TRF801XT ELECTRIC

[kustom chris]

thought id start a thread for the 801xte i just recieved my conversion and am planing to race it this week end if you have one and race it let us know your set ups
ill be running this setup
xerun 150a esc
2000kv xerun motor
15t pinion for starters
14.8v 4500mah 40c battery

cheers chris

[shadower]

i have sp silverarrow v2 ecs with mamba 2200 and 4s 5000 40C ...sliperential 46T and 14T

[jimmy]

Any piccies?

[Holeshot]

Which conversion kit you get?

[kustom chris]

this is the rc product designs conversion kit everything fit perfectly it is a tamiya worthy product chris iphone 062.jpg

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[Holeshot]

Very nice, used the same kit in my 8ight, no issues with it.

[kustom chris]

hey holeshot wher do you race down under i race at maitland and now taree we would love to get a track going here in port macquarie but we need more people right now theres only 3 of us here in port that are serious

[Holeshot]

Originally Posted by kustom chris

hey holeshot wher do you race down under i race at maitland and now taree we would love to get a track going here in port macquarie but we need more people right now theres only 3 of us here in port that are serious

Im up in Central QLD. I don't have the 8IGHT anymore, sold it and now have a Durango DEX410. Was eyeing off a TRF801 Buggy as Amain have them on clearance but think ill just stick with 1/10 for abit longer.

[kustom chris]

the truggy is going cheap on ebay $323 plus $50 postage thats were i got mine ive been looking at the 801x buggy at amain to im seriously considering it and make that electric to i hear the mbx5 conversion fits from elite rc

[TRF_AK]

If you are in the U.S., even cheaper: http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...uct-id=49497SD

[Holeshot]

No in Australia. Tamiya dont post international.

[Holeshot]

Amain have none left but still have plenty of spares. The kit isn't discontinued is it? Tower no longer has it either although Tower aint really good with Tamiya gear.

[kustom chris]

there cheap on ebay thats where i bought mine they are $303 now and i buy my spares from Amain they cant be discontinuing it cause reinhardt and lee just started 1/8 racing

[lazyboy12300]

Try speedtech they seem to be the best for TRF kits

[kustom chris]

ok first run tonight and its stupid fast with the 2000kv motor probably to fast to race with on a tight trackbut ill see this sunday the epa on my transmitter should sort any over throttling ,if you got a gas trf801xt you gotta try an electric one the power is instant and insane

[kustom chris]

anyone else racing theres gas or electric post your setups and let us know what you think

[lazyboy12300]

I ran a nitro 801XT all last season and with the new shorter arms, buggy knuckles, and buggy hexes it handles amazingly. It just goes wherever you want.
I found that 10-10-5 or 10-10-3 were the best diff setups depending on the surface, but didn't really need much setup change to be super fast on any track!

Great truggy, shame there isn't more support for it!

[kustom chris]

you would think with marc and lee racing it this year Tamiya would be really supporting there product seems like the only places you can get all the spares is Amain and Vellrip and Amain arent selling the buggy or the truggy anymore you cant even get these cars in Australia i had to import all my trf cars but it seems the support is thin worldwide is there any other hobbyshops that carry everything for the trf 1/8 cars speedtech has nothing

[lazyboy12300]

For speedtech, you simply need to send them an email with what parts you want and they will order them for you.
I think this is the same with trackstar, although they do have some listed on their website.

Scott

[TRF_AK]

You should talk to Albert or Jeff at Speedtech and I am sure they will order the parts for you as they do have access to it if it shows in stock on Tamiyausa.com. If they don't order it for you, find out why and report back so I can yell at them . I also know that nitro is not as popular in other places as it is in the U.S. Just tell me if you can find anything for either kit on Tamiya Japan's website. It's like the don't knowledge its existence.

Honestly a lot of people do not support the buggy and truggy due to price point. They can carry far more parts for Slashes than TRF products.

I noticed that a lot of the parts Dave Jun had developed for this kit were not showing up right on the web. That has since been fixed so make sure to check out the full list of hopup parts for:
Buggy - http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/rcp...=desc&offset=1
Truggy - http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/rcp...=desc&offset=1