Reckward Tuning will release this new upper steering plate for use on the Associated RC8 1/8th scale buggy. Made by Vita Tuning, the grey anodised aluminium top plate increases the stiffness around the steering system and improves crash resistance. The plate also incorporates the upper wishbone mounting point, which can easily be removed by just 2 screws, in place of 6 on the standard system.
Source: Vita Tuning [vita-tuning.de]
Losi have introduced this heavy duty differential case that is suitable for the Losi 8ight, 8ight-T and LST2. Through the use of new heat resitant metal inserts, the differential can now withstand serious punishment and because the differential pins are now press fit they keep from beating against, and ultimately damaging, the differential casing.
Source: Losi [losi.com]
Edit have released a number of new items including this Turnbuckle Adjusting Tool, which fits any turnbuckle with a 3.6mm or 4mm center hex. This CNC machined 7075 aluminium tool lets you get on with the business of fine-tuning your car, buggy or truck without adding unsightly scratches and without wasting time using pliers or other tool unsuited for the job. New for the Cyclone D4 is a heavy duty titanium differential screw, which has already been proven to work in the Cyclone touring car, that is made from the same high grade titanium and offers a 40% reduction in rotating mass which increases acceleration and strength. And finally is the company’s Ultimate tuning screw driver, which like the THS Racing tempdriver, combines a long reach tuning screw driver with a engine temperature gun.
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An interesting rumour that we heard floating around the fair was the impending release of a new brand selling competition based products. There was little or no further information to be found regarding what type of products they are, other than it was something to do with Kyosho and it was called AKA. We’ll let you know more information when we get it. Remember you heard it here first.
Something we missed when we wrote about the new tuned flex chassis from Losi for the 8ight buggy, was the release of the ROAR TQ upgrade for the Losi XXX-NT Adam Drake 2 truck. It offers the winning parts that led the Losi Racing Team to multiple Top Qualifying honors at the last several ROAR Gas Truck Nationals. The upgrade kit recently propelled the XXX-NT AD2 to TQ in all four rounds of qualifying, record the fastest lap, and take the top four spots at the 2008 CRCRC Midwest Nitro Championship. Included in the set is a .125-inch thick, lengthened, black-anodized aluminium chassis and chassis brace, wider front and rear axles with spacers to increase the truck’s overall stability and smoothen steering response and finally, new rear crossbones, couplers and hardware.
Source: Losi [losi.com]
More new items from K-Factory who have released the TC 2 motor cooling head & fan set. This is very similar to K-Factory’s TC motor cooling head we wrote about previously but it has four small screw holes in it. The addition of these screw holes allows you to install one or even two fans on top of the heat sink to blow cold air directly down onto your motor. This set comes supplied with the cooling head, 1 x fan, screws and a thermal pad.
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New from Serpent for tuning your S400 are these 2 new sets of roll centre spacers. Designed to fit between the chassis plate and the lower wishbone suspension brackets, they allow the user to adjust the cars roll centre as well as giving the option to run anti squat or anti dive. Made from lightweight aluminium, they are available in 0.6mm and 1.0mm thicknesses and are sold in pairs.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Losi have announced the release of this Tuned Flex Technology Chassis for their popular 8ight Buggy. Milled at exact points to give more flex to the chassis while not sacrificing chassis flex at the gear mesh, the tuned flex technology offers greatly improved overall traction and stability on all track surfaces and has been vigorously tested worldwide by Losi drivers Adam Drake, Mike Truhe and Yannick Aigoin.
Source: Losi [losi.com]
