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Originally Posted by tedo
The slipper is a must. I was driving a converted 5T w/o a slipper and I separated a few rotors. Then again, it was the early days of the T8's (Tekin always took care of me, and had me running by the following weekend). You can adjust it throughout the day once the track starts getting loomier. Plus with the throttle profiles on the RX8 your motor stays very, very happy. I haven't run a fan since late September, and the hottest my electronics have gotten are 120 F. Pretty damn good. I am also geared conservatively. Started out 17 x 46, now I am at 15 x 46. The difference from 39-36mph is barely noticeable at our track. I can still dust the nitros before their clutches spool up (maybe a little exaggerated, but you get the point).
Also, I am on my second outdrives. The fist ones ovaled out (weak materials in the early versions), and Mike sent me 2 new ones for free. They are beefier than the stock 6t cups, but with our brushless power, I am okay having a little insurance. Plus we can save weight elsewhere: tires and batteries. Everything on the stock mbx6t is pretty damn good out of the box, and not many things to upgrade, if at all.
Oh, stock up on the 5 x 21 bearings (the weird size ones in the hubs), those get gritty all the time which increases rolling resistance, which decreased run time.
Get some pics up!
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So are you talking about the big boys that hold the drive pins in the cvd's? Those are some odd bearings. Can't wait to see what those cost... lol
Since your truck seems well sorted, how are you finding the handling on it compared to the nitro guys? I'd assume from everything I've seen, they really put power to the ground but I've yet to see someone putting down good consistent laps (least via video's). Overall, hpw does brushless truely hold it's own out there? I was originally going to stay nitro but just felt like going brushless was something I wanted to give a go. Seems like there are a lot of pluses once one gets them setup.