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03-07-2012
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Losi SCTE Big Bore conversion
After some difficulties racing the Losi scte on high grip astro and carpet, the standard shocks were ditched in favour of the Big Bores from the Losi 8. Immediately they made the truck far more stable and driveable and with a few months of testing the setup is becoming very good on all surfaces, especially astro. Another advantage of the 8 big bores is the range of springs avaliable.
To further enhance the performance of the truck in high grip conditions the ride height has been greatly lowered by fitting different shock towers. The rear is off of the Losi 8t 2.0 via the dremel. The front is a custom made tower which allows the shocks to be stood up a long way from standard which greatly imporoves the handling. I have some front shock towers avaliable if anybody is interested in the conversion. Feel free to post up on this thread or to pm me if you are interested in a front tower or more information about the conversion.  
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03-07-2012
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I ran 22 pistons in my SCTE and had no issues with setups for astro or carpet,
was tempted with going to 8ight shocks but after realising it was just poor kit piston issues i saved a lot of hassle and expense!
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03-07-2012
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Each to their own but i didnt feel like changing the pistons and springs on the standard shocks got anywhere near as much extra performance as running the big bores. They open up a whole new level of performance and tuning options.
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03-07-2012
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Tbh it seems overkill and expensive when the SCTE is far too heavy to be competitive against the DESC410R's on high grip surfaces.
You could spend £300 making the SCTE lighter and it would still be too heavy!
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#5
04-07-2012
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The problem isnt the weight itself, its controlling it. This is where the big bore shocks come into their own. My Losi is now as good as, if not better than the durango on astro, at kit weight. The only place the losi looses out is on initial max acceleration, and that could be differences in power bands of motor/speedo/gearing etc. Through the corners the big bore conversion puts the losi right up there.
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04-07-2012
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On astro I just need the SCTE shocks set up emulsion style, som tyres specially for astro (Schumi mini spike) and a 4-pole motor with a good 120a esc for fast response.
No bigger schocks and special shocktowers needed here. I can easily keep up with the Durango! A lighter aftermarket chassis is also a plus. I mostly drive on a bigger 1/8 track.
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