SUBJECT: [RE]ACTIVATE

Beberapa bulan belakangan ini saya sudah lama tidak mengisi blog ini karena banyak hal dan sekarang saatnya aktif kembali dengan semangat baru.

Tahun 2014 sudah menginjak bulan ke 4 dan ada momen yang perlu dirayakan pada bulan Maret kemarin, yaitu peringatan 1 tahunnya JXR016 Evolution.

Kehadiran JXR016 rupanya memberikan dampak secara langsung pada peta persaingan pabrikan kit-kit tenar. Dan dalam waktu yang relatif singkat, kunci evolusi JXR016 menjadi trendsetter teknologi kit drift profesional.

enRoute benar-benar melakukan riset mendalam sehingga yang dihasilkan bukanlah revolusi, melainkan evolusi. Dengan mempertahankan platform chassis FMS yang teruji dan handal di berbagai macam karakter sirkuit drift, enRoute sangat berhati-hati dalam memberikan revisi pada JXR.

Berangkat dari JXR003, enRoute memperkenalkan JXR pada dunia RC drift. Chassis karbon lebar dengan penggunaan bahan plastik pada suspension arm, c-hub, knuckle, pulle front one-way, dan pulley CS berbahan plastik. Pada JXR003, enRoute sudah memberikan bulkhead dan solid axle belakang bermaterial aluminium

Lanjut ke JXR007, cukup banyak perubahan signifikan yang dilakukan oleh enRoute. Steering crank V2 yang memperbaiki sudut ackerman menjadi 0, motor mount V2 yang mengubah pengaturan kerapatan spur dan pinion menjadi lebih fleksibel, C-hub plastik dengan sudut caster 8* yang meningkatkan handling kit secara signifikan, dan knuckle V2 berbahan aluminium yang membuat sudut belok lebih patah. JXR007 memiliki kode nama baru, yaitu JXR V2.

Kemudian muncul revisi terbaru, yaitu JXR V2-B atau yang lebih dikenal dengan JXR012. enRoute lebih banyak lagi menggunakan aluminium pada part-part seperti pulley front one-way dan pulley CS.

Tidak lama berselang, enRoute menguji coba chassis terbaru pada platform V2-B, yaitu chassis High Traction. JXR012 HT atau JXR V2-B HT dilempar ke pasar dan terbukti chassis HT ini memberikan perbaikan karakter grip pada JXR012.

Melihat chassis terbaru memberikan respon yang sangat positif, maka enRoute secara resmi meluncurkan JXR Evolution dengan kode angka JXR016 pada Maret 2013. Pengguna JXR016 akan memperoleh lebih banyak lagi part-part aluminium seperti suspension arm, knuckle baru, battery holder.



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New Setup enRoute JXR012 HT

Well, we're back here with new setup for enRoute JXR012 HT owner. This time, i've upgraded original shocks with Yokomo shocks and a complete spring set. Built it with my no. 1 favourite shock oil, Team Associated oil 40W on the front and my second favourite, Muchmore oil #200 in the rear arm.

Front shocks matched with Yokomo stiffest spring (orange color code). Front ride height adjusted to 5mm and no droop. What do you think about my Silver-Black combination? Front wheels using 7mm offset, 4mm wheel hub, and extra 1mm spacer. Roll center box stock. Front camber -8 degree with box stock toe out.

Since this kit was 012 with upgraded HT chassis, it have more grip since the chassis has more flex so i have to make the damping quicker and rebound faster. Yokomo green color spring was used (1 step softer than orange). For more car angle, i replace rear front toe block from #0 to #1, so the rear toe became 2-degree out (box stock 3-degree). Same 5mm ride height with no droop. Rear camber adjusted to -4 degree.

Do you like the upgraded front chassis stiffener? From black carbon to black anodized alloy.

Since JXR016 has progressive caster which adds more caster while the steering maxing out and proved to be more grip added to the front wheel, so i have to add 2mm kickups which provide more bite while the steering pushed to the max.

Change the pinion to 21T against stock 92T spur. Why? because there is new motor has been used. And still sporting same CS ratio.

This is my new electronics. Imported straight from japan. Too bad, only Neon-S 5.5 available. Rated at 60A (similar with Hobbying Xerun 60A) with no turbo, paired with enRoute ZR-S 7.5T motor makes it pretty decent performance with decent price. And, the hardest part with this enRoute thingy is the manual (download only) comes in japanese language. Credit to Mr. Ando from Tetsujin that help me translate the manual for Futaba transmitters.  

My trusty power source. Zippy 50C lipoly.

I know it's weird to when you see this :) You can add more weight upfront to suits your driving style. To me, 10grams is perfect. Well, that's all my setup for now. Good luck testing and trying. And keep drifting fun, because drift must be crazy! (escpecially the drifters LOL)

Getting Linked Up!

Drifting scene in 1:10th scale getting mean and fierce. It looks like, i have to try something else to gaining advantage in every battle. Well, i hope this suspension upgrade do help a lot in every way. 

We call it....Initial Setup.

enRoute adds more colour to RC Drift scene with this limited edition JXR Evolution in Gold color.. Coming as pre-assembled kit surely save our time building it from zero.

Pre-assembled kit is pre-assembled kit. They need to be check for play or mis-alignment. Make sure you have everything ready to inspect your JXR.

Before you do anything, make sure the charger is set and battery is plug-in. By the time you finish preparing your kit, the battery will be fully charged and ready to go.

Music is our companion. Focus your eyes and hands on the kit, while your ear focus on the music.

Tissue paper. Everyone needs this. From wiping grease, glue, dust particle, and your sweat.

