(Disclaimer - LENGTHY POST ) First, I'm super excited to start my first journey with Arrma! A good majority of my friends run Traxxas and I've never been one to go with the grain LOL! Although, sharing parts would have been nice. I went with Horizon Hobby as they have local retailers around me in SoCal. Plus I was astonished they offered a military discount at checkout. Don't see that very often! I also like the rewards program they have as it could save some $$ off of future items (inevitable). My first time buying from them. Feedback on them?
Through my research, diffs come up quite a bit with what weight to put in, how they're not filled from the factory, etc. There's not a ton on the forum with the new LSD diffs, though. I'm wanting to do anything preliminary that I can to keep this thing on the track. Any help in this area would be much appreciated! I want to own them!! The track I run on is a very short course track with a few 1ft high rhythm jumps and two tabletops that are 3ft high and about 10ft in length. It's very loose hard-packed dirt with a lot of ruts. Not very well maintained for sure. I'm racing primarily against Traxxas Slash and they've always killed me with my Redcat Blackout SE Pro on 2 and 3s. I also go real offroading in my truck and take my rig wherever I go, so lots of deserts to play in with varying terrain. I've never had a rig that would jump really far without completely destroying it but I know I'd love it! I also like doing some occasional frontflips/backflips to "ah" the onlookers.
Tires: Are stock good enough? Saw quite a few videos on DBoots Backflips and am curious about your thoughts given the terrain I mentioned above.
In looking at batteries with the EC5 connection, I did what one member posted and searched on Amazon starting from High $ to low, then pick the one with the discharge rate and mAh I was looking for. This pair seems like a good buy: (FConegy 3s) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092HWPJT...olid=2W7OAUVQ57IMV&psc=1&ref_=gv_ov_lig_pi_dp. 5500 mAh 120c discharge hardcase. Thoughts?
Charger: I currently run a 1-4s charger dual port but can only charge (2) 2s or (1) 3/4s at a time. With Talion on 6s, I need to upgrade here for sure. Looking at the Hota D6+. I can deal with my old charger for now so this might be on my Xmas wish list.
Finally... Anything else you can think of that might help me dominate? In the short time I've been on this forum researching, y'all are one knowledgeable group and I very much value your opinion!!
Have a great weekend!
Through my research, diffs come up quite a bit with what weight to put in, how they're not filled from the factory, etc. There's not a ton on the forum with the new LSD diffs, though. I'm wanting to do anything preliminary that I can to keep this thing on the track. Any help in this area would be much appreciated! I want to own them!! The track I run on is a very short course track with a few 1ft high rhythm jumps and two tabletops that are 3ft high and about 10ft in length. It's very loose hard-packed dirt with a lot of ruts. Not very well maintained for sure. I'm racing primarily against Traxxas Slash and they've always killed me with my Redcat Blackout SE Pro on 2 and 3s. I also go real offroading in my truck and take my rig wherever I go, so lots of deserts to play in with varying terrain. I've never had a rig that would jump really far without completely destroying it but I know I'd love it! I also like doing some occasional frontflips/backflips to "ah" the onlookers.
Tires: Are stock good enough? Saw quite a few videos on DBoots Backflips and am curious about your thoughts given the terrain I mentioned above.
In looking at batteries with the EC5 connection, I did what one member posted and searched on Amazon starting from High $ to low, then pick the one with the discharge rate and mAh I was looking for. This pair seems like a good buy: (FConegy 3s) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092HWPJT...olid=2W7OAUVQ57IMV&psc=1&ref_=gv_ov_lig_pi_dp. 5500 mAh 120c discharge hardcase. Thoughts?
Charger: I currently run a 1-4s charger dual port but can only charge (2) 2s or (1) 3/4s at a time. With Talion on 6s, I need to upgrade here for sure. Looking at the Hota D6+. I can deal with my old charger for now so this might be on my Xmas wish list.
Finally... Anything else you can think of that might help me dominate? In the short time I've been on this forum researching, y'all are one knowledgeable group and I very much value your opinion!!
Have a great weekend!