"Monster" Mike Cronin explains the RC-Monster Slipperential

[HandyRacing]

[niggs98]

has anyone got any experience with running these yet ????

[MiCk B.]

Hey,

I got to drive an electric RC8 for an afternoon. Can't report too much from the short test. But it appeared to work. Was able to drive it similar to a 1/10, no need to feather in landing off jumps.

Felt safe having that little give in the drive train.

For comparison, I've driven an electric 1/8 buggy & truggy that had a normal centre diff. Both had to be driven very carefully to save the drive train. The truggy drive train didn't last the day, went from 4wd to 2wd to no wheel drive!!

MiCk B. :-)

[HandyRacing]

I hear of one person we race with who is trying one, but I haven't had an opportunity to ask them about it yet.

We drove a Jammin X1CR for a year, and now a Losi 8IGHT (both converted to brushless by us with RCPD conversion mounts and trays)... have had no trouble with the drive trains in either. We run the plastic Kyosho spur and MOD1 pinion. One does need to choose the diff oil carefully to keep things running correctly.

We hope to try out a Slipperential one of these days and report back...

We' also have an RC-Monster brushless conversion, the fit feel and finish (performance) was top notch.

Thanks for checking out our vid.

[Marvin]

I've used one a few times at race meetings. It makes the low end a lot more driveable - especially on low grip tracks. It also seems to protect my rotor (a Tekin - where I'd already broken two rotors!) better.

Overall, it makes the car easier to drive and more reliable, calms your throttle responses down too. Only issue is you lose some of the 'pop' that you need over jumps - though still more than ANY nitro - and this is on a loose setting.

[HandyRacing]

Originally Posted by Marvin

I've used one a few times at race meetings. It makes the low end a lot more driveable - especially on low grip tracks. It also seems to protect my rotor (a Tekin - where I'd already broken two rotors!) better.

Overall, it makes the car easier to drive and more reliable, calms your throttle responses down too. Only issue is you lose some of the 'pop' that you need over jumps - though still more than ANY nitro - and this is on a loose setting.

But, we like our wheelies off the starting grid...

(I think there is a Slipperential in one of these, will ask on Saturday)

[jasonwipf]

Originally Posted by Marvin

I've used one a few times at race meetings. It makes the low end a lot more driveable - especially on low grip tracks. It also seems to protect my rotor (a Tekin - where I'd already broken two rotors!) better.

Well as for the Tekin motors the first batch was defective. They fixed the rotors and even if you have old or new just put a few drops of green thread lock in rotor and let set and cure 24hrs and it wont happen again. Not sure about a slipper on 4wd. If im on a low grip track I just turn up my throttle exponential and that cures it with out losing too much low end punch when I need it.