Cougar Invernational Build

[Retro RC]

Lol do you need 1....... I've got a few 😜

[Peakey]

Originally Posted by Retro RC

Lol do you need 1....... I've got a few 😜

Maybe, let me know what you've got 😁

[Retro RC]

Originally Posted by MHeadling

Cheers Retro, yes agree it needs carbon towers, I'll speak with Fathead or Fiber lyte

Just a heads up the firbelyte rear tower is based on the cougar 2 team not the works, the works has only 5 shock positions and the team has 6

[Retro RC]

Originally Posted by Peakey

Maybe, let me know what you've got 😁

Sorry mate I've got 1 team car in mint condition a new built works, a works that will be rebuilt as a runner and my full new build custom project car. But the only 1 I'll be moving on is the team buggy which is for fathead when he's ready.

as soon as I get my goodies off fathead that he's working on for me I'll start all 3 cougar builds. And maybe my procat and bosscat builds to they'll just be a tidy up on the procat which is nearly brand new with period futaba electrics and a twister 13 triple motor, and the bosscat is a nib build

[NeilRalph77]

So what's the hottest motor you'd run in a belt and slipper gearbox without doing major mod's or damage?

[MHeadling]

When Nathan Ralls raced my car he used a 7.5 but did suffer from belt slip, I would recommend a 10.5

I'm going brushed on this car and will go for a 14-19t motor

[NeilRalph77]

I have a 13.5 in at the minute but have a 10.5 at the ready, hmmm decisions decisions ?

[Peakey]

I ran a 8.5 in my XLS the other week and no belt slip just a main belt breakage but that was down to me being lazy and not taking enough of the chassis 😕

[Retro RC]

I used to run brushed 11 single or 11 quads in my cougar but that was only with 2000 mah ni cads back in the day so probably 8.5 or 10.5 should be fine just remember these buggies are a hell of a lot lighter than modern buggies are so you may need to add weight if using lipo and brushless

[MHeadling]

Nearly there now :

[xfactor]

Lovin the Purple and White Marko...........

Almost as nice as ORANGE.......

[DerbyDan]

Originally Posted by NeilRalph77

So what's the hottest motor you'd run in a belt and slipper gearbox without doing major mod's or damage?

I was running a 6.5BL is this the last weekend - Cougar Mk1 with ProDiff & Slipper clutch

The car was running approx. 10sec slower over a 5mins qualifying run than I was achieving with my modern buggy. The slipper was adjusted to give a little slip - so probably saved the belt from jumping.

[NeilRalph77]

Is that about 60g you've got stacked there? Is that to aid cornering or just keep the front end down? I ran mine at Bury with the 10.5 there was definitely enough slip to stop it pulling wheelies but at the same time the fronts were always 1/2" in the air through acceleration.

[DerbyDan]

Originally Posted by NeilRalph77

Is that about 60g you've got stacked there? Is that to aid cornering or just keep the front end down? I ran mine at Bury with the 10.5 there was definitely enough slip to stop it pulling wheelies but at the same time the fronts were always 1/2" in the air through acceleration.

Its a bit of both to be honest.... that's the thing with brushless motors - all that torque can pull the front wheels up even when you decide to open the throttle wide open when you are already halfway down the straight & already at speed! We never used to use weight to aid handling bitd - with the marginal battery duration, we did everything we could to get the cars as light as possible... the thought of adding weight didn't cross our minds!! But certainly on high grip astro the weight on the front helps keep the front end keyed into the desired racing line through a corner & helps reduce that sudden break away into understeer as the power is applied coming out of the corner - where a rear motor car always looses out (over its mid-motor counterparts) when the grip is high!

[MHeadling]

Well she is finished, I've completed the following changes

Powder coat chassis
SS hardware
New batt holder ( thanks Northy )
New lexan gear cover ( thanks xfactor )
Purple alloy nuts/shims
Hpi aerial mount
Centro wing mounts, JC wing
Vinyl wheel discs
Hara 14 x 2 Orion V2 motor

Cheers to D4ve for the good price on the esc

[xfactor]

Awesome Marko,

Love the Works Cars. Just something about them.......

Love the matching HARA also....

[MHeadling]

Yet another update on the cougar!!

[primesera]

That looks awesome. Never seen the idea of body pins like that before. Nice