S-Workz S104 EK1 4wd Buggy
10-10-2013, 05:29 AM
#152
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10-10-2013, 07:43 AM
#153
I am a serious racer and have already done 2 meetings and some practice sessions with the car. My car has had about 35-40 lipo's through, that is some 4 hours of racing meanwhile. CVD's, diff outdrives still look like new. The car is very tough. i still have to break my first tower or arm. I had 2 turnbuckles popping of. The car is equally as tough or even tougher than the Xray! The slipper is just great, nothing wrong with that. Steering slop isn't really an issue IMHO. It's true that there are some "small" things that could have been better, but for the money ... I have already wiped the top 2 of our National top drivers' ass with the car...easily. The car is SUPER consistent and easy to drive. After the last race they were waiting in turns to get a drive with the car and they all said the same thing: pretty sharp car huh, turns so short, stable as well... 100$ less than an xray, with 2 bodies? 3 spur gears? all rollbars included, really? The thruth is if they hadn't invested a lot in their Xrays, they would ... I think for the first effort in 1/10 ofroad it was bang on and if the company will further develop the car more people will follow! Being an rc racer for about 20 years I only have praise for this car...
Last edited by kempower2000; 10-10-2013 at 08:16 AM.
10-10-2013, 08:08 AM
#155
Yeah, for sure.
In our regions the car was in action already a month or so ago.
The car's design has been praised by several people, who really know what they are talking about! Combined with the on track performance a lot of Kyoshos and Xray cars are up for sale now overhere.
In our regions the car was in action already a month or so ago.
The car's design has been praised by several people, who really know what they are talking about! Combined with the on track performance a lot of Kyoshos and Xray cars are up for sale now overhere.
10-10-2013, 08:41 AM
#156
I am a serious racer and have already done 2 meetings and some practice sessions with the car. My car has had about 35-40 lipo's through, that is some 4 hours of racing meanwhile. CVD's, diff outdrives still look like new. The car is very tough. i still have to break my first tower or arm. I had 2 turnbuckles popping of. The car is equally as tough or even tougher than the Xray! The slipper is just great, nothing wrong with that. Steering slop isn't really an issue IMHO. It's true that there are some "small" things that could have been better, but for the money ... I have already wiped the top 2 of our National top drivers' ass with the car...easily. The car is SUPER consistent and easy to drive. After the last race they were waiting in turns to get a drive with the car and they all said the same thing: pretty sharp car huh, turns so short, stable as well... 100$ less than an xray, with 2 bodies? 3 spur gears? all rollbars included, really? The thruth is if they hadn't invested a lot in their Xrays, they would ... I think for the first effort in 1/10 ofroad it was bang on and if the company will further develop the car more people will follow! Being an rc racer for about 20 years I only have praise for this car...
and there has not been any cars tough enough to get people back into it. With the next gen wheelers coming out things may change though.....
10-10-2013, 09:33 AM
#157
I am a serious racer and have already done 2 meetings and some practice sessions with the car. My car has had about 35-40 lipo's through, that is some 4 hours of racing meanwhile. CVD's, diff outdrives still look like new. The car is very tough. i still have to break my first tower or arm. I had 2 turnbuckles popping of. The car is equally as tough or even tougher than the Xray! The slipper is just great, nothing wrong with that. Steering slop isn't really an issue IMHO. It's true that there are some "small" things that could have been better, but for the money ... I have already wiped the top 2 of our National top drivers' ass with the car...easily. The car is SUPER consistent and easy to drive. After the last race they were waiting in turns to get a drive with the car and they all said the same thing: pretty sharp car huh, turns so short, stable as well... 100$ less than an xray, with 2 bodies? 3 spur gears? all rollbars included, really? The thruth is if they hadn't invested a lot in their Xrays, they would ... I think for the first effort in 1/10 ofroad it was bang on and if the company will further develop the car more people will follow! Being an rc racer for about 20 years I only have praise for this car...
10-10-2013, 09:37 AM
#158
You are good then. :-). That body my buddy painted actually made it look pretty good. The front slop is from the while rack moving up and down 1mm. It could be shimmed, but that is how it goes together per the manual.
10-10-2013, 09:53 AM
#159
Yes, the car is crazy durable as I said. If the bulk of serious racers would, are and will choose this car as it stands over cars like the XB4. Then I stand corrected. I would actually really like to see that because then the car will get even further developed and folks will work out the small kinks I ran into. With how crazy folks push 1/10 4wd cars in races it would be awesome if a car this durable could also be as sharp and refined as the big boys.
10-10-2013, 10:08 AM
#160
I have never owned an Xray car, so I cannot really comment on the XB4, but a lot of people over here do race them. Apart from the problems the XB4 had in the beginning, it seems to be a strong car, although not bulletproof: I often hear them rattling like a coffee machine. The newly released gears will probably fix this. The S104 however, sounds really smooth and silent for a gear diff car.
There are a lot of things I like on the S104. The thing I like most for instance is the fact that it will just turn better than most(if not all) cars on the market. It is easy to drive and gives you a lot of confidence. After the third ever lipo with it, I was already faster than with my K cars.
There are a lot of things I like on the S104. The thing I like most for instance is the fact that it will just turn better than most(if not all) cars on the market. It is easy to drive and gives you a lot of confidence. After the third ever lipo with it, I was already faster than with my K cars.
10-10-2013, 10:38 AM
#162
So far I have only driven it with saddles. This gave my car a near 50% weight bias front to rear. There is no reason you could not achieve the same effect with shorties and perhaps some additional weight.
Another thingy I like to mention is this: The "so called problems" or shortcomings addressed to this kit are really not that significant at all. The problems, breakages the XB4 experienced in it's first stages were far far more problematic...
It all comes down to AlderBoys quote "If the bulk of serious racers would, are and will choose this car as it stands over cars like the XB4". If this car will be driven by the right people(only a couple of hotshots is enough), you'd better order your kit today because they will be sold out before you know. That said, the potential is there...
Another thingy I like to mention is this: The "so called problems" or shortcomings addressed to this kit are really not that significant at all. The problems, breakages the XB4 experienced in it's first stages were far far more problematic...
It all comes down to AlderBoys quote "If the bulk of serious racers would, are and will choose this car as it stands over cars like the XB4". If this car will be driven by the right people(only a couple of hotshots is enough), you'd better order your kit today because they will be sold out before you know. That said, the potential is there...
Last edited by kempower2000; 10-10-2013 at 10:56 AM.
10-10-2013, 11:01 AM
#163
I have been talking to folks at A-main and there are major updates a coming for this car. Most likely a completely new kit very soon. Hopefully all the changes are adaptable to the current kit.
10-10-2013, 11:04 AM
#164
I drove the car with both saddles and a shorty and liked a shorty slightly better. It seemed to rotate a little better. Mostly it is because I am lazy and love how easy it is to get a shorty in and out. The saddles are quick to get in and out too though compared to other cars.
10-10-2013, 11:11 AM
#165
If they keep on developing and improving, that's good news, but a completely new kit very soon... will be a little too optimistic I guess(I hope). The current kit is still brand new and distribution to the stores is only in it's initial phase.