jdegraff57z

How's that combo workin' for ya'?

FangsCPO

Wow!!! You must be going real fast. I'm running a SC4x 4.5T and MMPro geared at 14/42 and that baby has tons of torque and speed. The temps after a 5 minutes heat are: Motor 110, ESC 90. I'm using a MaxAmps 2S 6500mAh. 60C....but that's still a debate...some say 35C, some say 45C. All I know is this little rig flies.

FangsCPO

I'm running mine with a SC4x 4.5T and MMPro. I just couldn't get a good fit with the RX8. The MMPro is so small, that I just mounted it ontop of the center diff plate. Works for me. I'm geared at 14/42 running on 2S and she flies. It does seem like the front tires are lifting up slightlly....any recommendations to make it be more planted?

turb06le240

iTrader: (14)

Play with the diff fluids and shocks, increase the center, this will give the fronts more power... Also play with the shocks a little..
It took me a while to stop wheel spin with the balllistic 6.5 and then when I did I had the front lifting because of the rear traction and the fronts would balloon, so then I figured add weight to the front, this made it nose dive off the jumps.. So I scratched that, but after a few packs of adjusting the springs, shock and diff fluids as well as ride height I got it perfect... Thats most of the fun...

rtkota360

iTrader: (6)

I havent had the time to drive on the track yet,only outside my house. If it ever stops raining here in Ny i will take it out on the track. So far its smoother than the castle sct.

AL3xGR

Where can I find shims for the suspesion arms and also some pivot ball cups?(like these: http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...e-EMXTMX1525-4 - there is too much play with the stock ones...)Or some conical shims?

The shims for the arms will eliminate the play they have.
Please help.

jdegraff57z

I'm from Ithaca originally
Looking forward to hear about the Viper stuff in your truck. I've got a 10 and a 10R on it's way. Need to pick up a mod motor with more grunt though. I've only got the 17 & 13.5.

rtkota360

iTrader: (6)

im not to far from Ithaca,if you want a deal on a Viper motor,either a low turn 540 or when the 550 comes out let me know. I'll give ya a deal

RCaddict0

iTrader: (85)

Well, Im currently running a MMP and Novak HV 7.5t (3000kv) on 3s geared 18/42. Things pretty darn fast, but I need to gear down a bit. It ran at 105 motor and 110 on the ESC. Im not shure about this gearing. It was chilly yesterday and I think that helped out on the ttemps a good bit. Ignore my above gearing questions. I thought the stock spur was 45t and the only Mod 1 gear that was locally available to me was 19. But I'll see the temps when ever it warms up and quits raining here. Sucks! Its been raining pretty much daily for a month now! I ordered another 15t pinion to change it back out if the temps get to high.
I also have to say that the Hyper is a really fun RC! Im mainly bashin right now. But I cant seem to leave the hyper inside. Things a blast! Handles like a buggy, but takes on the dirt like a truck! I need to ask.... I dont really have parts readily available to me. I like to have back up parts. Expescially with summer around the corner. I'll be out there every day beating my rigs. And parts I should stock up on?
And what weight shock oil and diff oil are you guys using. Like above Im knoticing my front wheels wont stay planted on the ground. I wanna fix this.

turb06le240

iTrader: (14)

In my TT parts box I have-- 1 set front upper arms, 3 sets front lower arms, 2 sets rear arms, 2 sets front knuckles, 1 complete wing mount, 1 set of cvd's, 1 complete pin set, 1 front shock tower {I use the carbon fiber ones}, 1 set of body mounts, 1 delrin spur gear, a couple sets of heim joints and rod ends, and a bunch of spare bearings.... But you may also want some of the plastic steering parts, a front upperplate, some rear hubs, and definetly some shock shafts {I use aluminum steering parts and hubs, and have 3.5mm shock shafts because I bent a couple of the stock ones with in a week, but I was learning a new track and the truck}... Oh and a set of wheel nuts wouldnt hurt, they wear out and get lost often..

As far as fluids, Im always changing around, rite now Im 2K rear 2K center 5k front shocks are 30/30 but like I said I run powerstrokes... A few of the guys up here run the blue losi springs, 35 rear 30 front with the rear ofna option pistons...

FangsCPO

Here's my rig....I hope the pictures work.

teknic

iTrader: (18)

Just had a guy contact me about trading my Slash 4x4 for one of these...figure this would be a good place to get some insight on them.

How well do they hold up and are they fun to drive? I haven't seen any 4wd 10th scale truggies at my local track, but they run a lot of open/mod classes so I could probably run it with the 4x4 buggies or short course trucks if I got one.

Also, is there a 17mm conversion for this to run 1/8th scale wheels/tires?

turb06le240

iTrader: (14)

Its lighter and more setup towards racing than the slash, Im not sure what a 4wd slash is worth but you can find used tt's for short money, I have one thats pretty nice for $145, so if the slash is worth a lot more, maybe sell it and find a nice used one.

teknic

iTrader: (18)

That's true, this Slash is only 2 weeks old so I may just hold off and see if it sells. I may end up just trading him rollers if I did would a VXL system power one of these until I had the money to upgrade to something bigger? It seems like you guys are running some low turn/big motors in them.

turb06le240

iTrader: (14)

Everyone has different preferences for motors, I run a 6.5 ballistic with an rs pro 11t pinion and it flies, my truck is pretty light {Bump machined chassis, a bunch of carbon fiber, ect}, and I tried a couple 550's I prefer the 6.5 540 its a monster.. A friend of mine is running a Tekin rx8 with a tekin sc motor and once Im in front of him he can never get around me, we have raced 5-6 times and he cant catch my truck, he played with gearing and settings, but can not come around me... Although a kid at the track has a havok pro with an lrp octa wind 6.5 and he is the only truck that actually comes down to driver skill, he runs fast BONE STOCK except for steering ball bearings and he is always rite behind me {hasnt came around yet, but we have only raced 3 times}.. Just comes down to preference... I think under 5lbs 540 over 5lbs 550....