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  1. I'm looking to clean up and upgrade my old Porsche Taisan StarCard which has seen better days. I was wondering if anyone knows where I might be able to find a manual because I have lost my original one. Thanks in advance.
  2. Thanks. Just ordered one. Cost me $10 with delivery but cheaper than the tamiya one.
  3. Thanks for help guys. Ordered a 23T pinion and will use the stock gear set with this. I could always give the tuned gears and 19T a try at a later stage.
  4. Mark, Does this mean that I can only use the 19T Pinion gear with the speed tuned gearset and the RZ motor? (as using the 21T will take the ratio below 5.5?). What does the information in the table mean for my setup? Also, how can I cool the motor so it doesn't melt the chassis?
  5. Thanks for all the information. So far I have bought a Super stock RZ motor and MTRONIKS VIPER ECO20 ESC (probably should have gone for the brushless Ezrun setup as suggested by Tamiya Monkey but ordered before I saw his suggestion- bought on ebay so can't cancel), the Tamiya speed tuned gears, the alloy oil damper shocks, a 19t &21t steel pinion as suggested by TA Mark and finally a full set of abec 9 bearings. I plan to run all other parts as stock. I have already spent much more than I wanted to (prices in the UK are practically double those in the US) and probably should have just spent it on a new car but oh well. Have I missed out anything fundamental ?!(do you think the motor heat sink is vital?). In the future I will upgrade the prop shaft to carbon and maybe add the long arm suspension set (v. expensive though £50-60) and the other weight reduction parts you suggested. I would appreciate it if you could post some pics of your car if its not too much trouble. But thanks for your advice and to all the others who have assisted me.
  6. Thanks Mark. I just checked and couldn't find any though. Can you confirm they are still on the site? Edit** I found it (doh). How do I know that this one will fit? I think the TL-01 chassis can only take three sizes 19/21/23 but I have also heard that Tamiya sizes are different to other manufacturers. I was planning on going for the 21 with a super stock RZ engine and tamiya race gears. I'm still new at this so not really sure if this will work.
  7. Just a quick note: I decided to go for a MTRONIKS VIPER ECO20 ESC because it seemed cheap and cheerful. JUst the pinion/s to get now then?!
  8. When you say steel pinion which part do you mean... please see here. I decided to buy all your suggestions (with the exception of the pinion gear- still trying to work out what I need) but have decided that I would quite like to go for an ESC. Any idea what the cheapest ESC I can use with the Tamiya super stock RZ is? Thanks in advance
  9. Thanks for the advice. I just ordered a full set of abec 9 bearings so hopefully they will help. I would still like to get a faster motor though if anyone has any suggestions (preferably one I can use with MSC unless there are cheap ESC's out there)
  10. I recently bought a second hand Subaru WRC TL-01. I know this is a very basic model but didn’t want to spend a lot considering I’ve spent a lot on my last couple of cars which I must admit haven’t been used for a while and are now in a sorry state (Tamiya Porsche GT2 Taisan StarCard (TA02SW) and a Schumacher Nitro off-roader), although I’m sure I could bring them back to life. In the meantime I want to concentrate on the TL-01. I’m not planning on racing it competitively but just for fun. I’ve never upgraded any cars with hop-up parts so am looking for some advice. For example can I simply put a more powerful engine in it with the stock parts or will this mean having to also upgrade to an ESC, ball bearings, sport gears etc.. I don’t really want to spend a fortune so I guess what I’m asking is... what is the fastest motor I can fit in the car as it currently is (stock parts e.g. MSC) ?. Also, will it reach higher top speeds if I take out the drive shaft and make it rear wheel drive only (currently 4WD)? I would be very grateful for any advice anyone could offer me. Thanks in advance.
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