Losi Brushless buggy tips

[Bondonutz]

Shark,Thanks for posting the pictures !
The question is now where do I aquire some of these "motor support braces"
I looked on Losi's site in the Hop ups,optional & parts list and see them no where ?
Thanks.

[Shark413]

Originally Posted by Bondonutz

Shark,Thanks for posting the pictures !
The question is now where do I aquire some of these "motor support braces"
I looked on Losi's site in the Hop ups,optional & parts list and see them no where ?
Thanks.

Bondonutz, I order them from Impaktrc. They carry a lot of hard to find Losi E-parts and have pretty good prices.

Here is the url, looks like you get the bottom, top plates and the motor support brace for under $6.

http://www.impaktrc.com/product_info...oducts_id=3196

[Shark413]

I agree 100% that chassis flex is a good thing. I was a K-boy (Kyosho) for the longest time, but I tried a Losi and couldn't believe how well it handled. I attribute some of this to the flex-tuned chassis. You probably don't want to bolt the rear of the motor down but the way the Losi brace is designed, well it allows a little sliding action when the chassis flexes. I did some eyeball testing and put some pressure on the chassis too see where the most bending was occuring, and it appears the most flexible point was just in front of the rear bulkhead brace and well short of the center diff. Even with the Losi motor brace in place the chassis could be flexed with no problems. I mean if you think about it, would you mount a nitro engine in a buggy just using the two front engine mounting bolts? A nitro motor is held down to chassis even more so than any brushless setup I have ever seen, and the chassis seems to flex just fine. And to have an electric motor that weights close to a pound just held by the front endbell and two tiny 3mm bolts and then slamming it down from 6 feet in the air over and over, just boggles my mind.