cspurlock, do you have any close-up pics of the motor mount area?
I have the H8 as well and am trying to devise a strong motor mount for it. I'm basically cusrious about motor width and length clearances.
I'm still not sure if I want to stick with the stock 46T steel spur and get a hardened steel pinion, or go with a plastic/delrin spur and use a regular pinion. I read that the
Kyosho 46T is a direct fit.
One of the things I noticed about the stock steel spur is that it is slightly out-of-round. It's not much but might cause issues I think. Also, the spur is threaded on the hub, or so I've read. I'm thinking the threadlock might break loose when braking or going in reverse. These issues are amking me lean toward using a Kyosho spur, if it will fit.