Wanted: Tamiya Super Astute TTC Gear Train Set

[Grastens]

Greetings:

Having recently acquired an Astute, I was interested by the potential an upgraded transmission system would offer. The Super Astute TTC Gear Train Set is very rare but I hope to find one, starting with this thread.

So please contact me if you do have a complete set around; I was considering purchasing the spare gear set but that does not include the plastic gear cover or any of the needed screws. The plastic gear cover in particular is exceedingly difficult to find.

Thank you for your time!

Grastens

[Thommo]

Rare and quite expensive when they do pop up. The standard Astute gearset is much easier to get and with 0.6 mod gears. There is also 2 x spur options (70T & 77T). Pinion gears are (16T > 23T) so there are more gearing options available for the standard Astute set up. The ball diff is not as self destructing as some would have you believe, in fact it is the same ball diff as the Egress. Sure the same ball diff doesn't do as well in big wheeled trucks (King Cab & Monster Racer) but like all things RC, you have to look after them and drive within the limits of what you have.

I hope I haven't discouraged you but rather encouraged you to give the standard set up a go first before you double the value of your Astute. Good pick up too by the way and good luck with it.

[Origineelreclamebord]

This is probably stretching what you are looking for, but I do have a Super Astute for sale (new built):

http://tamiyaclub.co....asp?cid=109357

[F2 Stu]

I have a complete set new in box that I'll be putting up for sale.

[Grastens]

Rare and quite expensive when they do pop up. The standard Astute gearset is much easier to get and with 0.6 mod gears. There is also 2 x spur options (70T & 77T). Pinion gears are (16T > 23T) so there are more gearing options available for the standard Astute set up. The ball diff is not as self destructing as some would have you believe, in fact it is the same ball diff as the Egress. Sure the same ball diff doesn't do as well in big wheeled trucks (King Cab & Monster Racer) but like all things RC, you have to look after them and drive within the limits of what you have.

I hope I haven't discouraged you but rather encouraged you to give the standard set up a go first before you double the value of your Astute. Good pick up too by the way and good luck with it.

I will attempt to run it with the stock gears, but this Astute may be my first step into the world of high-powered brushless motors and Li-Po batteries so I would like to try and find a TTC gear train set first. I also tend to drive my cars hard and recently learned about the sorts of things I should be doing with ball diffs that I have never done (shimming, mostly)... Good to hear that the stock drivetrain is more solid than believed, however, and so while I will look for a TTC gear set I will give it some run time with a lower-powered brushed motor.

It sounds like the Egress ball diff is very durable and I believe it; my Avante Black Special is equipped with the re-release part (not sure about the differences or similarities) and despite the punishment I put them through they still perform very well.

I have had very good experiences with both Sport-Tuned and GT-Tuned motors so I may fit either one first, or even try one of those Super Stock motors and take a step into advanced motor maintenance (so far I have only been cleaning them; my GT-Tuned car will need new brushes and eventually a turning, but Super Stock motors are completely rebuildable...).

Maybe I was thinking the Astute needed power like the Super Astute (TC member Hudson recalled how his Super Astute was sluggish with a Sport-Tuned), but that is not the case. Obviously Astute gears are much easier to replace/tune, and coming from the member with an Astute box as his profile picture I will trust all this advice. Thanks!

This is probably stretching what you are looking for, but I do have a Super Astute for sale (new built):

http://tamiyaclub.co....asp?cid=109357

Unless we did a bit of a swap - my Astute for that Super Astute, which would not work seeing as you need to fund racing - I cannot pick it up. A shame, as it looks like a fabulous car! I hope it finds a great home!

I have a complete set new in box that I'll be putting up for sale.

So should I forward my payment now? Living in university means my budget is getting thin, but we shall see what I can pony up... I sent a PM to enquire.

Thanks for all your replies so far! I am amazed that such a rare part would turn up so quickly!

[Thommo]

I have had very good experiences with both Sport-Tuned and GT-Tuned motors so I may fit either one first, or even try one of those Super Stock motors and take a step into advanced motor maintenance (so far I have only been cleaning them; my GT-Tuned car will need new brushes and eventually a turning, but Super Stock motors are completely rebuildable...).

Use the standard set up which is the highest gear ratio with Sport Tuned or GT Tuned (23T pinion / 70T spur). The Astute is similarly geared for hotter motors it just has more ratios. I have never actually needed to use the 77T spur as yet but the one I'm building at the moment probably will

Thanks for the kind words and yeah.... I do have a bit of an Astute problem