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Old 04-21-2016, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by lyons238
my new XB4 16' build is going swell. man this kit is quality! much nicer than TLR's stuff and i thought TLR was awesome!

any tips on alum servo horns? i cant find one to fit, especially with the floating servo mount.

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I use the tlr aluminum servo horn and it works prefect with the new spectrum shorty servo and floating servo mount. here is a link to it at amain, http://www.amainhobbies.com/rc-cars-...lr1557/p203507

the steering is just crazy on this buggy and I havent noticed a change from the stock plastic to the tlr one

Racers Edge aluminum servo horns work excellent,
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Originally Posted by 4s losi
Does anyone know of a good front bumper or skid plate that would help in the event I land a little to nose down off the jump?
BugleBoy racing. Works on older XB4's and the new 16. Slight mod is needed.
Either cut the back half off or sand the counter sunk screw hole flanges off the mounting side. I use the BBoy inconjuction with the kits front bumper as I flip the kits front bumper and shave a tad off where it meets the base of the front bulkhead when flipped. This is not needed however it adds extra bracing to the bugleboy bumper during any hard nose hits.
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Originally Posted by lyons238
my new XB4 16' build is going swell. man this kit is quality! much nicer than TLR's stuff and i thought TLR was awesome!

any tips on alum servo horns? i cant find one to fit, especially with the floating servo mount.

blaat blaat murda murda



I use the tlr aluminum servo horn and it works prefect with the new spectrum shorty servo and floating servo mount. here is a link to it at amain, http://www.amainhobbies.com/rc-cars-...lr1557/p203507

the steering is just crazy on this buggy and I havent noticed a change from the stock plastic to the tlr one
Racers Edge makes a great aluminum horn that works perfa on the XB4.
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Old 04-21-2016, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by randy0025
that is not true. The newer shorty spectrum servos are by far a better servo then the past normal size spectrum servo's or say the common savox 1257 & 1258 servo's. Maybe the older ones werent as good but must servo's either shorty or normal both have aluminum gears now. For me I like having the extra room behind the servo.

here is the spectrum shorty servo spec;
Torque: 208 oz-in (15.0kg-cm) @ 6.0V
Speed: 0.08 sec/60 deg @ 6v (no load)
Aluminum hard anodized output shaft/main gear with steel internal gears
Aluminum case for good heat dissipation
Aluminum mounting tabs

HERE IS THE SAVOX
Speed @ 6.0V: 0.08 sec/60°
Torque @ 6.0V: 166 oz-in / 12 kg-cm

the spectrum is not only smaller but is rated for more torque then the normal savox servos that alot of people
im not talking about the specs of the servo. im talking about the durability. shorty servos are typically not as durable as a nice beefy full sized servo. the gears and stuff are thinner and everything is made with less mass inside.
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Old 04-22-2016, 01:00 AM
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Hi,

Wondering if any of you run Hudy Servo horns on your XB4 and if so, which one?

I looked at this image


And then this table
http://www.hudy.net/xhudy/showimage.php?img_id=7982&crt=4efa8b668ee1198289bb 15965d9705b6

And bought this one.


And it hits the body on the inside!! Have a feeling Bruno might have the older style with only two holes - not the "V2"

Hmm.
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Originally Posted by cplus
Hi,

Wondering if any of you run Hudy Servo horns on your XB4 and if so, which one?

I looked at this image


And then this table
http://www.hudy.net/xhudy/showimage....bb15965d9705b6

And bought this one.


And it hits the body on the inside!! Have a feeling Bruno might have the older style with only two holes - not the "V2"

Hmm.
The way I read the description on the Hudy site, V2 references the fit of the horn on the servo splines. The original Futaba horn actually didn't fit some of the newer Futaba servos so they released the V2 to fit the splines better. I believe the 2 to 3 hole thing was just a running change on the whole line of their horns. It would be pretty great if Hudy gave the option between 2 or 3 holes. The older horns seem to be very popular from what I can tell. So I believe you're right, Bruno has an older style Hudy servo horn, but it doesn't have anything to do with the V2 on the header card.
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Old 04-22-2016, 04:50 AM
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Finally picked up a chassis skin for the xb4 16
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Originally Posted by R Dodge
The way I read the description on the Hudy site, V2 references the fit of the horn on the servo splines. The original Futaba horn actually didn't fit some of the newer Futaba servos so they released the V2 to fit the splines better. I believe the 2 to 3 hole thing was just a running change on the whole line of their horns. It would be pretty great if Hudy gave the option between 2 or 3 holes. The older horns seem to be very popular from what I can tell. So I believe you're right, Bruno has an older style Hudy servo horn, but it doesn't have anything to do with the V2 on the header card.
I just bought that hudy servo horn too. what can we do to stop these horns from rubbing the body?
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Originally Posted by StickyGeko
Finally picked up a chassis skin for the xb4 16
are there any skins available in the US??
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are there any skins available in the US??
2nd that
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Is anyone running a 13.5 motor if so what is your gearing and what is the max pinion you can put on with a 75 spur
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Originally Posted by lyons238
are there any skins available in the US??
DMS Racing in the UK, are the distributors for the RCS Graphicworks skin shown in the pic a few posts above, they'll post to the States, not sure on price for p&p though.

The skins sell for just under £10 for a packet of 2.
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Originally Posted by billsharp34
Is anyone running a 13.5 motor if so what is your gearing and what is the max pinion you can put on with a 75 spur
I'm running a 13.5 with a 78 spur and 28 pinion right now. There's still room for a bigger pinion but not sure how much . I'm guessing 2-4 more teeth. As soon as I get the car dialed in a little more I will bump up the pinion a bit. I'm very competitive at this current gearing.
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Originally Posted by 4s losi
I'm running a 13.5 with a 78 spur and 28 pinion right now. There's still room for a bigger pinion but not sure how much . I'm guessing 2-4 more teeth. As soon as I get the car dialed in a little more I will bump up the pinion a bit. I'm very competitive at this current gearing.
Are you running that in a stock class or with mod cars
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Originally Posted by lyons238
I just bought that hudy servo horn too. what can we do to stop these horns from rubbing the body?
It's too long right? Dremel off the last hole.
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