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by Vince - Rating:  |
Friday, August 12, 2011 |
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If you are going to buy this buggy, you will definitely want to read this review. I'll give it you straight with pros and cons. I've owned three different 1/8th scale buggies (RC8Be, 8ight-E, Ve8). This is my favorite one. It handles like a champ. It's more durable than I ever imagined. It's best feature, in my humble opinion, is how stable it is. It wont punish you for less than perfect driving. It's very planted and will give you good traction on any track surface. The stock setup wo[…] |
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| 7 of 8 customers found this review helpful. |
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Awesome Car... get front/rear skids, I installed a Mamba Monster, 2650kv, Hitec7955, Futaba 4pks = WoW... This thing will jump any and everything... Super Soft tires this time of year work great... This car MOVEs all around the track... handles well around the corners and flat out flys down the straight away..... Buy it - you wont be disapointed... Happy Racing ! |
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| 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful. |
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by all means use loctite, but when i do it i use the correct compound and can get my parts apart afterwards. build issue frustration aside, heres the car review. you won't fit quite a few packs in this car so be careful when buying. the motor location doesn't leave a lot of room on the chassis for long packs. i actually ended up modifying the car and running two saddle packs either side of the driveshaft, 1/10 style. not too hard to do and the car handled was well balanced. can't really comment […] |
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| 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful. |
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by CW - Rating:   Verified Owner |
Thursday, December 17, 2009 |
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Overall a good kit. Jumps nicely with stock setup. I would recommend upgrading the skid plates to aluminum ones. I broke the chassis, rear skid plate and rear brace twice in only 2 months. HB did replace the 2nd chassis after e-mail them pics so their customer service is excellent. I have also read that other drives are experiencing similar problems with their chassis's either completely breaking or hairline cracking. Hopefully HB will update the chassis because otherwise, this is a great e-bug[…] |
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| 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful. |
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Vince I think your 100% correct on everything you stated.
Get the aluminum skids, aluminum hb servo horn, vorza foam servo saver setup, trim your motor shaft so it's not close to the battery, make a shield between pinion and battery, and some are replacing the straps with other brands. So far my stockers are holding fine so I haven't replaced them.
Battery selection is limited due to the size of the battery slot on chassis being so short. I can barely fit a Turnigy 5000 mah 4S pack in th[…] |
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The Ve8 is a good buggy over all. If you are a back yard basher type, this is not the buggy you want. If you do bash it, you will continue to break your suspension shafts that hold your front and rear hub carriers to your A-arms. If you buy this car and decide to bash it, whatever you do, do not upgrade your front, and rear hub carriers to aluminum, because you will break your tie rod ends. I have had this car for a total of 3 weeks, and just bought the HP Vorza. I will use the Ve8 for the track[…] |
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hunter yes you can tekno have one get the v4 not the v3 as the v4 handles way better they are avalible from amain or you can get the hhh industeries after market and get the ve8 center diff |
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@ Hunter... don't bring down a review with 3 stars because you have a nitro version.. and don't even own the vehicle... this is a great 1/8 buggy. The price is right... and it performs very well... look at the youtube videos and you'll see it winning. |
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I thing someone needs to make the "Bad" post so here it is. Look REAL close at where the battery and the pinion are located on the stock VE8 body. The pinion is going to end up just a few mm from your lipo. You're going to have to either shim the motor or grind off the motor shaft or your pinion will be drilling on your lipo after a bad jump. The ESC wires cross the body to the motor from the back right to the front left. Not a big deal but not a very clean design. The Plus: The car is really ea[…] |
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Very big problem with CVD, when You Jump a lot, drive shaft is deformed, vibration starts, and CVD disintegrated, and it is end of your race. VERY thin drive shafts, may be from 1/12 models. Tread lock don't solve that problem. |
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This is a great 1st timer 1/8 racer. It handles great with stock set up. Options parts galore! Read requirements before you buy. This is not a back yard basher! |
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I agreed with fordstang 100%, Well said my friend!!! It is good too use lock tight on powerful brushless rc vehicles. The ve8 is a excellent car to have. I just brought mine and put in a tekin brushless system and man what a sweet ride it is. |
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No actually i think you are stupid.If they did not use lock tight and it came apart you would whine about that to.should be reviewing the kit overall.not one problem with lock tight that could have easily been you that caused the hex to strip. |
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| 1 of 2 customers found this review helpful. |
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WITH ALL THE REVIEWS I SEE THE BEST OPTION IS TO GO AHEAD AND BUY THE HPI VORZA. IT ALREADY HAS ALL THE UPGRADES EXCEPT A GOOD SERVO AND A RECEIVER. I USE MY SAME RECEIVER ON ALL MY R/C CARS ANYWAY. THE VORZA IS AMAZINGLY FAST,NIMBLE VERY FORGIVING. BEST ALL AROUND BANG FOR THE BUCK. I PROMISE IF YOU BUY ONE YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT EVER. IT HAS ALUMINUM THROUGH OUT. NO PLASTIC NO WHERE. AND VERY LIGHT ALSO. HANDS DOWN BEST BUGGY I HAVE EVER NAVIGATED. |
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| 2 of 5 customers found this review helpful. |
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can you convert a normal d8 to electric???????? i have a d8 and want it electric |
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| 0 of 7 customers found this review helpful. |
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