Originally Posted by rootar (Post 279124)

im in awe of the idiot who was allowed to desgin that hotbodies, WTH were they smoking when they decided itd be great to put ALLL the weight on the same friggin side of the car........

the ishima is what other already said something that has been done, the cg is higher and the weight is farther out to the edges of the chassis which doesnt help anyhting thing, there are much better setups than that.


that rc8 looks good!

and the durango looks like we'd expect "overly complicated" .

Originally Posted by RC-Monster (Post 5662014)

A servo weighs about 2 ounces(4 oz total). The Novak ESC weighs 5 oz. The receiver and box weighs perhaps another 4 ounces. 6 oz for the center diff - 19 oz total weight on the non-motor side.

The Novak HV motor weighs 8.5 oz.(most 1/8 motors are heavier yet - a 1512 Neu weighs in at 10+oz)) and the battery tray weighs perhaps 2 -3 oz. - this leaves 8-9oz for battery weight(or 6-8oz if using a 1512 Neu).

It is reasonable to conclude that if we can find a 7-9 ounce battery that can propel the 8 pound buggy to competitive track speeds for 10 or so minutes, the proposed setup is perfect.

Hot Bodies is simply ahead of its time - give it a few more years and this battery will probably be available. :)

Originally Posted by rootar (Post 279124)

im in awe of the idiot who was allowed to desgin that hotbodies, WTH were they smoking when they decided itd be great to put ALLL the weight on the same friggin side of the car....