XT8 Update

[TDC57]

Outstanding job Sower!...
Great conversation you've got there.. I was wondering if you knew the answer to the following question.

Can I convert my XB8 buggy to this XT8 Truggy by simply incorporating the lower and upper arms and swapping out the drive axels??

Or is the chassis to short / not wide enough, etc, etc just bite the bullet and get one??

Thanks for your time and great build..

Shaun.

[Sower]

Thanks Shaun! I'm thrilled with it so far. In fact this last weekend I raced it in a 15 minute main and it performed excellent. There were a lot of people interested when I finished in 2nd place.

As far as a conversion, I don't think it's doable. Here's a link to the specs on the XB8:

http://www.teamxray.com/teamxray/pro...ria=0&catName=

And here's the specs on the XT8:

http://www.teamxray.com/teamxray/pro...w%20XRAY%20XT8

Hope that helps.

[jordan...]

2nd, nice job!! thats an awesome result

is the spur gear mod1 pitch? oh, and i dont really want to be a pain , but do you know roughly what the diameter of the fan endbell is, it looks a bit bigger than the motor, and how much length does it add on compared to a non F version?

thanks alot
jordan

[Sower]

Thanks jordan! To answer your questions, yes the spur is mod 1 - it's a Kyosho 44t from RCM. And you're right . . . the end bell is bigger than the standard motors. It's roughly 2" diameter at it's widest point vs 1.56" diameter for a smooth can (not sure the finned diameter). The length is 3-1/8" vs. the typical 2.7" too. Oh, and by the way, the "F" version stands for "finned". This motor is technically a heli motor with a finned can so it's has the F & H designation. The heli motors have this type of end bell with the fan built in.

Oh, and one more thing . . . you're not a pain

Hope that helps.

[jordan...]

Originally Posted by Sower

Thanks jordan! To answer your questions, yes the spur is mod 1 - it's a Kyosho 44t from RCM. And you're right . . . the end bell is bigger than the standard motors. It's roughly 2" diameter at it's widest point vs 1.56" diameter for a smooth can (not sure the finned diameter). The length is 3-1/8" vs. the typical 2.7" too. Oh, and by the way, the "F" version stands for "finned". This motor is technically a heli motor with a finned can so it's has the F & H designation. The heli motors have this type of end bell with the fan built in.

Oh, and one more thing . . . you're not a pain

Hope that helps.

Thanks alot, that helps heaps Reason i asked is that i'm currently mocking up my centre differential unit, but Neu have taken 9 weeks and still not finished my motor yet. So i'm using the cardboard tube out of a toilet roll, which has the exact dimensions of a 1527 motor, who would have guessed

Oh, and i think the 'F' that i stated stood for fart, as in brain fart kinda funny that i screwed that up, and i myself have an F/H motor on the way .

thanks again
jordan

[TDC57]

[QUOTE=Sower;183537]Thanks Shaun! I'm thrilled with it so far. In fact this last weekend I raced it in a 15 minute main and it performed excellent. There were a lot of people interested when I finished in 2nd place.

As far as a conversion, I don't think it's doable. Here's a link to the specs on the XB8:

http://www.teamxray.com/teamxray/pro...ria=0&catName=

And here's the specs on the XT8:

http://www.teamxray.com/teamxray/pro...w%20XRAY%20XT8

Hay Sower,
Thank you for the information!, it was extremely helpful in determining that it is not possible to perform the conversion without a lot of money!, so I've come to the conclusion that I'll have to buy one.

Thanks again for the great information and great build!..

[Sower]

[QUOTE=TDC57;183582]

Originally Posted by Sower

Thanks Shaun! I'm thrilled with it so far. In fact this last weekend I raced it in a 15 minute main and it performed excellent. There were a lot of people interested when I finished in 2nd place.

As far as a conversion, I don't think it's doable. Here's a link to the specs on the XB8:

http://www.teamxray.com/teamxray/pro...ria=0&catName=

And here's the specs on the XT8:

http://www.teamxray.com/teamxray/pro...w%20XRAY%20XT8

Hay Sower,
Thank you for the information!, it was extremely helpful in determining that it is not possible to perform the conversion without a lot of money!, so I've come to the conclusion that I'll have to buy one.

Thanks again for the great information and great build!..

That's awesome - you'll love the XT8! Glad I could help