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Is the XX4 WE really that good?
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:08 am
by rc944
so im trying to get a new stable mate for the b3 team and the same car keeps coming up... wondering if its that much better than the WE because im being offered a standard XX4 for about 80 GBP but decent WE seem to be well over 120 GBP!
they do look hot with all that carbon fibre stuff (or is it graphite) and the low chassis and threaded shocks tho!
Re: Is the XX4 WE really that good?
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:15 am
by Lonestar
Sweetest car ever made (Sorry welshy it ain't the zxr
), and still way competitive now that we aren't mAh-challenged any more, that's why the re-released it again a few years back. I have fond memories of mine from last millenium!!!
Paul
Re: Is the XX4 WE really that good?
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:56 am
by rc944
beginning to think i might just have to buy one... how much are decent examples?
Re: Is the XX4 WE really that good?
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:11 pm
by Jay Dub
I recently sold my very nice FULLY factory modded out version with every aftermarket part and tweak available. It went for about $370 USD. Way more that I expected. They are very good cars, but also a little fragile in the front end department. So depending on the types of tracks you will be running, you might want to base your decision on that. -Jeff
Re: Is the XX4 WE really that good?
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:12 pm
by Lonestar
Ha - yes, I forgot that... carry spare front arms and (white) bulkheads with you all the time when you race this car
Such a sweet design still! Gil at its finest
Paul
Re: Is the XX4 WE really that good?
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:23 pm
by losiXXXman
With some trimming you can run XXX4 front arms, and they seem a little more durable (look to be anyway). I never ran mine that way, but I mocked it up. You'd sacrifice 1/4 or so of wheelbase.
Re: Is the XX4 WE really that good?
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:30 am
by rc944
it wont be raced but rather lightly bashed.. still trying to find one.. am getting close but not there yet!
Re: Is the XX4 WE really that good?
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:38 pm
by pedro
Schumacher cat sx front arms are an exact fit with all the same geometry but will require a trim if you use the b3 front steel brace get them in the medium flex and they are much stonger that the xx4 graphite ones.
peter
Re: Is the XX4 WE really that good?
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:24 pm
by Jay Dub
Cool to know about the arms. The XX4 really isn't a "mild basher" by any stretch of the imagination. They have enough trouble staying together on the racetrack, much less in the front yard. Buy a used lazer ZX5 or B44 for that matter. Plentiful on e-bay, cheap, durable, and easy to find parts for. -Jeff
Re: Is the XX4 WE really that good?
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:05 am
by rc944
good news is that i bagged myself a roller now so watch this space....
some subtle mods
carbon fibre shock tower supports (atomic carbon)
Titanium screws
White losi ballcups
Blue trinity motor mount clamp
MIP shiney CVD's
Front one way and clicker layshaft