Originally Posted by
Herrsavage
I'd like to see a video of that thing...
I plan to.
Originally Posted by
Dr_T
Happy new year man, looking good!
That's super light-weight, mine weighs over a kg more and I think xmods MP9 buggy even weighs more no? Wonder where Tekno gets those weight savings; chassis is less wide obviously, but that should not make such a huge difference. How much more does your 6S battery weigh compare to that 4S you weighed it with?
Did you decide on the diffs yet? FWIW, I'm going to run 40k rear and 80k front, center stays 2000k as is. Pulled my diffs and my 10k rear appeared to be completely empty, so I thought I'd up it all a bit. The gears did not look that bad at all, although the front ring/pinion have some more irregular wear pattern (more "chippy") compared to rears.
What was a bit more worrying was that 3 out of my 4 outdrives (1x rear, 2x front) had chips off the holes... not sure what to make of that yet. Got my truck used, so maybe they were just over their expiration date (not willing to accept the TP4070 on 6S is too much yet
); I'll try some new outdrives and see how it goes. Very interested in hearing your results!
Turnigy Nano-Tech 4S 4400mah 65/130C Battery, 527g
Turnigy Nano-Tech 6S 5000mah 65/130C Battery, 846g
Proline Dish Wheel & Proline Blockade Tire, 183g ea.
Proline Desperado Wheel & Proline Badlands Tire, 263g ea. (taped)
That's 639g or 1.40 lbs in weight difference. So now it weighs 10.25 lbs in beast mode. Tekno made this platform as light as possible without sacrificing strength. There's weight savings all over the place starting with the chassis. I haven't made a decision on the diff oil yet.
Originally Posted by
Dr_T
Hope 0verkill doesn't mind too much I'm polluting his thread, but here's the measurements of the stock Losi 8ight ones I took once for someone - HD ones should be same as it is drop-in replacement. All measurements below are in mm. I think the Durango DEX408(T) has metal insert diffs too, in case anyone's looking for alternatives.
Not at all, the more shared information the better, thanks for the info.