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JK Racing wrote:

Asso_man! wrote: I must also say that the Mamba brushless set-up is really awesome and so cheap compared to the Novak/LRP ones. They are legal in Europe (EFRA), but not in the US (ROAR) unfortunately...

I have 2 different Novaks Brushless systems and the same Mamba (4600). I LOVE my Mamba system. I use it in my 4wd mod car (xx4) and it is plenty powerful for me.

As a side note, I read that the Mamba system will be roar legal in Modified this year (using a Mamba or any other approved motor). Checking into this for the Nationals held here in Cali this year!!

In your opinion, can you tune the mamba to be as smooth as the Novak GTB? It seems that castle get bashed as a basher system and the Novak is regarded as the racers choice.

Congrats to you and your team, Asso_man! That’s fantastic. Being a driver who is a bit “vintage” in years myself, it’s especially pleasing to see you do so well against the current models. Just how well did the B4s hold up, anyway?

Thanks for the props on the B4 setup, but my build was a collaborative effort with Jason (scr8p), so you might want to add him to the team credits as well. It’s certainly a big plus that our efforts helped with your build and success on the track.

Just as an FYI – if you are having flex problems with the RPM rear arms, you may want to look into the Dynotech/Klein Delrin arms I used on my build. They don’t flex as much as the RPMs and are tough as nails.

Vice wrote:In your opinion, can you tune the mamba to be as smooth as the Novak GTB? It seems that castle get bashed as a basher system and the Novak is regarded as the racers choice.

In my opinion, yes. The newest release software from Castle has really smoothed out the power delivery. That is the other part I really like about them, you have the ability to USB into your PC/Laptop and tweak settings. See the graph on the screen, move points, see all the settings in a tangible way that makes sense...not counting "blinks" on a tiny LED that is probably turned a different way just to make it fit in the car....

sorry dupe post

Vice wrote:

JK Racing wrote:

Asso_man! wrote: I must also say that the Mamba brushless set-up is really awesome and so cheap compared to the Novak/LRP ones. They are legal in Europe (EFRA), but not in the US (ROAR) unfortunately...

I have 2 different Novaks Brushless systems and the same Mamba (4600). I LOVE my Mamba system. I use it in my 4wd mod car (xx4) and it is plenty powerful for me.

As a side note, I read that the Mamba system will be roar legal in Modified this year (using a Mamba or any other approved motor). Checking into this for the Nationals held here in Cali this year!!

In your opinion, can you tune the mamba to be as smooth as the Novak GTB? It seems that castle get bashed as a basher system and the Novak is regarded as the racers choice.

The GTB gets the most attn because it is in so many series/sanctioning bodies--the castle still
proves to be tempramental at best in real race situations. Don't get me wrong the mini system hit the mark but both 1/10 systems are junk (IMHO) I saw 10 out of 10 go up in smoke at the
last Nats I ran, and the Novak systems are (thanks Charlie for letting me run a GTB) reliable but yvery heavy and they don't deliver the power or the "cogging" effect that the Feigo based BL motors offer(trinity-orion-schumacher-putnam Tekin) use, so it's harder to find tractable power and decel.

Bottom dollar=try a LRP 2007 competition or TC spec with a Feigo based BL and watch you car
accel, decel, and run better than it EVER has

aeiou wrote:Congrats to you and your team, Asso_man! That’s fantastic. Being a driver who is a bit “vintage” in years myself, it’s especially pleasing to see you do so well against the current models. Just how well did the B4s hold up, anyway?

Thanks for the props on the B4 setup, but my build was a collaborative effort with Jason (scr8p), so you might want to add him to the team credits as well. It’s certainly a big plus that our efforts helped with your build and success on the track.

Just as an FYI – if you are having flex problems with the RPM rear arms, you may want to look into the Dynotech/Klein Delrin arms I used on my build. They don’t flex as much as the RPMs and are tough as nails.

Thanks! BIG credit to Jason who I forgot to mention, sorry mate!!

The B4's held up quite well, but were not well tweaked and driven by some unexperienced drivers sometimes, the first one took the third place!

About the Dynotech arms, an order is already in the process and I quickly figured that they would have less flex than the RPM ones, you can twist those almost 45° , but are totally bullet-proof!!

Asso_man! wrote:

aeiou wrote:Congrats to you and your team, Asso_man! That’s fantastic. Being a driver who is a bit “vintage” in years myself, it’s especially pleasing to see you do so well against the current models. Just how well did the B4s hold up, anyway?

Thanks for the props on the B4 setup, but my build was a collaborative effort with Jason (scr8p), so you might want to add him to the team credits as well. It’s certainly a big plus that our efforts helped with your build and success on the track.

Just as an FYI – if you are having flex problems with the RPM rear arms, you may want to look into the Dynotech/Klein Delrin arms I used on my build. They don’t flex as much as the RPMs and are tough as nails.

Thanks! BIG credit to Jason who I forgot to mention, sorry mate!!

The B4's held up quite well, but were not well tweaked and driven by some unexperienced drivers sometimes, the first one took the third place!

About the Dynotech arms, an order is already in the process and I quickly figured that they would have less flex than the RPM ones, you can twist those almost 45° , but are totally bullet-proof!!

Where can you purchase them in the states?

Vice wrote:Where can you purchase them in the states?

i'm guessing you mean the dynotech arms?

http://dynotech-racing.com/partDetail.php?RefNum=2700