8ight T conversion

Hey guys,

Just a little show and tell. I got an 8ight T a few days ago and converted it to brushless, of course. Right now, I'm running a Feigao 9XL with 4S and 5S lipo with a Mamba Max controller. I made the motor mount out of 7075 aluminum and incorporates the center diff bulk and motor mount. I'm running 16/44 gearing on 4S and 13/44 on 5S.

Some pics....

My 8ight T with 40 series Moabs










I do have to say, that I haven't been shy about the fact that I wasn't crazy about the 8ight buggy. I also didn't like the 8ight Ts that I've driven that were owned by others; but being lazy, I left mine as it was out of the box and ran it. It actually did pretty well. I then put some 100,000 weight fluid in the center diff and it just came to life for me. It handle very well. It takes the rough stuff as though it were floating, very much like the X-Ray buggy does. It turns on a dime and likes being driven with the rear end, which really helps on our tight track. What can I say? I like the 8ight T.

I also have to comment about the stock tires that came with the truck. I love them. The truck is very controllable in the loose stuff and it down right hooks up on the tight stuff. I'm going to get more.

In case you're wondering what the silver box next to the esc is, it's a cap bank. It contains four 330uf, 35v capacitors. Don't ask me the technicals of why. All I can say is that I can't get my esc over 130*F now, no matter how hard I run it. I ran it for over an hour straight tonight and all it got was warm.