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Today's Poll: Keep RCM RC8T or create Beefy MT
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Today's Poll: Keep RCM RC8T or create Beefy MT - 03.14.2010, 01:42 PM

I just want to run an idea across you guys since I think RCM has the coolest projects and great peeps with limitless ideas and imaginations. Here's one of my many ideas that I think I want to make happen:

Back when I had a MGT 8.0, I wanted to put 24mm adapters on it and run Baja 5B rear wheels on all four corners. I thought it would be SICK since it had the .50 engine and could handle the extra weight. Fast forward to now, I have a RCM RC8T which is very fast on 4s and crazy on 5s. I can pull wheelies on our straight here at the track, but it's like throwing a dirtbike on a 1/8 scale RC car track, just doesn't fit. I'm the only truggy there and sometimes I can keep up, sometimes I can't, since I'm so big. When I race in Texas, it's a lot of fun but don't get down there often enough to justify keeping it.

So, I want to pull the RX8/1700kv T8 combo out of the RCM RC8T, sell it as a roller, buy a Savage or E-Savage used, and toss all my electronics in it. I'd add some Savage XL TVPs and some other beefy stuff to keep the drivetrain in one piece. Then add the 24mm adapters and some Baja 5B wheels and tires. Run it on 5s or 6s and have a BLAST. I was tossing around the idea of a 5B but I know I'll want 4wd and the idea of 22V throwing mud and rocks with those huge wheels and tires makes me giddy

What do you guys think? I think I'd have to swap the 1700kv T8 for a 1521 to help turn the big lugs and on 6s the 1700kv might have trouble keeping the RPMs in the safe zone.

Oh, and this entire build would be in a stealth/flat black theme.


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