Miss Geico Race Prep

[LiPo Power]

IMO on this picture the rudder edge it's just digging in to the carpet so it looks like it was rounded but it is not. Personally I think rounding rudder on its buttom will create lift effect at high speed so you should leave it the way it is, square....

In Thread # 177's picture it looks as if the bottom leading edge of the rudder has been rounded. Is this true? And if it is, how is that working for you? I have been contemplating do just that for a while, but I haven't found any theads on this yet.

[shannon87]

hi darin just was wondering will the deans be ok for racing as i was hoping to race it while keeping the warranty other wise id have to wait till it expires before i do the connectors.

And to kinda show to racers and newbs that you can have a good competative boat for 350 bucks instead of double that which most end up going with a scratch built boat.

And once i have been goin for a while ill then get onto the special drive mod i was talking to you about and among other custom mods

[Darin Jordan]

hi darin just was wondering will the deans be ok for racing as i was hoping to race it while keeping the warranty other wise id have to wait till it expires before i do the connectors.

And to kinda show to racers and newbs that you can have a good competative boat for 350 bucks instead of double that which most end up going with a scratch built boat.

And once i have been goin for a while ill then get onto the special drive mod i was talking to you about and among other custom mods

I'm sure it would be fine. Go for it!!

[shannon87]

hi darin cheers i cant wait to get started i should be getting it soon and i have found someone to help me with the special drive mod. Have you started that mod or planning it soon ? ill also be adding other goodies and custom pieces from kintec racing.

I may get the connectors done at my LHS if i get the stock connectors properly de soldered will that void any warranty and the same with the offset bracket as i just would like to keep it reliable as doing the connectors to 5.5 mm seems to help with temps and the same with the rudder helping cornering.

Once i have done the rudder conversion i wold like to do a prop wash pick up as in the blackjack and other pro boats as i like the look of it plus water starts to flow at a much lower speed which would be benefical as i wont be going full throttle one because my local pond isnt big enough to do 40 for sustained periods lol and i will be going slower too till i learn to drive plus even though the rudder pick up would be sufficent its a personal preferance also.

Someone also mentioned when i was talking about slower speed operation they said the boat doenst have that much throttle range and is basically on and off which is bad for my pond because there is one main clear section which is about 5-6 meters across and about 25-30 meters long which i know is totally clear of debris either side it gets a little weedy and out further where i cannot see whats under the water ther are are some small logs floating around so it would be a hell of a relief to know that i can take slow turns if i have to to avoid the danger zones.

Because if its on and off like they describe then into the turn when you accelarate it would be at full throttle lets just say it would be interesting lol so i was thinking they have it set on algorithim and linear should by my understanding smooth it out andgive more control because i dont want to change my esc to allow that or only run it on practice days as its 10 bucks to run your boat as the pond i have described is the only one closest to me and we go past that a fair bit so its what i have to work with as i live in a rural area while there are plenty of dams there all on private property or water supplies.

[bhauptner]

MG race prep

Darrin,
Just ngot the Miss G and ran it on two 5000Mah Nimh's and it handled great. Has to move packs back from recommended CG amd give thr drive a tweak up. Great boat.With the 45 Amp Speed control waht would be the best Lipos to buy and what prp would you recommend. I roughed up the wetted surfaces. I have been in RC sice 63' and have raced nitro ,gas an full size offshore boats but these Lipo sare new for me. I would like to "Lite it up and get some air!!! Thanks a bunch and who ever thought yOu could get this kind of fun foe less han $ 400. My hat is off to you.

[pyroM!KE]

Buy a bunch of these and dont look back..They should be back in stock soon..http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=16194
Ohh..Lose the Deans connectors and use 5.5 bullets on esc battery and motor wires..That is a must..
The octura x642 is a great prop..I Just tried a CF 45 prop the other day and that prop works awesome!!

[bhauptner]

Thanks for the information and I will be taking ypur advice on the Turnigy packs and thy props. Can I go any higher than 25C with the stock 45 Amp motor and ESC?. I also had heard that the Ammo motor will kick it up a notch in torque and speed. I was also looking at the Turnigy 4 battery charger. What do you think about this charger? I am located in Denver and we are just getting an opportunity to run between the ice and open water!!! Good news is the water is about 40 degrees so the controller and battery overheating is not an issue right now. Have a great day!!

