deskwarmer

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I've recently discovered that stiffer springs work really well. Apparently it makes sense as the car is heavier, lol. The car doesn't often scrape the front of jumps anymore and doesn't bottom out as hard. It floats through rough sections securely. It basically now has the rebound it should have. Handling feels planted with good turn-in.

Basically running the Truhe setup with green springs front and black in rear. Oh and 5/10/2 in the diffs. I tried 7k in the center but the car lost its punch and just ballooned the front tires all day.

BuggyKing

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Ya I switched to black springs in rear with 54/35 setup. Works real well. I had green springs in rear which made car push off-power. So ya works great.

rocketron

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Turbo - you can adjust the curve between neutral and WOT and from neutral to Full Brake. There is a curve for each side - no end point changes unless your doing it on the transmitter. Also you can reduce throttle through setup if you like.
The 4 pole design motors Losi/Neu are tough to handle on the smaller indoor tracks.
You can use any Sensorless motor with the Losi esc.

Turbo Joe

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So just make the throttle curve top out at half-way (or whatever) in the software and leave the TX at full EPA value? That should work.

I *was* going to go out to Rev today...but obviously that didn't go so well...

I'm still thinkin' 1300...LOL...

Integra

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awesome paint John.....i saw a shell like that forever ago and kinda always wanted something similar.

littlejohn

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Thanks...

Thanks... it's surprisingly easy to do..


I need to say thanks to shark413 for the drill & tap of the motor idea and colin8ight-e for the layout ideas... Makes for a very "factory" look.

edfmaniac

Is it possible to run the Smart diff in the center position on the electric conversion? It seems to me like it would need to work in reverse to function properly since the electric diff is turned around backwards. Any techs out there know what the skinny is on this one? Maybe you can just use the front Smart Diff by itself to get a similar result. Anybody?

Thopper

I am not sure smart diffs will work in electric unless you use mechanical brakes...any thoughts on this?

rocketron

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the Smart Diff in the center is used often to make the car rotate better. They work in both Nitro and Electric buggy's / truggy's

dangerwr

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I saw you can buy the smart diffs now. Anybody use the center on an 8ight-e yet? I am sure it will be real nice .

teeforb

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what's the purpose of the smart diff? $89 a diff is pretty expensive.

dangerwr

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The idea, similar to a torsen diff I believe, is to transfer power F/R under acceleration by essentially engages the diff and "locks" it. When you let off power the springs in the smart diff force it "open" to allow for improved cornering.

I have the spec sheet but am not able to post it here since it is too large I guess .

Shark413

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You think the Losi Smart Diff is expensive, check out the Fioroni diff, $200+.

Shark413

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Glad to share the knowledge and especially glad to hear someone found it useful. I really think the 4mm screws add a lot of strength to the conversion.

Thopper

My understanding of the smart diff is that it disengages when there is no power to it, how would you get electric brake if it is free rolling?