October 17, 2018

T-Works T4’19 ball ends & lightweight screw sets

T-Works have introduced a range of ball end and screw sets for Xray’s new T4’19 touring car. The 22-piece sets are available as titanium-nitride coated, hard-coated aluminium or polished titanium set to achieve either a lower weight or improved wear resistance while also adding some visual impact. Also new are several screw kits including 109-piece UFO head titanium, 104-piece orange aluminium, 109-piece UFO head orange aluminium, 109-piece aluminium and titanium as well as 109-piece UFO head aluminium and titanium sets. All reduce the car’s overall weight compared to using the stock steel screws with the alloy and mixed alloy sets achieving the greatest weight savings.

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October 16, 2018

ArndtCraft Project 4X Extreme Cool fan shroud

Coming from ArndtCraft is a purpose-designed Extreme Cool fan shroud for the Serpent Project 4X and 4X Evo touring cars. Using a 30x10mm fan the shroud is of a slotted adjustable design for gearing changes and it ensures a cooler running motor. The motor to cooling fan spacing is approx 11.5mm, to avoid magnetic interference and the mount weighs in at just above 3 gram.

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October 16, 2018

Monaco RC Air Conveyor motor cooler

Monaco RC have introduced their new Air Conveyor motor cooler for 30mm and 40mm fan units. The 3-D-printed fan mounts wrap around the motor for improved cooling performance in heavy duty conditions such as stock classes and when running indoors or in high ambient temperatures. The parts are of a minimalistic design for a low weight and they are simply fastened using optional double-sided tape. The ducts are available for the use with 30mm and 40mm fans.

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October 15, 2018

Infinity IF11 +2mm graphite front arms

Infinity has released new graphite front upper and lower arms for its recently released IF11 1/10th scale formula car. Sold separately but used as a set, the new arms increase the front track width by 4mm in total or 2mm each side, making the car more stable to drive on high-grip tracks.

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October 15, 2018

Shepherd Velox V10 Nineteen upgrade set

Shepherd have introduced the Nineteen upgrade set for their successful Velox V10 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit. Coming just in time for the IMFAR 1/10th Nitro On-road World Championships in Miami, the set contains new rear lower wishbones, new hinge pin brackets as well as a new rear upper arm mount. The updated hinge pin position makes the Velox V10 turn-in faster without loosing traction while a higher overall cornering speed is achieved. The hinge pin brackets are made of high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium with blue or black anodising finish while the upper arm mount his milled from high-quality carbon fibre material. The lower wishbones have been completely redesigned to fit the updated geometry and are moulded from premium composite material. They are also available as a hard version with additional glas fibre to better suit hot conditions. The set fits current and older spec V10 kits and they are also available separately for spares or repair.

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October 15, 2018

Hobbywing V10 G3 titanium-bonded rotors

Hobbywing have introduced two new titanium-bonded rotors for the V10 G3 series of brushless motors. The characteristic of the rotors will provide a smoother pickup acceleration without sacrificing top speed. This will help to tune motors especially to lower grip asphalt and carpet conditions as it aids car control out of tight corners. Available variants are a 5-12.5 and 5-12.3 that come individually marked for easy identification.

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October 12, 2018

Vigor R11 2018 carbon fibre chassis & top deck

Vigor RC have introduced their new flex main chassis and 2.0mm new design top deck for the ARC R11 2018 electric touring car. The 84mm wide chassis made of 2.25mm carbon fibre was designed to increase torsional flex which can be beneficial especially on lower grip surfaces. Also new is the 9mm wide top deck made of 2.0mm carbon material. The new style top deck helps to fine-tune overall chassis flex for a wider range of conditions.

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October 12, 2018

T-Works MP9E lightweight bearing kit

T-Works have introduced their new lightweight bearing kit for the Kyosho MP9E 1/8th electric buggy. The set includes 14 8x14mm bearings and 14 bearings inserts that, in combination, replace the original – larger – drivetrain bearings for smaller and thus lighter ones, scrubbing both overall weight and unsprung masses. The precision bearing inserts make for a reliable bearing seat and the included ball races are rubber-sealed for durability.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]