Kyosho have announced the release of two new centre traction weights for the TF7.7 electric touring car. Made of high-quality brass material and coming in 24g and 16g specification the weights help to up the overall weight of the car when running lightweight components and also to adjust weight bias to your liking. The weights are a direct fit, they sport a natural finish and they come including mounting hardware.
Exotek have introduced their new stealthy 2-colour anodised 7075 motor heatsink for the Kyosho RB7 laydown 3-gear transmission. The heavy duty 3.25mm thick mounting plate is stronger than the stock plate therefore eliminating motor flex to insure better gear mesh and the black motor plate helps reduce your motor temps while the built in gear cover is stronger and easier to work on than the stock plastic cover to insure that the body does not press the cover onto the spur gear in hard tumbles. The customised polished black base with red chamfered accents goes great with Kyosho kit parts and the plate, that weighs in at 13g only, is also usable for the entire RB6 buggy and truck series using the laydown gearbox.
Coming from MIP is the X-Duty front CVD kit for the popular Traxxas Fiesta ST Rally car. Featuring a strong splined X-Duty steel construction, the driveshaft kit gives extra strength for those that are into drag racing and thanks to being fully rebuildable, owners can easily replace components that have reached their end life. The parts are made of black oxide coated steel to protect the components from premature rust while the strong construction prevents ripped and twisted drivetrains.
Source: MIP [miponline.com]
Coming from Avid and made for the Tekno EB410 and ET410 kits are the new FastTune titanium shock stand offs. They are replacements for the new #TKR6527B standoff that use the keyed shock bushings #TKR6780. They include Avid’s FastTune feature which allows to use a common 1.5mm Allen wrench to prevent the standoff from spinning while using a 5.5mm socket wrench on the other side. The other solutions out there require to either take the shock completely off the standoff to reach the 7.0mm nut or to use a 7.0mm open-ended socket wrench. In addition to being easier to wrench on they help to lose some weight from the highest point on the car by switching from steel to titanium. The set includes four shock standoffs machined from billet 6Al-4V titanium.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
WRC Racing have introduced a new lightweight 2nd gear housing for the GTX nitro on-road kit that will reduce the rotational mass of the drivetrain. The result is quicker spool-up and acceleration while the heavy machining of the carrier also improves cooling. The housing is machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and it is available now.
Source: WRC Racing [wrc-racing.com]
Xray have announced the release of new 3mm aluminium shock towers for the XB2 range of 2WD buggies. Machined from 3mm high-quality 7075-T6 material the shock towers are of an updated design with the front shock stay’s outer line being a tad smaller than the carbon part while retaining the standard shock geometry. The rear tower underwent a greater redesign with the inner shock mounting hole removed and an additional outer added. Also the shape is slightly different and a new lower wing mounting position has been added. The towers will improve drivability and precision when running on high-bite tracks and they are available separately from now on.
View the rear shock tower here
Coming from T-Works and made for the Hong Nor X3GTS and IGT8 1/8th scale GT kits is a titanium suspension pin set. The 4x66mm shafts are made of high-quality 64 grade titanium for improved durability and corrosion resistance while also being lighter than the standard parts. The set includes four suspension shafts and it is available now.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Infinity has released a new aluminium servo horn designed specifically for its World Championship winning IF18. By making the shape of the arm offset it is possible to achieve the maximum steering angle with a linear steering operation. The servo horn is available in both 23T specification, for servos made by Sanwa and KO, and 25T for servos made by Savox and Futaba.
Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]
