Brushless Losi 8ight-T

[Chris]

Well someone asked...so I shall deliver. More pics and descriptions later...

As delivered race roller (minus engine & wheels):

Here is a progression of Losi upgrades and brushless conversion in chronological order oldest to newest:

 

[maximusraylius]

man every time i see this its makeing me want one more..one these days ill venture out from the savys but never get rid of them just add new ....lol nice

 

[Larsenracing]

Man that is just sick Chris. What battery pack is that or have you started working with LiPo's?

 

[Chris]

Man that is just sick Chris. What battery pack is that or have you started working with LiPo's?

Why thank you Jason. :rock:

That is a Hyperion LiPo, and I have no idea what you are talking about with LiPo's...huh what who said that? :beer:

 

[frddyj]

awesome build Chris. bet your dying to run it. Video.

 

[Chris]

awesome build Chris. bet your dying to run it. Video.

Dying...grrrrrr sooooo close...

 

[sgm182]

Man that is nice! I have been drooling over the 8T's ever since they came out a few years ago, and brushless ones are just that much cooler

 

[Chris]

Man that is nice! I have been drooling over the 8T's ever since they came out a few years ago, and brushless ones are just that much cooler

Yeah I looked at a lot of truggies before deciding on the 8T. I've got a few 2.0 pieces in there too. The only things left to make it a full 2.0 are things like shock towers, and extended a-arms.

Thanks for the compliments! :jamout:

 

[Chris]

Clocked 44.7mph today on the GPS. That's 4s LiPo with 16/45 gearing. I'll have to see if I can get some higher tooth count pinions and see if I can pick up a few MPH.

 

[Chris]

One thing is for sure...use loctite on any screws that go into metal surfaces! Lost (2) motor mount screws and a steering turnbuckle screw. :duh:

 

[frddyj]

i say you can easily adj your gearing caz you seem to rip wheelies on the low-end without problem.

not seen another trugg do that before. keep us posted. nice work Chris.

 

[Chris]

i say you can easily adj your gearing caz you seem to rip wheelies on the low-end without problem.

not seen another trugg do that before. keep us posted. nice work Chris.

Thanks! Scroll back and check the pictures.

 

[frddyj]

Clocked 44.7mph today on the GPS. That's 4s LiPo with 16/45 gearing. I'll have to see if I can get some higher tooth count pinions and see if I can pick up a few MPH.

that is kick-butt. but now you got me wondering if there is a way to start/stop the gps so we can see how quickly your hitting top speed?

am i asking too much? rockout

 

[Chris]

that is kick-butt. but now you got me wondering if there is a way to start/stop the gps so we can see how quickly your hitting top speed?

am i asking too much? rockout

Thanks...the wifey got a real kick out of that! Perfect fit too.

Dunno about others, but mine doesn't have a start/stop that would get the info you are asking about. I can clear the settings and go for a run...but no way to stop it and look. I can tell you though it gets to top speed very very quickly.

Wondering which tooth-count to go with? 16t is not quite there...20t may be too much. The reason I am taking a while is the price of mod1 pinions. hehe

 

[frddyj]

I can tell you though it gets to top speed very very quickly.

i bet it does! ive seen the vid & i can tell.

Wondering which tooth-count to go with? 16t is not quite there...20t may be too much. The reason I am taking a while is the price of mod1 pinions. hehe

see if this will shed some light on the pinion-gear without putting you in the poor house http://scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/_solver.html

 

[Chris]

i bet it does! ive seen the vid & i can tell.

see if this will shed some light on the pinion-gear without putting you in the poor house http://scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/_solver.html

Thank you, I'm about 4mph faster than the calculation but it helped! Gonna go with 18t and make near 55mph. That's fast enough for me!

New record. Fresh charged LiPo made 46.9mph pretty good. Ran real hard for 15mins on 4500mah pack and got to 197 degrees. I'm good for more teeth for sure. Still not running hot which is good.