DEX408 Possible Arrival?
 

When is this expected to be released?

Im considering a change from 1/10th and to 1/8th EP and this looks stunning so far!

Have you not learnt anything about asking for release dates ????:yawn:

I cant wait for this it looks awesome, quitting 1/10th to race 1/8ths the tracks look so much more fun that 10ths.

on RcTech they have been expecting it since 2010 some people have been waiting ages!

any one recomend a good 8th forum for him to go to:thumbsup:

With pleasure! They may have a sense of humor there! :D

I reckon they'll have it out about a month before Christmas, get everyone chomping at the bit wanting it, work them all up into a frenzy then release it at the busiest time of year... They're not stupid are they !

totally agree but happen to also believe the serpent crew are working with durango as it was on the same stand :D

I dont mind waiting a few weeks yet as I have some funds to gather for this beauty

You do know the durango we have now as the 410 was originally a serpent s500..

before my racing days that :lol:

If durango dont release this soon Ill be buying a serpent 811e

Yeah I spotted that, also saw the Serpert shots for their 8th car a while back, now seen the shots of the new 408, wondering how similar they are ? Is there some sort of design / manufacturing process with the two of them or is it pure coincidence ???

What date you have you penciled in on your calendar, for when you would consider buying a 811e ? :confused:

We would all be upset if you were to changed your date on us. :lol::lol::lol:

I'm holding out for the Durango.

I cant help but think this will come after the DEX410R V3 is released, JE spares have the R V3 on the website for preorder but have no sign of the DEX408

some guys in the states are already running them 408e

its a DNX408 with a very nice conversion from italy.

ive done plenty of googling about this :lol:

If you're talking about Randy Pike, he's sponsored by Durango, and of course Ryan Lutz is as well.

what he said also :lol:

news from luntz

E-Buggy (DEX408)

The “Do you still have to keep the body on it?” machine. This class was an up-and-down weekend for me. In Q1 I was on a good run but I got into some traffic and made a couple mistakes on my own and would get 2nd place. In Q2 I had a battery wire come unsoldered. In Q3 I broke a rear aluminum turnbuckle. So I ended up fourth in the B-main. Luckily they were doing bump-ups even for electric, so that night as the last race of the night I ran and won the B-main to take a spot into the A-main.

In A1 I moved up quickly from my 13th spot on the grid and was in fifth on the first lap. I would continue to work my way up until I was second and closing in on the leader. He would make a couple of mistakes and I would get by and cruise on to a nice victory. In A2 I got a good start again. About four laps in I was in third and went over the back ski jump and my battery wire came undone again. This put all the pressure on A3. In A3 I was able to have another good start. Quickly moving up. Pettit had a rough early lap and I got by him about two laps in and moved up to second behind Ruona. I drove within inches of his bumper for a lap and he eventually made a mistake and I got by and cruised on to a nice victory and overall win!

My DEX408 was pretty good all weekend. I worked hard on figuring out the shock package I wanted to run on the Nitro car and basically just piggy-backed my shock set-up onto my DEX408. In the end it felt decent and I am again pleased with another victory with the soon-to-be-released DEX408.

some photos from randy!!

http://www.rctech.net/forum/electric...dex408-23.html

OOOOoooooo very nice :wub:wub:wub

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...s/IMAG0266.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...s/IMAG0078.jpg

cheers stegger. the battery straps arent final they are randys invention.

im so glad i sold my 10th stuff for this. :thumbsup:

announcement from 2007

http://www.serpent.com/news/12335/Se...o-offroad.html

Cheers Snook, that explains a lot then...

ive been looking at the dnx408 conversion and its poo :thumbdown: the center diff is so far to one side the driveshafts are all over the place.

Roll on the DEX :thumbsup:

So the Mugen isn't going to tempt you away ? :lol:

how do u know its poo . have u tried it ?

Hes a Durango expert! He just knows :woot:

If you ask nicely he will build your diffs for you free of charge :thumbsup:

lol . i think im ok :woot:

How about shocks matt? you never got those sorted, infact do you ever have a buggy long enough to learn how to set it up? because from what ive seen its always the buggy thats at fault and not the newbish driver and his dreadful attempt of setting cars up :woot:

That depends on what conversion you're talking about. I know for sure that the DEX will be better, but a converted DNX(at least mine with the italian conversion) works really good.

the mid driveshafts are in a V position having more stress than required.

the durango version will be spot on!

I sense coleman has a jealousy thing going on here :lol: hes to greed and but cant run three cars!

its an all the gear no idea situation with him :lol::thumbsup: if i learnt to setup a car/buggy rather than seeing how many different buggies he can own he could be a better driver....shame

this actually sounds like im talking about powel here :woot: matt your turning in to him.

:woot: made me laugh
Does he race with other team durango drivers "Craig Wollingson" and "Adam Sheldong"

That means the Losi drivetrain is real bad then, yet anyone can tell you how good a Losi is.

I never compared it to a Losi drivetrain, all I said was its no the most ideal way to have the driveshafts. why is it so hard to understand :confused:

was taken from the durango blog and comments HE made about the 408, after all there is very little news to go on.

You actually said the the conversion kits were rubbish as it made the centre diff too far to the side and makes the drive shafts all over the place.......

But the conversion kit doesnt alter any of it. Thats how the Nitro runs and have you heard any problems with the DNX408 ??? They seem to go ok to me.

Fair play then but its nice to see the 408 are running them in line.

few more to drool over!

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMAG0272.jpg
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMAG0271.jpg
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMAG0270.jpg
http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMAG0269.jpg

I hope durango fit proper battery braces like the CAD design rather than velcro.

pleeeeease! even as an option part :lol: