thanks. My battery is 165mm and I just wanted to make sure it will fit. not sure about the diff. Really want to see if mikes slipperential will fit. If not I would like to try a losi smartdiff. I know they make down to a 43t for that.

Have fun with the buggy and let us know how it holds up. I will be waiting for mine.

Nice! Can you measure the distance from the face of the motor mount to the radio box?

is the ratio on this buggy like the RC8, 4.3? if not, what is it?

80mm exactly - though there will be no room for motor wires.

There is a 43T crown gear and 11T pinion - so 3.909...

I don't think you would be able to use a smart diff either - it's not the spur gear size that's the problem, it's more that the diffs are so short - the entire centre diff (spur gear to diff case bottom) is only 18-19mm long!

Thanks for the info.

I haven't seen a body for this buggy. It must be pretty thin given no mudguards. Is there a body/any pics?

here is a shot with a body. Taken from the ebay auction.


http://i.ebayimg.com/22/%21BPmyYzQ%2...uQ%7E%7E_1.JPG

Nice specs, looks like they used a hyper 12 center diff, means there might be a plastic option for the >5 class cars

The body is just the nitro one, disappointingly. I was expecting something far narrower - so I'm going to make side guards or an undertray out of lexan, otherwise my electrics won't stay clean for very long. Hopefully some aftermarket manufacturer will come up with a 'proper' electric one.

Very cool! That's the first Hyper 9 I've seen converted :yipi:

its not a conversion, its the production Hyper 9E that we will ge over here in the USA soon.

What is the smallest pinion you think will fit with the stock spur gear?

Kind of sucks they didn't do a better fitting body or at least include mudguard setup.

you will send this to me:lol:


looks nice though...

Unfortunately not :intello:


I reckon an 11 or 12 T on the safe side. I'm using a 15T, which appears to be spot on with the speed calculator. It could easily go closer, so you could even maybe get a 10 or even a 9T on there.

So you like it then!

Yes I like it. I want it. I ordered it. I am impatiently waiting for it. :mdr:

As a side note. Nitrohouse now updated there site. says expected 4/22 :rules:. Now my tekin system better be here when the buggy arrives. Lhs back ordered the buggy awhile ago so I should be able to get one on the first shipment.

oh and its gixxer, as in the suzuki(gsxr) motorcycle. the way you wrote it, I am not really sure. :rofl:

gixxer is when you own some GSXR's, gizzer is for when your to old to own GSXR's. :yes: