Anyone have any pictures? Mine should be here in the middle of the week and most likely it will be built the same day I get it in so I will be posting my initial impression of the build when that happens. Hopefully it isn't disastrously slower than the 2wd like the x-power and the original amz but I think that if it is within three tenths a lap slower it will be fine. I mean look at the larger scales, the 4wd classes are much slower than pan car but it is the 2wd class that is hurting the most. Honestly, I am more excited about this car, for the price, than any other mini car released recently. Despite this I am going into this expecting it not to work out. Not that I am that cynical but if past experiences have meant anything this car is going to be slow and a pain to setup, but hey thats half the fun
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Finished the build minus the servo. Electronics went in fine and it seems that the belt system provides just the right amount of drag brake while still being free. I am probably going to try and used the Mclaren body first but I have to use my narrower, higher cg batteries to fit it. I want to go with a 500mah battery because running mod power with a 360 battery just will not cut it. Anyways I will see how it goes, I might just throw in any old servo for saturday and see how it works out but the spur gear assembly is still giving me a hard time because it is still sloppy and now, even when I tighten it to the point where it binds a little, it still loosens itself. I am probably going to have to locktite it into place.
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I got my car working pretty well and I thought that I would share my setup and a couple videos I took of it running. For camber I am using the 2 degree arms in the front and the stock arms in the back. I am using the orange stiffest springs in the option spring set in the back and in the front I am using the stock springs. I am running the McClaren body and one really important thing I learned is that you have to run the front diff really loose so that the car rotates really well. Lastly I am using Marka v1 10 degree tires in the rear and kyosho 30 radials in the front. https://youtu.be/HlfyY1VyZg8 https://youtu.be/8LFEZOZFDA0 https://youtu.be/FJScQy_yQLY
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Hey guys so I am now sponsored by Atomic and I thought I would post here to let you guys know that I will be spending a lot of time in the coming weeks testing setups and different option parts for the BZ chassis. I will be checking this thread regularly to post setups and to provide help where it is needed so if anyone has any questions I will do my best to provide help and answers. Also in case you didn't know at Maj's hobby shop on June 25th there will be a big race which, among other popular classes, will have an open 4wd class. If you guys can make it out there I will be at the race providing setup help and support for drivers using Atomic chassis and parts!
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Got to the track today and set my personal best lap times all time on this layout with the Atomic BZ! With the mrx 2wd lipo chassis I was able to hit 7.6 lap times every now and then but with the BZ 4wd chassis I am able to get 7.5 and 7.6 or 7.7 every lap. So its official, the 4wd chassis is finally faster than the 2wd chassis on rough rcp and it is also more consistent!
Looking good! The only thing that I would suggest is to reinforce you front clip using a strong piece of plastic because otherwise you will crack it on a strong hit.
As for the setup sheet I did some digging on my computer and I could not find the blank one. You can download it from the atomic FB page though because I remember that is where I found it to begin with.
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We are racing smooth side here in Brazil too.
I have tested both and there's tons of grip on smooth side.
Do you add any weight to the chassis? I have traction rolling problem with my AMR all the time. Will try my BZ with 5000KV motor and Audi R8 body soon.
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