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Old 2007.01.18, 02:11 PM   #61
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Check Tower hobbies web site. They say late January.
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Old 2007.01.18, 02:25 PM   #62
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And last month they said late December, the month before that it was late November, … and before February it was coming soon or was that late January.
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Old 2007.01.18, 05:01 PM   #63
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Old 2007.01.21, 08:50 AM   #64
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Pics of the 02M

Hi guys,

I've received the Iwaver 02M and originally posted a short review on Machine's thread... did appologize for that. Here are some pics to show the differences. We love the car! The over-all quality has improved by strides. The screws are black tungstan and not plated puter. The plastic is not as brittle as the previuos models and everything fits well, even the clips that hold the kingpins.

Every single part (excluding battery housing) on this car can be upgraded to either aluminum or carbon fibre. If you do a full hop-up, loose the battery housing and put four stays between the carbon chassis and the RX tray, you could easily fit a seperate mini RX and speed control running on either LiPo or LiIo cells. The possibilities are amazing!

First of all... a great new chassis layout. As I mentioned the chassis is also available in carbon fiber.



Then there's the new steering system.



The servo is standard 3-pin config.



Another look at the servo steering setup.



The rear suspention has been dramatically improved! Its smoother and swivels from side to side, with the motor mount hinging on the chassis.



Here's the side view.



This particular car is slightly hopped... with the same diff that fits the MR02, Firelap 2.0 and Nanoracer. The wheels and bearings also fit.



The bodies are the same quality as those that ship with Firelap.



The packaging is cool... includes some original parts for making adjustments. Springs, pinions, steering links etc.



The radio... FM TX with most of the bells & wistles like ABS braking, exponential steering, trimming and EPA on throttle/steering. Everything is digital and settings are displayed on LCD with 3-model memory bank.



Can't wait to do the full hop-up!
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Old 2007.01.21, 10:31 AM   #65
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Hi, thanks for the review.

Looks interesting for sure. Regarding the kingpin upright - it looks like it's giving negative camber there? Is that the picture, or can you see this firsthand?

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Old 2007.01.21, 11:13 AM   #66
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I noticd that too^^^^The right spring looked crooked on there. I was wondering if it was camber or mis-aligned spring.
I still want the white Mini Cooper S.
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Old 2007.01.21, 11:24 AM   #67
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I noticd that too^^^^The right spring looked crooked on there. I was wondering if it was camber or mis-aligned spring.
I still want the white Mini Cooper S.
Checked it again on the car... the spring is just mis-aligned. Also there is some lense-curve from the camera. The camer is 0 degrees.

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Old 2007.01.21, 11:43 AM   #68
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Checked it again on the car... the spring is just mis-aligned. Also there is some lense-curve from the camera. The camer is 0 degrees.
I was actually referring to the kingpin upright as on my previous post and not the spring position. The wheels also do look cambered but as I guessed, it was probably just a photography issue.

Thanks for checking it out and confirming for me.

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Old 2007.01.21, 02:59 PM   #69
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Seems to me that it really doesn't look much different than the two 02's that I bought a few months back...apart from the pin connectors and the transmitter...everything looks the same...same cheap plastic and the same ridiculous "servo savers", which do nothing BUT prevent the car from staying centered...

Of the two cars that I have....one steers "ok" and the other is just complete junk...which to me is a 50 % failure rate...

They just sit in my pit box for right now until I decide what to do with them...which is a shame because the money I spent on them I could've bought a couple of used or one really hopped-up mini-z...
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i'm suprised these aren't for sale yet on TE. Aren't they the main distributor?
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Seems to me that it really doesn't look much different than the two 02's that I bought a few months back...apart from the pin connectors and the transmitter...everything looks the same...same cheap plastic and the same ridiculous "servo savers", which do nothing BUT prevent the car from staying centered...

Of the two cars that I have....one steers "ok" and the other is just complete junk...which to me is a 50 % failure rate...

They just sit in my pit box for right now until I decide what to do with them...which is a shame because the money I spent on them I could've bought a couple of used or one really hopped-up mini-z...
Now that I've setup and driven the 02M, I will not even begin to compare it with the Firelap 2.0 or the MR02 for that matter. I'll give you this: the "servo saver" aint savin nothin! Upgrades will be available for that and... the best servo saver is still the one you make yourself.

As far as steering stability goes. The 02M centers dead-on every time... no shudder and no gittering whatsoever. (once you save the servo saver from itself).
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Old 2007.01.21, 04:47 PM   #72
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Now that I've setup and driven the 02M, I will not even begin to compare it with the Firelap 2.0 or the MR02 for that matter. I'll give you this: the "servo saver" aint savin nothin! Upgrades will be available for that and... the best servo saver is still the one you make yourself.

As far as steering stability goes. The 02M centers dead-on every time... no shudder and no gittering whatsoever. (once you save the servo saver from itself).
Cool....if you're happy with it...that's all that really matters...
These posts actually give me hope that maybe I can salvage my cars and tinker around and hopefully get them out on the track again...
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Cool....if you're happy with it...that's all that really matters...
These posts actually give me hope that maybe I can salvage my cars and tinker around and hopefully get them out on the track again...
I'm gonna try to get to Schlegel a little earlier this Sunday... we'll sit down and try to get these IWs running for you. Gasman's on Thursday is a good time to test and tune as well, if you can make it there.
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I'm gonna try to get to Schlegel a little earlier this Sunday... we'll sit down and try to get these IWs running for you. Gasman's on Thursday is a good time to test and tune as well, if you can make it there.
I'll see about getting there a little early on Sunday...Thursdays are usually out because of my long workday and then having to be at work early on Fridays...

Hey....have you or Gasman tried out those sample FETs yet ? Just wondering....
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Old 2007.01.21, 10:14 PM   #75
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the car it's self is the same.But the board is different.It's going to be a way better car then the first run.knock on wood
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Seems to me that it really doesn't look much different than the two 02's that I bought a few months back...apart from the pin connectors and the transmitter...everything looks the same...same cheap plastic and the same ridiculous "servo savers", which do nothing BUT prevent the car from staying centered...

Of the two cars that I have....one steers "ok" and the other is just complete junk...which to me is a 50 % failure rate...

They just sit in my pit box for right now until I decide what to do with them...which is a shame because the money I spent on them I could've bought a couple of used or one really hopped-up mini-z...
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