RE: Official Mayhem Thread
I never heard that before, but that makes sense about the more stable pressure, However I actually have two good sized fuel filters on the feed side not the pressure side. This was something I had noticed others doing for two reasons. It allowed for additional fuel capacity, this allows a car to possibly squeeze an extra lap or two in during a long main. ( Mains are not something I regularly have had to worry about) ha ha, however the second reason I do find somewhat of a benefit and that is, when you spend enough time with your car on it's back the fuel in the line and additional fuel filters is what the motor has left to run on. This is due to the pick up in the tank being at the bottom. I will tell you first hand that this holds true. In the early stages of my driving during practice, when you marshall yon your own, or that frequent bashing afternoon and your running in some huge grass field,, I do not have to run near as fast to get the vehicle turned over before it dies. Nothing worse then flipping over at the far end of a track or large field, and just getting to the vehicle to find it quit at that same moment. Back to the starter box and start over.
As far as my two cents on the discussion of which vehicle handles better of road, I agree with Rockman, I have both only my MT's are a couple of Revos that are both set up for the track, I compete with both and can tell you they are two different vehicles entirely. The
1\8th buggy has been designed for the type of racing we have here, and they are much easier to drive, to me anyway. They far out accelerate, jump any MT that I had ever driven.
That was until I purchased a Kyosho Inferno STR, I just finished building the kit last week and took it to the track this afternoon to prep for tomorrows race. Now this maybe the best of both worlds, this is one of a few true truggies available, (not a conversion) when I did my research, and thought this to be the best purchase. It handles and jumps just like my buggy and although heavier and bigger tires I feel would make a good case for a MT vers. a buggy. possibly the merge of the two is the best of both worlds. I'm not entirely sure it should have the Monster Truck label. It's more like the buggy then then a MT. For now it is classed with the MT's and I cannot wait to get it out tomorrow and see how it competes.