19LikesTeam Associated RC8.2e Thread
03-10-2012 | 02:03 PM
#842
Tech Adept
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Posts: 192
From: Michigan
It feels jus like the 10th that I also run unreal
Smoothness and braking and runs super cool I've ran tekin also in 1/8 and I'm in love with the Orion r8 and 1950 combo!! Just butter smooth...
Now the big test will be outdoors which starts in 2 weeks that will be the real test of its durability then is when I find out the whole package.. But the whole indoors season has been flawless... I did hav to replace the fan ,I just put a tekin fan on it..
Butter smooth
Smoothness and braking and runs super cool I've ran tekin also in 1/8 and I'm in love with the Orion r8 and 1950 combo!! Just butter smooth...
Now the big test will be outdoors which starts in 2 weeks that will be the real test of its durability then is when I find out the whole package.. But the whole indoors season has been flawless... I did hav to replace the fan ,I just put a tekin fan on it..
Butter smooth
03-10-2012 | 05:01 PM
#844
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 74
From: Houston, TX
Will aluminum chassis braces have a negative affect on the car? Also, what aluminum servo horn can I run on this buggy. The supplied horn cracked (dont know how) and the one I ran on my old buggy wasnt as tall as the one suplied with the kit.
03-10-2012 | 05:17 PM
#845
Tech Regular
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 333
From: Mid TN
Well, i took my buggy to the track last night and for the couple of packs that I ran through it I was very impressed. It turns so much better than my mugen did. However, I broke a rear chassis brace and my night was cut short. I have read that some people have done the same thing. Are aluminum braces the way to go?
(thanks, Jeff, for the tip
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03-10-2012 | 06:46 PM
#848
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If you look really closely, the tray just barley contacts the chassis brace. Just Dremel down that little corner of the tray, it should alleviate your issue. Personally, I went with aluminum chassis braces front and rear, a BCE chassis, SS screw kit, and DE bumper/skid plates. As others have said, this buggy handles great. Better than my Mugen. But in the durability department, out of the box, Mugen blows Associated out of the water!
03-10-2012 | 06:56 PM
#849
03-10-2012 | 07:42 PM
#851
03-10-2012 | 07:46 PM
#853
Tech Regular
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 333
From: Mid TN
I don't know how y'all are breaking all these parts. My 8.2 has had the hell beat out of it. Only thing that has broken is a wing mount after repeated hard hits and bent upper arms. BTW, anybody got a set of the new reinforced uppers yet?
About the only complaint I have is diffs leaking after a few weeks but I'm going to try some RTV sealant on the gaskets next rebuild.