MIP ‘Real Shocks’ Bypass1 piston technology
MIP have announced the release of their ‘Real Shocks’ Bypass1 piston technology. Unlike any piston seen before in the RC Industry, this Piston is design inspired by Real Off-Road Vehicles. The basic drawback of a stock piston is that when the shock compresses, all of the oil must be forced through the provided holes at once. Of course, this design works to an extent, but as the shock moves faster and more force is applied the oil simply cant travel through the holes fast enough. Because of this, the shock will actually pack out thus hindering the cars handling. MIP’s Bypass 1 piston regulates the amount of oil transferring from the bottom of the shock to the top depending on the amount of velocity and force the shock is subject too. The allow a car’s shocks to perform unhindered and gives the driver and endless range of adjustability.
Source: MIP [realshocks.com]
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1. Tom - January 27th, 2012 at 11:48
Unlike any piston seen before in the RC Industry?????????
Serpent Quattro have had this system in the 80′s…
2. robk - January 27th, 2012 at 21:00
Congratulations to Serpent…We shall see how this goes, there have been many attempts at progressive shock valving. Everybody keeps winding up with the normal pistons.
3. Aidon - January 28th, 2012 at 16:54
So the oil meters around the piston instead of through it like a normal one. Awesome! So i’m seeing that the little valves basically move out of the way to give the bypass under compression. Very nice, i’m in…
4. Tracy - January 28th, 2012 at 18:57
Traxxas REVO Platinum already comes with a shock like this. This is not a first.
5. nat - January 29th, 2012 at 02:09
i agree with Tom , i would also add that the pics show the valve flap on the wrong side , they will slow down the rebound stroke too much and thus the suspension will not recover fast enough , on rough tracks the car will ‘pack down ‘ and hinder the suspension and give the car a ‘tweaked’ feel until the shocks have recovered, better to have a bit more compression with faster rebound .
6. MRX - January 29th, 2012 at 10:18
Never seen before???? My tamiya Hotshot had same kind of pistons in 1984/1985!!!