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March 12, 2015

X Factory Infinity SRX-2mm battery straps

X Factory Infinity announces a new battery strap for the mid-motor Serpent Spyder SRX-2. The two strips of carbon fibre are direct replacements for the big x-shaped standard strap and they solve two problems with the original part. As a tuning aid, the straps allow more chassis flex than the standard part and they also allow most batteries to be removed with just two thumb screws undone instead of four. The parts use the standard thumb screws and include holes for the stand-offs used to hold a shorty pack.

Source: X Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

January 7, 2015

Infinity CF arm stiffeners for the 8ight

From X Factory Infinity for the TLR 8ight comes this new new carbon-fibre arm stiffener set whose purpose is to remove all the flex from the car’s A-arms while also adding strength. The initial prototypes were used during practice at the recent World Championships in Italy, showing improvement and Chief Engineer Paul Sinclair has re-worked the design, adding strength and stronger fasteners, and recent testing has gone perfectly. When mounted up your 8ight handle as the car was designed to do, making it much more predictable and lowering your lap times.

Source: X Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

October 8, 2014

Infinity TLR 22 front shock tower

X Factory release the next part in its new Infinity line of option parts in the form of a carbon fibre front shock tower for the TLR 22 buggy. Made of 4mm fibre material, the tower is stronger than moulded plastic and almost 20 percent lighter, helping to scrub around 2 grams of weight in the front of the car.

Source: X Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

August 16, 2014

Infinity by X-Factory B5M chassis

X-Factory introduce their new Infinity by X-Factory line, a line of hop-ups for other car brands. The first release is a new carbon fibre chassis for the Associated B5M and the line will be expanded soon to include shock towers, new steering systems and other products that take your car to the next level. This new chassis gives the B5M lots more flex and tunability with drivers reporting much better cornering and increased forward bite on all surfaces. Rough tracks require more flex, so loosen some or all of the side deck screws on the Infinity chassis. The forward screws affect front flex, while the rear ones work on the back end. The kit comes complete with the CF chassis, all the other CF parts, aluminium stand-offs, hardware, and instructions.

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July 11, 2014

MIP Pucks X-6 Cubed 17.5 drive system

The latest vehicle to receive MIP’s Pucks 17.5 drive system treatment is X-Factory’s X-6 Cubed buggy. The Pucks drive system is an aluminium based drivetrain system which includes aluminium diff outdrives, aluminium C-CVD bones, and replaceable plastic orange wear Pucks that take the place of the standard steel pins. This combination greatly increases the longevity of the drivetrain and most importantly decreases the drivetrain’s overall rotating mass by nearly 50 percent, making it ideal for 17.5T stock racing. The decrease in weight directly results in quicker acceleration, deceleration, and lower motor temps. Included in the X-6 Cubed specific kit are also a ball diff set including a new thrust race and a set of blue thread gel, clear silicone and MIP grease.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

April 18, 2014

MIP X-6 Cubed Pucks Shiny drive system

MIP introduce the Pucks Shiny drive system for the X-Factory X-6 Cubed buggy. The “Shiny” kit provide all the speed, acceleration, and replaceable Pucks made to handle the abuse of the Modified racing. The special design of the drivesahfts provides smoother acceleration and better handling out of turns without adding additional weight. The X-6 Cubed specific set included MIP’s shiny driveshafts, wheel axles, Pucks-compatible outdrives, new diff rings and diff balls, a thrust race assembly, and a new diff gear as well as several small parts, grease and thread lock.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

April 2, 2014

X-Factory UK X-6S 2WD conversion kit

X Factory UK introduce the X-6S shaft driven 2WD mid motor buggy, a special edition aimed towards the use on astro turf and carpet tracks. The X-6S is based on the popular X-Factory X-6 Cubed front end but utilises the rear suspension and drivetrain from the B44.2 platform. Featuring a lightweight CarbonFlex chassis for both rigid construction and strength whilst retaining the all important controlled flex for consistent bump handling. A carbon fibre multi-layer front top deck system is combined with a new carbon fibre rear top deck designed to optimise flex and to provide easy access for slipper adjustment. The vehicle makes use of the popular shorty LiPo battery packs for improved weight balance while two servo mounting positions and rear mounting locations for added ballast enable easy weight distribution tuning.

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April 1, 2014

X-Factory UK X-6S to surface tomorrow

Having reported about it earlier in March X-Factory UK now announce the official presentation of their X-6S project. Being launched and available to the public in the coming few days, this project, that is believed to be a sport or possible “Euro version” of the X-6 Cubed, has been driven and managed by X-Factory UK and will be sold under the “DMS Partz” brand name. More information to follow.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.co.uk]