8ight T 2.0e Build

RCTech has a great forum on the truck. That's where I've done most of my reading.

As for oversteer, hard to say. Yesterday was only the second time I've had the truck out and to be honest, neither surface was ideal. I'm sure the handling is something which just needs to be tuned. Once our track is redone, I plan to start making setup changes and get it to be the way I like it.

[onetoo3]

love your 8ight t 2.0e. can i get it as RTR.
as i see losi has the 8ight e 2.0 as a RTR.
or is there a lot of parts to put the 8ight as a truggy

[onetoo3]

or i get a 8ight e 2.0
and what will i need to put it as a truggy?
wheels,shock parts,dogbones......

Just get an 8T 2.0 and the Losi Conversion Kit. I also am using the RC Monster Mount (rather than the Losi that comes with the Kit). Only other thing you need is the brushless motor and ESC. Mine are just like the MMM 2200 Combo.

Thanks. I know I'm going to love the truck but the truth is, it helps to know what's wrong so you can prepare. I read these sites and found your threads particularly helpful so I figured I'd try to post the same.

I'm 75% sure I'm going to just get the +2mm hubs though my current set of wheels have already been dremmeled. I also plan on hitting the arms where the rubbing happened just to eliminate it regardless of width.

Temps were good, but I wasn't very constant about checking. My last run of the day was a very long one, 11 mins on one pack, and I had already run 3 other packs through it in a very short time. The ESC was a bit warm at about 148, no fan but warmer than I thought it would be. My next outing will be more temp focused.

My gearing was 14T pinion on the plastic 45T spur, the track was very small and I honestly feel like it may be a bit much. I was running 13/46 on my CRT last year.

I heard back from Losi on the wheel rubbing issue - let me rephrase that...My calls and email messages continued to go unanswered so I kept calling until someone picked up the phone...anyway the guy who answered said that it was a known issue and that what he and "all the drivers" do is back down the EPA on their radios. I also asked about those +2mm hubs and he said he prefers the stock setup.

The parade of somewhat weak answers continued when I asked about the delays on the 8ight-E 2.0 and he said that it would be shipping sometime in the middle of April.

[lucias]

I just picked up my 8t 2.0 last night and they guys at the hobby store told me about the wheels hitting so I backed my EPA off some compared to my old 8t but they were still hitting. So I need to dremel them.. Will pro-line wheels do the same thing?

On a side note I used Rc-monsters motor mount with a kyosho 46t spur gear and I didn't have to do any grinding..

I've heard AKAs are the only wheels which don't hit without mods or the +2mm adapters.

Good to know on the 46T, I've got a few of those, I have a feeling when my Losi 45T dies, I'll switch back to the Kyosho.

Just what we need, a faster Dave at the track.

I envy you...

So clean. I am a huge fan of the 8, and the 2.0 is even better!

Hey guys, I've got a race report on the new truggy...

While I wanted to go another week or two of just practice, my buddy Mark pushed me into taking the new truck to a race at Wolcott. For those of you that don't know the Wolcott track, it is about the best way to battle-proof a vehicle known to man. The track is big and is just loaded with jumps and not small one's either. There is usually at least one very big jump that gives you anywhere from 6'-9' of distance between you and the ground.

During Practice, I shook out one of the common 8T 2.0 issues right away, shock ends stripped. The hobby shop didn't have the replacement parts but luckily one of the racers had a new pack and I just bought it off him. Amazingly the shock shaft was fine, I didn't even loose the spring. After that I had a wheel nut come loose - I was very worried it was the dreaded rear hub bearing issue but it was just a loose nut. I checked them after each run after that and it was not a problem. My final issue was also a common one, the wing mount screws backed out completely. It's another issue where longer screws will actually thread into the nylon of the nut and should go away. For the day I made use of the short screw and some copious amounts of locktight.

Once those issues were worked out I could really drive the truck and of course it is just amazing. I think having now driven it at two tracks I can honestly say that it's not worlds of difference from what I had, maybe it's only really 5-10% better than my old CRT but 5-10% is actually quite a bit. I give it high marks in two areas. Without a doubt it's a better jumper. It is lighter so it jumps far, high and fast. It also lands and settles much better. My favorite track feature was this incredible step-up big kicker tabletop. The truck just launched 8 feet in the air and with a tap of the (motor) brake landed the downside every time. Really smooth and beautiful. I also give it high marks in low speed corners. I could cut inside just about anyone in low speed. I still think on-power it has a lot of push but that is more likely because it's Electric and on-power it transfers lots of weight to the back. I plan to work on that a bit but it was acceptable.

During the actual race, I was quite surprised. Now in all fairness to any Wolcott guys, this was an odd week. There were only two heats of Truggy, about 12-13 truggies, and just about all the local Wolcott fast guys were absent so I wasn't up against their best. I got out front in the first qual round and just never looked back. I drove smooth and consistently. I focused more on not crashing than on trying to push the truck. I was careful with my jump timing and did really well. I won the heat and after the second heat of truggy ran, I was TQ. For the second round I ran a little more experimental. I was very far out front and I realized because of a transponder error (on the track's part) I wasn't clocking. It didn't really matter to me as I was TQ already and I had to leave before the main anyway. So I went a little wild. There was one section in the back where there was a double double. ALL of the Nitro guys were doing it double double. I did see a guy running an Electric 8ight buggy QUAD it once. It wasn't pretty but he did land it. So I went for it. Amazingly the truck LOVES to be pushed hard. I must have landed the quad at least 4 laps in a row. I was psyched. I'm sure my lap times were even better than round 1.

I did not make round 3 or the main b/c I had some family commitments. I left the track at 2:30 after getting there at 10am. All in all it was a great day of early season racing and I feel like now with (most of) one race day under my belt with the new truck, we are off to a good start.

[magman]

Nice review...my co-worker just bought one and he is psyched!

Oh, here is a shot of the truck with the body on, sorry it's just a "bench" shot, in-race shots and videos coming soon...

[Overkill]

Great review of your truggy Well-done Sir.

They don't stay clean and new long, do they

Originally Posted by Electric Dave

Looks slow...