[dirty]

i run 40 and 45c on my stock esc and motor

[pyroM!KE]

Thanks for the information and I will be taking ypur advice on the Turnigy packs and thy props. Can I go any higher than 25C with the stock 45 Amp motor and ESC?. I also had heard that the Ammo motor will kick it up a notch in torque and speed. I was also looking at the Turnigy 4 battery charger. What do you think about this charger? I am located in Denver and we are just getting an opportunity to run between the ice and open water!!! Good news is the water is about 40 degrees so the controller and battery overheating is not an issue right now. Have a great day!!

The batts I suggested are 40c..As to your question about c rating, the higher the better..Now with the charger, I would pay good money for a high end charger..Ive tried a couple HK chargers and have been bit by them..I just got a twin spek Orion charger and I love it!

[dirty]

thunder ac6 charger works pretty good too

[bhauptner]

Miss Geico Paint match

Can anyone tell me if the found a touch up paint for Miss G BL?? Thanks for the help. My deck and hull at the bow cracked about one inch form thr tip of the starboard sponson. No impact and only running 5000 Mah Nimh's. Need to patch up and repaint. I love this Boat!!! THANKS

[pawpaw1964]

hey i got lucky and found a flex shaft rotating the right direction, so i went and ran it today. but i ran into a different problem. when i turned the boat on and tested the steering, it was weird. it shook around after i let off steering one direction. i tried it for a second and the steering was delayed and sticking for a second when id let off. any ideas on this one??

put a little lube on the stering rod mine did the same thing

[JPriami]

Can anyone tell me if the found a touch up paint for Miss G BL?? Thanks for the help. My deck and hull at the bow cracked about one inch form thr tip of the starboard sponson. No impact and only running 5000 Mah Nimh's. Need to patch up and repaint. I love this Boat!!! THANKS

I have some paint on order and should get it next week. I ordered two colors incase I have to tint it to match better. You will need a white base under the color if your doing a repair job. That's how the color gets it's extra brightness.
Here is a pic of the paint chips against my boat.



Justin

[TheShaughnessy]

Numbers

Here are some numbers i got today using this http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=10080 watt meter.

Ul1 motor t120 with x645.
First time with this prop and this motor, short run to make sure temps weren't getting too crazy. did laps for about a min, and noticed some hop came back and i hadn't changed anything but the prop.

motor temp was 112
esc temp was 100 (at the caps)

114 amp peak
14.9 watt wh
15.41 voltage min (packs were two 4s 5000 mah 20-30c wired for 4s2p)
1806.3 watt peak ( is that ridiculously high? I'm wondering about accuracy)
and i forgot to write down the amp hours for this run

m445
This was as close to two minutes as i could get, I stopped once to look at the time the next time i looked it was right at 2 min and I brought her in

130 at the rear (bearing area) of the motor
118 on the esc at the caps

101 amp peak
30.5 watt hours
14.97 voltage min (same packs, no recharge)
1590.5 watt peak
1.993 amp hours ( which would be 1993 mah?)

Had an x440/3, Just wanted to see the numbers on it, not nearly enough prop, much slower then the m445. Also a 2 min run

Motor was 90
esc was 75

69.96 amp peak
28.3 watt hours
14.75 voltage min (still same packs)
1071 watt peak
1.990 amp hours

I was WOT with the exception of stopping to check the time and easing off for a couple corners. Esc ran much cooler then the day before when i was on off the throttle a lot more and not pinning it the whole time. Had the esc up to 150 with the motor at 126.

The inside corners are pretty rounded on my hull so i'm gonna sharpen them up. It corners hard, wait i mean it corners HARD! But i seem to loose quite a bit of speed in the corners, maybe i didn't offset my rudder as far as i should have. I'm hoping truing up the sponsons will keep me up a little more though the corners.

I've been running my rudder tucked, maybe I'll try backing it out a little and see what that does.

Also i have the front of my packs about flush with the back of my motor. Seems to be pretty stable here, might try moving them back a tad but that's when this happened. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FafgQb7cP5M but they were way back in that vid.

[ray schrauwen]

Great post man thanks a gazzilion!!!

I think I'll finally buy one of those watt meters. I didn't think they held the info like that!!

Very informative little device.

NIce performance from some inexpensive cells too!

Maybe you could detongue that prop for more speed & less amps???