Specially designed for the Mugen MTC1 touring car is ArndtCraft’s new Extreme Cool fan shroud. The part is a direct fit to the MTC1 and it accepts most standard 30mm fans units. The 3-D-printed part will significantly reduce the operation temperatures of both modified and stock motors, it comes without the required hardware and it is available now.
Max Speed Technology soon have their all-new TCR series 1/10th scale 2WD on-road chassis kits available. The cars will feature an independent four wheel suspension, six wheelbase settings and they offer the ability to run a total of three motor and drivetrain configurations including a front, rear-mid or rear motor layout. The kit was developed with the focus on a simple and easy to work on yet highly versatile platform that is ideal for entry and club level racing series. More information will become available in time for the release. Also coming soon are suitable body shells with the first to show being a classic Honda Civic EG6.
Coming from Radtec is their new suspension droop gauge for 1/10th scale on-road vehicles. The gauge is of a unique “pyramid” design with 0.4mm increment steps per side, however by flipping the gauge 0.2mm increments are accessible with the overall design minimising chances of the tool interfering with the suspension arm. The gauge is made of quality aluminium material, it comes black anodised, with machined silver edge details and white markings for easy reading of the settings.
Coming from Yeah Racing is their new Wind Pressuriser, a cooling fan booster for 30mm speed controller fans. Machined from aluminium the part will greatly improve cooling efficiency as it not only maximised the air flow but also acts as an additional heatsink. The booster is made of black anodised aluminium and it is best used in applications that are less sensitive to a slightly higher centre of gravity such as 1/10th drift cars.
View the mounted Wind Pressurizer here
Japanese company Chevron Models have introduced their long-awaited Porsche 917K 200mm body shell for Tamiya F103 and Group C kits. The scale body shell features light inserts for the front lights, and it can be build in two downforce configurations with either side dams or a centre add-on wing. The front width of the body is 203mm while the rear end is 220mm wide and the lid is also usable with F104W chassis when equipped with Chevron’s optional wide rear wheels. Included comes a detailed sticker sheet with window frames, lights, wipers and many more.
Vigor RC have introduced their new O-ring cutting tool for the Yokomo BD8 and BD7 differentials. The tool allows to reduce the O-ring’s thickness to 1.5mm or 1.4mm in order to build a smooth and leak-free unit. Using the 1.5mm setting will create a smoother diff feeling than stock while the 1.4mm setting ensures an ever smoother diff action. The tool was developed for the original Yokomo BD-500G0 O-rings and it is available now.
Made for nitro on-road cars is T-Works’ new clutch bearing stopper. The accessory is made up using a machined insert that ensures the clutch bearings stay in place while the includes shims allow to adjust the backlash, ensuring improved bearing durability when adjusted correctly. Also part of the set is a gold-colour, titanium-nitride coated screw. It is understood that the bearing stopper fits most nitro on-road engines and cars.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Xray have introduced their all-new RX8E electric conversion kit for the RX8 1/8th on-road car. The kit allows to swap power trains in a matter of minutes by simply replacing the radio tray and rear layshaft bulkhead. The kit was developed for the use with two 2S Shorty LiPo packs, a standard-size 1/8th scale electric brushless motor and a compact 4S LiPo compatible speed controller and it includes a new 2.5mm carbon fibre radio plate, an alloy motor mount, spur gear and pinion adapters as well as a new centre shaft and various small parts. Thanks to the included adapters the drivetrain utilises the main gears and pinions of the RX8 nitro car meaning there is no need to buy those parts extra, making gear ratio adjustments a breeze. The conversion kit is usable with the RX8’18 and also the older specification ’17 and ’16 cars and it will hit stores very soon.
