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Hi all

Im new to this site. I had the Tamiya Grasshopper in 1989 when i was just a wee lad and loved it. I then had the King Blackfoot back in 1996/1997 and that was just awesome. I still have the Blackfoot but need new dampers and havent a clue what to get? Help...?

I have just bought the Thundershot (re-release I think) and it arrived yesterday. Its pretty cool i must say but i just feel it could be faster. Can anyone tell me how to make it faster? brushless motor etc? and if i fit a brushless motor, do i need to change the ESC?

Thanks in advance.

Hi, welcome on board

The King Blackfoot manual suggests the 53037 Hi-Cap Damper (Short) (92mm) or 50520 Short Shock Unit Set II (94mm) as upgrades ... but a set of 4 will cost, well, more than I'd want to pay anyway. Searching eBay for 90mm shocks (at bit too short, but close enough) shows a few options - anything will be better than the kit pogo sticks anyway


There are lots of optiosn for making a car go faster - how fast to you want to go, and what's your budget?

A full set of metal bearings (around 15 GBP) won't add much to the speed but are essential IMO, especially once you start talking faster motors;

A Tamiya "Sport Tuned" motor will add about 25% to your speeed for about 25 GBP, and you can (probably) keep the existing ESC;

A brushless combo (motor, ESC, programming card) will be about 75 GBP, speed increase is up to you, I think a "13T" set woudl give a good balance between speed & not breaking too much. A 5.5T set will turn your car into a missile, but you'll lunch the gearboxes quickly, and hitting something will result in carnage

Upgrading to LiPo batteries will add 5-10% more speed, but is not so good value - a couple of packs, the specialist charger & power supply needed wil be around 100 GBP.



I'd start with bearings & the Sprot Tuned motor & see how you go

I think Jonny covered all the questions...
Welcome!

Edou wrote:

I think Jonny covered all the questions...
Welcome!

Jonny's good like that

yes Welcome to the Base

Hi there!

I've customized an original Blackfoot and used some YR Dampers, ordered anywhere in Asia:
www.tamiyabase....itstart=50

If you don't want to use the original one, than have a look at the bay or asiatees.com and you'll find some with same lenghts.

Thank you very much for the information, its really helped a lot. And thank you all for the welcome note. Much appreciated.

Welcome Mr grumpy with a user name like that we will have a lot in common

Re release Thundershot is a nice car make sure you replace the A5 part with a reinforced metal replacement if you plan to run it its a real weak point in the chassis.

Some pics would be ace

tamiya wrote:

Some pics would be ace

Yip we do love our pic's

Thanks for the info and glad you like the name... Bit of a jokey name to be honest. How do you upload photos?? I will get that part changed. If you can tell me how to upload photos I will get a few of her on..... Cheers.

www.tamiyabase....Itemid=476

Second option is the easiest.