Author: Brian Ma (color01) For less than $5, this is absolutely the best bang-for-the-buck you can buy for your 2WD Mini-Z's, drivetrain. Although the only difference in these pinions is the shape of the gear teeth, they drastically improve the feel and performance of the car.
These pinions will practically render your 2WD Mini-Z silent; I installed the 10t to a PN Stock motor, and could only hear my motor when driving on the track! But aside from the noise level, these pinions seem to magically free up the drivetrain. My car can roll much farther off-throttle with these pinions than with any others. What's more, tooth for tooth, there is a marked increase in top speed and a slight increase in acceleration compared to other pinion sets. This means that you can gear down in Mod class to keep your motor cool, and gear up in Stock for more speed on the straight -- both important advantages in those respective classes.
These pinions are made of slightly softer than normal plastic; while they are far more durable than the 64-pitch gear set (and are equally as smooth, quiet and efficient), they last MUCH longer, almost as long as standard 2WD pinions do. You'll have to adjust the gear mesh a bit more frequently as the pinion wears to maintain the best mesh and performance, but it's definitely worth the time whether you are a competitive racer or not.
And at this price, I would even recommend these pinions to non-racers: with more efficiency comes longer runtimes, so you can enjoy your Mini-Z for a longer time per charge too!
09/01/2010
There's something in the air here at shop.tinyrc.com... Catching these things early is always important, so we took our temperatures to make sure everything was alright, and instead of beeping, our thermometer shouted out: "INFERNO"!!!! Mini Inferno that is! :)
If you couldn't tell, we're really excited about the release of the Mini Inferno Type 5 later this month. It's scheduled to arrive in our shop in mid-September, and is available for pre-order in the shop now!
Whether you choose one of our amazing Blowout deals, or pick up one of the new Mini Inferno Type 5 sets, you're going to need parts! Hundreds of parts are all 40% off for the entire month of September! Order early to make sure you get what you need and use the coupon code MIFEVER at checkout to get your discount!
Another favorite of ours is also having a bit of a resurgence - the Kyosho Mini-Z Overland! To make it even better, the Kyosho Mini-Z Overland MV-01 RC Chassis Set is now 2.4 GHz!!! This new Chassis Set led us to do a little digging in our Overland inventory, and we came up with some Overland AutoScale Bodies that somehow had never made it into the shop! These ain't yo momma's SUVs! They're there now, and for the month of September, you can take $5 off any Overland AutoScale Bodywith the coupon code OVERLAND5. Just enter in the coupon code at checkout to redeem your savings.
As summer winds down, maybe it's time for a new look for your Mini-Z? You don't want your ride to be caught wearing white wheels after Labor Day, do you??? :) Check out our stock of Square wheels which we've just updated with new styles previously not available in the shop!
MZR.com has incredible service and offers some of the stuff that is hard to find w/o going to Chinese sites, which mean long waits and distant customer service. BTW, the dry bearings are the best bearings i've ever used for anything, period!