Big bores

[till]

HEy guys,
i read the euros report and specialy about the Yokomo and about the new Big bores.
What makes them better then the old ones ??
What is the difference to the old ones ??

cheers
Till

[Marvin]

The reason 1/8 scale moved to big bore was for consistency over long finals, as the oil would heat up and become thinner, changing the damping characteristics. Big bore means more oil, so it takes longer to heat up.

I'm not sure if there's any advantage in 1/10 scale, as you only race for 5 minutes anyway, which was never long enough for the oil to overheat, and the cars are comparitively lighter, and you have far smoother tracks.

[till]

Thanks m8

[eichkay]

Originally Posted by Marvin

The reason 1/8 scale moved to big bore was for consistency over long finals, as the oil would heat up and become thinner, changing the damping characteristics. Big bore means more oil, so it takes longer to heat up.

I'm not sure if there's any advantage in 1/10 scale, as you only race for 5 minutes anyway, which was never long enough for the oil to overheat, and the cars are comparitively lighter, and you have far smoother tracks.

I think that comment just save me about $130-$140USD as i was seriously thinking about getting them after finding them online the other day. Just hit a stumbling block which stopped me buying them straight up was i couldn't find any spring sets to suit anywhere and they not listed on the yokomo site either.

[chokoboy]

RC CHAMP have the Big Bore Shocks in stock with discounted price for those who's interested.....
Yokomo BM-1S12 Front X shock set Discounted price 4680Yen
Yokomo BM-1L12 Rear X shock set Discounted price 4860Yen

[Key]

Are these new shocks compatible with the MR-4 BX World Spec or do they make separate big bores for the BX too?

[chokoboy]

Don't know but think they are compatible, since b-max can use bx shocks!