[Shark413]

Rains finally let up and I got my Losi 8ight-E out on the track for the first time last weekend. Running a Smart diff in the center and a MMM 2650kv motor. Ran three packs to get things broken in, then three more to see what it could do. This thing is amazing, the handling is much better than my previous buggies and really suits my driving style. The Smart diff seems to be doing the job (definitely more on power traction), but I never ran the standard Losi diff, so I can't do a direct comparison. But compared to my brushless SH Z-Car and Kyosho buggy it does seem to accellerate under power better. I just hope the Smart diff spider gears hold up, they are pretty small and the motor has a lot of torque. I tried several different pinions with an Eagle Tree data logger hooked up to check Amps, Watts, temps, etc. With a 13T pinion and 45T sput, the motor temps were 128 degrees (max) and battery about 105 degrees (ambient temps were mid 60's) after 12 mins of driving at race speeds. I also tried a 12T, 14T and 15T pinion, but unfortunetly my Eagle tree didin't record the data (user error). So I will need to retest. I was using a Zippy, Losi and Neu 4s 5000mah batteries.