BodyShellls

[silky]

Hey Guy's,

I was just wondering what the cost would be to get a new type of shell design for the pred? Maybe this is a stupid idea but there are lots of people having trouble with overheating, especially when using brushless systems, and I personally think these problems could be helped by more airspace underneath the shell, and better air intake and outake holes. Also going back to the brushless, more and more people will be running these systems in the future, and at the moment they are not that easy to fit in the pred, and i think again its the lack of space due to the low bodyshell that is making it a more difficult task.

I know a different shell design may not be as aerodynamic as the current shell, but i think the advantages of having more efficeint cooling and more space for electrics, could outway the advantages of the aerodynamics. Maybe it would be possible to keep the same shell design but just make it 10mm or so higher.

Anyway, just a thought, so let me know if you think i am wrong..lol

cheers,

Ben

[chris burgess]

a new shell for the Pred?

installing electrics (especially brushless systems) is quite a task in any car, (even the B4 and BK2) so it was never going to be easy in the Pred. Our very own Northy has an interesting way of installing Brushless systems in the X10, whereby he mounts them directly in the centre of the car over the propshaft!

I think though it's only a short-term problem, as with all other esc's brushless systems will only get smaller as the industry develops them more, and I am confident it will only be a short while before they will fit in the area that we stick the receivers now.

A new bodyshell would be an intersting idea though - is anybody here handy with a CAD package so they can design one? ;D

[restimax]

open the holes in the body!

[silky]

restimax said:

open the holes in the body!

Yeah, I have done that! there is no real exits for any hot air on the current shell though is there, dont get me wrong i love the current shell, and i dont get any problems, as i dont run brushless as of yet, but a friend of mine who is running the nosram brushless system has had to cut loads of holes in his shell to try to keep it cool, and if i go to brushless i dont really want to mutalate my shells to keep the speedo cool.

[restimax]

i use lrp sphere competition without fan... the motor is hot... but five minutes for the run is ok!
the speedo is mounted on the servo.