Team Titan have announced the release of their new aluminium setup wheels for 1/8th on-road kits. Ideal for chassis tweak adjustments or ride height setting the wheels offer a 68mm front and 75mm rear diameter and they are machined from high-quality 6061 aluminium and they are coming anodised black and with silver edge details.
Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]
Infinity has released a long life clutch spring for its World Championship winning IF18. The new spring is made of a material that keeps the IF18 clutch in great condition for longer helping utilise maximum engine power.
Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]
Coming from 73RC and made for their 73Ten Pro10 car is a large plastic front bumper kit. The set utilises the Serpent 1/10th bumper and a new carbon fibre mount to make it fit to the carbon fibre main chassis plate. The bumper will make for added chassis and body shell protection and it includes all needed mounting hardware.
Coming from SMJ are three new body mounting hole patches for 8mm body posts as used by 1/8th IC Track and GT cars. First up are standard thickness patches that are ideal to reinforce the body post hole area on new and used shells. The patches also work as a protection for the paint in this area. Next up are thin-type 0.3mm thick patches that are best used with lightweight body shells. Due to their thin appearance they also wrap around body curves very well. Last but not least comes a set of 1mm and 1.5mm rubber spacers that help to fine-tune body height while also offering protection against rattling. The set includes four of each thickness.
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VSR Products have introduced their new Easy Diff Builder tool that fits all common 1/10 scale ball differential components 3/32” or smaller. It is designed to hold all of the diff balls in the main compartment, and then allows them to pour out the track in a single file line. VSR recommend tipping the Easy Ball Diff Builder over the greased diff gear, and tapping lightly on it to allow only one ball to exit at a time. Diff balls are not included of course.
PHUB have introduced their all-new Hyper Grip tyre compound especially developed for large scale on-road racing. Improving grip and tyre life the tyre sauce will be applied ten minutes before warming and left on for a warming period of about 30 minutes. The results are improved lap times and consistency. The traction compound comes in 100ml bottles and it is available now.
Source: Team Folman [teamfolman.com]
Developed with the forthcoming IFMAR 1/8th GT World Championships in mind is Ielasi Tuned’s new Raptor.21 5GT WC nitro on-road engine. Specially designed for shaft-driven classes, the power plant features a new crankcase design, a DLC-coated crankshaft as well as an aluminium carburettor, a customised low-profile cooling head and also a ceramic main bearing. The engine comes hand-tuned by Daniele Ielasi for best possible overall performance.
Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]
Building on the IFMAR World and multi-time National Championship winning IGT8 platform comes the IGT8E 2019 electric GT kit. New features include an updated front shock tower made of carbon fibre that provides improved steering and increased corner speed while the rear tower design stayed the same as with the 2017 version, however an optional shock tower and extension combo is available if more rear traction is required. New for 2019 is also a super lightweight aluminium rear bulkhead that provides better gear support and heat dissipation. It utilises 5x16x5 bearings for reliability while the bevel gear received an additional E-clip for security and easier maintenance. The centre of the chassis houses a new low-profile battery mount that lowers the battery pack by 10mm while offering a super low weight and a sliding-design motor mount ensures quick and easy, yet reliable gear mesh adjustment. The rear differential utilises a machined aluminium case for smooth differential action, stiffer satellite gear support and heat dissipation. Also part of the 2019 package is a laydown steering servo mount radio tray whose design allows to add a 40mm fan unit for motor cooling purposes. On the suspension side of things the 2019 variant comes with updated FF and RR brackets with the front mount allowing for zero degree of suspension pin inclination while the rear mount reduced the toe by half a degree.
