Just me running on my own. Trying out some different wheels/tires to try and help my overheating issue.
Running traxxas emaxx zero offset wheels/tires. A bit more cushion than talons, but not much more weight.
Arrma backflips - 12.5oz
pro-line trencher 3.8's - 13.4oz
traxxas zero offset talons - 9.1oz
traxxas zero offset emaxx - 11.5oz
So, instead of these:
I'm running these:
I replaced my ring/pinion and the entire diff case for the front diff. 2 of the screws for the diff cap/cover weren't biting into much and I'm guessing that's why I knocked a couple teeth off a diff recently. That was was causing it to skip when I got on the throttle. I used 3 tamiya shims vs 2 on the ring gear as well. It had a bit of a high spot, so I ran it gently for 10 minutes or so on my bench, then took it easy for a bit of the first pack. Seems fine now.
I removed the XT90's entirely to remove the adapters and changed them to the TRX connectors I use on everything. I might switch to XT90's on everything over the winter... for now, figured I should at least remove the adapters.
I also didn't put the front sway bar back on. It drove fine for me. Just one of those stupid things I don't like dealing with when wrenching on the truck. The rear one is still on there. May take it off the next time I have to get into it.
I started with 14/50 gearing. Was a bit slow and tough to make a backflip with 4S. I switched to 15/50 after the first set of packs which made flips easier and clearing the larger gap at the skate park less terrifying. I almost overshot the big jump and landed in the trench at one point. It didn't overheat on me once and this was the hottest day I had run. It was 87F with high humidity. When on 15/50, I tried running it nonstop as much as possible with a lot of running in the grass. The motor got to 140F at the cap and the esc was at 124F. The packs got warm at 128F though. I might try 16/50 to see how it does, or just stick with 15/50 and live with it at this speed.
The body is splitting in half where had the camera mounted. It's spit completely up the side where the recess is to simulate the cab/bed separation. I took the onboard camera off after the first run.
Running with 14/50 gearing:
15/50 gearing:
The dirt pile was a lot larger when I got up to it. It's back off the highway a bit and didn't seem so big. The transition from the base to the face of the pile is too harsh really to have much fun at. I still ran a pack there, but probably won't go back unless they change it up. The dozer tracks near the bottom of it were hard to run at speed over to get enough momentum to climb the face and make a jump.
Running traxxas emaxx zero offset wheels/tires. A bit more cushion than talons, but not much more weight.
Arrma backflips - 12.5oz
pro-line trencher 3.8's - 13.4oz
traxxas zero offset talons - 9.1oz
traxxas zero offset emaxx - 11.5oz
So, instead of these:
I'm running these:
I replaced my ring/pinion and the entire diff case for the front diff. 2 of the screws for the diff cap/cover weren't biting into much and I'm guessing that's why I knocked a couple teeth off a diff recently. That was was causing it to skip when I got on the throttle. I used 3 tamiya shims vs 2 on the ring gear as well. It had a bit of a high spot, so I ran it gently for 10 minutes or so on my bench, then took it easy for a bit of the first pack. Seems fine now.
I removed the XT90's entirely to remove the adapters and changed them to the TRX connectors I use on everything. I might switch to XT90's on everything over the winter... for now, figured I should at least remove the adapters.
I also didn't put the front sway bar back on. It drove fine for me. Just one of those stupid things I don't like dealing with when wrenching on the truck. The rear one is still on there. May take it off the next time I have to get into it.
I started with 14/50 gearing. Was a bit slow and tough to make a backflip with 4S. I switched to 15/50 after the first set of packs which made flips easier and clearing the larger gap at the skate park less terrifying. I almost overshot the big jump and landed in the trench at one point. It didn't overheat on me once and this was the hottest day I had run. It was 87F with high humidity. When on 15/50, I tried running it nonstop as much as possible with a lot of running in the grass. The motor got to 140F at the cap and the esc was at 124F. The packs got warm at 128F though. I might try 16/50 to see how it does, or just stick with 15/50 and live with it at this speed.
The body is splitting in half where had the camera mounted. It's spit completely up the side where the recess is to simulate the cab/bed separation. I took the onboard camera off after the first run.
Running with 14/50 gearing:
15/50 gearing:
The dirt pile was a lot larger when I got up to it. It's back off the highway a bit and didn't seem so big. The transition from the base to the face of the pile is too harsh really to have much fun at. I still ran a pack there, but probably won't go back unless they change it up. The dozer tracks near the bottom of it were hard to run at speed over to get enough momentum to climb the face and make a jump.
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