KM Racing have introduced their new engine bearing tools kit. The set includes the tools you need to remove and re install both the front and rear bearings easily and precisely. Made from high quality materials, the tools are suitable for both .12 and .21 engines.
Exotek Racing have released the EXO103 this high performance, lightweight chassis for the F103 based on the highly successful EXO104 link chassis. Inline battery mounting, 265mm wheelbase and a floating rear pod all translates into a potent platform for high power applications. Using actual components from the World Champion Yokomo 1/12th they have re-engineered the rear pod into a 2 link floating rear pod for superior rear traction and stability. The set includes a VCS through shaft center oil shock to perform tweak free side dampening, a carbon fiber 1 piece top deck to reduce tweak and allows just enough flex to maintain proper traction. A pan car type tweak screw and side spring adjustment feature help properly balance the rear pod and provide super smooth suspension action.
View more images of the EXO103 here
![Orcan 25Plus[+] fuel for .21 engines](http://www.redrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Orcan25plus.jpg "Orcan 25Plus[+] fuel for .21 engines")
SMI Motorsport have announced their new Orcan 25Plus[+] fuel, specially designed for .21 engines. Extensively tested, the new composition offers more power at lower engine temperatures and is clearly aimed at 1/8 scale nitro on-road cars. For off-road use the experts at SMI Motorsport recommend the tried and tested Orcan fuel with 16% and 25% nitromethane. The specific development of the Orcan 25Plus[+] is based on the Orcan 16Plus[+] which was launched a year ago and is the first choice in the 200mm touring car class. The new fuel is available from early March in handy 2.5-litre cans only.
Source: SMI Motorsport [smi-motorsport.de]
Speedzone now offers a variety of connector options for LiPo batteries. First up is a standard length connector available with a balance plug, 4mm bullet connectors and a Deans type or Traxxas connector. These are also available without a balance plug for 1S applications, or for tight fitting areas. Next up are 85mm length connectors which are also available with Deans type or Traxxas connectors, with and without balance plugs. The shortened wire length allows these connectors to be used in places where room is an issue or gives the user a neat and compact finish to their wiring layout, while still using a plug and play connector for their battery packs. Connectors come with 12 gauge wire and can be used as a harness connector for hook-up to a charger or ESC. Speedzone also makes available their own low profile, low resistance 4mm male connectors. These types of connectors allow for soldering your wires at a 90 degree angle to the connector, permitting greater room for body and chassis clearance.
View the other connectors here
T-Work’s Racing now offer a range of M3 & M4 aluminium washer for those racers who wish to have all their parts match the anodizing on the rest of the car. Available in many different types, there are countersunk washers, hex socket cap washers, hex socket button head washers and counter large diameter washers. Available in a pack of 10 pieces, the washers come in a full range of colors that include black, blue, brown, purple, orange and silver.
Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]
Adding to their line of 64 pitch pinion gears, Acorn Racing has added a complete line of 48 pitch high precision ultra light weight pinion gears. Like the 64 pitch pinions they weigh an average of about 2 grams each and made of aero grade T6 aluminium. Machine cut for precision and concentricity, each and every piece of this gear is coated to prevent oxidation and hardened for strength and durability. The new 48 pitch pinions range from 15T to 40T.
Source: Acorn Racing [acornracing.com]
Having brought you details on the first of the new series of Vega Elite 2WD race conversions, the Kyosho Ultima RB5 SP2, a very similar conversion is available for the Ultima RT5 truck. Featuring a CNC machined aerospace 7075 alloy tub chassis & gearbox, motor plate heat sink, rear shock tower, bodyshell and more, this new conversion changes the weight distribution of the car, allowing it to jump more level & massively helps in-air control and powered landings.
Team Associated have released their RC Cheat Sheets iPhone app. Now you can quickly understand how to adjust your RC car, buggy or truck settings for optimum tuning. Within a range of tuning options, which is better, a higher number or lower? Thicker or thinner? How will a longer or shorter adjustment change the handling? If you keep scratching your head trying to remember, then you need to download this app. For those of us who haven’t yet grasped the theory and physics of the tuning possibilities behind the many setup options, RC Cheat Sheets, with its 100+ cheat sheets and 70+ full-color photos, will give you shortcuts to the information you need to make changes intelligently and quickly. This app puts valuable information at your fingertips for off road, on road and oval styles and electric and nitro vehicles. This app useful for a wide range of RC brands, not just Team Associated vehicles.
View a video demonstrating the app here
