NEW Schumacher Cougar SV gearbox casing & shock mount

[jim76]

you also need to add the lower parts for the cougar.

i think the trouble is people are used to the prices for the top half of the Cat gearboxes as option parts, and hoped the cougar would be similar. But it is obviously far more complex than the cat top halves

[hazeandfizz]

If the quality is right then the asking price is more than fair, this is not an easy item to machine. I have built gearboxes for a leading F1 team for the last 20 years and understand just how much machine time costs. I will be buying one if they look as good in the flesh as they do in the photos.

[mikeyscott]

On Christmas list with the Mrs

[gazhillAE]

Originally Posted by DMS Racing

As much as I understand that racers will see this simply as a gearcase (which we are used to paying juts £8/10ish for in plastic) but at the high cost of £60, it is a very nicely machined large chunk of high quality alloy.....

Back in the day of the Cat 2000, it came with the plastic motor mount/rear housing which was quickly replaced by the solid alloy version which cost over £80 and almost "EVERYONES" Cat 2000 ended up fitted with one and that part (originally) came in just plain alloy and was not even anodised for that money (until they then did them in purple and they went up in price too), but people seemed to just accept it as an important tuning part back then......

I am not saying this is cheap, but it is a lot of "part" for the £60 they are asking....

Ditto!

I use to run one!
£80 for just the bottom rear gearbox and then you needed tops and front bottom!
They were excellent and very well made and in purple alloy hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Stop moaning and get them bought

[Spencer Mulcahy]

Gaz some people just dont have the money to throw at toy cars with feeding kids and other bills to pay so they cant just get one bought, unless they dont feed a child for a month.

[PRO-Buggy]

RC racing isn't an cheap hobby, it's your own decision to buy or not.

[Mossy]

Originally Posted by hazeandfizz

If the quality is right then the asking price is more than fair

The quality is fantastic, I already have one fitted to my cougar.

[niggs98]

mine arrived yesterday. have to agree with mossy, quality,build and fit is fantanstic. cant wait to run it on sunday

[Freakypen]

Yep-fitted mine last night-have to agree-top quality-very pleased

[PRO-Buggy]

Fitted mine also this morning, an juwel on te car.

Looks fine and fits superb.

It's worth all the money!!!!

[mikeyscott]

Pics please

[reg]

do you have to add weight to the front or dont you loose any steering

[mikeyscott]

Indeed, I expecting to loose the trishbits rear weight with this.

[Cockerill]

We're talking about adding ~10-15g, it's not going to make a massive difference to the balance of the car. The Trish weight is ~25g and sits entirely behind the rear axle line, that will make a difference. There is no way a 10g addition above and in front of the axle line is going to offset the rear weight!!

I personally don't see it as a necessary item (like most seem to be). However, I also don't seem to have problems with the standard plastic items, especially since the addition of the 4th screw to the case.

[reg]

what weight do people run as a rule,and were,also what will the difference be,does it just calm the car down

[Cockerill]

Personally, I use ~15-20g in the nose of the car (or Trish's under servo weight) to keep the nose down under acceleration.

[christer]

Can anyone measure the weight of the aluminum gearbox?
Would be interesting to know…

[bigred5765]

Originally Posted by christer

Can anyone measure the weight of the aluminum gearbox?
Would be interesting to know…

ha hmm post number 24 tom cockerill

[lochness42]

Originally Posted by bigred5765

ha hmm post number 24 tom cockerill

34 mate, 34!!!

[bigred5765]

so thats 10-15 grms as tom said on top of std gearbox