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Length: 503mm
Width: 304mm
Wheelbase: 318-326mm (depends on caster angle)
Weight: 3290g (racing status w/o fuel)
Gear Ratio: 11.98 : 1
Before start to setup the car, please always keep the following principles in mind.
We are not born to know all the setup knowledge. Always read, ask and learn more from dealers,
web sites, expert drivers and magazines. After you have some basic knowledge, you can judge the
problems. Driving skills, assembly quality and tuning ability all can affect the car performance. It's
important to evaluate what's the problem first.
If you follow all the steps on the instruction manual, you should get a B8RS with the basic setup. This
is the also the basic setup we suggest you to start from. With the basic setup, the B8RS should work
properly on most off-road tracks and proper terrains. If you need more from the B8RS, please learn
all the information and setup procedures below.
Every part functions properly
Always make sure that suspension and transmission systems are free without additional play and
binding. It's quite often that a poor handling car is caused by mechanical problems, instead of
poor setting. In addition, please always check when every part is still of good shape. Normally,
some parts get damaged or bent after crashes. These broken or bent parts can generate the most
unpredictable car. No setup can compromise these problems. If you cannot judge the problems,
please always ask help from dealers or experts.
Feel and use time counter
Feeling is helpful, but may cheat you. Sometimes, you feel the car is getting faster, but actually it's
slower. Always use time counter to check your lap time if you are at a track.
Make only one change every time
If you make many setup changes at a time, then you don't know which change make the
difference. This is extremely important. To help better judge the difference, a large change can be
helpful. For example, instead of add 0.5 degree to the toe setting, you may try 2 degree. Also,
don't forget to write down all these experiment results. You can always check the record to better
evaluate what changes should be made when you need better lap times.
Compromise
Things are not perfect. When you need more rear toe-in to have a stable car, you probably lose
some high-end speed. Always find the best compromise. What is the best compromise
?
Better
handling and faster lap times can help you to make decisions.
B8RS Setup & Tuning Guide
B8RS Specification
Basic Principles
Check the track layout and surface
It's good to walk and feel every part of the track. Then, you can know the bumpy area and find
good racing lines. It's normal that you cannot find these things on the driver stand.
It's always good to start from our basic setup or your own basic setup when you are at a new track.
Before start to drive the car, always do following things first:
Where To Start The Setting
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B8RS
B8RS
