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Team Associated RC8 Factory Team

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Manufacturer web site: www.rc10.com
Street price: 500$US
Part number: 80900
Type: Kit assembled
Date added: March 2008
What's required:
.21 engine
Tuned Pipe
Tires
2-Channel Radio + Receiver
Steering Servo
Throttle/Brake Servo
Fuel bottle
8 AA batteries for the radio
4 AA batteries for the receiver
Fuel
Air filter oil
Features
Specs
Engine: Not Included
Radio:
Not Included
Throttle Servo:
Not Included
Steering Servo: Not Included
Length: 20.3" (517mm)
Width: 12" (305mm)
Height: 7.25" (184mm)
Weight: 7.4 lbs (3.3kg)
Wheelbase: 11.7" (298mm)
Ground Clearance: ???
Other info:
Weighing in at 7.4 lbs makes the RC8 one of the lightest buggies in the class
More suspension travel than any other buggy
The 4.30:1 ratio gear boxes produce maximum punch allowing the RC8 to accelerate harder out of the corners and up the biggest jumps
4mm woven carbon fiber shock towers for maximum rigidity, strength and light weight
Unique low-profile elliptical high-flow, two-stage air filter
FFC Free Float Caliper brake-system eliminates the possibility of unwanted brake drag while on throttle
Factory Team threaded, hard-coated shocks feature extra large bladders for full volume compensation and 4mm gold shock shafts for durability
Two-piece split-center diff mount allows quick and easy access to the center diff
Blue aluminum hexes and wheel nuts featuring nyloc providing the ultimate in security
Wing angle and position is fully adjustable and secure
Newly designed high-torque capacity three-shoe aluminum clutch
Lightened 43-tooth diff rings make for the absolute minimum rotating-mass
Captured outer CVD pins
Metric hardware throughout
Milled 3mm black hard-coated 7075 aluminum chassis
Factory Team blue titanium turnbuckles

 

 

Team Associated RC8RS RTR

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Manufacturer web site: www.rc10.com
Street price: 570$US
Part number: 80905
Type: RTR
Date added: March 2008
What's required:
8 AA batteries for the radio
4 AA batteries for the receiver
6-cell stick pack and charger for the pro start system
Fuel
Air filter oil
Features
Specs
Engine: Associated .28 (4.6cc) pro engine + Pro-Start
Radio:
Team Associated XP3D FM 3-ch
Throttle Servo:
S2008 metal gear
Steering Servo: S1903 standard
Length: 20.3" (517mm)
Width: 12" (305mm)
Height: 7.25" (184mm)
Weight: 7.4 lbs (3.3kg)
Wheelbase: 11.7" (298mm)
Ground Clearance: ???
Other info:
Team Associated’s powerful .28 Pro engine
Pro-Start hand-held starting system
Painted and pre-mounted body with custom graphic decal kit
S2008 metal gear steering servo and S1903 throttle servo
Hard-anodized 3mm thick 7075 aluminum chassis
Team Associated 2-chamber muffler
Sealed radio box with thread-through molded antenna mount
fuel bottle
3mm low-profile black anodized aluminum shock towers
Pre-mounted Team Associated tires and molded inserts on dish wheels
Hard-anodized shock bodies with pre-load clips, 4mm shock shafts, composite shock caps and rubber boots
XP3D computerized digital 3-channel FM radio system with 10-model memory
3mm black anodized aluminum steering rack with ball-bearing steering system