Originally Posted by
Krio
Thank you for all your replies, but maybe I should have rephrased it. How much torque is a recommended "minimum" for a competitive racer? I am looking at the futaba BLS452 which has 194 in/oz or the futaba BLS351 with 208 in/oz. Would these be sufficient?
The reason someone suggested "As much torque as you can afford," which was very sound advice, is because between the weight of these buggies and the abuse they put the servos through either turning or landing jumps at speed it's worthwhile buying once than having to replace one often because you went with a cheaper/less torque model. Check out the torque rating on some of the namebrand servos that come in the RTR buggies and truggies, that people are always griping about having to replace, and go higher than that.