WRC from Italy have introduced a carbon fibre motor fan mount for the STX touring car. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the part attaches directly to the left vertical upper deck and its adjustable fan mounts brackets allow the attachment of the most commonly used fan sizes and designs.
RPM have introduced a rear bumper and skid plate for the Team Associated B6 and B6D buggies. Weighing in at only 5.5g the part hardly adds any weight but it is 52mm wide and extends rearward by roughly 32mm at a 45 degree angle for added rear bulkhead, A-arms and differential protection. Additionally it sits 2.4mm beneath the chassis. This skid area of the bumper lends extreme skid resistance to the back of that expensive aluminium chassis and helps reduce skid and impact damage to the rear of the buggy.
Coming from JConcepts and made for the Yokomo YZ-2 DTM 2WD buggy is the Fin titanium turnbuckle set. Designed to replace the kit’s standard steel turnbuckles, the 6-piece set includes lightweight yet durable links whose design is centred around a .143″ titanium hex size which gradually tapers down into a 3mm thread base design which accepts the standard Yokomo ball-cup configuration. The focus of the styling surrounds the lengthened adjustment hex area and the “finned” cuts that rotate about the centre. The JConcepts turnbuckles are produced with left and right hand threads, the left conveniently marked for easy orientation.
Coming from Team Associated and made for the B64 series of 1/10th 4WD buggies are new high roll centre C and D mounts as well as Factory Team steel chassis weights. Starting with the suspension mounts, they are of the high roll centre configuration, adding more roll centre options to AE’s latest 4WD buggy. The suspension hangers are available separately, they are made from blue anodised aluminium and fit both the B64 and B64D.
Xray’s latest off-road kit to receive the 2017 treatment will be the forthcoming XT8 1/8th nitro off-road truggy. No details are available yet but expect the kit to hit stores very soon with the full presentation with all photos and information becoming available in time for the release.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Ielasi Tuned have introduced their new ITD 7T Hummer 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. The power plant features a new cooling head, ceramic rear and high-quality steel front bearings as well as a Factory Tuned 14.5mm crankshaft to further improve power output and drivability. The pre-run in engines come with a 9mm composite carburettor and a 6mm venturi insert, and each one is modified by hand and built from selected and matched parts to ensure factory team performance right out of the box. The engine will become available by end of May.
Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]
Coming from Novarossi and made for the company’s 1/8th on-road engines is the new R4-17 conrod. The part was developed for Novarossi’s high-performance engine line such as the Mito35WC and using a new material greatly improves overall durability with the conrod life being nearly doubled compared to the standard R4 while maintaining a low weight and high performance.
Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]
Fenix have introduced the 2017 variant of their Mistral 1/10th formula pan car kit. The evolution of the successful car features a new 16-ball ball differential with 1/4 inch Grade 5 titanium rear axle, triple ball bearings, thrust bearing and triple pressure springs for improved handling on all surfaces. The ball diff furthermore features a CNC-machined 84T 64 pitch main gear, large support plates for the diff rings and thanks to its design there is no axial load on the bearings which results in much longer life of all parts involved. The 2017 kit also comes with full titanium turnbuckles, a new front arm geometry, dual side dampers, inline/trailing front axles, longer titanium kingpins to accommodate after market springs and a special shock absorber with dual speed stroke improves traction. The car is available with a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis or a 2mm 7075-T6 main plate.
Source: Fenix [fenix-racing.com]
