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July 16, 2018

Ielasi Tuned Raptor.21 3.5cc nitro on-road engine

Ielasi Tuned have announced the release of their latest 3.5cc nitro on-road engine, the Raptor.21. The power plant is of an extra long stroke design and it utilises a 9-port sleeve, DLC-treated crankshaft and the R4/18 conrod, combining high performance with significantly improved reliability. The engine will become available in two variants, as standard bearing Raptor.21ON and also as Raptor.21ON/C, equipped with a Swiss-made ceramic rear bearing.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

July 13, 2018

Helix Designs 1/12th body cutout kit

Coming from Helix Designs is their new body cutout kit for 1/12th scale cars. The included tools ensure accurately marked wheel wells and lower cut lines to prevent body rub and self-induced body tucks. The 41mm wheel disk create a perfectly sized wheel well and a cube with four different ride height settings of 6mm, 7mm, 8mm, and 8.5mm allows to choose the correct lower cut lines. These sizes are specifically made for US-style black carpet from stock racing to mod racing and beside the wheel marking discs and body height cube the kit also includes a fine tip marker.

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July 13, 2018

Mugen introduce new MBX8 & MGT option parts

Mugen have announced the soon release of two new option parts in the form of an updated rear shock tower for the MBX8 and MBX8 Eco as well as a battery connector holder for the MBX8 and MGT. Starting with the shock tower, the item offers the same shock and camber link geometries as the standard item, however additional, raised, mounting locations for the rear wing allow to add rear stability and traction when needed. The CNC-machined aluminium shock stay comes grey anodised for wear and to match the remainder of the buggy’s alloy parts.

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July 13, 2018

T-Works carbon fibre servo mount spacers

T-Works have introduced a set of carbon fibre servo mount spacers. The set includes three pairs of 1.0mm, 2.0mm and 2.5mm spacers that can be used to space servos away from their mounts in order to either increase overall clearance or in order to optimise steering or throttle link geometries. The set contains two spacers of each thickness and it is available now.

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

July 12, 2018

Contact GT8 foam tyres

New for the up and coming GT8 class are pre-trued foam tyres from Contact RC. The tyres were born from a collaboration with shops and drivers and they are available in the two hardnesses of 35 shore for the front and 25 shore for the rear. The tyres are trued to 103mm diameter and they are pre-glued on industry-standard 17mm hex wheels. While being created for the GT8 class the foamies are also ideal when running 1/8th off-road buggies on road surfaces.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

July 12, 2018

Xray XB8 series 2-way flow Delrin shock pistons

Xray have announced the release of their new 2-way flow Delrin shock pistons for the XB8 series of buggies, XT8 trucks and GTX on-road kits. The moulded pistons are of a special design with an additional rubber valve closing two of the given holes on up travel for increased pack of the dampers during compression. When the shock piston moved down again the rubber valves opens the two holes for quicker extraction. The result is increased stability upon landing or when tackling very rough terrain while the suspension returns quicker into normal ride height even when using a somewhat soft setup. The 2-way pistons are available in sets of two and as 5-hole, 6-hole or 8-hole variant and in the following specifications that you can view after the break.

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July 11, 2018

SWorkz S35-3/350 nitro series brake disc holder

SWorkz have announced the release of their new brake disc holder for the S35-3 and S350 series nitro kits. The two plastic brackets attach directly to the chassis and sandwich the front and rear brake discs and ensure less wobble during jumping and landing which will improve wear and and also make for more precise brake action. The parts come as pairs including mounting hardware.

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July 10, 2018

Yeah Racing TA06/M07/XV01 gear differential

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for Tamiya’s TA06, M07 and XV01 series of kits is a competition-grade gear differential. The set includes 50T and 52T gears and the respective diff cases with the overall design ensuring good sealing and thus reduced maintenance and service time. Also included in the kit are steel outdrives for low wear and exceptional durability as well as composite internal gears, a composite cross shaft and a diff locker.

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