Since your kit is full assembled and mostly aluminium parts, you need threadlocker to strengthen your screw so they will keep intact while you drove them. Tamiya AW Grease is your number 1 choice to lubricate metal-to-metal joint.

Proper shimming will do the trick for any play on the chassis. 3mm and 5mm shim are common for JXR.

Extra part always play important rules when you need fast replacement. You name it, hinge pins, cross pins, bearings, screws, etc...

It's nice to see those small parts organized. You can try this too.

Tools are mens best friends. I agree!

Light, please guide me....so i can see clearly now.

This is enRoute JXR's wide angle universal drive shaft. It's capable to reach 60* steering angle and made from durable and high quality steel. Out of box, this driveshafts are pretty "new", no glue, no grease, no nothing. It's recommended to check out this part first after you receive this kit. The set screw must be glued and the joints are lubricated. Follow this simple steps.

Wipe of the driveshaft and joint housing with dry tissue paper to remove excess grease from bearing.

Unscrew the small set screw with 1.5mm hex driver.

Blue threadlocker like Tamiya here is will do the job. Just a dab on the set screw and tighten back in it's place. If you have red threadlocker from Tamiya, it will hold the screw stronger and highly recommended. Please use hobby grade product only. 

The next step is apply AW grease on the joint evenly. Wipe off excess grease with tissue paper.

AW grease will increase the lifespan of joints and reduce temperature on the driveshaft. If you didn't lubricate the joint, there will be premature wear and resulting in broken cross-pin, knuckle, and your dogbone.

Shimming time. 

This is JXR out of box wheel pins position. As you can see, there are a lot of gap from cross pin to outer knuckle bearing. If you running on without any shim installed, you will experienced rattle and lot of shaking on the wheel while on-throttle.

This is ideal position of the cross pin that you should achieve.

This is recommended place to insert shim.  

Sometimes, people taking on easy course, placing shim between cross pin and outer bearing. This could eliminate rattling, but, will when you tighten the wheel nut, your bearing will be pressed and can't rotate smooth and resulting more load to your motor and could cause premature wear to bearing and motor (esc too).

From my experience, this three set screw on spur holder and pulleys often come out easily. Take time to give some threadlocker. And you're good to go!

Another WIN for VDFlab X enRoute

VDFlab x enRoute dominate NgabubuDRIFT July 19th, 2013 @ Grand City Mall. Ardiansyah (JXR016) secure the #1 trophy for Qualification and Expert Battle. While i'm driving JXR012 scores #3 in qualification and wins 3rd Expert Battle trophy. Hezkey in JXR012 want to make hat-trick (DK twice in a row), but suddenly got bad luck and losing in TOP32 battle. Congratulation for both drivers.

JXR012 data spec:
Team Powers Plutonium 8.5T
Team Powers XPS Sport 70A
enRoute Spur 92T
enRoute Pinion 23T
enRoute Pulley 37/16/21/30 (CS ratio 1.6x)
IP Lipo Battery 5400MAH 50C
Savox 1257 Coreless Servo
Raze drift tyres
Futaba 4PL
Team Trinity 40W / Team Losi 50W (F/R)
MST Spring Hard / Medium (F/R)
Camber -5 / -3 (F/R)
Toe STOCK (F/R)

JXR016 data spec:
Speedpassion 8.5T
Speedpassion Reventon Pro 140A
enRoute Spur 92T
enRoute 23T
enRoute Pulley 37/16/21/30 (CS ratio 1.6x)
PowerHD Shorty pack 4000MAH 55C
Align DS615 Servo
Raze drift tyres
Futaba 4PL
Muchmore Shock Oil 500 / 200 (F/R)
TRF Spring Medium / Soft (F/R)
Camber -10 / -3 (F/R)
Toe STOCK (F/R)

Silver-overdosed JXR016 @ HIN

JXR016 yang saya bawa untuk event RCDCS Seri 5 kemarin ada banyak perbedaan dibanding Seri 4. Bodi sih masih sama, cuman lebih ancur aja :p Maklum, selama proses cari setting yang OKE punya, cukup banyak nabrak sana sininya. Tapi bukan bodinya yang dibahas, tapi JXR016nya. Mariih...

 Jreeengg!! Lebih bling-bling boowww... Cari perbedaan antara JXR016 asli dengan JXR016 yang sudah di hop-up ini.

Sektor bumper sudah diganti dengan bahan aluminium, baik bumper brace, bumper post, dan bumper base. Oh ya, tipe yang dipakai adalah Type Y, dia punya lubang body post disesuaikan dengan bodi drift  Yokomo.

Tiang penyangga bumper brace dan bumper base juga terbuat dari bahan aluminium.

JXR016 adalah salah satu kit keluaran enRoute yang cukup banyak part aluminium dari seri JXR012. Yang paling terlihat signifikan adalah penggunaan lower arm dari bahan aluminium tebal, battery post, dan spur gear cover.

Shock tower orisinil JXR016 masih berbahan carbon, dan 016 yang saya bawa sudah diupgrade ke bahan aluminium dengan ketebalan sama dengan bahan carbonnya. Tidak hanya meningkatkan berat, namun juga menambah rigiditas yang bikin mobil lebih ngegrip dan handling lebih tajam.

Update review sedikit tentang karakter progresif caster di roda depan. Ternyata revisi terbaru dari enRoute ini meningkatkan handling 016 saat melakukan switchback atau manji ketika mengikuti leader. Jadi, ketika leader melempar angle patah sewaktu manji, 016 masih bisa mengikuti dengan membuka steering sampai maksimum. 

Dengan penambahan hop-up aluminium, JXR gak cuman cakep dipajang atau dipamerkan, tapi kemampuan handling dan karakter gripnya lebih tegas.