My Brushless 8ight Project

[TDC57]

Great action shots…

Your buggy is looking great in flight, very flat and you didn’t brake anything..

Outstanding weekend...

Temps 140-150 aren’t those a little high?. What’s your gearing?.

Have a great one and thanks for the killer update..

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Originally Posted by TDC57

Great action shots…

Your buggy is looking great in flight, very flat and you didn’t brake anything..

Outstanding weekend...

Temps 140-150 aren’t those a little high?. What’s your gearing?.

Have a great one and thanks for the killer update..

No breakage on anything apart from the tyre coming off the wheel. Yeah the motor temp is a little high and I am running a 14T/46T which is 44mph. Might put a 15T in (47mph) and see if they go any lower? As it is only the motor that is running hot

[tc3_racer_001]

o damn. i really hope i dont have heat issues!! where abouts in australia? i will be only racing in 6 minute races but i ordered a 2D smooth, as no one told me if the finned one fitted :( on 4s, i got a 12t,13t and 15t with the 46t.

btw, what is 160*F in *C??

and can you hold your hand around it for as long as you want (10sec+) or is it like instant burn! and what is the max safe neu temp? thanks,
ryan

(and sorry for the random questions!)

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Im in Central Queensland (near Rockhampton) .
The say that 150F should be the hottest temp for motors and if only the motor is hot it usually means it is undergeared.
160F = 71.11C

[tc3_racer_001]

looks like im going to buy yet another gadget! whats the best priced, yet reasonably accurate temp probe/gun, landed in australia? tower has pretty expensive. the duratrax one seems popular? why? $45 is how much my LHS wants for one...

neu motors are good for 200f any higher then you have problems, they shouldnt see over 150 tho really

[ogrfre01]

Hi, what setup are you (and everybody else) that is driving the 8ight using? shock oil and so on? I just got my 8ight converted (1 hour ago) and it feel kind of "loose" I dont know the right word, but the oppisite of stiff *lol*. Would 45 in front and 40 in the back be a god place to start?

Originally Posted by ogrfre01

Hi, what setup are you (and everybody else) that is driving the 8ight using? shock oil and so on? I just got my 8ight converted (1 hour ago) and it feel kind of "loose" I dont know the right word, but the oppisite of stiff *lol*. Would 45 in front and 40 in the back be a god place to start?

I have a kyosho buggy and i use 35 in the back a and 40 in the front...

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Originally Posted by tc3_racer_001

looks like im going to buy yet another gadget! whats the best priced, yet reasonably accurate temp probe/gun, landed in australia? tower has pretty expensive. the duratrax one seems popular? why? $45 is how much my LHS wants for one...

I use the Duratrax one, probably popular as their cheap and been around for a while now. Most stores charge around $45, they go for around $39 on ebay but by the time you pay freight it ends up $45 anyway. Best to support your LHS anyway

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Anyone know how many diffs you can fill with 1 tube of diff fluid?

[BL_RV0]

I could fill all three of my diffs with one of those, and still have about half left. Mine is a 30cc tube.

[BL_RV0]

Originally Posted by DRIFT_BUGGY

It looks like your rear tire came off in this pic?

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Yeah it did, but I managed to get a few more laps out before it fully came off, lol

[BL_RV0]

Wow. Was it all, "blub, blub, blub, blub" all the way through the track?

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

lol, I actually got 30 minutes more before it came apart. The track was so rough I didn't really notice it till it was nearly off