Are you plugging the sensor cable in or running sensorless?

You bet. Kind of want to glue them up for street runs and such. Will probably just throw a set of slash wheels on for that purpose with an overly trimmed basher body.

I had a Slash 4x4 w/Ballistic 550 4.5. I ran a 13 pinion but it got hot. I jumped to a 16 and temps went down. The 13 was reaching max rpm too often causing it to get warm. Just a thought.

I am using a servo extension with a piece of heat-shrink around it as insurance and to keep dust out.

Velineon is sensorless. I haven't tried running the SC4x that way, but I think it'd probably be okay with it.

So would you would reccomend using these in combination or only indivdually?

For example, what combination (if any) would you suggest for running on a medium/loose/loamy track with 1/8th scale jumps?

Chris/anybody?

You want to run it as loose as possible without skipping under hard accel/braking. It is good to know how tight they were running their belts with given motors on their track surface. However, belt stretching and age can vary the setting needed.

I found the gear cases are a little warped, but seemed to go together and seal reasonably well with all the screws in. Make sure your trans bearings are fully seated and there is no flashing, that will help.

I believe the binding is the flats on the sides of the gears crashing into the teeth of the opposing gear. I suspect that a slight bevel/chamfer on that side of the opposing gear teeth would prevent it from snagging the flats.

I considered sanding them a bit to do just that... but then I figured just running it will clearance it better.

You know that the VXL ESC has a sensor port, right?

I know its sensorless, but it does have a sensor port on it. I ask because the motor gets very different degrees of timing depending on how its plugged into the vxl and could be why he's running so hot.

dupe

I didn't know that. Learn something new every day. Is that the AUX port? Never popped it open to be honest.

Heck, I'll be bolting a Novak 550 4.5t in my boy's Slash 4x4 tonight then, heh.

You can get around this by using the shock nyloc nut to back it up while tightening instead of relying on the plastic channel.

The upper shock bushings are way too sloppy though. Also I noticed the springs, like every other coil spring, aren't perfectly straight and they can rub slightly on the shock body. This will only get worse as the piston and ID of the shock wear.

No issues with my little traxxas cross wrench. (5.5mm?) It would be amusing to watch someone try and assemble it with the stupid kit wrench supplied by AE.

I know this truck don't need a Carbon Fiber parts but my ears are open for any ideas or suggestion guys.

Steve Nguyen
www.snrgraphite.com

The 4mm ID nuts aren't 5.5mm?