Originally Posted by
jasonwipf
I have been soo tempted to go to Plastic too for lower weight and rotating mass. But about every time I say "I'm going to order that this monday", some guy strips a plastic gear at the track. This has happened to me at least 6 times over the last 1 1/2 yrs. I'm glad they put the metal, set it and forget it. Especially with that big plastic cover on the 811E you can't easily check to see if your mesh is good.
I doubt that guy at the track is stripping the Kyosho spur gear. He's probably stripping the Losi or AE plastic spur gears, which suck in comparison to the Kyosho gear. The Kyosho gear isn't plain old plastic or delrin, its an actual composite, with some kind of fiber reinforcing the plastic. I've run the same gear for 2 seasons with only mild wear. The ONLY way you'll ever strip a Kyosho gear is if your motor moves.