M 800STD

I've just tried a 3000 mah pack and it moves about in the battery compartment.

There are many out there. The one I like uses SD card. May be worth chatting with @Lee1075

Your choice of connectors will depend on current.

Rebuild and a few new parts required...

ESC mounted, next wiring.

I'm not going to bother putting the M on the road this year. I've got a full Ti race exhaust system for my BMW S1000RR that I'll be fitting, then dyno. Hoping for 205-210bhb at crank. There's a tuner that can tune per cylinder, which I'll be using. Roll on summer!

2s could of been used but I opted for 3s, to ensure strong signal. Wires shortened and mounting velcro added.

I've used moly on everything for over 35 years with no adverse effect to materials. I also use it on dog bones/drive cups. Obviously clean and re-apply when they get dirty.

Next, sort out power to the unit.

And a look from the other side.

Another picture showing mounted unit SMA connector installed as well as antenna.

Unit mounted and case screwed together.

And here's a look from the other side. Secured with nuts. When using nut and bolt method, ensure it will not foul anything when re-assembled.

Think about where you want the unit mounted and drill holes. You can use velco but I wanted to make sure it was secure. Should you wish to remove it at a later date you can purchase rubber plugs from ebay and insert.

Connect IPEX to PCB and insert rubber plug into antenna hole on housing. Do not use cable longer than 30cm as this will deteriorate signal.

To seal the Tx, I purchased a rubber plug from ebay, pierced a hole in it and passed the wire through. SMA plug on one end IPEX plug the other.

Next, for this Tx, pinch the antenna tabs and pull the antenna to release it from the housing.

Firstly remove battery and unscrew case. Follow the antenna wire to locate where it is plugged into PCB. Gently lift the plug upwards to remove from socket.

Started modding my Tx

So here are the bits...

I thought I would share this simple process of adding wifi booster to Tx. Before I start I would just like to make a couple of comments. 1. The boosters available have a typical signal output range from 0 to 20dBm. It would be good to know what your Tx output is so that the upgrade would work well. I sent a message to Futaba JP asking the value of my Tx and in turn they directed me to their UK representative who informed me it was 20dBm. Now you may think that this is good, but is not. Reason being, if input signal from Tx is already strong, then output, coming out of the wifi booster, will be saturated and the final output signal's quality will be negatively impacted. Also if the signal is too weak, then booster may not be triggered. In this scenario you would want your Tx signal output range to be about 10-16 dBm. Luckily for me after further research I found the Test documents for my Tx which peaked at 14dBm in use, IIRC. 2. There are many antennas with varying dBm. You would require a 6dBm antenna for this application. 3. With regards to Rx, whilst chatting with Futaba tech, the only thing that is important is the exposed wire part on the antenna. So it does not make a difference if you install a longer antenna. I will be installing a longer antenna on my Rx so that I can get it further up, away from the body shell and into the air.

You can have you cake and eat it but you have to ask yourself how much money are you willing to spend on this chassis. I personally would consider another chassis, 2 belt drive system and maybe not Tamiya. Either way there are many people on here with modified TT02 and a wealth of knowledge. Just do a search. The only other thing that I'll add is that my mate runs 3s on a totally stock chassis, apart from brushless motor, esc, bearings, shocks and foam tyres, and it doesn't break anything. Good luck.

Haven't been to Pod for ages. Torsen diff would help to keep it in a straight line when launching. Very impressive specs. Engine conversions is the easiest way. Who knows what I'll have to give in to, but be sure I'll hold on to IC for as long as I can.

Is this an aging hobby? No Tamiya is.

@Wooders28 I hear ya. There is so many aspects of this topic I can rant about. My car is sorn, as post SC conversion the fuel economy is really bad but not as bad as your TA. It's even noticeable when we go out on the weekends with the bikes. We use to say it's the most fun you can have on £20, but now it seems more like £30. Yes we will be allowed to keep our IC cars post 2030 but they will just price us out of ownership. 8 years is not that far away and I can see many problems when a majority of people switch to electric.