Kyosho Big Bores

[jimmy]

Kyosho have released some teaser shots of their stunning new 'big bore' dampers for their 1/10th scale buggies. No other details on the dampers are available but they've kindly taken some shots VS the standard dampers on team driver Adachi's car.

As with all things on Shinozuke Adachi's cars these dampers are anodised red but we'd guess the production items will be regulation blue like the photo below.

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Thanks for the tip Daniel!

[kek23k]

oo very nice

[njc11]

[seankyew]

well it's a sooner or later thing really.

[ApexSpeed]

So this discussion has been ongoing on the KyoshoForum for a few days now, as Tebo has been testing them recently...

Do big bore shocks on a 2wd electric buggy do anything other than make your wallet lighter and your car heavier? I think the general consensus has been, no, they are really a waste of money for electric cars. On 1/8th buggies pushing a lot of mass for 30 minutes at a time, sure, and maybe even on a heavy SC, but on light buggies they are really not something you need.

They only bring negatives with them—expensive (more additional costs), need all new springs, new pistons, new setups, heavier, higher Cg, etc. For what advantage or gains? Marginal to 99.9% of the population of the planet, and even to most of the guys getting them for free from Kyosho. Keep in mind, they would be replacing what is already regarded as one of the best electric buggy shocks in racing—the Velvet.



Waste of money, IMO, and most definitely not needed for most racing.

[ulrich]

Originally Posted by ApexSpeed

So this discussion has been ongoing on the KyoshoForum for a few days now, as Tebo has been testing them recently...

Do big bore shocks on a 2wd electric buggy do anything other than make your wallet lighter and your car heavier? I think the general consensus has been, no, they are really a waste of money for electric cars. On 1/8th buggies pushing a lot of mass for 30 minutes at a time, sure, and maybe even on a heavy SC, but on light buggies they are really not something you need.

They only bring negatives with them—expensive (more additional costs), need all new springs, new pistons, new setups, heavier, higher Cg, etc. For what advantage or gains? Marginal to 99.9% of the population of the planet, and even to most of the guys getting them for free from Kyosho. Keep in mind, they would be replacing what is already regarded as one of the best electric buggy shocks in racing—the Velvet.



Waste of money, IMO, and most definitely not needed for most racing.

For my Schumacher cars it is not a waste of money... only downside!! I need larger shock oil bottles )

[Snappy]

Originally Posted by ApexSpeed

So this discussion has been ongoing on the KyoshoForum for a few days now, as Tebo has been testing them recently...

Do big bore shocks on a 2wd electric buggy do anything other than make your wallet lighter and your car heavier? I think the general consensus has been, no, they are really a waste of money for electric cars. On 1/8th buggies pushing a lot of mass for 30 minutes at a time, sure, and maybe even on a heavy SC, but on light buggies they are really not something you need.

They only bring negatives with them—expensive (more additional costs), need all new springs, new pistons, new setups, heavier, higher Cg, etc. For what advantage or gains? Marginal to 99.9% of the population of the planet, and even to most of the guys getting them for free from Kyosho. Keep in mind, they would be replacing what is already regarded as one of the best electric buggy shocks in racing—the Velvet.



Waste of money, IMO, and most definitely not needed for most racing.

You mustn't be running a Cougar SV then.