RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

I found a lot of usefull info on Ofna`s forum .

RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

I have to very good site but I am a little worried about all the talk about chassis flex and bending. I under stand some flex is good but the way some talk on that form are saying about bending what do people here have to say?

RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

Chassis are going to be bent and out of shape aftera while , no matter what car you have . Unless they come out with a titanuim chassis it`s gonna happen . If you have a rigid chassis other parts will keep breaking like on the Thunder Tiger with the tunnel chassis . It was too stiff with no give and parts were breaking all the time . Chassis need to have some flex and after a while the will go out of shape .The H8 has great torque rods and feels strong .

RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

Some have said they have had problems with only 2 gallons throw them. I have other nitro vehicles with 5 or more gallons of fuel run throw them and the chassis are still fine. Yes I check mine often as I race them. As I said above I know you have to have some flex.
Thanks for the input.

RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

It also depends on what these people do also . If they are doing stupid jumps and/or landing on the nose or tail , it will bend the chassis fast . The H8 chassis appears to be stronger than my Mayhem and the H7 , and Jammin` I have/had . It took around 15 gallons for my mayhem`s chassis to start to bend with normal racing . My other mayhem it took 6 gallons to bend with bashing and doing 15-25 ft high jumps . Hobao has been around for a while and done their homework and sure the chassis is fine.

RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

Comparison to other buggies is the Hyper 8 chassis as good? I am not the best drive and I have only been racing a few months do to we finally got a local track and I do not what to have to replace a chassis all the time. I know on my Savage and MT I land too much tail or nose first and they hold up well. Is a buggy more prone to bending chassis?
Thanks

RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

46U, I don't think you have to worry about the chassis bending too easy. If mine has not bent yet with the way it has been driven by some of the folks I have handed to controller to, I don't think it is going to start bending anytime soon.

Ed M.

RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

Several of the folks that posted about experiencing too much flex - for their taste- in the chassis .. I respect their assesments. They have been proven to be trustworthy individuals. I have not experienced that with the 8 ... yet.

However; that said - a quick search on ebay completed auctions shows the most expensive replacement chassis with side guards in the last 30 days was $22 + shipping ....

Replace a Kyosho chassis or mugen chassis for that :-)

RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

Thanks all for the input and I sill am going to get one I hope with in the next month. I noticed in the last week Hyper 8 parts on ebay are not as plentiful. I sell on the bay not RC stuff but things sure have not been selling well in about a year.

RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

Which of the OS.21RG fit the Hyper 8 standard shaft or the one with the pilot (P) shaft?

RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

the clutch that comes stock is for a sg[pilot] shaft.

RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

This one?
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXBZ33&P=0
Or do you recommend changing the clutch?

RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

Yes that one . Most buggies use that style crank . It is better than using a standard threaded crank with an adaptor .

RE: Hyper 8 owners
 

Thanks!