Schumacher MI5 - Jan Eichhorn - 08.06.2013

Got my mi5 over 500 laps now and i am very impressed with the steering feel of the car. I changed quite a bit from the kit setup but im a little faster now than i ran with my xray T4. I've raced on open medium grip asphalt with 13,5 blinky. The only thing i think that will improve the car more over my current setup is a shorter front link as the car responds a little to slow to initial steering but has crazy mid and exit steering.

The build of the car is in my experience different than building a xray, but the quality is the same. If you follow the manual and dont wrench on it like its a 1:1 car, i personally dont see any issues with stripping steering block screws or any other part on the car for that matter.

Since its a new car i checked the steering assembly and the rest of the car after pretty much every third or fourth run, and i also noticed there was a little play in the steering rack, but after i rebuild it, it didnt happen again. There is a little play on de rear hubs, but no more than any other car, so its something to keep an eye on, but wont be a issue.

The only issue i have is with the shocks. I build them like every other shock i've ever build , with green slime, and once build they are fine, but after 2-3 runs they seem to bleed a little oil through the bottom of the shock. Im going to try a new set of washers and o-rings just in case, but if that wont help, im going to fit some other o-rings.

I also have received some uncontrolled hits with other cars wich ended with some hard crashes but the only thing that came lose was the bodypost in the rear (wich maybe could be my own fault for not tightening it enough).

If you are running in hot weather i would change the shock oil to 500 front/rear and if you are running on higher traction change the rollcenters to 1mm with 0,5 anti-dive.