Avante Road Test (DF03 owner/buyer must read)

Just tested my Avante tonight. Below is my brief report to share with you.

Testing Condition:

Surface:   
Asphalt - bicycle road

Motor:   
23T, Tamiya Type S

Battery:  
3700 mah, charged two weeks ago

ESC:   
GTX

Servo:  
Futaba 9451

Damper:  
TRF


Testing Result and Comments:

Runtime:
With the above battery pack, I could run 15 min non-stop.

Motor:
The motor was extremely hot after the run. Therefore, adding a heat sink is highly recommended. Even the heat sink became really hot and the plastic beneath the motor was quite warm.

Control:
Very easy to maneuver the car. Sharp turn could be managed. No sliding or drifting when turning suddenly. The sound of the car is very quite. Could run smoothly and run a long distant when letting throttle off from full to neutral. The speed was really acceptable as a buggy. The torque was powerful.

Tire:
With tire insert, the tire felt like a soft bun yet firm. It helped the car to absorb the vibration. The tire did not wear out much after the run. Execellent tires.

Damper:
Must buy item. It helped the car to grid the ground and absorbed the force well when starting to move and when moving left or right (transfer of gravity).

Others:
The only thing that needs improvement is the heating issue. I guess a white pig or lower gear ratio could solve the problem.

                               
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[ 本帖最後由 mikewu 於 2007-6-11 21:24 編輯 ]

To all Ching

i'm trying to find a on-road tire set for this car,but i couldn't found it,normal 1/10 touring Tire set can't fit the car....

any suggestion??thank you!

原帖由 教主 於 2008-7-9 02:59 發表

                               
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hey thats me how to deal with the designing failure~~
it also prevent the front arms from "toe out " ( 日文譯 - 大開脚 ) when " vertical head landing" ~~

Hi Guys,
I also got the DF03, Apparently the space in the King Pin is not a design flaw and is meant to be for a front brace.
I got spacers in mine as i couldnt find the front brace in KWS

3Racing DF03-20/WO - Front Brace

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原帖由 mikewu 於 2007-6-13 10:50 發表

                               
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For every DF03 owner, be sure to add spacers on your front king pin.  It's a designing failure as the king pin might move towards the steering and hit the steering rods.  And here is my DF03 Dark Impa ...

hey thats me how to deal with the designing failure~~
it also prevent the front arms from "toe out " ( 日文譯 - 大開脚 ) when " vertical head landing" ~~

The bottom Plate is durable of DF-03 ? thks

原帖由 mikewu 於 2007-7-8 19:07 發表

                               
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新發現.....  孖星 23T BZ motor 係最佳DF03 motor................  

孖星 23T BZ motor 係最佳DF03 motor??究竟有幾好呀??我好想知呀!! 買大陸的無刷好嗎??只是幾百.....http://bbs.rc-evo.com/viewthread ... p;extra=&page=1

如果買支黃色既避乂油(硬)~~要幾銀到呀///師兄

guys, how do you fit the servo into position?? it is very hard because the wires can't fit into the hole

原帖由 stig 於 2007-8-8 12:08 發表

                               
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how concentrate are u using ?

Actually I don't know the number, the oil is in yellow colour, I can tell by the appearance, due to the kit oil is extremely waterly.  

原帖由 gibson 於 2007-8-2 14:13 發表

                               
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One more information to share of the DF03.   I find out that the Tamiya option oil dampers are too long for DF-03, I placed total 3 black O-ring inside the barrel to shorten the length, after doi ...

how concentrate are u using ?

One more information to share of the DF03.   I find out that the Tamiya option oil dampers are too long for DF-03, I placed total 3 black O-ring inside the barrel to shorten the length, after doing that, it help to keep the dog bones in place!!

and I use more concentrated oil instead of the kit oil.

[ 本帖最後由 gibson 於 2007-8-2 14:15 編輯 ]

most important for DF-03 is this....

after the gear run out, my DF-03 gone.duno where to buy this stuff.

新發現.....  孖星 23T BZ motor 係最佳DF03 motor................  

原帖由 vr2xvh 於 2007-6-18 11:52 發表

                               
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LB係用黎玩水.....

WW2 for WAR GAME?

原帖由 mikewu 於 2007-6-18 11:27 發表

                               
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終於有人醒覺 M03 rally 係唔得架啦..........  D Lunchbox 都要行埋一邊.......

LB係用黎玩水.....

原帖由 courel500 於 2007-6-18 10:27 發表

                               
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個人感覺 , 越野車都係 Full Time 4WD 好 !

終於有人醒覺 M03 rally 係唔得架啦..........  D Lunchbox 都要行埋一邊.......

原帖由 vr2xvh 於 2007-6-17 22:48 發表

                               
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今日係TKO試df03, 好彎得滯, 甩到好難控制, 唔知有乜解救? 無理由拆頭單

個人感覺 , 越野車都係 Full Time 4WD 好 !

Don't use Tamiya 23T RZ with the smallest spur gear that comes with the kit, otherwise the batteries will be drained out quickly, depriving the reasonable time of enjoyment!!!

Setting the rear camber angle to be more negative    /  \

今日係TKO試df03, 好彎得滯, 甩到好難控制, 唔知有乜解救? 無理由拆頭單