Not getting crazy with it, just want to do some upgrades to enhance the curability and run time.
To begin with, I'm going to try the Granite tires to give me some extra ride height, and I'm changing the motor pinion to the 14t Granite pinion to keep the gearing about the same. An ARRMA aluminum adjustable motor mount is being added so I can set the gear mesh more accurately, along with replacing all the OEM bearings with Avid "Ceramic Revolution" bearings.
I'll also be replacing the servo with a DS3225, and use a Kimbrough servo saver, and swapping out the receiver for a Futaba R304SB.
The ESC and motor will remain "As Shipped" for now, although from the posted experience of others here, I think I'll be doing a "Budget Brushless Conversion" before long!
One of the things I'm learning in doing this is the whole ARRMA product line, and what assemblies are different between families, and what are common.
One of the things that impresses me about these vehicles is the clever, economical design and "modularity" of their product lines. It's very much like the Platform Concept that the big automakers use now, swapping engines and drivelines among various vehicle styles to make the most of the up-front cost of vehicle design.
Since I'm not familiar with the type of differential used in the Senton Mega (same as the Senton 3S; different than the Senton 6S), I ordered a couple of "spares" from a breaker on eBay. I'm really big on having a unit to just take apart and examine, and learn about, and boy, did I learn a lot! After I cleaned out all the grease these had packed in them, and completely scrubbed them, I found several glaring (to me, at least) faults.
I'll get into the "Differential Experiments" I did in the next thread.
Hang on, 'cuz I think this is gonna be a whole lot of fun!
To begin with, I'm going to try the Granite tires to give me some extra ride height, and I'm changing the motor pinion to the 14t Granite pinion to keep the gearing about the same. An ARRMA aluminum adjustable motor mount is being added so I can set the gear mesh more accurately, along with replacing all the OEM bearings with Avid "Ceramic Revolution" bearings.
I'll also be replacing the servo with a DS3225, and use a Kimbrough servo saver, and swapping out the receiver for a Futaba R304SB.
The ESC and motor will remain "As Shipped" for now, although from the posted experience of others here, I think I'll be doing a "Budget Brushless Conversion" before long!
One of the things I'm learning in doing this is the whole ARRMA product line, and what assemblies are different between families, and what are common.
One of the things that impresses me about these vehicles is the clever, economical design and "modularity" of their product lines. It's very much like the Platform Concept that the big automakers use now, swapping engines and drivelines among various vehicle styles to make the most of the up-front cost of vehicle design.
Since I'm not familiar with the type of differential used in the Senton Mega (same as the Senton 3S; different than the Senton 6S), I ordered a couple of "spares" from a breaker on eBay. I'm really big on having a unit to just take apart and examine, and learn about, and boy, did I learn a lot! After I cleaned out all the grease these had packed in them, and completely scrubbed them, I found several glaring (to me, at least) faults.
I'll get into the "Differential Experiments" I did in the next thread.
Hang on, 'cuz I think this is gonna be a whole lot of fun!