Xceed’s popular TH2 tyre heater is now also available with belt-type heat elements. An addition to the cup-style heaters, the belt-type elements come for a range of applications, such as 1/8th GT, 1/8th buggy and also 1/10th touring and formula. The lightweight and easy-to-store elements offer convenient size adjustment within a certain range, utilising velcro straps, and they are also available separately for current TH2 owners.
Coming from Techra are several aluminium and carbon fibre option parts for a range of kits. First up are aluminium body height adjusters for Yokomo, Xray and VBC touring cars. Machined from 7075 aluminium and coming black anodised and with machined silver details, their design allows to use the parts with Yokomo-style 2mm and Xray/VBC-style 2.5mm body post pins. As usual with these type of adjusters the design of the parts allows for virtually step-less body height adjustments.
German company Ruddog have introduced their all-new RP690 1/8th scale sensored brushless motor. Developed in close cooperation with the company’s 1/8th scale racing team the motors offers high-class performance thanks to high-quality materials that greatly improve heat dissipation and overall performance. The motor is available as 1800KV, 2000KV and 2200KV variant for all driving styles and track conditions.
Hot on the heels of the Team Corally ETOR .21 3T Racing off-road engine come the ETOR .21 5+2 port engine and new exhausts. Starting with the engine, the 5+2 port variant offers a high amount of torque over the whole RPM range, making it ideal for high-power tracks and medium to high-bite conditions. The long-stroke engine sports a black anodised cooling head, silicone-filled crankshaft and it comes with three different venturi inserts.
Coming from LRP are the all-new ZR.32 Spec.4 and ZR.30 Spec.4 nitro off-road engines for 1/8th buggies and trucks. Starting with the ZR.32 Spec.4, the 5.24cc engine is based off of the popular ZR.32 and it features a completely redesigned carburettor for better efficiency and adjustability, resulting in improved idling, better throttle response and increased torque. The heavy-duty CoolDownMax cooling head also makes for upped heat dissipation even in high ambient temperatures. The 5+1 port engine comes with a reliable pull starter and it fits all .21 engine mounts.
Xray have introduced carbon fibre shock towers for the XB8 1/8th off-road buggy. The front shock stay is cut from 4mm material while the rear variant is made using slightly thinner 3.5mm material, adding to the already existing 4mm variant. All offer an extra-strong heavy duty design, they allow the use of multiple inner ballstud positions in the rear and the standard composite inserts in the front and the 3.5mm rear tower is especially recommended for lower traction surfaces due to being softer in flex than the standard shock stay.
View the rear shock tower here
Hiro Seiko, know for their extensive range of screw kits for 1/10th scale cars, now also step into the 1/8th scale game with the introduction of their Kyosho MP9 TKI4 titanium screw set. Made from lightweight and highly corrosion-resistant high-quality titanium the screws not only look cool but they also make for a significant weight loss compared to the TKI4’s standard steel fasteners.
Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]
RPM have introduced coloured front bulkheads for most Traxxas 1/10th 2WD vehicles. Made from RPM’s renown nylon blend the bulkheads are not only much stronger but also about 15 percent lighter than stock. RPM also include a handy dust plate to cover the bottom of the bulkhead on vehicles such as the Rustler, Stampede and Bandit that leave the bottom exposed. The bulkhead is a direct replacement for the stock 2530 and 2530A parts, it fits the Slash 2WD, Nitro Slash, Bandit, electric Rustler, nitro Rustler, nitro Stampede and electric Stampede 2WD and it is available in the four colours of blue, green, red and black.
