Castle Mamba Monster and Truggy Question
11-26-2011, 10:48 PM
#1
Castle Mamba Monster and Truggy Question
Okay so I just installed and got my mamba 2200kv combo. I mostly was drawn to brushless because of the wheelie popping action but yet it seems as if my nitro truggy is faster than my brushless which leads me to want to sell it already.
My gears are 15T pinion and 50T Spur, I also have a 14T and 16T pinion gear. Am I doing something wrong, do I need to tune the esc using my castle link software?
Please help before I put her up for sale
My gears are 15T pinion and 50T Spur, I also have a 14T and 16T pinion gear. Am I doing something wrong, do I need to tune the esc using my castle link software?
Please help before I put her up for sale
11-26-2011, 11:29 PM
#2
Okay so I just installed and got my mamba 2200kv combo. I mostly was drawn to brushless because of the wheelie popping action but yet it seems as if my nitro truggy is faster than my brushless which leads me to want to sell it already.
My gears are 15T pinion and 50T Spur, I also have a 14T and 16T pinion gear. Am I doing something wrong, do I need to tune the esc using my castle link software?
Please help before I put her up for sale
My gears are 15T pinion and 50T Spur, I also have a 14T and 16T pinion gear. Am I doing something wrong, do I need to tune the esc using my castle link software?
Please help before I put her up for sale
11-26-2011, 11:57 PM
#3
A turnigy 4s 4000mah 30-40c discharge lipo and a blue lipo 5s 5000mah 30C lipo
I only have that one spur and the three pinions....its spinning the front wheels hard but not lifting. maybe cause it rained today...I'm in the process of changing hexes now to try some bigger CEN MT tires...I'm not really understand what punch control is though, from my reading setting it to 0% gives me full power right?
I only have that one spur and the three pinions....its spinning the front wheels hard but not lifting. maybe cause it rained today...I'm in the process of changing hexes now to try some bigger CEN MT tires...I'm not really understand what punch control is though, from my reading setting it to 0% gives me full power right?
11-27-2011, 12:41 AM
#4
Yes, punch control limits acceleration. 0% means its off.
Perhaps your truck is not doing well because too soft center diff oil?
Oils can vastly impact acceleration.
Perhaps your truck is not doing well because too soft center diff oil?
Oils can vastly impact acceleration.
11-27-2011, 10:08 AM
#6
Dam really a 50/15 gearing is not enough ? But my RC8Tce does have a lower gearing radio though.
Try 7k in the front and 5k in the rear .
I race with nitro truggys i dont have a issue keeping up with them
Is your throttle epa to 100% ?
Try 7k in the front and 5k in the rear .
I race with nitro truggys i dont have a issue keeping up with them
Is your throttle epa to 100% ?
11-27-2011, 06:18 PM
#8
Did you calibrate you TX too the ESC ? Are the end points turned all the way up for throttle and brake on you transmitter ? Brushless will have MUCH more torque and will cause the power to transfer too the front wheels more than nitro which will cause more wheelspin and hurt acceleration . You can go thicker in the center diff and it will help but it can hurt handling on the track .
11-27-2011, 06:27 PM
#9
Program to 30% punch and make sure throttle is set to 100%, these settings are both on the same page in the settings menu via Castle Link. The last programmed setting for throttle may have been left on 80% throttle.
Also check the brake and throttle curves as those are often softened by users
for racing.
Also check the brake and throttle curves as those are often softened by users
for racing.
11-27-2011, 06:29 PM
#10
11-27-2011, 07:13 PM
#11
But yea 100% is fine for just bashing just make sure on your radio its at 100% epa or do the castle link thing.
I have a question if you set up your esc to 100% on your radio and than decrease the throttle epa to 90% to 87% dont you still get full throttle ? Ive done done many times for mains and it seems to get full throttle inless you go below 87% .
Ive lowered it for track conditions.
I have a question if you set up your esc to 100% on your radio and than decrease the throttle epa to 90% to 87% dont you still get full throttle ? Ive done done many times for mains and it seems to get full throttle inless you go below 87% .
Ive lowered it for track conditions.
11-27-2011, 07:26 PM
#12
Chances are its not gonna wheelie. I know in my buddies 8ight t e 2.0. With that motor and esc on full tilt it woulnt wheelie but it would unload hard on the frog tires. He put heavier oil in center that helped. I would try and calibrate t. To esc I know I didn't do it on my slash aNd thought it was slow as hell did a calibration and I had a smile ear to ear next time I drove my slash.
11-27-2011, 08:28 PM
#13
I reset the esc to default and read the manual when I first got it out the package. My transmitter is a 2.4 Flysky GT2 it doesn't have throttle epa only steering rate and ST and TH trims. I have 10k in the center diff and I do know how to read I am an IMS DBA for crying sakes. It's okay it unloads on the front tires like crazy spins em hard and the top speed is not quite like my nitro truggy. I'd say my nitro truggy does at least 45-50mph and based on this r/c calculation app with my combo and set up the brushless truggy is only hitting 38mph. It's cool but honestly not gone take the place of my nitro truggy unless I see some jaw dropping wheelie popping action.
11-27-2011, 08:44 PM
#14
Im suprised the front wheels are unloading with 7k in the front diff i know using lighter center oil like 7k will really do it. Is your front diff filled up to the gears or the oil might be burned up. 10k is standard in the center diffs with E-truggys if you ask me 7k doesnt last long .
If you want to wheelie you whould have to use a 14t pinion but your motor will spin pretty fast though but you will lose quite a bit of top end from exprience with the 2200kv motor.
If you want to wheelie you whould have to use a 14t pinion but your motor will spin pretty fast though but you will lose quite a bit of top end from exprience with the 2200kv motor.
11-27-2011, 08:56 PM
#15
Im suprised the front wheels are unloading with 7k in the front diff i know using lighter center oil like 7k will really do it. Is your front diff filled up to the gears or the oil might be burned up. 10k is standard in the center diffs with E-truggys if you ask me 7k doesnt last long .
If you want to wheelie you whould have to use a 14t pinion but your motor will spin pretty fast though but you will lose quite a bit of top end from exprience with the 2200kv motor.
If you want to wheelie you whould have to use a 14t pinion but your motor will spin pretty fast though but you will lose quite a bit of top end from exprience with the 2200kv motor.
I don't have spare oils though so that sucks. I'm going to buy this hyper st pro and try it with my combo. After thinking I can't honestly be competitive using this old truggy for racing it's heavier than my mbx5t nitro. Thanks fellows
Truggy is for sale on two sites though keeping the mamba stuff though.