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Xpress 2023 XQ11 First Shakedown (orange and black car)
I gave the new RC Xpress XQ11 a proper test, it has fantastic corner speed in super low grip conditions, it was something that I had not felt in the XQ10 before and is a big improvement on pace and consistency. I punched out a hot lap and then did a bunch of laps that were only a tenth away without it ever feeling on edge or ready to let go.
I run my mid-mount electronics setup as it suits my driving and last night proved right, it's not for everyone, but it's 100% a great tuning option to keep the balance perfect. It has a 50.4F/49.6R bias
You will notice in the setup sheet that I ran 2.8 front spring and mugen 7.0 rear, this gave the car an equal downwards pressure rating front and rear and certainly felt great on track.
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Відео

A World first 'McTips' - How to Measure & compare your RC cars spring pressure..whilst on the car!
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Ever wondered how you could measure the downwards pressure of your RC car when it's on the track? Well now you can with yet another cheap and quick way using just vernier callipers, toe gauge kitchen scales and a car stand. This now means you can compare how different brand chassis's suspension compare to yours when on the track, like an Awesomatix vs Xpress, Xray etc or perhaps you want to kno...
'McTips' - How to get no air in your RC Car shocks using this technique.
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Don't you hate doing a great job of building a shock to then ruin it all by continuously stuffing up the last part of the process and letting air get in when installing the cap and bladder. By using this simply technique you are sure to get it right the first time, every-time.
'McTips' - How to measure spring rates of your RC Car springs.
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Using just a kitchen scale and your vernier callipers you can now find out how manufacturers measure and rate their springs and then you can measure your own. This is super handy for when you have odd springs which you don't know the rating of, plus you can now measure progressive springs in 1mm increments to see how they react. Enjoy
'McTips' - Get PERFECT On-road Sway Bar Tweak Using Digital Scales.
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Don't adjust your sway bars while they sit static on your setup board, the only way to get them perfect is to mimic what they are doing under load on the track, watch this video to see how to do this at home with tools you already own.. Tools Required - Setup board - Ride height gauge - 1 x Tiny digital scales that measure up to 100grams - 2 x long suspension pins
McTips - Setting & understanding camber gains on your onroad RC car
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For anyone who sets their camber on a setup station but doesn't know exactly what their car is doing on the track, this is for you. Some go fast tricks proudly brought to you by me, Tony McMahon, AKA - McTips
Perfect Preload Balance WITHOUT using a Tweak Station
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No need for that expensive and hard to use tweak station. Using only your existing ride height, droop gauge & setup wheels you can now get all your suspension preloads & corner weight balance perfect. By following this tutorial you will see how easy and fast it is using existing tools compared to buying the likes of a Hudy tweak station. Once you learn and understand this, it will only take an ...
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @dragonracing8802
    @dragonracing8802 8 днів тому

    This is incredibly helpful, love it!

  • @strifex-suspension-works
    @strifex-suspension-works 3 місяці тому

    I hate to ruin the nice party that's been going on here, but this method is not accurate enough for what you're trying to do, honestly. The problem does not lie in the method itself, but rather the fact that that the "displacement limit" is reached when the end of the protruding caliper touches the scale. The problem with this is that even when it touches, you can still apply more force, pushing the scales harder without compressing the spring. Thus, this method would only work precisely enough if one could perfectly stop to apply force as soon as the caliper end touches the scale. The reality is, though, that no one has such a precise hand-eye coordination and for such small springs that have low spring rates the variation in a few tens of grams can considerably change the result. One could find a way to adapt this method so that the end of the caliper touches on some hard surface that doesn't bear on the scales, whilst the spring does - this would provide precise results as the scale would always "see" only the load applied to the spring, not the caliper (which is what it sees in this case).

    • @dragonracing8802
      @dragonracing8802 8 днів тому

      As this was crudely done, sure, one can understand your point. However, if you factor in that small margin of error for the end point contact of the caliper, it's all good. Just make sure to bring on the surgeon's hands for this mission and you'll be fine! You can CLEARLY see the results were nearly spot on with just a few 10ths off in one direction or the other.

  • @sputnikwood
    @sputnikwood 5 місяців тому

    Not quite understanding your demonstration in your video. I know you tightened the caliper so it sticks out 10cm at the end tip, and then you press it down on the spring until the caliper end tip touches the base of the scale? What happens if the spring is much longer, then to reach base of the scale...then wouldn't you press down more than 10cm? which will then make the spring rate measure invalid as it moved more than 10cm. I've done similar using a scale and then pressing on the so it moves down 10cm, and then take the scale reading. Thanks

  • @kevingoodman9191
    @kevingoodman9191 7 місяців тому

    Brilliant video thank you

  • @kevingoodman9191
    @kevingoodman9191 7 місяців тому

    Brilliant video thankyou

  • @kufman01
    @kufman01 9 місяців тому

    Quick question here, don't you need to check left to right balance first before this technique will work?

  • @nelsonsoper1
    @nelsonsoper1 11 місяців тому

    I have watched a lot of these videos and I got to say this was so practical. Thank you. My search is over

  • @slappomatthew
    @slappomatthew Рік тому

    that is a HUGE track.

