i prefer to use unmodded gears rather than lightened, drilled, skimmed gears. not to say those mods are not good but everything has its pros and cons.

i believe that u can counter the cons of standard gears by having a decent motor and smooth ball bearings.

erm, i've heard about the gear modding technique from jai..
dunno who have done it...izzit you sezeng???

green plastic gear + 9mm bearing + ms gear bearing + fluorin coated shaft =

anyone turun t.u today??

zeng zeng punya gear gila modified meo...ko kene tengok sendere

hmm..kena pancing sezeng post pic gear to kt forum nih..

c'mon sezeng ! dare to post it? if not, i'll see it myself at t.u la jap lagi.. hehe

i believe that the gearbox is one of the key places to maximize the speed of the motor especially when on alkaline. Less friction = longer lasting initial boost from alkalines. i think it also helps with the top speed. Can reach the top speed faster and may increase top speed a little too. as whatever force that is lost to friction before the mod is now channeled into the tires more.

but what u said is very true. everything has its pros and cons.

if u have a decent motor and smooth ball bearings, why not have a modded gears also?
i'm not so lucky to get a reeaaallly gooood motor, just ok la.
so, modding gear is quite useful actually.

i have a pic , but unless he say to post i won`t la...

me and u in the same boat. only have "decent" hdpros and 1'fast' ldpro . so have to resort to other ways to maximise the potential of the motor. i really saw the diff of the gears when i was at TU last sat testing with ldpro coz dun wan to kil my hdpro. i can say that with and without gear mod there is a diff. the ldpro can catch up and at times faster than hdpro especially on long runs on the track. especially on long straights too. can notice the ldpro pick up a bit faster than hdpro without mod. but this results are not 100% accurate as i was using other cars that were rempiting to compare.

now my theory is , if got good hdpro, + low friction gear box + new hex hole = very very fast and max speed longer lasting on alkalines also. . just need a speed track to test this theory. especially the battery part.

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Added on March 23, 2010, 4:58 pmi agree with choy, u have to see it inperson. very nicely done mod.

This post has been edited by lolhalol: Mar 23 2010, 04:58 PM

ok la sebenarnya aku tak pandai modify gear la

btul ke x pandai? ke, ko je yg x penah reveal kt public ape ko bt kt gear tu? hehe

of course all this is useless if the cars setting doesn't suit the characteristics of what motor ur using.

this was the setting i was using.

damn , nice laptop

hahaha i agree with this...

i know one way to modify a gear.
fluorine coated shafts and ball bearings.
now for the interesting part,
u will need grease, lubricating oil and rc cleaner spray.
1. mix grease and lubricating oil.
2. put mixture in a small container.
3. put gear in small container and shake mixture.
4. take ball bearing and spray with cleaner spray.
5. take the gear and put ball bearing and fluorine shaft.

done u have a modded gear.

itu fail . la

and u should do this every month once.
and dont worry about the car being oily.
but i dont do this coz i dont have ball bearins and fluorine coated shafts.

yaaa..damn nice calendar 2010 too.


>> to VIPER57

i know one way to modify a gear.
fluorine coated shafts and ball bearings.
now for the interesting part,
u will need grease, lubricating oil and rc cleaner spray.
1. mix grease and lubricating oil.
2. put mixture in a small container.
3. put gear in small container and shake mixture.
4. take ball bearing and spray with cleaner spray.
5. take the gear and put ball bearing and fluorine shaft.

done u have a modded gear.



Dats not modded gear..this is just normal practice to service/maintenance of the gear..

[quote=sonic_cd,Mar 23 2010, 05:20 PM]itu fail . la

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why fail??
i told some of my friends this too.
thier car went faster and smoother than usual.
Never Try, Never Know

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Added on March 23, 2010, 5:26 pm
Dats not modded gear..this is just normal practice to service/maintenance of the gear..

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i know but people say they want smooth gear this is what they should do if they want to do it.

This post has been edited by VIPER57: Mar 23 2010, 05:26 PM

i have to say i agree with choy.. i think modding gear is too time consuming as u nd to do it vy precisely to maximise de output.. if ur nt a patient guy, dun do it.. u'll end up ruining de gears..

nway, i prefer unmodded gears too but mayb try to station de gears properly to avoid any movements side ways..

just my 1 cent.. cheers..

haha thanks..bt old di lah this laptop.. the acer ferari.. 1gb ram and amd turion processor only...

this isnt 'modding' a gear. this is lubricating a gear. and can achieve the same end results by just spraying the gear with rc spray and apply a little grease . no need to mix or shake.

ur friends car went faster was probably due to the gears being cleaned by the cleaner . oiling/greasing is for maintainance. and not necessary if ur gear is already 'break in'.

reducing friction and smoother gear is 2 different things .

if ur car oily, will pick up alot of dust and dirt of the track. and also will leave oil on the track. oil car also not nice to handle. hand get oily. and at Tu no toilet near by to wash hand.. sorry i very malas one..

haha .. that is vtec power .. lol

This post has been edited by lolhalol: Mar 23 2010, 05:42 PM