yoodoo Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I've just bought a WR8 electric but why are they so noisey??? J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantuzzi Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 The noise of the WR8 metal spur is really annoying. Using the Bullet slipper clutch parts, I first modified mine to a Savage plastic spur, which improved the noise a bit. Now I'm running a regular 48 pitch spur gear and I'm very happy. The 48dp spur does not tolerate flying debris or so, but I'm using a Dusty Motors cover anyways. Cheers Dirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4v3 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 On 19/02/2020 at 13:41, yoodoo said: I've just bought a WR8 electric but why are they so noisey??? J On 19/02/2020 at 15:47, Fantuzzi said: The noise of the WR8 metal spur is really annoying. Using the Bullet slipper clutch parts, I first modified mine to a Savage plastic spur, which improved the noise a bit. Now I'm running a regular 48 pitch spur gear and I'm very happy. The 48dp spur does not tolerate flying debris or so, but I'm using a Dusty Motors cover anyways. Cheers Dirk I kind of like the noise the WR8 makes, Sounds like it's growling in anger! 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoodoo Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Thanks for the reply Dirk. Worth considering. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troy45 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 While I've been off work for a while I've dragged out my 2 WR8's given them some TLC and new parts plus been able to run the flux car up and down a few times but the nitro is a bit too noisy while all the neighbours are also at home. The flux has been treated to a double fan plus a BEC, then the nitro got some new Traxxas shocks though I still need to compare it's set-up compared to the Jato shocks on the Flux. Small driving mishap with the flux means it's only got 3 shocks at the moment 🙄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_114 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Hey guys and girls. I have a problem with the steering on my WR8. Well it just doesn't move. I got it pretty wet and let it dry off a little and it worked fine and all of a sudden it just stopped working. Forward and backwards work perfect. Just doesn't turn at all. If this isn't the right place to post this I'm sorry. I'm a complete newbie to this. Any help would be appreciated. Thank You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 19 hours ago, gary_114 said: Hey guys and girls. I have a problem with the steering on my WR8. Well it just doesn't move. I got it pretty wet and let it dry off a little and it worked fine and all of a sudden it just stopped working. Forward and backwards work perfect. Just doesn't turn at all. If this isn't the right place to post this I'm sorry. I'm a complete newbie to this. Any help would be appreciated. Thank You Best thing would be to make a separate post in this rally section.... But bottom line: 1. does the throttle work? 2. If you take the servo horn off does the servo turn? Yes- then horn stripped or links / wheels stuck, no - then check wiring, then try swapping servo to another position in Receiver - ie throttle..... Work through it logically 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougE Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Hello fellow Wr8 fans I've recently got center diff covers. Absolutely love completely sealed drive train 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.Son Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 That's a nice addition 😎. Like the boots too, where did you get both diff cover and shaft boots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougE Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) Thanks J. A.Son. I never liked drive train lash and after few rebuilds due to premature wear on front center shaft and front diff input while rest was absolutely fine I thought maybe cvd boots and graphite grease would help so after some research I found those https://www.fastrax-rc.com/index.php?_route_=fastrax-8th-scale-silicone-cvd-joint-cover, it make wr8 less noisy for sure. Few years ago I found that shop https://www.shapeways.com/shops/kalle-racing?section=hpi+WR8&sort= with some nice 3d designs for wr8 but it was expensive after they add all extra costs so I've contacted designer and he agreed with me that it is expensive while designer getting penuts so he put them here https://i.materialise.com/en/shop/designer/mr-uueekend it's cheaper here but you need to spend minimum 30£ so bought two (cheaper than one on shapeways but well I got two cars😁) white print was cheapest so I've decided to painted myself, really good design and quality print, snug fit easy to install, only cutting required is small cut to battery tray that's close to spur gear. Hopefully this mod will extend service intervals. One thing to mention when using cvd boot standard size servo may not fit. Edited June 27, 2020 by DougE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.Son Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Great thanks. Some tasty stuff there! What's shipping on a >£30 spend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougE Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) I've also bought center diff insert that makes car front bias 4x4 that printed with steel that was 19£ plus 30£ for 2 covers they add vat and shipping and it cost 60£ for all. Edited June 27, 2020 by DougE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logie Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Got a wr8 coming. Love my XV01 so i thought why not get a bigger rally car lol Are there any worthy upgrades worth doing? Also how are people finding the motor. I have a 2000kv lying around taken out of VT RTR, but if i run that i guess i will need to change gearing. It does look to go ok out the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logie Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Do the Integy spurs fit the flux? I see nitro and flux share same spur on HPI site. But Integy spurs are listed as 3.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 9 hours ago, Logie said: Do the Integy spurs fit the flux? I see nitro and flux share same spur on HPI site. But Integy spurs are listed as 3.0 I've got a 40T Integy spur fitted to mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logie Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 49 minutes ago, Leo said: I've got a 40T Integy spur fitted to mine. Nice i will get one ordered thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vasilisf07 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Hello!Need recommend front center and rear differential oil weight please! Sent from my SM-G988U1 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Hello guys! It's been awhile since I've been on here, so I thought I'd bring back the wr8 and treat it to some new shocks and some 3d printed parts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 3d printed myself a new battery tray to accompany a larger 4s lipo [emoji106]Waiting on a new motor and esc so I can mount the esc behind the battery tray Sent from my SM-G986B using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4v3 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Brandon said: 3d printed myself a new battery tray to accompany a larger 4s lipo Waiting on a new motor and esc so I can mount the esc behind the battery tray Sent from my SM-G986B using Tapatalk Nice, parts are looking good.👍 What shocks are these Brandon and where did you obtain them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Thanks mate! They are fastrax ones. Cheap but they seem pretty beefy https://www.modelsport.co.uk/index.php?product_id=427694Sent from my SM-G986B using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4v3 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Brandon said: Thanks mate! They are fastrax ones. Cheap but they seem pretty beefyhttps://www.modelsport.co.uk/index.php?product_id=427694 Sent from my SM-G986B using Tapatalk Have you used the rig with the shocks yet, and if so how do they perform, what do think of them, Any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Have you used the rig with the shocks yet, and if so how do they perform, what do think of them, Any good?I haven't used them yet but they seem decent. They seem great for the price. I may need to replace the springs with stiffer ones as the shocks fail to return to normal after compression. But other than that they are good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4v3 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 12/10/2020 at 20:18, Brandon said: I haven't used them yet but they seem decent. They seem great for the price. I may need to replace the springs with stiffer ones as the shocks fail to return to normal after compression. But other than that they are good! Report back and let us know how you got on after you've run with them, always interested in how different shocks effect the performance of the WR8.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 So I decided I wanted to fpv the wr8, so I quickly made a mount to fit the centre diff top mount and so far works great 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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