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1/10 NITRO POWERED 4WD TOURING CAR
No.6167-F
JD6221
Thunder Tiger Corporation guarantees this model kit to be free from defects in both material and workmanship.
The total monetary value under warranty will in no case exceed the cost of the original kit purchased. This warranty
does not cover any components damaged by use or modification. Part or parts missing from this kit must be
reported within 60 days of purchase. No part or parts will be sent under warranty without proof of purchase.
To rec
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INTRODUCTION Thank you for the purchase of this Thunder Tiger product. You should enjoy many hours of trouble free use from this advanced R/C product. Thunder Tiger strives to bring you the highest level of quality and service we can provide. We race and test our products around the world to bring you state-of-the-art items. We offer on-line help 24-7 on our www.acehobby.com forum and our product specialists are ready to take your call if you have any technical questions. Please read all instruc
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INSTALLING THE RADIO GEAR skip if already assembled 1 a b1 b2 c d e g h g f i a. Disassemble the roll bar. b. Remove the 8 screws on the radio plate and two 3*10mm countersunk screws on the chassis. c. Install the steering / throttle servos onto the mounts with four tap screws. Notice the orientation of the throttle / steering servo output shafts. d. Install 4 AA size alkaline batteries in receiver battery box and connect the receiver battery box to the receiver switch. e. Install the battery bo
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INSTALLING STEERING SERVO LINKAGE skip if already assembled 2 c d c a b d a. Install the steering linkage rod onto steering servo horn. b. Plug the steering linkage rod into the hole on the steering servo saver arm. c. Install the servo horn onto steering servo output shaft. (In neutral, servo horn should be pointing straight up, the steering arm should be pointing straight forward.) d. Reassemble the radio plate onto the car with its original screws.(8 on the plate and 2 on the chassis) INSTALL
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PREPARING THE RADIO a a c c b 5 a. Install the antenna into transmitter. b. Check the frequency printed on the transmitter crystal. c. Check the frequency printed on the receiver crystal, and make sure it matches with the transmitter crystal. Make sure no one will operate on the same frequency when you are. When there is a radio glitch, it will most likely be caused by improper crystal, damaged crystal, or people operating on the same frequency. RADIO BATTERY INSTALLATION 6 a b c a. Install 8 AA
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OPERATING RADIO STEERING FUNCTION 8 ab c a. Check the radio steering functions. With the radio transmitter and receiver on, turn the steering wheel/stick to the left. The front tires/wheels should turn left accordingly. If not, flip the steering servo reverse switch. b. Return the steering wheel/stick to neutral. The front tires/wheels should point straight forward. If not, use the steering trim lever to correct it. c. Turn the steering wheel/stick to the right. The front tires/wheels should tur
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ADJUSTING THROTTLE / BRAKE LINKAGE 10 a b c a. To set the throttle/brake linkage, first the radio should be on and neutral; thus, the servo is at neutral position. b. With the servo at neutral, turn and adjust the brake adjust knob to a point where the brake lever almost engages the brake system, but not yet. c. With the servo at neutral, loosen the throttle collars. Then, manually close the carburetor, and set the collar (next to the spring) with the spring slightly compressed. Then, set the ot
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FUELLING a c 12 b a. Remove the cap from fuel bottle nozzle. b. Squeeze the fuel bottle, insert into fuel, and draw fuel into the fuel bottle. The fuel used should be methanol based model engine glow fuel (available at hobby shops) with 10% to 20% nitro content and 5% to 18% caster/synthetic oil content for lubrication. c. Fill car's fuel tank with glow fuel. PREPARING THE ENGINE c a b c 13 d e f a. To start an engine, first remove the glow plug. b. Check the glow plug by plugging it into the gl
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STARTING THE ENGINE c a b 14 a. Turn on the radio (transmitter first, then receiver). b. Clip the glow plug igniter onto engine's glow plug. c. Pull on the engine starter, release, repeat until the engine starts. Throttle maybe required to be opened momentarily, but release throttle back to neutral immediately after the engine starts. Remove the glow plug igniter from engine after engine has started and warmed up. If the engine stops right after the igniter is removed, the carburetor setting is
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ENGINE BREAK-IN For a new engine (break-in setting), the high speed needle needs to be set as rich as possible. Turn the 16 high speed needle 1/4 turn counterclockwise from initial setting (2.5 turns from fully closed). Repeat step 15b. Keep doing this until the engine stalls at full throttle, then turn the high speed needle 1/4 turn clockwise. Run the car in an open parking lot with this rich engine setting for at least 5 tanks of fuel to complete the break-in process. It is normal for a new en
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SET-UP By setting different adjustments on your TS-4N car can help you obtaining improved steering, traction, and the handling for different LESS STEERING track conditions. OIL FOR SMOOTH TRACK 450 STANDARD STANDARD FOURTH HOLE MORE STEERING OIL 500 FROM THE FRONT LESS STEERING LOOSEN BELT TIGHTEN BELT LESS STEERING, MORE CLIP MORE STANDARD STANDARD, NO CLIP STEERING STANDARD CAMBER -2˚ More -, more steering More +, less steering CASTER 16˚ (max caster, all clips forward) More +, slow steering /
