Ultra lx-1e

Originally Posted by DwightSchrute

i've got and have raced a few other buggies. right now, i race a losi 8ight 2.0.

the big differences:with most adjustments being as close as possible.

1. 8ight is lighter, imo it jumps better
2. the 8ight corners like it's on rails, the lx-1 has a bit of understeer.
3. the 8ight has threaded shocks, and imo they are a better shock overall.
4. the aluminum on the 8ight is a much higher quality
5. the 8ight imo is much more stable on bumpy tracks.


that being said, that's the same driver driving 2 different cars. i've seen my buddies' lx-one-e walk all over 8ights and RC8's at the track, but he's been racing since he could walk. most 1/8 buggies are over-engineered nowadays, and if you want something to be competitive, the lx-one will be. .it's just not as high a quality as the other buggies.

Thank you for your reply! This sounds good to me, as I'm not a big racer (mostly basher), but sometimes I just want to race with other people and then I only have 2WD vehicles or a 4WD MT, which isn't fair for me lol.

I'll have to finish my E-LST, and my Marder, after that I'll buy a LX-one probably. Many thanks for your reply Dwight!

[DwightSchrute]

mine's still holding up great. here's a new pic of it.





the only mods from the way i started it was i'm using thicker center diff fluid now and i've switched from the mmm to the rx8.

the mmm i sent off to castle this morning. it was a great esc, but i think my last 40ft jump might have broken something as all i could get was the dreaded blinking led.

[nitrostarter]

I've been thinking about picking one up as well. Ofna stuff is usually pretty nice quality. My LHS has 1 in stock, if he can match Tower's price like he usually does, I may get it. I think the new 1800kv 1512 CC motor on 5s would do it good!

[DwightSchrute]

update:

it's still all in 1 piece!

a couple of things i've done to make it stronger, and or issues that came up.

i'm a big jump guy. the bigger, the better. that being said, i need my buggy to be next to bullet proof.

here were some issues that came up on huge jumps...(ie: 25ft vertical and above)

issue #1. the motor mount has the motor a little under 1/4" off of the chassis. when it lands on big jumps, seeing as there is no rear support for the motor, it rips the threads inside the front endbell where it screws to the mount.

solution : i made a rear motor cradle like my 8ights have. in this case i bought some 1 1/2" pvc pipe and cut off a ring and then notched it (like an e-maxx spring retainer clip) so it would pop over the motor. it gives awsome support.

pic:





issue #2 i keep stripping the stock servo horns that are made of plastic.

solution: i got an aluminum servo horn.(not in pic yet )

issue #3: i kept breaking the rear arm holder.

solution: after i broke it twice in one day, i replaced it with the thicker front arm holder. (imo it worked better than the ofna rear mount.) it sets the rear toe in to zero degrees, but it didn't effect the offroad handling that i could see. i still had awsome traction

issue #4: i wanted to protect the front and rear a little more. i think the rear mount holder broke because i needed some sort of bumper back there for when i landed a little awkward.

solution: i got the TBR front and rear bumper kit. there things are the SHIT!!! i have them on my basher 8ight and on my jatos and they can take some huge abuse. i highly recommend them.

http://www.t-bone-racing.com/catalog/i313.html

issue #5 stripped the stock spur

solution: got the aluminum replacement.

after that, i took the buggy up to the jumps last night and set forth some huge air to see if my mods held up. they all worked pretty freakin' sweet.

here's some new pics:







PEACE!

after that, i took the buggy up to the jumps last night and set forth some huge air to see if my mods held up. they all worked pretty freakin' sweet.

here's some new pics:

You said this, all it shows in the email, and I just had to come see the big air pics. WHaa Whaa WHAAAAA only pics of the bumpers. Something you've never heard, I want to see some vids :D
Looks good though. Thanks for the updating. Can you try to find any other weak points, I'm planning on ordering one for myself , soon.

[DwightSchrute]

Originally Posted by asheck

You said this, all it shows in the email, and I just had to come see the big air pics. WHaa Whaa WHAAAAA only pics of the bumpers. Something you've never heard, I want to see some vids :D
Looks good though. Thanks for the updating. Can you try to find any other weak points, I'm planning on ordering one for myself , soon.

will do asheck i'm hoping to get up to the track today. i'm charging batteries as i'm writing this.

last night, i was bashing on a 6S because my 4S packs were all low and i ended up doing a double back flip. i didn't land well, but nothing broke.



as far as any other weak points, i've beaten the shit out of this thing for more than a month, and this was all i could find. i'll keep my eyes peeled though.

btw..get some more videos of your slashmaxx up!!!!!! that thing is freakin' sweet.

This thing is sounding tough as nails. Good deal. I can't wait to see one in a good bashing scenario.

A couple ?'s on flight characteristics :) Do the smaller tires still give good control in the air? Does it take alot more effort to correct in the air, causing more on throttle landings?

I've been thinking the Maxxslash might be ready for some skatepark action
< like that :D

[DwightSchrute]

Originally Posted by asheck

This thing is sounding tough as nails. Good deal. I can't wait to see one in a good bashing scenario.

A couple ?'s on flight characteristics :) Do the smaller tires still give good control in the air? Does it take alot more effort to correct in the air, causing more on throttle landings?

I've been thinking the Maxxslash might be ready for some skatepark action
< like that :D

i hope i'm reading your questions right. are you asking if buggies are harder to jump that the mt's and truggies?
i think... and have pretty much always thought that buggies jump better than MT's and truggies so i might not be the best person to ask that question.

however, that being said, the escs i use gives you a huge range of programming ability. i tend to have a very agressive throttle and less brakes, but i don't normally have to do alot of in air correction unless i'm doing a 40ft jump or something like that. hope that helps.

Cool, thanks for the info. Sounds like I'll order the front arm mount, and aluminum spur from the start, then go from there if I manage to break it.

[phildogg]

They also make a rear arm mount that is alum. nitrohouse has them. just a heads up.

[DwightSchrute]

Originally Posted by phildogg

They also make a rear arm mount that is alum. nitrohouse has them. just a heads up.

Phil,

can you please provide a link when you get a chance? i couldn't find hardly anything for the LX-1E there.

[phildogg]

Originally Posted by DwightSchrute

Phil,

can you please provide a link when you get a chance? i couldn't find hardly anything for the LX-1E there.

http://www.nitrohouse.com/catalog/pr...ducts_id=11337

under lx-1e - hop-ups. 2nd page.

[DwightSchrute]

Originally Posted by phildogg

http://www.nitrohouse.com/catalog/pr...ducts_id=11337

under lx-1e - hop-ups. 2nd page.

thanks Phil! i bookmarked all 3 pages

[nitrostarter]

I got a good look at the LX1e yesterday at the track. There are 2 guys running them, however both are rookies at driving so it was hard to compare them to the 8ights while veterans are driving those.

I will say they are very robust. With inexperienced driving often comes high flying, cart wheeling, awkward jumps and landing. They got back up and kept driving.

I would have liked to see someone with experience take the wheel and give a comparison.

Bad influence?? Yup!





Now, I have to decide what wheels i like... before i wipe out the ebay guy...

Spokes??





Or dish?