Team Associated RC28R Lipo 2500

Ready to build a car for Lipo 2500? The Team Associated RC28R Lipo 2500 build is a great way to get started. Lipo 2500 uses a Lipo based chassis with a 2500kv motor, and uses hard bodies. It’s a great step up from running AAA classes, without being too crazy fast on a new car. The Team Associated RC28R is a new kit, but looks pretty quick with a 2500kv motor, which makes it a great base for this class. There’s a lot of tuning parts included in the box to adjust camber, caster, roll center, axle height, and more. This should make the car highly adjustable to both the track conditions and your drive style, making it very fast on the track.

Body:

For parts to complete the car, we recommend a hard body like the PN Racing Concept C9 or Jomurema GT01 for a fast and good handling body. Team Associated recommends using the plastic front body mount included with the body, but you could look for the PN Racing Aluminum Interchangeable Front Body Mount and PN Racing Carbon Adapter for your body of choice for a more durable body mount in the front. The kit includes the side body mounts for lexan and hard bodies, so use the hardbody side mount when building the kit. Team Associated says that some hard bodies may need to be mounted 1mm forward than usual, so line up the side mounts on the car and body before final assembly of the body.

Other Parts:

The kit comes with a 53t spur gear already, so you’ll need to add a 12t 64p pinion to complete gearing. AE also recommends experimenting with different silicone shock fluid and silicone diff fluid for more tuning, so check out their lineup of oils to further tune your car. Pickup your tire of choice from Kyosho, PN Racing, or Marka, and mount them up on the included rims, and your car should be ready to roll!

Electronics:

Electronics are also simple for this car. You’ll need a 1:28th scale servo, receiver, ESC, motor, and battery. For servos, it seems the AGFRC A06CLS is a popular choice, and is powerful, quick, and durable. You can find other servos in similar size that’ll work with the car. For receiver, find a micro receiver that works with your radio of choice. Some brands, like Flysky, already have micro receivers directly from them. However, other brands of radios you might have to find a amicro receiver from another company. Look around for a matching radio and receiver that operates on the same frequency and technology. The Hobbywing Mini28 ESC is another very popular choice for 1:28 scale Lipo cars, so we’ll recommend it for this car as well. It has the ability to connect with multiple different Hobbywing tuning cards, so you can tune the ESC settings like any other ESC. Lipo 2500 uses a 2500kv brushless sensored or sensorless motor, but we recommend the PN Racing Anima V4 2500kv motor, since it works for P1 Mini RC race rules, and 28sra and PNWC race rules. Finally, find a small 2s Lipo battery, less than 20mm wide, to finish off the electronics setup of the car.

Recommended Parts:

• Team Associated RC28R Team Kit
• ABS Hard Body (PN Racing Concept C9, Jomurema GT01, etc.)
• 14t 64p pinion
• Kyosho, PN Racing, or Marka tire (8.5mm front slicks, 11mm rear radials)
• Micro Servo (AGFRC A06CLS, etc.)
• Micro Receiver and Radio (Find radio of choice and matching micro receiver)
• Micro ESC (Hobbywing Mini28, etc.)
• 2500kv Motor (PN Racing 2500kv, etc.)
• 2s Lipo Battery (Reflex Racing 340mah, etc.)

Tools:

• Body Scissors
• Reamer / Hole Punch
• Hobby Knife
• Small Needle Nose Pliers
• Wire Cutters
• Soldering Iron
• Calipers or a Precision Ruler
• 1.5mm hex, .050” hex, 1.3mm hex, 0.9mm hex, 4.5mm nut driver, and PH00 drivers
• Thread Locking Compound
• Cyanoacrylate Glue (“CA”)

Optional Upgrades:

• PN Racing Aluminum Interchangeable Front Body Mount and Carbon Adapter
• Silicone Shock Fluid
• Silicon Diff Fluid
• ESC Tuner