  • @alfredomendozajr.5124
    @alfredomendozajr.5124 Рік тому

    Thank you for posting this video. It is very helpful to me.

  • @mikeking3696
    @mikeking3696 Рік тому

    For 1/8 scale spring...how much i need to minus?..

  • @zleader99
    @zleader99 Рік тому

    Thank you.. This was what i was looking for.

  • @josephcaruana9165
    @josephcaruana9165 Рік тому

    Kindly to check the spring preload. Do I have to remove the torsion bar or sway bars? Something else I normally put a screw driver in the middle of the rear and lift to see that both wheels touch the surface together and adjust the drop screws according to adjust the rear. Same procedure to the front. When I tried it on a flat levelled surface with two bars underneath the chassis like you did, I found a big difference on one side, and I am confused which system I should use to adjust them! My rig is an Arrma Limitless, and it weighs about 6kg with batteries. It's a bit heavy that is why I use a large screw driver to lift up!

  • @iluvae
    @iluvae Рік тому

    currently running vta and this changed my whole perspective on setup tysm

  • @01581Cody
    @01581Cody Рік тому

    What name brand is your Alignment tool please

    • @TonyMcMahonRC
      @TonyMcMahonRC Рік тому

      Hi, I use Team Titan setup station 😊

  • @colestaples2010
    @colestaples2010 Рік тому

    Where do you get your tools?

  • @turtletrading4207
    @turtletrading4207 Рік тому

    Well, all that is fine but it really depends on the tires you run and the grip of the track you race on. If the grip is lower, less camber gain is better because you won't be able to use the static + dynamic camber change, the outside of the tire will never be loaded. If the track is high grip then yes, more camber gain is better because otherwise the internal part of the tire might lift and loose grip during cornering.

  • @tristanchadderton6062
    @tristanchadderton6062 Рік тому

    Just used this to determine all mine, really useful thanks, one idea is if you 0 the calipers when measuring you then just need -10mm if you're lazy

  • @arturogarciapedraz4990
    @arturogarciapedraz4990 2 роки тому

    Need One of “understanding down stops and weight transfer”. 😊

  • @arturogarciapedraz4990
    @arturogarciapedraz4990 2 роки тому

    Wow!!

  • @guitarzzero
    @guitarzzero 2 роки тому

    Hey Buddy, aren’t you raising the the roll center quite a bit by changing the camber link angle? Stiffen the back end = Less camber change anyway?

  • @R.B_B
    @R.B_B 2 роки тому

    Very nice video! Help me a lot. What is this setup station and I race 1/10 touring and 1/8 gt has a good setup station that cover these two class?

  • @levidiangelo4116
    @levidiangelo4116 2 роки тому

    Anda boleh memilih untuk salah satu daripada hadiah di atas

  • @jiaweilai1501
    @jiaweilai1501 2 роки тому

    The sound of the videos is not good

  • @ChrisJohnsoniShootnRaw
    @ChrisJohnsoniShootnRaw 2 роки тому

    Wow! This is totally why my car has been all over the place in turns. Just started doing on road racing and noticed. Kind figured it was my camber! Thanks.

  • @WERONEfishing
    @WERONEfishing 2 роки тому

    Good video always paint colour comes off so excellent idea 👍

  • @WERONEfishing
    @WERONEfishing 2 роки тому

    Awesome my car always wants to pull left on power down the straight I've tracked it on the transmitter but what else can it be always exiting nearly full throttle can you name some issues pls

  • @earli2445
    @earli2445 2 роки тому

    ƤRO𝓂O𝕤ᗰ 🤪

  • @KompletterGeist
    @KompletterGeist 2 роки тому

    This just tells me that RC companies (even the serious racing brands) have no idea how to design proper suspension geometry 🤣😅

  • @dentfreakzpdr8822
    @dentfreakzpdr8822 2 роки тому

    Where do you buy that camber tool at

  • @stwrtmck7067
    @stwrtmck7067 2 роки тому

    Hi Tony, Thanks for posting your videos, I find your tips and manner very up front and easy to watch. I have started racing 21.5 with a car I brought from a modified class guy, I feel my springs are too stiff for 21.5 power, and i have lots of spares I might change out to. What spring rate is well suited to 21.5?

    • @TonyMcMahonRC
      @TonyMcMahonRC 2 роки тому

      Hi 😊 what chassis are you using and what surface track are you racing on?

    • @stwrtmck7067
      @stwrtmck7067 2 роки тому

      @@TonyMcMahonRC , Hi Tony, I race at TFTR in Melbourne, its a high quality hot mix asphalt, very good. Other times I may race at boronia, which is standard coarse road surface. S

    • @TonyMcMahonRC
      @TonyMcMahonRC 2 роки тому

      @@stwrtmck7067 - those are my local tracks 😊 what chassis are you using?

