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Old 2010.04.22, 07:31 AM   #1
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Post the weight of stuff

i started weighing stuff... so i dont forget or lose the bits of paper i write the weights on i thought id post them here.
also for those that don't have scales accurate / small enough i thought they might be useful.

IMPORTANT:
no need to say "good idea mate" or "stupid idea" or "can you weigh______" or add parts i haven't got or haven't added yet..
using different scales may provide a different weight?? who knows!?
i think the important thing is the comparison of parts not the actual weight...
so if you post results that were not done on my scales then i see them as of no use.

if you really wanna tell me something or ask something pm me please... i wanna keep the thread clean of comments so others can see the results easily.

WHAT I'M DOING:
im just gunna weigh every single part i have and post the results for people to see...

i have 4 identical scales so later after I've weighed everything i have, ill start cutting / grinding parts to see if i can make them lighter without losing too much strength... should be interesting...

my scales are accurate to 0.01 of a gram and ill be using the exact same 1 scale for each individual part so the comparison will always be the same..

well i guess here we go...

RESULTS.

Kyosho rear shock tower/ diff cover
grey / blue chassis set (J racers choice)...... 1.45g
blue skeleton.......................................... . 1.50g
aluminium......................................... ....... 3.52g


Kyosho Front shock tower/ diff cover
grey / blue chassis set (J racers choice)...... 1.31g
blue skeleton.......................................... . -.--g
aluminium......................................... ....... 3.49g


Kyosho ball diff (no bearings or shims)...........4.66g
Kyosho gear diff (no bearings or shims)..........1.84g
Kyosho ball diff (no bearings or shims)...........4.67g


According to my scales all the wheels weigh the same regardless of the offset:
Kyosho plastic raybrig wheel set wheels narrow (grey)..............0.85g
Kyosho plastic raybrig wheel set wheels narrow (chrome)..........0.89g
brand unknown aluminum wheel narrow..................................1.97g

Kyosho plastic raybrig wheel set wheels wide (grey)..............1.01g
Kyosho plastic raybrig wheel set wheels wide (chrome)..........1.05g
brand unknown aluminum wheel wide..................................2.42g

Kyosho rear toe bar plastic A,B,C...........................................0. 38g
Kyosho rear toe bar Aluminum A,B,C........................................0.87g
(perhaps on a different scale you can get a different reading for all 3 bars but its going to be like 0.378, 0.379, 0.380)

Kyosho Aluminum drive shaft (with grease) .................................1.11g
Kyosho Standard plastic drive shaft............................................0 .47g
Kyosho Standard center shaft no pinion......................................1.82g
Atomic carbon center shaft no pinion (split down the middle but in tact)..0.33g

Kyosho Plastic spur gear 31(96 wheelbase size).......................0.55g
Kyosho Aluminum spur gear 31(96 wheelbase size)...................0.94g
3 racing teal colored spur gear 31(96 wheelbase size)...............0.50g

Kyosho Plastic spur gear 31(94 wheelbase size).......................0.44g
Kyosho Aluminum spur gear 31(94 wheelbase size)...................0.75g
3 racing teal colored spur gear 31(94 wheelbase size)...............0.41g

Kyosho Plastic spur gear 27(96 wheelbase size).......................0.46g
Kyosho Aluminum spur gear 27(96 wheelbase size)...................0.74g
3 racing teal colored spur gear 27(96 wheelbase size)...............0.44g

Kyosho Plastic spur gear 27(94 wheelbase size).......................0.37g
Kyosho Aluminum spur gear 27(94 wheelbase size)...................0.56g
3 racing teal colored spur gear 27(94 wheelbase size)...............0.34g

3 racing chassis extender set (plastic)
Extender pieces (2)......................................1.58g
spur gear 27 (shorter wheelbase)....................0.62g
spur gear 27 (longer wheelbase).....................0.80g
spur gear 31 (shorter wheelbase)....................0.71g
spur gear 31 (longer wheelbase).....................0.90g

Rear pinion gear
Kyosho standard plastic 17............................0.35g
Kyosho standard aluminum 17.........................0.65g
3 racing teal colored 17...............................0.32g

Kyosho standard plastic 21............................0.44g
Kyosho standard aluminum 21.........................0.79g
3 racing teal colored 21...............................0.40g


my lexus body.............................................. ...................35.32g
my mac f1 body (no wing)............................................. ....31.96g
my hopped up awd (no body)............................................1 14.24g

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Old 2010.04.30, 08:58 PM   #2
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that's about it....

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Old 2010.04.30, 09:21 PM   #3
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post a reply if you feel like it now...

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Old 2010.04.30, 09:28 PM   #4
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Hmm I can help with some of this. I don't have such a nice scale but hey, its at least worth something.

Let me know if you would rather I didn't and I'll delete.

Kyosho Stock driveshaft (no gears) = 1.8g

Reflex aluminum driveshaft (no gears) = 0.6g

Kyosho Stock steering arm- 0.4g

3racing aluminum steering arm = 1.1g

Stock swing shaft = .5 g each

3racing steel swing shaft = 1.4g each

plastic blue front tower cover= 1.4g

3racing front bulkhead = 2.1g

I have a whole notebook with more, I'll post later if you would like.
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