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October 24, 2019

SMJ Teflon battery tape

SMJ have introduced their new Teflon battery tape that will greatly lower the friction between the battery compartment surface and the battery case. Only 0.15mm thin the tape has a very low friction coefficient while not disturbing a low centre of gravity, ensuring the battery has way less influence in chassis tweak during cornering, ensuring more equal left-to-right chassis flex. The tape also offers protection to the chassis and battery case making both parts look fresh for a long time. SMJ recommend to place the tape on the lower side of the battery case instead of the main plate when running the latest breed of highly machined flex aluminium chassis.

Source: SMJ [smj-rc.com]

August 21, 2019

SMJ cooling fans & 30g battery plate

Two new items from SMJ, the first of which is this super high speed cooling fan. The black silicone wire helps make the wiring easy and the fans themselves come in 30mm and 40mm variants. Next up is the SMJ battery weight plate, which helps to prevent the loss of side-to-side weight balance caused by the use of lightweight LCG batteries. The thin battery weight plate, which is 0.6mm-thick and weighs 30g, can be attached directly to the bottom of batteries using the thin double-sided tape included with the product.

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August 16, 2019

SMJ muffler towel

Speedmaster Japan have introduced their new high-quality muffler towel. Orange of colour and coming with the SMJ logo, the Japan-made towel measures 1080x205mm and it is of a very soft grip and offers good water absorbency, making it ideal for many cleaning purposes.

Source: SMJ [smj-rc.com]

July 26, 2019

SMJ fuel tube clamps

Coming from SMJ are handy fuel tube clamps for 1/8th and 1/10th nitro kits. The metal clamps prevent the fuel tubes and exhaust pressure lines from getting loose during a run, ensuring higher reliability and less chances of getting into trouble during refuelling or a crash. The clamps fit most fuel tubes, they are usable for on-road and off-road vehicles and come in sets of three.

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July 25, 2019

SMJ TC wing endplates & 1.0mm foam tape

SMJ have announced the release of new touring car body shell accessories in the form of 1/10th touring car wing end plates and 1.0mm foam tape. Starting with the endplates, they come cut from high-quality polycarbonate material and are of black colour, doing away with the need to paint them prior to mounting. The plate’s dimensions are understood to comply with most sanctioning bodies and they are available as 4-piece sets in standard 0.8mm and lightweight 0.5mm thickness.

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June 18, 2019

SMJ 8mm body mounting hole patches

Coming from SMJ are three new body mounting hole patches for 8mm body posts as used by 1/8th IC Track and GT cars. First up are standard thickness patches that are ideal to reinforce the body post hole area on new and used shells. The patches also work as a protection for the paint in this area. Next up are thin-type 0.3mm thick patches that are best used with lightweight body shells. Due to their thin appearance they also wrap around body curves very well. Last but not least comes a set of 1mm and 1.5mm rubber spacers that help to fine-tune body height while also offering protection against rattling. The set includes four of each thickness.

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April 22, 2019

SMJ digital pocket scale & racing weights

Coming from SMJ are their new digital pocket scale and a set of 5g racing weights. Starting with the palm-sized scale, it is capable of weighing items of up to 200g of weight in 0.01g increments. The compact device measures 65x122x21mm, it weighs in at 91g and features a 30-seconds automatic switch-off for power-saving reasons and can measure in g, oz, ct and gn units. The scale is ideal to check the weight of gear differential when filling them with diff fluid, ensuring consistent diff action from re-fill to re-fill.

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April 20, 2019

SMJ P47 200mm gurney flap rear wing

Coming from SMJ and made for Protoform’s IFMAR World Championship wining P47 1/10th 200mm nitro touring car body shell is a gurney flap rear wing. The wing was developed to maximise rear downforce and stability with the overall amount being adjustable by trimming the upper gurney flap part. Moulded from high-quality polycarbonate the wing includes end plates and double sided tape.

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