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Old 06-01-2014, 01:23 PM
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Old 06-01-2014, 01:27 PM
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Luckily i had help from two friendly racers, kyosho shock shaft from one and AE shaft ends from another

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Nice job! I have some spare cf laying around going to make some.
At first, I was thinking, "What the hell does that do?". Then I realized....GREAT idea! It's too keep dirt away from it. I'll make one out of spare lexan. Great tip!
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When I was playing paintball one of my teammates was notoriously stingy and he spent more money on electrical tape, jb weld and crazy glue than if he'd have bought 2 brand new pro level guns. But boy could he ever do amazing things with all that crap! Lolol
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XB4 issues....need advice.....18 tooth pinion, tekin rs pro, and a tekin 5.5. After a 6 min run motor temps at 140ish but the ESC temps at 185.... We switched the motor to an 8.5 and the ESC was still 180.....Hooked up to a Hotwire and found out that the ESC had 80% boost from the factory.......so we took that out and the ESC is now at 170-175.... Pinion mesh is good, vent hole cut in body, fan on motor, bearings are free and smooth and the buggy is built the the manual specs. I am out of ideas on how to get the ESC temp lower.....please help. Oh and ESC and motor combo is NEW
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It done... The cleanest it will ever be..





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Originally Posted by Shaun B22
XB4 issues....need advice.....18 tooth pinion, tekin rs pro, and a tekin 5.5. After a 6 min run motor temps at 140ish but the ESC temps at 185.... We switched the motor to an 8.5 and the ESC was still 180.....Hooked up to a Hotwire and found out that the ESC had 80% boost from the factory.......so we took that out and the ESC is now at 170-175.... Pinion mesh is good, vent hole cut in body, fan on motor, bearings are free and smooth and the buggy is built the the manual specs. I am out of ideas on how to get the ESC temp lower.....please help. Oh and ESC and motor combo is NEW
My esc runs hot without a fan too with a 5.5 or 6.5

Don't know if you can put a fan on an rs pro.
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So what gearing are those of you who run 13.5 using? This is a new class they are gonna be running at the Jconcepts Super Cup Series here in Fl. Thought I would give it a shot. I know the esc has to be in blinky but can timing is ok.
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Originally Posted by elex300
So what gearing are those of you who run 13.5 using? This is a new class they are gonna be running at the Jconcepts Super Cup Series here in Fl. Thought I would give it a shot. I know the esc has to be in blinky but can timing is ok.
there are about 5 XB4 buggies at my club and everyone seems to use 81/18
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Originally Posted by Shaun B22
there are about 5 XB4 buggies at my club and everyone seems to use 81/18
Good to know. Im gonna do some testing soon but the series starts in August.
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My mud guards have been made with lexan drop, and covered with carbon like vinyl. It's cheap and soft
Je me disais bien que tu etais trop malin pour avoir utilise du CWF
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Originally Posted by Shaun B22
XB4 issues....need advice.....18 tooth pinion, tekin rs pro, and a tekin 5.5. After a 6 min run motor temps at 140ish but the ESC temps at 185.... We switched the motor to an 8.5 and the ESC was still 180.....Hooked up to a Hotwire and found out that the ESC had 80% boost from the factory.......so we took that out and the ESC is now at 170-175.... Pinion mesh is good, vent hole cut in body, fan on motor, bearings are free and smooth and the buggy is built the the manual specs. I am out of ideas on how to get the ESC temp lower.....please help. Oh and ESC and motor combo is NEW
I run a castle mmp esc which has an integrated fan as I'm sure you know. Never seen the esc at over 120 degrees Fahrenheit with a Reedy Sonic Mach 2 6.5t, I don't run any timing in it at all and motor usually comes off at 150 with 19/81 gearing. A friend runs the RS Pro with a 7.5 redline in his xb4 with no issues. Might call Mike at Tekin for some advice. Good luck sir.
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Originally Posted by Shaun B22
there are about 5 XB4 buggies at my club and everyone seems to use 81/18
For 13.5?

I'm having a hell of a time trying get my gearing right for with 13.5. Been trying 26/81 and 25/81. But, I have to run a bunch of motor timing to get any speed.

I'm going with a smaller spur 75t or 72t with a 25t or 26t pinion to get my FDR around 7.
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My XB4 rear diff is leaking where the 2 parts of the diff comes together : the crown gear and the diff where the fluid is into. Is this because the gasket is worn out? Or something else? Would a rebuild fix it?
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Originally Posted by Drerc
My XB4 rear diff is leaking where the 2 parts of the diff comes together : the crown gear and the diff where the fluid is into. Is this because the gasket is worn out? Or something else? Would a rebuild fix it?
First place I'd check is the 4 screws that hold the gear to the diff case, they might not be tightened all the way or possibly have a stripped screw hex head / diff case threads. It's a good idea to replace the gasket every time you reassemble the diff, but can get by in a pinch re-using the gasket if it isn't damaged or worn out.
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