Learning to setup my E-buggy

How I learned set up my 8th scale buggy, from home. I was 100% honest with myself, Therapist calls it self-reflection.
This video and links below will shorten the learning curve by light years, and I promise they will get you 98% there.
**The link to the book that helped me the most, and I couldn't get dialed in without. Invisible speed by Joesph Quagraine. I highly recomend getting the actual book, instead of downloading it. The reason for me is, I wanted something I could take to the track, and read make notes and highlight.
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**Barry Baker TLR XE 2.0 setup. This is the setup I am running, but I used TLR kit springs, wings without the wickerbill.
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**My Hobbywing Esc settings, first download the update from hobbywing. Next, set your radio brake, and throttle to 100%.
**My ESC Settings: I was told by a hobbywing rep, Ryan Caverleri settings is on point. I did just that, and no lie it took my car to another level, the braking point and throttle was smoother.
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**How to Calibrate your Hobbywing ESC to your radio throttle and brake set to 100% :
• How to Calibrate a Hob...
Now that you have enter the ESC settings, and do the esc calibration afterwards.
Once thats set and your esc and radio is now combined, and your throttle and brake is at 100%. Now you can turn your brakes on your radio back to 75% or 80%. Just whatever settings you feel comfortable with.
**Korey Jordan Rc Lounge Explaining Anti-squat.
• Rc car Speed Secrets, ...
**Ryan Dunford of TLR explaining Droop:
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**Adam Drake of Mugen and Jconcepts, showing tire selection when, what, and why in tires:
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Part 2: • Choosing the Correct T...
**Ryan Lutz of Kyosho, Giving setup tips on Rough tracks:
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**Joseph Quagraine of Mayako Rc on SwayBars:
swaybars info: • You Are WRONG About An...
Diff Info: • 1:8th Buggy Differenti...
Bumpsteer Info: • Bumpsteer As A Setup O...
**Ty Tessmann of Xray Rc
Ride Height info: • Ride Height
Shock Rebound: • Shock Rebound
Tracks Featured in video:
**RedBrush raceway: www.facebook.c...
**G3Rc raceway: / g3rcraceway
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[@fuzzfreak1967]

I don’t know about you Jason but I like a more locked down car, it’s just more predictable, reliable, consistent for me and how I drive. The fast guys I have been seeing lately at the tracks I go to, they are all slipping and sliding, wheels spinning through the turns and their front wheels are constantly turning left to right keeping them going in the right direction, I can’t do that stuff, it must be the fast way though, there winning. Anyway, I run as much front/rear droop as possible. Droop doesn’t just effect front to rear weight transfer, it also affects how much your car leans in the corners. Something I just did at my last race was I lowered my total ride height 1 mm, and wow; I couldn’t believe how much more side bite I had. It’s because I had more droop when I lowered the ride height and the car was able to lean more in the turns and transfer more weight. I don’t think I would shorten up my droop unless I was to lower my ride height excessively, or maybe if it was a high bite track. Plus the more droop you remove, that’s less jump landing soaking up your car has. On my indoor 1/10 scale 2 and 4 wheel drive cars I have been experimenting with reducing the rear droop only just to get better breaking strength in the cars and it’s definitely been helping with that

[@rcvitals]

@fuzzfreak1967 Same here, I like more of locked down car. It's just to me 8th scale driving seems different from 10th scale driving. It's a learning curve still for me. Next I'm experiment with pistons.

[@fuzzfreak1967]

@@rcvitals try some different shock springs if you can or different shock mounting locations too if you don’t have any different springs. Another thing I have done is put stiffer springs on my car and stood the shocks up, it’s amazing the difference I got from doing that. Softer springs or a softer shock location doesn’t always equal more grip, you can actually be too soft already and that’s why you don’t have much grip. Think of it this way, a stiffer spring pushes the tire harder and sooner into the ground than a soft spring, the car has to lean more with a soft spring to achieve the same pressure on the tire versus a harder spring. Same with the shock mounting angle. A more leaned over shock is softer overall and the car needs to lean over more to put pressure into the tire versus a stood up shock which is overall stiffer and puts pressure into the tire quickly. It’s all trial and error really, if you have the time, experiment with this stuff. Remember too, there is a little optimum window with all the adjustments an RC car has, you can always go or be too far in one direction. When I go to a track, I focus on getting my car hooked up the way I like it before I just keep doing laps to learn the layout. Good luck 👍

[@paulmcdowall9693]

Yeah, like or loath JQ, the invisible speed book is a must-have when it comes to understanding setup. The course is decent as well if you're more of a visual learner.

[@rcvitals]

Yes sir, it cuts that learning curve. I don't go to the track without it. Yea like him or not, the man knows his stuff. Helped me out tremendously. But also I put links in the description below, to get people or dialed in. Stuff that I got stuck on. Like I programed my esc and didn't calibrate my esc and radio together. It's all new to me. Thank you soo much for Tuning in. I really appreciate that 🙏.

[@capracoins4317]

Makes me wish I hadn’t sold mine I had a brand new x/e 2.0 but my kids wanted a ps5 so I sold it

[@rcvitals]

Do the kids still play with their ps5?

[@capracoins4317]

Yes sir and I do as well lol. I’m saving up for another buggy may go 10th scale more 10th scale tracks in my area

[@jameskincaid8036]

Was the update for the Gen 2 or Gen 3

[@rcvitals]

I think mine is gen 2, I got mine like a year and half ago. But the best way I found to update the esc is through the hobbywing wireless module connects Bluetooth to your phone. The link below is cavs esc settings, and it worked amazing.