Great video! Your absolutely correct , I experienced this yesterday it was loud , poor performance. I then did minor tuning and wow just how much better it performed. Very well explained reasons Marty. Thanks for sharing
All good points. Nice video..Great presentation, and such decisiveness and authority..😁 I grab alot of tired old stuff. Just a different 📦 Apartive to do exactly that. 💯
@Marty Ford lots of fly n ninco out there..bought a few used cars, they were definitely Raced, need to go.throigjt them, needs to pull the 46k motors out of 3 of them. 😂
Great stuff Marty. Break it down to build it up. My only addition - after you make sure all components are first in working order, dropped some lubrication, and you've changed to tires of your liking, if necessary, is to still put it on the track before you do any real tuning. You don't know until you know. And if you assume, for example, a tight pod doesn't work and you don't try, or you assume 'well, that gear ratio didn't work in my other one', for example, or 'this car must have a lot of weight added', and you start changing things before you know if what you have is good, you can quickly chase your tail. Case in point, I never thought I'd keep stock NSR Classic 917/10 gear ratio...history suggests so with several NSRs, BUT, with minimal tuning (float, little gooseneck weight, and always a deep wood guide) I'm within hundredths of HRP track record, probably will get it one day. I could see the giddy-up before I even loosened the pod or body. Tuning is crucial, and your reasons are on point, but I want a baseline with good operating cars before I perform what I consider an actual tune. Keep inspiring us man! - Tony
Great comment Tony! Yes, perfect example.. I would have guessed that my Mosler would have needed some weight.. but ran some laps before any pod, body float or weight.. it didn’t need it.. I crushed the track record with it… but eventually as I started diving deeper into the tuning.. hinting for tenths of a second.. body float, pod float and weight came into play to get its max potential. Thanks so much!!
Thanks… do those things first.. then a few laps.. the start diving in deeper.. this McLaren I am tuning went from 9.1’s to 7.876 in my layout with just the basics.. totally worth it.
Thanks Mark.. pretty simple.. tune them and they will run, be more fun, and keep you …out of the sun?…(sorry, got trapped in the rhyme..) 😂 thanks again!🦖
#6) Always put any new car tuned or not tuned out on the track and put a handful or more of easy laps on it to warm it up a bit and get a feel for how it runs and drives before you put the hammer down. It's very rare that any new car is going to break the track record the first time it touches the track.
Good stuff Marty. Reason number 6, a great car might have a slipshod assembly. Slot cars are like Jeeps, great cars once you disassemble and reassemble them. Thanks for all you do for this community!
Wondering if you shave body posts to get more body float? Plus body float screws.. I also sand down the front and rear of the frame, and sides for max float. It let's air flow in also.
Mike, yes, some guys are little nervous to go sanding on a new car.. but it is a great way to introduce float to a car that might struggle to float. Body float screws are great and an easy add on! Thanks for adding to the conversation!! Great details!
@@twolinesslotcars I have cars I definitely don't sand the frame. I usually pick a car and do a small build. Motor , gears, body float screws , trued new tires, check axles adjust if a option. As you said check for loose wires and the axles are seated. Just a quick tune. lol I enjoy your content, thanks for sharing the information.
Have you ever played with gearing, Marty? I have changed mine to run the orange pinion and orange spur gear made by Thunderslot, with the stock motor.....this set up at our track also improved laptimes. Highervrpms at 12v at the rear wheels.
Andro… first…cool name! Second, I usually have really good luck with stock gearing on my layout… but when we go to the big track.. for sure! Great point!
Thanks Darren. I let the live chat talk me into running a car straight out of the box.. and I thought.. hmmm. I just proved why you should never do that 😂😂
Nice sharp edits in this video. More said in less time helps to conquer attention deficit disorder of viewers on RUclips. How about a cordless microphone head set used for track time? Great points made too! 👍
Carrera cars? All the same right outta the box. Are they fast? On a tight track they can be surprisingly fast. Overall not a fast motor in them. They need tires. I can hammer 1000's of laps on them and they suck it up just fine. With no magnets its a real learning curve to drive them. Still working on the Slot it cars Ive got here. They need a big track to really work.
I guess my layout is big? Slot It cars work really well. Carrera are great with magnets on my track.. no magnets.. a different story. Yes, tires are a must to get them to perform well.
