Originally Posted by
blade329
Too much?
Most 1/8th e-buggies weigh from 8.0 to 9+ pounds fully loaded. My Ve8 comes in over 9lbs. That's the nature of the beast.
Most 1/8th e-buggies are not running the best choice of electronics/batteries, simple as that. A 1/8th e-buggy done right could be 3Kg or less, and it's quite easy to be in the 3200-3300 zone if you choose one of the modern light buggies. The Ve8 is a heavy car like the D8.
Those Thunder Power batteries are around 300g each, 600g total. That means the car would be 3145g with no batteries!
My Xray weights 3230g RTR with no lightweight parts and with dual batteries(more weight than a single pack). My DNX408-e which is quite a heavy car is 3380g.
Mugen Eco's are around 3300g too, and so do most of the actual cars. I can't believe the 811e is that heavy considering the nitro version isn't, the electric should be lighter.