my 8ight-e convert open to sugestion...

[hoovhartid]

hey guys...

I just bought an 8ight on a whim (damn you DickyT!)

(link to sell thread)

I was wondering if you guys would help me with the BL conversion.

I figured some of you have had yours for awhile and you may have some tips for me.

I was looking for diff fluid suggestions. I have never needed to "tune" a diff, and from what I understand....its kindof a different animal on brushless. Feel free to school me, or point me to some good reading.

I still have not bought a mount yet, but I think I'm going for the rcm one.

I did notice mike has the new losi kit.....any thoughts? Looks pretty strait forward...I just dont want to get stuck with limited gearing options.

I will be running it on a tekno neu 1515/1y using TRC 4s lipo and my MMMv3 pulled from the e-revo (its getting a kb45 8xl and will be sporting lutech's 10s....different project).

I would like to figure my gearing for about 40-45mph.

Also, any tips or tricks you can throw my way will be appreciated. I'm pretty green to this buggy...well,... all buggies. I'm not a racer, so i'll probably skip the whole electro clutch thing as I will be using the reverse to get out of trouble. Also, i guess that means no mech brakes. These ideas are not in stone yet...just the way i'm leaning.

Why the 8ight? ....Well, DickyT is a new friend I have met through the boards here. We both have/had e-revos. He just bought a mugen mbx5r. So I figured I would buy a buggy too, but wanted to get something a bit different. The price was right and the 8ight I found looked clean and well taken care of. Maybe not the best buggy...but the only way I will ever be able to compair is if I start somewhere. So, the 8ight it is.


Thanks for your help.

~jarrad