Problems GRRR!!!!

[powder_king]

I have an xb8 and am building it. i live 1500 miles from the nearest hobby shop so i had to order evrything. My first problem is i got an airtronics sanwa MX-3 fm radio. The servos i got are futuba S3003 for throttle and S9402 for steering. anyway the servo plugs dont plug into the reciever. the reciver says it takes "Z" plugs. is there any way of modifing the plugs to fit or should i get new ones. The plugs look like if i cut a tab off the side it would work.

My secong problem is that i got an OFNA Picco .26 engine with pull start because i am going to bash for another year then move to a place with a track so i can race and i will get a new engine. Anyways the motor mounts that come with the XB8 wont work and i cant even modify the mounts to make it fit. Is there anyway i can use this engine or will i have to get an engine without a pull start?

[rfwlll]

plugs can be modified to fit.this happens often.hope this helps.RUSS

[Rolex]

Yes, you can cut off that tab. It's a common practice.
You'll have to wait for someone else to help you with the engine mounting.

[highflyin]

The engine mounts that come with the xb8 are for non-pullstart engines only.You might be able to make new engine mounts.

[1meathead]

make sure you have the wires in the plug the right way not sure if they are or not. You can get a new back plate maybe and then use a bump/box but no you cant use the pull start on the XB8 as far as I know. Most upper end race 1/8 cars have to use a starter box

[powder_king]

Ya i think im going to get the same engine but as a non pull start option or just get a new backplate for it

[CorradoPsi]

yup sorry, non-pullstart engines only. youll thank yourself in the end because a starterbox is so easy to use, and every bigblock pullstart ive ever had has broken just because the engines have so much compression.

as for your servo plugs, yeah just trim off the tabs. a good idea would be to make a little sticker up with the wire colors on it, so that you dont plug things in backwards. that could be an expensive mistake.

[husky24tn]

i think you can goto airtronics website and it has the color codes there for the servos wire switching......

lemme see if i can find it

here it is:

http://www.andreyko.com/html/servo_wiring_diagram.html

[powder_king]

Ive solved all my problems with the servos, just trimmed off the tabs and now they are good now all i have to do is wait a week for the engine.

[jon2]

Just to let you know that I had the same prob putting my Picco 26 pullstart on the Ofna PCR PRO mounts but I bought the Low center of gravity mount and that problem went away!

Hope this helps you out

[1meathead]

they don't make anything fro the Xray to do that

[mikeburgin]

xrays mugen etc are desinged soley as a top end race spec buggy, there designed for a bump box, and will go best with a sport or race .21 in them

[powder_king]

Well problem solved i ordered an os vzb v-spec so no more problems because i have seen this motor in this buggy.

[1meathead]

You got it great engine and will work fine in the XB8

[CorradoPsi]

yeah, but hes gonna have traction problems