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This is my V2 Granite Mega that I completely converted to Brushless. Before doing this chassis swap, it was a wheelie machine.
Here is the list of past and current parts I’ve bought and installed.
-Jim’s rubber sealed bearings (current)
-25kg Servo(current)
-Front and Rear inputs(17 and 13 tooth)
-Cheap 40 amp bl esc(died)
-Surpass 60 amp esc(caught on fire)
-Surpass 120 amp esc(current)
-Generic 3900kv bl motor(3 mm shaft)
-Surpass 3500kv bl motor(3 mm shaft)
-Surpass 2900kv (current with a 5 mm shaft)
-BLX upgraded diffs along with 13 tooth inputs
-3s BLX Slipper, clutch and spur and 15 tooth pinion
-ZD Racing Aluminum shocks
-Hot Racing metal spur gear
-Typhon 3s front and rear A-arms
-Proline threaded body posts.
-Typhon rear wing(broken)
-3d Printed Tpu 4s rear wing
-Big Rock lwb chassis
-Big Rock longer driveshaft
-V3 Granite front and rear bumpers
My first run in the snow, my 60 amp esc caught on fire running on 3s. Thankfully nothing else was damaged when that happened.
I currently have 3 2s lipos and one 3s. On 3s it wheelied all the time. I haven’t been able to record the top speed but it’s probably close to 50mph on 3s. It’s a different machine on it.
Future Possible Upgrades
-New longer body(Big Rock/Senton/Tyohon
-17mm hexes and wheels/tires(already purchased)
-Wheelie bar(already purchased)
-Big Rock side guards as the Granite ones don’t quite cover the battery completely. I was able to trim and zip tie it on temporarily
I still haven’t decided which body I want to go with. The Big Rock would be the easiest as the body mounts are the same. A Senton body would require the mounts, body, bumpers and some body cutting to fit over the 2.8 tires. Or a set of 2.2 sc tires. A Typhon is my second choice but would require a new body, mounts and I’m not quite sure it would fit as my esc is mounted on top of my receiver box. I had thought it would fit on the bottom next to the motor but there’s not enough room.
The aftermarket body I have is made for a Traxxas from eBay. It’s a common swap for granites. This body actually fits better on the lwb chassis than the Granite body. But they both fit using the stock body mounts. I think I turned the front mount backwards to where it allows the front of the body to seat properly behind the bumper.
Unless you really want to spend more money on an RC car, it isn’t wise to go this same route. Thankfully with the V3 models, you already have the upgraded diffs and slipper. So that would save you around $80. The surpass motors I bought were around $30 each and all have been very good. I can definitely recommend the 120 amp esc and 2900 kv motor for it. It has plenty of top speed and low end torque. A 3900 runs too hot in this truck from my experience.
I’m still undecided if I’m going to keep the rear wing installed. But until I receive my wheelie bar, it will remain on. The wing does protect the body more than if it didn’t have one. I’m not sure how well the tpu wing is going to hold up over time. But it’s pretty easy to print out a new one.
Here is the list of past and current parts I’ve bought and installed.
-Jim’s rubber sealed bearings (current)
-25kg Servo(current)
-Front and Rear inputs(17 and 13 tooth)
-Cheap 40 amp bl esc(died)
-Surpass 60 amp esc(caught on fire)
-Surpass 120 amp esc(current)
-Generic 3900kv bl motor(3 mm shaft)
-Surpass 3500kv bl motor(3 mm shaft)
-Surpass 2900kv (current with a 5 mm shaft)
-BLX upgraded diffs along with 13 tooth inputs
-3s BLX Slipper, clutch and spur and 15 tooth pinion
-ZD Racing Aluminum shocks
-Hot Racing metal spur gear
-Typhon 3s front and rear A-arms
-Proline threaded body posts.
-Typhon rear wing(broken)
-3d Printed Tpu 4s rear wing
-Big Rock lwb chassis
-Big Rock longer driveshaft
-V3 Granite front and rear bumpers
My first run in the snow, my 60 amp esc caught on fire running on 3s. Thankfully nothing else was damaged when that happened.
I currently have 3 2s lipos and one 3s. On 3s it wheelied all the time. I haven’t been able to record the top speed but it’s probably close to 50mph on 3s. It’s a different machine on it.
Future Possible Upgrades
-New longer body(Big Rock/Senton/Tyohon
-17mm hexes and wheels/tires(already purchased)
-Wheelie bar(already purchased)
-Big Rock side guards as the Granite ones don’t quite cover the battery completely. I was able to trim and zip tie it on temporarily
I still haven’t decided which body I want to go with. The Big Rock would be the easiest as the body mounts are the same. A Senton body would require the mounts, body, bumpers and some body cutting to fit over the 2.8 tires. Or a set of 2.2 sc tires. A Typhon is my second choice but would require a new body, mounts and I’m not quite sure it would fit as my esc is mounted on top of my receiver box. I had thought it would fit on the bottom next to the motor but there’s not enough room.
The aftermarket body I have is made for a Traxxas from eBay. It’s a common swap for granites. This body actually fits better on the lwb chassis than the Granite body. But they both fit using the stock body mounts. I think I turned the front mount backwards to where it allows the front of the body to seat properly behind the bumper.
Unless you really want to spend more money on an RC car, it isn’t wise to go this same route. Thankfully with the V3 models, you already have the upgraded diffs and slipper. So that would save you around $80. The surpass motors I bought were around $30 each and all have been very good. I can definitely recommend the 120 amp esc and 2900 kv motor for it. It has plenty of top speed and low end torque. A 3900 runs too hot in this truck from my experience.
I’m still undecided if I’m going to keep the rear wing installed. But until I receive my wheelie bar, it will remain on. The wing does protect the body more than if it didn’t have one. I’m not sure how well the tpu wing is going to hold up over time. But it’s pretty easy to print out a new one.