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12-31-2012, 08:10 AM
#31
Yea but if i remember theres a lot of guys who run Frankenstein buggys on what there driving by running a diffrent manf parts on them . I dont really think it relates to regular joe drivers.
MX: Man its the same with Losi etc with people buying them and selling them on Ebay and the parts also . If Associated wanted to sell more parts than it would need to be lower quality like the 1/8 cough Losis . But i like that they dont go to that route and make theres with better quality !
MX: Man its the same with Losi etc with people buying them and selling them on Ebay and the parts also . If Associated wanted to sell more parts than it would need to be lower quality like the 1/8 cough Losis . But i like that they dont go to that route and make theres with better quality !
Freekin HILARIOUS!!!!!!!
12-31-2012, 03:13 PM
#32
Tech Adept
I'd really li.ke to see the RC8T with lightened diffs and get rid of the shock stand offs. I think they hurt rough track handling.
I like the AE lineup, but I like to mod for my own reasons. I rarely do a mod because a pro does. Its more to suit my own needs. I was already trying a Kyosho setup on my .2 because of the cost of the upgrade parts and the geometry seemed better. Too much modding involved so I abandoned that project. The AE guys seem to run their shocks too light. they are always bouncing around everywhere even with Kyaesho shocks on lol.
the rc8.2 is still competitive for an average racer. I hardly race these days and at big races I can still turn laps as fast as other expert drivers.
The low b plate make the steering more sensitive, but the rear doesn't feel loose to me. I can flat out drive the thing and like how it handles. stop throwing your wheels left/right and the rear won't be loose. I haven't driven with the new upgrade parts but they seem to take some of the sensitivity out.
with that being said I may go to a Mugen. That worlds display was embarrassing, but I'd rather see them finish lower with their own parts than go out like they did.
who knows if AE will drop their line up. Hard to see them bow out now, but time will tell..
I like the AE lineup, but I like to mod for my own reasons. I rarely do a mod because a pro does. Its more to suit my own needs. I was already trying a Kyosho setup on my .2 because of the cost of the upgrade parts and the geometry seemed better. Too much modding involved so I abandoned that project. The AE guys seem to run their shocks too light. they are always bouncing around everywhere even with Kyaesho shocks on lol.
the rc8.2 is still competitive for an average racer. I hardly race these days and at big races I can still turn laps as fast as other expert drivers.
The low b plate make the steering more sensitive, but the rear doesn't feel loose to me. I can flat out drive the thing and like how it handles. stop throwing your wheels left/right and the rear won't be loose. I haven't driven with the new upgrade parts but they seem to take some of the sensitivity out.
with that being said I may go to a Mugen. That worlds display was embarrassing, but I'd rather see them finish lower with their own parts than go out like they did.
who knows if AE will drop their line up. Hard to see them bow out now, but time will tell..
12-31-2012, 03:26 PM
#33
Dosen't seem like Mugen hit a home run yet. Many people are complaining about the fuel tanks cracking and leaking, one person said 5 in 1 day.
They also said it didn't even appear to be the same tank they were running at the worlds. A tank must be pretty hard to make didn't the mugens have tank problems on the mbx6 also.
They also said it didn't even appear to be the same tank they were running at the worlds. A tank must be pretty hard to make didn't the mugens have tank problems on the mbx6 also.
12-31-2012, 10:19 PM
#34
01-02-2013, 04:33 AM
#35
01-02-2013, 06:39 AM
#37
Dosen't seem like Mugen hit a home run yet. Many people are complaining about the fuel tanks cracking and leaking, one person said 5 in 1 day. They also said it didn't even appear to be the same tank they were running at the worlds. A tank must be pretty hard to make didn't the mugens have tank problems on the mbx6 also.
They also said it didn't even appear to be the same tank they were running at the worlds. A tank must be pretty hard to make didn't the mugens have tank problems on the mbx6 also.
01-02-2013, 06:41 AM
#38
R/C Tech Elite Member
01-02-2013, 07:33 AM
#39
But I like racing with my friends. And I really don't like watching my friends break down constantly with crappy products. Then I have no one to race with.