    • @stwrtmck7067
      @stwrtmck7067 2 роки тому

      @@TonyMcMahonRC Hi, I missed that, I run a Hot Bodies TCXX 14, I find its a great car. Over the weekend I measured my swag of springs using your method. It really helped me to discern what from what and see what I have in spare. I installed 2.8’s all round, stood the shocks up tall and was able to use the enths of the spring rate. I decided to go with 5mm ride height, and 3mm up travel. The car had pleasant flow, and was quite forgiving. I even put the front diff back in to find the car was softer again. S

    • @stwrtmck7067
      @stwrtmck7067 2 роки тому

      I meant to say - all my shocks are 25mm long, I used the less 10mm rule and was able to attain a measurement. But is this the correct way to measure a 25mm long spring?? Thanks, S

  • @taurustrex5134
    @taurustrex5134 2 роки тому

    Thanks, Tony, It's simple and precise! easily executed! super

  • @maxima0001
    @maxima0001 2 роки тому

    excellent video and thanks for sharing this knowledge.

  • @ronnietjikoeri9965
    @ronnietjikoeri9965 2 роки тому

    What if you measure the front and not the other front wheel comes up but the rear wheel

    • @talbotbid011
      @talbotbid011 10 місяців тому

      You are effed at that point!

  • @HoodooGuru111
    @HoodooGuru111 3 роки тому

    This method seems to be far more accurate and repeatable than the 'normal' method. Thanks Tony. Can you do a segment of front/rear roll centers and what changes you expect from them? Even covering the inner vs. outer arm changes?

    • @TonyMcMahonRC
      @TonyMcMahonRC 3 роки тому

      Hi, thanks for the feedback, glad it’s working well for you 😊 I will add the roll centre changes to my list of vids to do, i have noticed that there are some videos out there but they are far to technical, i will make one that breaks down what each change does and when you should be changing them

  • @xibidit
    @xibidit 3 роки тому

    maybe you can answer this, why is everyone using a spool in the front for these beltjobbies? wouldnt that impair steering and cornering? and i used your tricks setting up my car earlier, nice tips loading the car up in a twisty way. made all the difference when pushing the corners today.

    • @squeakygiant
      @squeakygiant Рік тому

      In full sized cars yes, but in these smaller lighter cars it works. Helps pull the car straight out of a corner. Apparently they can be unstable exiting the corners with a diff.

  • @peteranthonyguno2515
    @peteranthonyguno2515 3 роки тому

    these rc setup tip videos are great.. want to see more indepth about specific setting explained like droop, toe in toe out in front and rear what are the effect what to expect... hoping to see more vids more power

    • @TonyMcMahonRC
      @TonyMcMahonRC 3 роки тому

      Thanks Peter! Funny you say that as I actually have something cool about rear toe coming soon 💪

  • @rvfan96
    @rvfan96 3 роки тому

    I haven't raced for a while but thinking of getting back. But when you adjust the diagonal tweak, from I recall, you adjust shock collar, not preload screw. And you had set droop already with preload screw. I don't know maybe I'm confused because I'm not familiar with Awesomatix at all. But I do remember, Awesomatix's shocks are laid down around lower suspension. Is that why?

  • @novarossi5653
    @novarossi5653 3 роки тому

    Great video. Can same method be used with much smaller springs ( 1/12 for example ) but just using smaller increments?

    • @TonyMcMahonRC
      @TonyMcMahonRC 3 роки тому

      Absolutely, you can simply make up your own system, the key is to simply know how each spring compares to the next 😊

  • @nevillebishop6782
    @nevillebishop6782 3 роки тому

    Awesome vid bro keep them coming

  • @todd6888
    @todd6888 3 роки тому

    Hi, what company are these camber gauges from?

  • @ivangoh3351
    @ivangoh3351 3 роки тому

    what chassis is this

  • @bobbymalta73
    @bobbymalta73 3 роки тому

    Thank you.

  • @joneaton3366
    @joneaton3366 3 роки тому

    Hi thanks for great clear and helpful video. I did remember reading somewhere also about checking 1st with anti r b disconnected. Is this necessary? Kind regards Jon

  • @fernandosantamaria5852
    @fernandosantamaria5852 3 роки тому

    Very useful. Thanks you.

  • @gonzodetroitify
    @gonzodetroitify 3 роки тому

    Would this work on the infraction thanks for this even if it doesn’t work on that rig this is always good stuff to know 😎

  • @midnitesmoker
    @midnitesmoker 3 роки тому

    I would like to have youre input on my rc no prep drag car as far setup. we do 132 foot drag racing. Im going to be getting a set up station real soon. Your input would be appreciated Thanks Sam

    • @TonyMcMahonRC
      @TonyMcMahonRC 3 роки тому

      Hey Sam, I would not have the first clue about drag racing sorry?

  • @MrSUBY25
    @MrSUBY25 3 роки тому

    Great tip! Thank You.

  • @MrSUBY25
    @MrSUBY25 3 роки тому

    Great tips. I was checking my camber gain this past weekend but never mimicking a load. Will do this when I get home for sure.

  • @hyster16t
    @hyster16t 4 роки тому

    Nice tip👌

  • @pukki34
    @pukki34 4 роки тому

    Nice tip. Too few views!