Racermac73

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I also haven't found a weakness on setup... car is bad fast, i also have a mugen mbx6 eco.... i never run it and would gladly trade it for another serpent

Racermac73

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On electronics i run tekin but honestly speed passion is probably the best value for the money

youwish16

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i run a tekin t8 2050 and a speed passion esc in my buggy. a pretty good combo in my opinion.

im pretty sure the hobbywing xerun 150a esc is the same as the speed passion with a different case. that's another decent option

ses601

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buy a used roller of whatever you can get parts easiest for. then pick up a tekno conversion kit, hobbywing 80amp/2250 combo. basic dsm will work fine - this cheapo plan led to podium finishes every time i raced, with MANY different brands of different rollers (between 3-4 years with 8e), no lie (and i never had fresh tires, lol)......absolutely a no brainer, and i think no one can argue - thrashed roller, tekno conversion kit (freshens it up AND makes an unreal handling platform), hobbywing 80amp/2250kv combo

Racermac73

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On batteries everyone has a opinion but go to smc batteries .com he has really good prices. and with serpent you can run shorty packs to move weight where u want it

ses601

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turnigy hardcase, eletrical tape if/when the case gets stressed. cheap, can handle all kinds of amps to charge, and stills lasts somehow, lol

all this stuff about balance - what about the difference that collected dirt makes all throughout the car??!!

spunkysandoval

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1/8th buggies I have owned

Serpent 811be
MBX6 Eco
RC8.2
Ofna Hyper 9e
Hot Bodies Ve8 with HHH chassis
Xray

cmeans_23

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well you have def. had your fair share lol. Thanks for the advice i am gonna check into parts availability through the LHS and check into what i can find as a used roller and i will weigh my options i suppose.

I Wheelie A LOT

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I heard the Ve8 HHH is amazing.

cmeans_23

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OK so to update my opinion on everything i am thinking ill look around for a decent used roller if i can find one otherwise bite the bullet on a big money roller such as the serpent .

As far as the electronics i am thinking ill use :
Hobbywing 150a esc $95
most likely a tekin 1900 kv motor $140
Spektrum Dxs3 w/ 2 rx's &telmetry $150

So far i still need a servo(probably have to pick a roller first i assume?) and the roller itself. The speed passion esc recommended above was described as a 1/10 esc and also only accepts 2s lipos. The hobbywing esc shows up to a 6s battery so can i run 2 3s batteries with it?(this would allow me to run a 3s in my touring car so i can interchange batteries for on/off road race days).

Still looking at chargers i'm leaning towards getting atleast two 4100 mah 40c 11.1v 3s batteries (if i can run dual battery) @ $40.00 each

tom_chang79

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+1. The Turnigy hard case batts are awesome...

If you are interested in the DXR-8E, there's a very active thread on here. Tower/Duratrax/Hobbico has awesome customer service. I've hit it up twice, and both times, positive experience...

The vehicle is good, very good design, if you are planning to race, a few upgrades brings it up to par with the high end stuff out there...

youwish16

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not sure which speed passion esc you looked up.

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...-Speed-Control

also, any particular reason why you want to run 3s batteries?

cmeans_23

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There is no particular reason i am thinking 3s lipos. ( i have not bought anything yet) i just want what ever battery i get to be compatible with both my losi xxx-s for on-road racing and a 1/8 scale buggy. I would preffer having atleast the capability of racing a 6s in the 1/8 as it seems to be faster from what i've read....and in order to keep it compatible with the car i figured running a duel 3s for 1/8 and a single 3s for the losi xxxs(touring car 1/10 scale). Would i have any problems doing this or is there a better option ?

and also i see that esc is different from the one i looked up but its still more expensive then the hobbywing so unless there is a significant difference ill probably go with the hobbywing(i am about to read into them to try and see if there is one)

I Wheelie A LOT

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I ran my Turnigy 4S Hard Case for the first time at a track a few weeks ago, and at the end of the day, the back part of the case completely chipped off. The battery itself is amazing, but the case is kinda weak..

cmeans_23

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I have been reading on different items all day(rollers,motors,esc,lipos ect.) so far i am finding that it seems a easier fit would be to run 2s lipos and just do duel lipo's in the 1/8 scale. By doing this will i lose power at all? or just run time?