Xray Releases a New XB8

[jhautz]

[SIZE=2]Here is a copy of the email I got this morning.

Dear XRAY News Subscriber
At the XRAY web site you can find complete presentation of all new 1/8 Nitro Off-Road Car - the new XRAY 808.
For more details see http://www.teamxray.com/

XRAY MODEL RACING CARS
http://www.teamxray.com/
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[Serum]

I am more impressed with their new diffs!!

http://www.teamxray.com/teamxray/new...kategoria=1305

Check this.

they are NICE. they will slip less when power is applied. If this design is made right, it can be awesome.

Innovative for sure.

[Serum]

Arh, well.. new.. :) Forget it... they are awesome though, i fancy them..

[jhautz]

Serum,

Those difs aren't that new. I have been running them for a few months now. They do make it pull nice out of the corners. Running the active dif in the front basically locks the front diff on power and as soon as you let off it goes back to normal dif action. It works very nice.


I was just looking through the new XB808 as they are calling it and DAMN!. This thing is almost totally new. They just totally obsoleted the last generations of XB8. I think the only parts that are not changing from the last gen XB8EC to this generation are the diffs themselves, radio box, wing mount and wheel nuts. Other than that there aren't any common parts.

I'm not sure about the steering blocks and hubs, they don't look tough enough to me.

Now I don't know if I want to upgrade and have to rebuild the spares bin.

[Serum]

no. i noticed, that's why i made the 2nd post.

They do look promising though. very innovative.

[rc4x4nut]

Thats a beautiful buggy. The only thing I dont like about it is that I had just ordered a new xb8ec to convert.

[jhautz]

Originally Posted by Serum

no. i noticed, that's why i made the 2nd post.

Yea I was typing while you posted the 2nd post.

[jhautz]

Originally Posted by rc4x4nut

Thats a beautiful buggy. The only thing I dont like about it is that I had just ordered a new xb8ec to convert.

Return it. I would. Get the latest and greatest. I'm contemplating upgrading from the EC to this.

[rc4x4nut]

Originally Posted by jhautz

Return it. I would. Get the latest and greatest. I'm contemplating upgrading from the EC to this.

Im thinking about it. Maybe I will get the 808 too. The XT8 will have to wait now.

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Man, I'd sell my Jammins for this!

Wonder if those diffs match the dimensions of a standard differential like a Jammin/Kyosho diff.

Now we have a true 1 way limited slip differential. Hope they aren't as expensive as the zexel-torson diffs that OFNA sells.

[jhautz]

Originally Posted by Thirdgen89GTA

Man, I'd sell my Jammins for this!

Wonder if those diffs match the dimensions of a standard differential like a Jammin/Kyosho diff.

Now we have a true 1 way limited slip differential. Hope they aren't as expensive as the zexel-torson diffs that OFNA sells.

Hey Bill! Good to see you lurking around here. You gonna build a brushless buggy so you can keep up this year?

No the Xray difs are different than every other manufacturers difs. They only fit the Xray buggies and truggies. Thats part of the reason I went Xray when I switched brands.

And yea... When this new buggy comes out I'm gonna have to do it. I have been looking at the layout of the drivetrain and it has the center dif offset to the side like the Losi so fitting a battery on that side will allow for a very balanced setup.

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Originally Posted by jhautz

Hey Bill! Good to see you lurking around here. You gonna build a brushless buggy so you can keep up this year?

No the Xray difs are different than every other manufacturers difs. They only fit the Xray buggies and truggies. Thats part of the reason I went Xray when I switched brands.

And yea... When this new buggy comes out I'm gonna have to do it. I have been looking at the layout of the drivetrain and it has the center dif offset to the side like the Losi so fitting a battery on that side will allow for a very balanced setup.

I have been lurking for a while. I just got a 15,000/yr raise so expect quite a few brushless things from me. :)

Now if only the MMM would arrive I need 3 of them.

[JeffEmbracedDC]

I can't believe anyone hasn't commented on how much this looks the Losi 8ight. Same narrowed offset drivetrain design, big bore shocks, same knuckle/caster block design, similar anodizing color, and even the arms look almost identical.

The biggest difference visually would be the kyosho/mugen style servo tray and the fact that they're using carbon shock towers and various plates.

Looks like a nice buggy though! I'm just surprised no one's commented on that yet. Looks nice! Those diffs look way cool.

[jhautz]

Originally Posted by Thirdgen89GTA

I have been lurking for a while. I just got a 15,000/yr raise so expect quite a few brushless things from me. :)

Now if only the MMM would arrive I need 3 of them.

Congrats! Glad to hear your gonna spend the money wisely.