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Old 07-06-2012, 10:57 AM
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Default RE: RC8.2 to RC8.2e Conversion

thank you both for your help!

really i was just hoping the conversion would be easy in case i get sick of nitro - not like i'd be swapping parts between races to get in both 1/8 nitro and 1/8 electric classes haha. though i would be really impressed with myself if i could do that...

after looking at the tekno conversion kit, i was thinking i could use two different chasses:the original chassis with diffs for nitro, and the tekno chassis with diffs for electric. i think that would solvethe diffproblems -and the cost of the tekno conversion kit and a brushless motor/esc will be about the same as just the RC8.2e roller alone...

on the other hand, why would i spend $150 on a tekno conversion kit when most of the parts i need are much cheaper than that? i see they say something about better weight balancing by locating the battery a few mm closer to the driveshaft/chassis center, but isn't the stock RC8.2/RC8.2e chassis pretty good anyways?Is the engineering behind the tekno conversion kits really worth paying $150?