and Futaba, including with the steering and throttle control.

I use the MXO evo receivers you can get them in many different protocols. I use the flysky afhds2 protocol on mine but you could also use the kyosho fhss protocol also.

@@rickzfpv3118 Thank you. So that would be MX EVO RX-FXSA. I see that they also sell MX EVO BA1, but i dont get what it's used for. Did you use it?

You can change the tires over to onroad tires thats what i do when I speed run it. Bodies would be a trial and error thing to see what fits because the arms on buggies are wider than touring car arms. For parking lot racing depending on what you want there are some good options out there. The Tamiya tt02 is probably the most popular for a spec racing car. I have a tt01 that I switch motors on so I can speed run it and use it for parking lot racing, I also have a Integy 3 racing touring car that is a belt car instead of shaft drive that i run in our parking lot 13.5 mod spec class.

Which 3d prints are you looking for

The splitter/diffuser and side extensions.

Not that I know of i am in the middle of my Mini Z racing season so i haven’t had much time for other stuff

The only way to convert it yo brushless is to convert it the an evo board there really doesn’t s no kit to do it

Yeah I will find the link for the adapters gor you the better way to go that i found though is to order the foam tires from gonebananas that is what I do. A set of 4 foam tires is about 12.00. The xray tires are more expensive and harder to find

@rickzfpv3118 yes I have the banana foams on it not. We all do, only problem is getting them when they are in stock. We ordered 12 sets for all our cars , 2 sets each. We had to wait for them to be made, and it took a while. Just thought the ones your using may be more readily available.

@@ComptonCreates if you can send me your email I can email you the file for the hub adapters. My email is on my community page if you want to send it to me directly. I am pretty sure you can still get the xray tires from amain but not sure how many they have.

Here is the link to the adapters I printed. www.thingiverse.com/thing:5429146

I water break in all my motors and no i don’t run the car in training mode. I use mine with a MT 12 transmitter, at 100% on everything at times i run my throttle at 120% for a little extra power. The car is no longer in the same configuration as it was in this video. I am running PN racing adjustable knuckles on it now and a PN racing 70 turn motor, and a jomurema GT 01 body on it with a reflex racing front clip. Car is much faster and much more consistent. In the video with the car running it was just on my practice track in my garage track is too small to run the car at full speed

Yeah came out pretty nice i am gonna try and get it out there on memorial day weekend for some passes.

@@rickzfpv3118 awesome brother!… can’t wait to see it it go!!🤜🤛

1rc-racing.com/content/900-0010-01%20-%20Rev%20A.pdf This is the instructionn manual for the esc

I don’t know if the firmware fork is still available the best option out there right now if you want to run elrs is the Radiomaster mt12 i have had one for a while now and it is the best transmitter i have ever owned

​@@rickzfpv3118I have tried it with flysky GT3B & aion nano TX jumper. However, there is a problem with the TX module restarting when the steering/throttle is moved. is there a special way to modify the module? I want to use my old remote control with the elrs tx module

@@yonmudi honestly i havent looked in a while i can look tomorrow and send you a link to it. I purchased a radiomaster mt12 and it has a module bay for elrs

@@rickzfpv3118 Ok, Thanks .

Thank you i will definitely do that. Yeah the mini z thing has been kind of addictive for me. Kyosho has worked a lot of the bugs out and they handle and drive like the bigger cars.

I am anxious to see how it does also. I finally found a spot that I think is big enough to give it a run so hopefully can get it out soon