I discovered your video thanks for doing it but Sorry, I'm going to be critical of the form, not the content. WHY MAKE A VIDEO OR YOU DON’T SHOW US ANYTHING Instead of filming yourself speaking, film what you say and how you do it, it will be more informative, more fun to watch, perhaps harder to do. thanks anyway for the video (I hate all these talk shows where people are filmed debating! does radio instead of TV)
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Its 3am and I’m still playing with my slot cars in the garage.😂
As you should be! What else do you do at 3AM? 😂
Great video! Your absolutely correct , I experienced this yesterday it was loud , poor performance. I then did minor tuning and wow just how much better it performed. Very well explained reasons Marty. Thanks for sharing
It really does matter.. base line tuning usually gives me a whole second on my layout.. worth the effort for sure! Thanks Wildman!
All good points. Nice video..Great presentation, and such decisiveness and authority..😁 I grab alot of tired old stuff. Just a different 📦 Apartive to do exactly that. 💯
All part of the fun Dafingers1! I am enjoying the Fly cars and have spent a lot of time with them recently.. tuning is crucial..
@Marty Ford lots of fly n ninco out there..bought a few used cars, they were definitely
Raced, need to go.throigjt them, needs to pull the 46k motors out of 3 of them. 😂
G'day Marty, mate so true , I got car for Xmas found out it was broken 😳 great review 👍 👏
Rhys… I have had one car with problems when I opened it up.. body screw in motor.. thanks man!
Great stuff Marty. Break it down to build it up. My only addition - after you make sure all components are first in working order, dropped some lubrication, and you've changed to tires of your liking, if necessary, is to still put it on the track before you do any real tuning. You don't know until you know. And if you assume, for example, a tight pod doesn't work and you don't try, or you assume 'well, that gear ratio didn't work in my other one', for example, or 'this car must have a lot of weight added', and you start changing things before you know if what you have is good, you can quickly chase your tail. Case in point, I never thought I'd keep stock NSR Classic 917/10 gear ratio...history suggests so with several NSRs, BUT, with minimal tuning (float, little gooseneck weight, and always a deep wood guide) I'm within hundredths of HRP track record, probably will get it one day. I could see the giddy-up before I even loosened the pod or body. Tuning is crucial, and your reasons are on point, but I want a baseline with good operating cars before I perform what I consider an actual tune. Keep inspiring us man! - Tony
Great comment Tony! Yes, perfect example.. I would have guessed that my Mosler would have needed some weight.. but ran some laps before any pod, body float or weight.. it didn’t need it.. I crushed the track record with it… but eventually as I started diving deeper into the tuning.. hinting for tenths of a second.. body float, pod float and weight came into play to get its max potential.
Thanks so much!!
I agree 100%!!!! You should always check, clean and lube a car that comes right out of the box!!!!!
Thanks… do those things first.. then a few laps.. the start diving in deeper.. this McLaren I am tuning went from 9.1’s to 7.876 in my layout with just the basics.. totally worth it.
Great job of summing it all up, Marty!
Thanks Mark.. pretty simple.. tune them and they will run, be more fun, and keep you …out of the sun?…(sorry, got trapped in the rhyme..) 😂 thanks again!🦖
#6) Always put any new car tuned or not tuned out on the track and put a handful or more of easy laps on it to warm it up a bit and get a feel for how it runs and drives before you put the hammer down. It's very rare that any new car is going to break the track record the first time it touches the track.
Like Tuesday night? 😂😂😂😂
@@twolinesslotcars 🤣
Thank you Marty, another really good video hitting the key points of tuning the new car.
There is so much more to discuss.. just throwing the basics out there for when you take a car out of the box! Thanks Chris!
Good stuff Marty. Reason number 6, a great car might have a slipshod assembly. Slot cars are like Jeeps, great cars once you disassemble and reassemble them.
Thanks for all you do for this community!
Thanks for the kind words Tom! I was a Jeep owner for 20 years.. one of my favorite cars I have ever owned.
Mike Stott from Cloverleaf is sending the Blue McClaren.
I will be anxiously awaiting that "tune" video! See you at Daves this after!
