X Factory R/C Forum

ellis stafford wing mounting??

2012-05-01T00:01:15Z

i've seen the pic of how ellis stafford mounted the wing on his x6. what screws and washers did he use? i want to do this. i've got a lot of up and down movement with my wing and i think this is a good way to fix this

X6 Squared 2012 2wd Stock Australian National Champions

2012-04-12T01:15:53Z

XFactory X6 Squared TQ's & wins 2wd Stock Australian National Title

Friday April 6 2012 – St. Ives Off-road RC Club – Sydney, N.S.W, Australia

After a dominating performance to Top Qualify for the A Final & successfully taking Leg 1 of the A final the XFactory X6 squared wins Australian 2wd Stock National title!!!
Taking on all comers & beating them, the mid-engine, Novak powered, HRM modified X6 using a Viper VTX10 ESC won leg 3 of the A final under lights making it a 2-1 win, showing the competition what the mid-engine chassis from XFactory can still do in the right hands.
Team HRM/Oversteer race centre driver Ash Anthony won against a field of much favoured & more

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2012-03-12T15:23:54Z

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Impact of V2 shocks on the standard set up?

2012-02-04T06:36:41Z

Folks
I have gotten off track on my set up of my buggy.
What if any changes should be make to the standard starting set up with the use of V2 shocks front and rear? Springs or oil wt.

Martin

x5 for sale

2012-01-09T05:30:19Z

i have a x5 for sale built in o7 150 shipped

X5

2012-01-09T05:27:48Z

I like to buy a X5..

Caster Block Mod

2011-12-27T12:04:03Z

Hi Guys n Gals,

Not only was I fortunate enough to make it down to the Cactus Classic this year, but I was able to pit with the X-Factory team as well.
Something I learned that I wanted to share. Looking at both Brian Kinwald and Paul Sinclare's Buggys, I noticed something I hadn't seen before.
They had ground down the front side of the Casterblock and spaced it forward on the outer hingepin by 0.100".
I asked Paul what they had cooking. He explained that it allowed them to run the rear hubs forward for more forward bite,
and gave the car more grip in the front. I thought to myself that would be something to try when I get home.
I did the modification (Completely reversible with a standard set of caster blocks) and took it down to the track to try it out.
I've never had this much steering out of the car with the rear end so planted! I had to loosen the slipper a bit as the wheelies were almost unavoidable.

If you have some time and a spare set of caster blocks. Give it a try!

Doh! Forgot to mention some material needs to be removed from the back of the A-Arm to clear the wheels. This can be seen in the photos as well.

Kinwald's Car

Brad

Castor block mod

2011-11-28T05:26:43Z

HI from NewZealand, i have had a X facory X6 squared for about a year now, completely love the car.
I have the car set up very safe as im only a couple years into this sport.

I had found the only complaint to be as with all Rc cars, trying acheiving steering(front grip), with out losing rear grip.

That was Until i tried the castor mod of moving it 2.5mm or 100.thou forward.
Holy cow huge increase in steering , very little reduction in grip.

So the reason I am on the forum is, I cant get my head aroung the mechanics of why it works, i was hoping someone could explain.

Thanks

Dirt Oval Set-up

2011-11-21T10:30:13Z

My local track is getting ready to have a big dirt oval race and I was wanting to maybe run my x-60 in it. Was curious if anyone had a good set-up or any tips for racing the x-60 on dirt oval. Don't want to change a whole lot because will be back to off-road after the race.

Chassis Issues

2011-11-20T22:13:22Z

Hi guys been running x-factory x-6 squared for the last year and love it.
However as of late I am having issues with chassis breakage.

It is always in the same spot and very similar jagged pattern almost identical each time.
There are a few of us that run them up and here. I have broken 2 chassis in the last 3 weeks. One carbon and one plastic. Just wondering if there are issues with manufacturing as of late?

Seems like a hard pop to the front and it happens.

thanks

Peter Harrison

Kfactory

2011-09-22T01:54:22Z

OOOO my God how difficult is it to get the front graphite shock tower for the B4 front man i cant find any reseller.

Den

Love the X-6

Shorty Lipos

2011-08-16T19:29:00Z

Folks
I am converting my X-6^2 to a shorty Lipo. The carbon fiber battery plate is electrically conductive. I will insulate the battery posts of course. Anyone having problems with the lipo moving around and wearing through the insulation? Shorting a lipo would not be good.

Thank you

Martin B

2011 Offroad Nationals

2011-07-28T01:03:49Z

Got my plane resevations made today.. flying into San Jose on tuesday.. Anyone else??

Made reservations for the Motel 6 in Hayward .. booked a 2queen bed room.. anybody need a place to stay and willing to split the room??

Still havent done anything with rental car..

Post something up or pm me.. Gary

Hi from aussie land

2011-07-14T08:33:53Z

hi to all my name is Mic ive been running an X6 for 12 months here in Melbourne Australia
you find more about me and my club at www.keilorrc.org.au our club runs a winter and summer championship and at the moment ive won every round with my X6 ive been running the kinwald front hub mod and find it makes the car even better. three other club members have got new x6's as well and im looking forward to helping them get theirs in the A final
Im looking forward to your new 4wd as at the moment i dont find any of the current American cars any good ive tried just about all kyosho,hotbodies,losi assiocated and have gone back to my Predator....the durango looks good ! but i'd like to keep to X Factory..
hope to hear from you guys.....THE DOCTOR..

How tight do you do your diff?

2011-07-12T22:17:19Z

Hi guys,I thought i`d try out the forum here,ive just done the first 4 meetings with my X6sqd.I bought it second hand and have replaced several bits and bobs.Before my first outing with it I swopped the diff from my B4 as the one in the X6 was very rough.The B4 was a brand new kit to me and after the first rebuild of the diff I fitted ceramic balls,all very nice and smooth ect as you all are aware,but a caracteristic that has surfaced is a grabbing effect of the front end/steering on the first corner of our track.Imagine the front wheels doing their job as normal (a bit of understeer)and then the rear end takes over and pushes the car straight for a split second after which the front will just recover some grip and then the same happens again,so in actual fact i`m controlling the steering with the throttle more than the steering!!So my thoughts turned to the diff,it was set as per the AE manual,up tight and back off 1/8th of a turn.I`m thinking this is too tight and ive let it off,and indeed it turns here at home on the carpet indoors much happier,but of course i wont know what its like on the track untill we visit next week.I was just wondering if anyone has any specific adjustments they would recommend,ie back off half a turn or similar or another method you may recommend-obviously too slack and you have no drive and a slipping diff,I look forward to your replies,cheers Pete Chapman (GB).......-Ive just searched for info and found a great video series on RC10.COM,all my questions answered there,it certainly looks like mine was too tight adjusting it with the AE manual method,diff service and rebuild tomorrow!!!