Losi 8ight and 8ight-T Thread

**sbess** · 03-06-2007, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by SupermaxxRich

I was in the "B" this weekend at our biggest race of the year and placed 4th with a wounded car the entire main. I'm confident I would have bumped to the "A"....

Wounded car?! Wounded driver!

With 8 sponsors I imagine you're more world class than I am, trust me. I'm just a slow, lowly magazine editor, I have zero sponsors.

Anyhoo, when do you get your truck? I thought you'd have it by now since two shipments have now gone out from Losi. It's sick.

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-06-2007, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by sbess

Wounded car?! Wounded driver!

With 8 sponsors I imagine you're more world class than I am, trust me. I'm just a slow, lowly magazine editor, I have zero sponsors.

Anyhoo, when do you get your truck? I thought you'd have it by now since two shipments have now gone out from Losi. It's sick.

should be getting a truck by the end of this week....

**RD Racing** · 03-07-2007, 04:28 PM

Bess, you are KILLING ME!

Whassup Rich, you ready to get it on at Peel-it? I am racing buggy just for you.

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-07-2007, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by RD Racing

Bess, you are KILLING ME!

Whassup Rich, you ready to get it on at Peel-it? I am racing buggy just for you.

I'm ready

Looking forward to this race.

**sbess** · 03-08-2007, 12:06 AM

Originally Posted by RD Racing

Bess, you are KILLING ME!

Well I do my best just for you Roy

When Richard has such a huge target on his back, how can I resist?

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-08-2007, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by sbess

Well I do my best just for you Roy

When Richard has such a huge target on his back, how can I resist?

Bulls Eye

**imaxx21** · 03-08-2007, 02:35 AM

Originally Posted by sbess

When Richard has such a huge target on his back, how can I resist?

and he makes it sooo dam easy....

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-08-2007, 02:38 AM

Originally Posted by imaxx21

and he makes it sooo dam easy....

Yes, I'm very easy

**imaxx21** · 03-08-2007, 02:43 AM

we know bud, we know..

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-08-2007, 02:44 AM

Originally Posted by imaxx21

we know bud, we know..

if you only knew

**imaxx21** · 03-08-2007, 02:46 AM

im afraid i already know too much...dont say anymore please

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-08-2007, 02:47 AM

Originally Posted by imaxx21

im afraid i already know too much...dont say anymore please

don't be getting any crazy ideas bud

**imaxx21** · 03-08-2007, 02:55 AM

PM me what you wanted to ask, ill be at work till at least 6am my time

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-08-2007, 02:56 AM

Originally Posted by imaxx21

PM me what you wanted to ask, ill be at work till at least 6am my time

OK

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-10-2007, 12:39 AM

Well, here is what I have done on my 8ight truggy so far

Spent about 4-5 hours getting everything installed. Did my usual heat shrink wrap on all the exposed wires to keep them from fraying on anything, Lipo battery and regulator installed with lots of padding. Its ready to Rock!

Got 8 tanks threw my Speed in my buggy running it WOT, just want to install it in my truggy and run a few more easy tanks around the driveway and then its ready to rip!

Engine was tight but with that Lipo installed in my Mugen box it turned it over like nothing! Never going back to cheap batteries again

My truggy arrives Monday, then the real fun begins. Will post pics once I get it....

**imaxx21** · 03-10-2007, 12:40 AM

motor backwards...

**ViLL** · 03-10-2007, 12:41 AM

Those lipos really the shizz???

My EB ninja is soooo tiiight

**imaxx21** · 03-10-2007, 12:41 AM

hellz yeah, broke in my other EB Spec today...

no heat gun, no loosening the plug

**imaxx21** · 03-10-2007, 12:43 AM

errr or maybe its the Titans...

**RcBro** · 03-10-2007, 12:44 AM

Finally installing my stuff tonight for my 8ight. getting my motor and pipe tomorrow. going crazy to drive it

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-10-2007, 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by imaxx21

motor backwards...

