Lol! I'm keeping mine! I want to stay with the stick pack configuration, but it looks like the saddle packs are going to be the way to go.

It's SO MUCH quieter!

Actually Phend took 2nd Cav finished in 3rd due to Phend winning in A3.

just wondering what everyone's suggestion on batteries are, i've got an rx8 and a pro4 4600kv.

same here, and most of them are triple discs! i ran your basket this weekend too, great stuff even though i could not get the truck to settle down the basket worked flawless.

Thanks,,, Just another tuning option.

The GENS ACE 5000mah 40C are really good!!!, u can go with any connectors or bullets, directly into the battery from the RX8
-on sale now for 30$ a piece on hobbypartz.com

If i go to Saddle packs, i would go with those 5500mah ORION 90C
or the GENS ACE(i believe 4800mah 25C) saddles.



thx

I just came up on another AE that has yours on it works flawlessy.
Awesome work!!!!!

stay away from gens ace. I had 2 of them, both with huge voltage difference between the cells and both died on my within 2 months

I have 2 of the GENS ACE 5000mah 40C and so far, after maybe 3 runs though each pack, i really like them!! (Forgot to check volts, will do that this time after charging, but they came from hobbypartz at 7.8v)...(and they have balanced very close so far)....
-I have the TP 5300mah 65C running though my SC104x4 and they
were very similar in performance!!!

$110 vs. now $30 ??

I'm not saying there isn't better batteries then the GENS ACE, but...

anybody from corona ca area wanna order me a clutch basket ? Pay ya 10 extra bones for it....

my front clicker keeps wearing out. I have it locked into 4wd and have to break hard at the end of the straight at the track i race at. when it gets worn the truck starts turning left under hard breaking. did someone come out with a aluminum pc for this or a fix for this.

CA it, no more clicky issue.

Im running the Intellect 6200 60c lipos and they fit in really well and preform awesomeeeeeeeeeee

Race report from the indoor nats in Garland tx
i need some forum help with this rig, i cant put my finger on it and it just may be a simple as the truck doesnt fit my driving style.
i had BAD electrical issues all day saturday and only finished the fourth qualifier and that netted me 8th in the A. i had a borrowed radio that i didnt like but i got the job done. i had two MMP's go bad and both would stop after 5minutes every time! threw on my GTB and had no further issues.......
i struggled with the setup up pretty much all weekend granted the majority of my efforts were trying to fix the electrical stuff so i was more concerned with making run time. so after the qualifiers were done on saturday i stayed 4 hours until the doors closed trying to get it to handle right. first main on sunday i dropped a second off of my time from saturday even with the weird radio so i know i was heading in the right direction, funny thing is i almost ended up back where i started from in the beginning! the track had big air jumps with hard landings so i had to run thicker oil than i typically do, ended up with 45f 1.2/1.3 32.5r 1.1/1.2. second round i had a good race without too much drama and managed to pull off a 5th with a finish line drag race! for some reason without making any changes the truck was horrible in the third main and i could do no more than 7th even though i was fourth most of the race. i ended up 7th over all with a Rango in fourth and the rest were Losi's.
so here is what i think are my concerns and hopefully i can get them lined out
1) rotation: basically there is none! and that is making my turn entry slow. the truck will turn on a dime but you cant pitch it in or out of the turns.
2) acceleration and traction: acceleration is superb but almost too good, since there is no center dif the front tires barely stay on the ground, while it looks cool i flipped the truck backward numerous times no matter how loose or tight i set the slipper is and you dont have much on power steering and that forces you to line up for jumps much earlier than needed. as soon as you come off of the throttle weight transfers to the front giving too much steering until it levels out.

i ended up with 16/62 20* endbell timing with a novak ballistic 4.5, it had plenty of speed and tq and i had no problems out accelerating the losis but would get rear ended going into the turn and that is how i would get passed.
maybe different Antisquat settings, maybe thicker rear dif fluid and thinner front 20/10??
maybe pinning the front slipper?
maybe a combo of all of these?
i know this is just one race at one track and it may be perfect this weekend at my local track but the characteristics remain the same.