Originally Posted by 5468gary

looking for some help, I lust converted my 4x4 slash with the strc chassis conversion (which it totally awesome) but i would like to upgrade my motor. will the stock speed controler still work with a better motor or need to change that also? what is a good setup for what im running?

Originally Posted by jones8352

Sorry to say you stock speed controller won't do a better motor justice. I would recommend upgrading to a Castle MMP esc along with a Castle 3800kv motor. I just looked on Ebay and you can get this setup together for around $200 shipped to your door. You'll be very happy with the performance, the Castle 3800kv motor gives up amazing amount of power in a small package! There're a lot of other options, imo this is a good package for the price. Another good setup is the motor and esc out of a rtr Losi SCTE. The esc says Losi on it but it's actually a rebadged Castle MMP, the motor is a 550 can and it's 2800kv. It's strong running motor, I have this in one of my sc trucks and I've been real happy with it. If you're interested in this one go to Ebay and put in Losi SCTE then go to page 15, it's $159.99 with free shipping.

Originally Posted by ta_man

You can get another 2.5MM by using a Losi Ten-SCTE front shock shaft but you will have to drill out the Traxxas piston to fit on the shock shaft. I didn't measure the Ten-SCTE rears but you might be able to get that additional 10MM that way.

I've used Traxxas GTR shock shafts in Ten-SCTE shocks to reduce their overall length so I know the shafts interchange with minimal headaches.

Originally Posted by Sidewind75

Hello everyone. I am very new just got a slash 4x4 ultimate a week ago (i did play with RC cars back in 94 had a clodbuster) So much has changed. I did order the kit I'm one of those people that like to have the best of everything lol. So When I get it in i may be asking alot of questions and hopefully will get some good answers.

I also Ordered the MMP ESC with CC3800KV motor.

The only question i have about this kit is that i noticed the gearing is expose..Wont dirt and rocks flying up in there cause problems?

Hope you all have good Holidays

Originally Posted by wyd

Wonder who opened their Christmas gifts to find a STRC LCG chassis setup. What a way to wake up your Slash.

Originally Posted by jones8352

I installed a strc bellcrank on my lcg kit today and took it and my Losi scte to the track. I took my Losi so I would have something to compare lap times with since it's a solid performer. The new bellcrank was a thing of beauty, the fit and finish was nearly perfect. I also changed motors since the last time I went to the track, I installed a Tekin 4.5t 550 can. It worked real good, very powerful and ran cool. One minor thing I want to mention is that hole in the chassis for accessing the bellcrank linkage screw is a little slice of genius. Makes the whole process so much easier. After spending around 4 hrs at the track with minor tuning here and there I had my strc Slash turning lap times so close it's not worth mentioning. Huge improvement on a rig I quit racing a long time ago because I deemed it way too slow to compete in todays sc class. Best $100 I've ever spent in rc racing!!! Plus the fun factor went waaaaaaay up! LOL

Originally Posted by MidTCrawler

Well you know I already had my chassis but I did get to open my Savox SC-1257TG servo which will go in the slash! Then she'll be complete, well relatively, a true addict doesn't ever have a complete vehicle.

Hope everyone had their Christmas wishes filled and Happy New Year to all.

Kevin

Originally Posted by wyd

Awesome. A lot of our guys use this servo but if they have a Castle MMP speedo in they also then run the external 10 amp BEC from Castle to make sure they don't have any stuttering issues. The Savox servos do use more power than most servos so if you have slow stuttering steering thats what it is caused from.

Originally Posted by jones8352

Wyd isn't there an easier (maybe cheaper is a better word) way to solve the Savox glitching problems? I use the Savox 1256 in all my rigs, from 1/8 truggies to 1/10 sc. They can be a bit on the nervous side if they don't get enough voltage. What I do is hook up a Castle Link and click on the advanced tab. There's a section on BEC voltage, default is 5.5v. The options they give you is 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0v and at the bottom there's custom slot. I just set a new Losi MSC-MXPRP (rebadged mmp) this morning to 6.0v and that eliminated the glitching. Only once have I found a need to go past 6v to cure the problem. Installing a Castle external bec will solve the problem but it does cost money and love saving cash so I can buy more STRC goodies!

Originally Posted by wyd

The 10 amp BEC is only 20 bucks. I actually run everything set at 6v but since the internal BEC is 3 amps like most ESC's I just found it more full proof to run the external BEC. It won't over heat as easily. As long as you can get them to work like that its fine. My feeling to is that the 4wd servo takes more punishment than most other steering servos and strain so I thought the external BEC being 10 amps would handle any surges in power better. Just my thoughts but again if yours is working that is great.

If you have yours working that is great and until you have a problem no need to change it. It is funny though that even on my crawler using a Savox servo I needed a stutter stopper cap setup so my crawler servo from Savox wouldn't hesitate.