HAHAHA.... Didn't you hear, thats the new fix to all the burned up throttle servo's. 8ight-T comes with the engine backwards

**ViLL** · 03-10-2007, 12:48 AM

Hmmm...

Ima look into the lipo powered box, sick of using a driver to unstuck my fflywheel

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-10-2007, 12:50 AM

Originally Posted by imaxx21

errr or maybe its the Titans...

nope, I have stock motors and Lipo pack and it turned over my Speed like nothing. AWESOME batteries.

**imaxx21** · 03-10-2007, 12:50 AM

must be the perfect wiring..

**ViLL** · 03-10-2007, 12:51 AM

Rich, you using your multiplex to charge them up?

**imaxx21** · 03-10-2007, 12:52 AM

HT charger

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-10-2007, 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by imaxx21

must be the perfect wiring..

you know it

must have been that awesome wiring diagram I got??

HT Charger. Charges each cell seperately, and soo easy to use as well.

**Booyah** · 03-10-2007, 01:40 AM

Nice looking Speed there Rich

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-10-2007, 02:16 AM

Originally Posted by Booyah

Nice looking Speed there Rich

you would know you Speed pimp

**imaxx21** · 03-10-2007, 02:17 AM

nice 2 o'clock mid-range there, Rich

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-10-2007, 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by imaxx21

nice 2 o'clock mid-range there, Rich

HAHA... good eye Wayne. works perfectly there on my EB, so I'm sure it will work great there on my Speed as well.

**sbess** · 03-10-2007, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by imaxx21

nice 2 o'clock mid-range there, Rich

LOL

**Mitten** · 03-10-2007, 03:00 PM

Got to run my 8T last night. This thing is like a rocket! Only problem is with the rear knucle hinge pin, they bend way to easy. My friend and I both bent them. I would like to get a different set of tires. The Losi's are ok but, better suited for outdoor. Anyone know if the GRP Cubics will fit on Losi rims? Couple of pics.

Mitten

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-10-2007, 06:56 PM

nice looking rig Mitten

If you have hubs all the way forward or all the way back it makes the hingepins far weaker because they have less support. I bend the hingepins all the time as do all the FAST guys when you run them like that. Put the hubs with one spacer in front or rear of the knuckle. When I do this on my buggy I never bend them. Losi is looking into a better material for the hingepins, should be replacements soon. Also if you can get your hands on some drill blanks, get the right size and run them, you'll never bend one of them. Just keep them in place with a screw on each side of the hingepin, kinda like a Xray

I'm pretty sure GRP tires won't fit on Losi rims. Just get the new Pro-Line 1/2 off set rims and run what you like. If you must run GRP tires and rims get a 9mm Mugen hub extender and you'll be set.

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-10-2007, 07:03 PM

Mitten, how is the 8ight-T compared to the ST-R you had? I really liked my ST-R over any CRT I had driven. And found it to be pretty close to a couple Mooogens I had test driven as well. Looking forward to seeing how the 8ight Truggy stacks up against the rest

**RcBro** · 03-10-2007, 10:02 PM

Anyone ever see excessive wear on the rear of the chassis? check out this picture, the top chassis is a new 8ight, the bottom is mine.

Is it normal for this much wear? and should I replace it or should I be fine?

**sbess** · 03-10-2007, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by SupermaxxRich

I bend the hingepins all the time as do all the FAST guys when you run them like that.

Stop wrecking every lap Richard ...the FAST guys that race these cars don't bend the hingepins all the time at all, at least in So Cal and we have tons of guys running the car.

**UE-Maxx** · 03-10-2007, 10:47 PM

RcBro, I noticed that my chassis is wearing quickly. Not as much as yours, but I am sure it will get there. This is all just running on a clay track.

**SupermaxxRich** · 03-11-2007, 01:41 AM

Rear chassis wear depends on the track you run on, ride height... Mine is wearing quite well right now. I would consider getting a chassis soon

.

**imaxx21** · 03-11-2007, 01:44 AM

just use shorter screws...

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