Which Touring Car is Best?

[tc3guy]

The TC3 is way better you dont have belt skips or anything the TC3 or yokomo MR4TC can be better it just depends on how you set set it up.

[B3driver]

Well, I lean toward associated anyways cuz I like em. But I wanted to give Yokomo a chance. But why do some people use belt drives instead of drive lines?

[TSR6]

Why not the pro2?

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[Need4Speed]

Go for the pro 2, ive got the sport 2 and theres no such thing as belt skipping for that car i havent had any belt skippage at all since i owned it.(since June, and i race it every weekend) Also the car comes with a ball bearing belt tensioner. Its truly a great car.

[B3driver]

Hadn't considerd the Pro 2 yet. I'll bear that in mind.

[Z10_Integra]

I would go with the MR4-TC for two reasons. One, I had the privalidge of racing one the other day and it is a great car, and it was basically stock. Two, I have seen alot of pros not only racing it, but winning with it! Sure the pros may get paid, but I dont think they would win if it wasn't good. That will problably be my next car.

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[B3driver]

Which of these two is the most desirable?
The Yokomo MR4-TCR PRO or the Associated TC3?

And which is best in a touring car? A solid drive line or a belt drive? The Yokomo has that belt drive, whilst the TC3 has a drive line between the two gearboxes.

[IMPACTPLAYR]

Who wins the nationals doesn't amount to a hill of beans, if you notice Yokomo has 3-4 times as many factory drivers as Associated and most of the factory drivers are paid to just block for Musami and Baker (noy saying that they can't drive, but c'mon half a track lead after the first lap????) Simple the Tc3 is whiping up on the local level across the nation. I owned an MR4TC and my TC3 was soooo much better, not to mention easier to work on....... http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/tongue.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/tongue.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/tongue.gif

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[Twisted Fate]

Driver skill plays a big role in that caliber of competition, more so than the car they are driving.

Another thing to look at is availability of parts locally. I have a Pro2, and there are a lot of parts available for it locally. Part of this is probably because the Sport2 shares some of the Pro2 parts, so that enlarges the demand for Pro2 parts and hop-ups. Go with what you can get parts for quickly. Nothing is worse than missing a race because you are waiting for a replacement part you had to order.

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What do you mean 4 feet in the air is not what you meant by "off-road"?

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[Hawkeye]

Are you a begginer? If so I might buy a kit with bladder shocks I found Associated's shocks very hard to build.

[Justin Thyme]

Personally, I'd be going between the Pro 2 or the TC3. The primary reason for that is wide spread parts availability in my area. Whatever car you get, make sure you can easily get replacement A-arms, shock towers, shock rebuild kits, etc. Yeah, I know, "Brand X NEVER breaks!". Regardless, at some point, for some reason, you WILL need a replacement part.

I've always been partial to AE products. Quality stuff with good instructions. Yes, there were/are 2 "issues" with the TC3. Early kits had a problem in the rear end (A-arm mounts, I think it was) which has since been resolved. The second issue is supposedly fragile front A-arms. Three quick points on this.....1) That's why I say get something with good local parts support as any car can break something! 2) If you don't hit anything, you probably won't break anything! (I know, sh*t happens). 3) Add a larger front bumper to help protect the A-arms. My though would be to get a front bumper from a 10L, trim it to fit on top of the TC3 kit bumper, and CA it on.

HPI also has great products. Like AE, they tend to fare pretty well on the local levels.

In general, it seems fairly regularly accepted that the TC3 accellerates better than anything else. Other than that, I haven't seen enough (other than brand loyalty) that strongly points to one car over the other.

My bottom line suggestion is to get something which has good local parts support, and also has at least a few locals using it that you can get with for setup tips.

[B3driver]

I really appreciate the feed back on this.

[Conman]

Pro 2

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