I feel that half the RC companies out there are just ripping us off completely. So I scream and moan about certain products in hopes my friends at the track, and on here won't make the same mistakes I did.
It's way more fun to buy good quality stuff 1st, and replace it due to wear and crash damage. It's not much fun when an expensive product "RX8's" into pieces through no fault of your own.
There's good advice and bad advice here. It's good to hear it all, and then decide for ourselfs what to do.
01-02-2013, 07:58 AM
#40
I wont complain about no chassis, as Ive been beat by they all. The companies would not be in business if they didnt sell. Just because a person dont like something that dont mean the product is not good or dont work for others.
01-02-2013, 08:49 AM
#41
LOL Really, Sorry I have only got into this hobby a couple of years ago and recently aquired a rc8 that I mostly upgraded to a 8.2. The main reason I wanted a associated is because everyone at my local track runs a losi I like to be different. My car is completley stock and it handles great for me thats the main thing. As said before just get a car and drive it. If it dosen't suit you sell it and try another.
01-02-2013, 09:01 AM
#42
I currently have a nitro SC8, RC8T CE, and RC8.2, and previously had the first gen RC8T, RC8 and RC8B. I've never had one single tank issue. Just sayin'..
All of them have been awesome - don't have enough run time on my RC8.2 yet. But I do find if massively annoying how everybody seems obsessed with modding and altering the hell out of it.. The few times I've had it on a track it's been good enough - squirrely rear end, but I haven't had enough time on it to to get used to it really, and adjust myself to it first.. In any case, I don't race as seriously as most. But it is annoying that, as an RC8.2 owner, you're made to feel you have to set off on some Don Quixote jousting-at-windmills neverending mod-quest for it... Legitimate or not, the thread here at rctech, and all the stuff the pros have been doing(and not winning with anyway) does very, very little to inspire confidence in the RC8.2..
But quality-wise, and in terms of toughness and reliability, AE is excellent in my experience.
All of them have been awesome - don't have enough run time on my RC8.2 yet. But I do find if massively annoying how everybody seems obsessed with modding and altering the hell out of it.. The few times I've had it on a track it's been good enough - squirrely rear end, but I haven't had enough time on it to to get used to it really, and adjust myself to it first.. In any case, I don't race as seriously as most. But it is annoying that, as an RC8.2 owner, you're made to feel you have to set off on some Don Quixote jousting-at-windmills neverending mod-quest for it... Legitimate or not, the thread here at rctech, and all the stuff the pros have been doing(and not winning with anyway) does very, very little to inspire confidence in the RC8.2..
But quality-wise, and in terms of toughness and reliability, AE is excellent in my experience.
Last edited by Herrsavage; 01-02-2013 at 09:43 AM.
01-02-2013, 09:40 AM
#43
True.
But I like racing with my friends. And I really don't like watching my friends break down constantly with crappy products. Then I have no one to race with.
I feel that half the RC companies out there are just ripping us off completely. So I scream and moan about certain products in hopes my friends at the track, and on here won't make the same mistakes I did.
It's way more fun to buy good quality stuff 1st, and replace it due to wear and crash damage. It's not much fun when an expensive product "RX8's" into pieces through no fault of your own.
There's good advice and bad advice here. It's good to hear it all, and then decide for ourselfs what to do.
But I like racing with my friends. And I really don't like watching my friends break down constantly with crappy products. Then I have no one to race with.
I feel that half the RC companies out there are just ripping us off completely. So I scream and moan about certain products in hopes my friends at the track, and on here won't make the same mistakes I did.
It's way more fun to buy good quality stuff 1st, and replace it due to wear and crash damage. It's not much fun when an expensive product "RX8's" into pieces through no fault of your own.
There's good advice and bad advice here. It's good to hear it all, and then decide for ourselfs what to do.
01-02-2013, 09:56 AM
#44
01-02-2013, 10:43 AM
#45
The Losi wears out 10 times faster then the ae does. Back when Steve and Louie webber and the whole gang ran losi, they were nothing but slop. My ae is still tight and never like a losi. And I've seen half the guys that run at uniontown and they can't drive for crap. If they could drive. Then they wouldn't break!