Good morning!!! Geee, this sounds vaguely familiar🤣🤣!! Great video and very informative brother!!! Stay Slotted 🐷🤙🏼
😂😂😂 Tuesday night experience… translates to Saturdays content 😂😂
Concise video, great for people new to the hobby, also some great additions I'm the comments
Thanks Marty
Thanks 👍
This video is a Homerun
Wish you made it a year ago.
IT IS INCREDIBLE THE AMOUNT OF GAIN FOR THE EFFORT INVOLVED IN GOING
FASTER🏁
It really is easy to make a car perform better than average..
Thanks for the video, Marty. Ahh... Carerra tuning. [Insert shaking head]
Yes Grady… they are tough ones to make go with out magnets.. but with magnets.. 👍 it is almost an oxymoron..tuning .. Carrera 😂
Great video, great points well made :)
Thanks Dave.. I need to tune a car and send your way.. see how it gets around your layout.
Wondering if you shave body posts to get more body float? Plus body float screws..
I also sand down the front and rear of the frame, and sides for max float. It let's air flow in also.
Mike, yes, some guys are little nervous to go sanding on a new car.. but it is a great way to introduce float to a car that might struggle to float. Body float screws are great and an easy add on! Thanks for adding to the conversation!! Great details!
@@twolinesslotcars I have cars I definitely don't sand the frame. I usually pick a car and do a small build. Motor , gears, body float screws , trued new tires, check axles adjust if a option. As you said check for loose wires and the axles are seated. Just a quick tune. lol
I enjoy your content, thanks for sharing the information.
@@mikebatt6324 thanks Mike!! Always good to take a few cars to the next level!
Have you ever played with gearing, Marty? I have changed mine to run the orange pinion and orange spur gear made by Thunderslot, with the stock motor.....this set up at our track also improved laptimes. Highervrpms at 12v at the rear wheels.
Andro… first…cool name! Second, I usually have really good luck with stock gearing on my layout… but when we go to the big track.. for sure! Great point!
According to HARRY WISE "Nothings Perfect" BUT "Thats ok with me" I love his laid back demeanor 🏁
Harry is great! Tons of knowledge and willingness to share.. puts him at the top of my list!
@@twolinesslotcars yes and Jim Rose and Jim Cunningham
Nice video, Marty. Now give up the NSR tuning secret that was shared with you! 😂
Jamie.. sending it your way.. also.. working on a video..
Good stuff Marty.
Thanks my friend. The McLaren is a dream to drive..
Great channel Marty!
Thank you kindly!
Great context 😄
Thanks Darren. I let the live chat talk me into running a car straight out of the box.. and I thought.. hmmm. I just proved why you should never do that 😂😂
Nice sharp edits in this video. More said in less time helps to conquer attention deficit disorder of viewers on RUclips. How about a cordless microphone head set used for track time? Great points made too! 👍
I was not expecting to film from the track.. the livestream talked me into it. I usually have a mic setup over by the track. Next time 👍
Boys (and girls) just want to go Fast 🏁
Carrera cars? All the same right outta the box. Are they fast? On a tight track they can be surprisingly fast.
Overall not a fast motor in them. They need tires. I can hammer 1000's of laps on them and they suck it up just fine.
With no magnets its a real learning curve to drive them.
Still working on the Slot it cars Ive got here. They need a big track to really work.
I guess my layout is big? Slot It cars work really well. Carrera are great with magnets on my track.. no magnets.. a different story. Yes, tires are a must to get them to perform well.
Always want to know how to make my cars handle better…
Yes!!
Hmm... kid's toys..... Nah, my cars are for adults. Adult toys. 🚙😎
😂😂
You can tune a car but can you Tuna Fish?! 😂😂 I'm sorry lol
😂😂😂 dad jokes are always welcome bro!!
I discovered your video
thanks for doing it but
Sorry, I'm going to be critical of the form, not the content.
WHY MAKE A VIDEO OR YOU DON’T SHOW US ANYTHING
Instead of filming yourself speaking, film what you say and how you do it, it will be more informative, more fun to watch, perhaps harder to do.
thanks anyway for the video
(I hate all these talk shows where people are filmed debating!
does radio instead of TV)
Thanks for the feedback. I am always trying to improve.
Good morning! Excellent video! Yep....."kids toys"! Lol
Always have to keep that perspective 😂