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Carbon processing

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I cut break cover as same as Neumann. I can see break pad clearance well. Then I can adjust break effect well. DNX8 rear shock tower is made by 4mm thick aluminum. And wing mount is too big. Then I will make shock tower with 3mm thick carbon plate. And I want to use D815 or RC8B3 wing mount. I order CFRP plate and carbon bite.

Neumann's prototype

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It is Neumann's prototype DNX8 at 2014 EURO. There are many hint of improvement. On front view diff cup and drive shaft is lighten type. And king pin ball is different. Upper ball has a saucer to fit arm. Shock tower is made by thin aluminum. Steering plate is made by aluminum. And torque rod is added. I want to add same. My steering place is made by carbon. Servo saver has aluminum rudder under plastic rudder. I will try another buggy's aluminum rudder from my junk box. He cut front break cover. I think that I want to see clearance of front break. I will cut cover same way. On rear view he use original rear sway bar cover. Is't pop out to use thick sway bar? Only does my kit have soft material cover. I want to make rear shock tower from 3mm thick carbon. It is not so difficult. Expert drivers buggy has something different points. These are effective improve points. Probably Durango can make lighter buggy. Therefore prototype was lighter than...

Travis will go to Vegas

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According from RC NEWS Travis Anezuca will go to worlds at Vegas to win. I feel ease to continue developing DNX8. I think design and implementation is influence each other. I want Durango to improve implementation and QC. If they had high skill of processing parts as Kyosho, they can shave the weight for durability. For example they might use 3mm hinge pin and thin and lighten drive shaft. And rear shock tower might be used 3mm thick material. My DNX8 has 3480g(include battery) . Another buggies has 3300g order. 150g is difference of implementation. I don't think lighten is better. It is good lighten parts placed where should be lighten. High rotation parts must be lighten. I bought MP9 when her first shipment. I broke many parts and didn't get free spin. Because MP9 is designed by unreasonable strength compare with implementation at that time. It is difficult for balancing between durability and lighten. After few years MP9 has had strength and free s...

Bell adjusting

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DNX8 can't adjust position of engine for pitching direction. Then we must adjust position of crutch bell with shim. Would like better to adjust without claw. First I put shims on back of fly wheel. Should not touch break disk and to sit center of starter hole. Second I put shims on among fly wheel and bell. Adjusting spar gear sit on center of pinion gear. Third I mounted claw on fly wheel.

Engine tuning

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I send my Triton engine to Next. I ordered some services. 1 Next fine 21 ¥25200 2 WPC chunk shaft ¥6200 3 WPC connection rod ¥2100 4 WPC piston pin ¥1650 5 Carb neck modify ¥2000 Total ¥37150=$310 Almost same as Triton engines price. Next fine service has many tuning points. Crankshaft: ・Crank arm balance adjusting ・Bearing journaling ・Passenger optimizing ・Shave weight of counter ・Crank pin wrapping You can understand the value of this service watching video. http://youtu.be/-Izzlj35Wb0 Cylinder: •Adjusting horizontal cylinder top. •Adjusting clearance of outer cylinder. It's too tight between crank case and cylinder. •Horning outer of cylinder. You can see cross hatch on outer cylinder. Piston and connection rod: •Adjusting pin boss. Sometimes pin boss are different direction. •Removing Barry. WCP is surface treatment. It hit molibuden to metal material. It make material strength and holding lubricant. ...

Fat cabin

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It's my RC8.2 silencer body. It has narrow cabin. But silencer for MP9 has fat cabin. I'm disappointed. It's not cool.

Clutch

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I checked fly wheel. I continue to use XB8 fly wheel. But the fly wheel touch break disk. There is a silver ring of scraping. I changed Durango fly wheel out of box. It is more thin than xray. I can't find a issue at the time. But there is a issue which can find this picture. Xray has 17g. Durango has 16g. I mount a crutch claw. It's OK. But when second claw is mounted. I find crutch post which isn't mounted vertical. You can find left side of claw floating up. The fly wheel go to trash. If I deform the post,I will can't insert claw. I will search another fly wheel. Probably Mugen will fit. It is thin type. You should find issue in no one find things . It's a important for upgrading. We look out too many important things in each own life.