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I’ll post the VTE2 builds here that I’ve been running to lay out everything with the cars so far.
Build 1
vte2 slider, I then added:
Hobao option carbon chassis
EMP front axles
EMP rear axles
Iron man rc motor mount
Joe Diaz 50lb springs
1 mill front 500k rear fluids in diffs
40/15 optional 2.66 ratio gears in diffs
Fc100 body
Extended carbon skirts
Xlx2
4070scm for initial tests and 3s runs
4070 2250kv for a couple 3s-4s passes
4070cm 8s —— will go back in my vendetta eventually
4070svm 8s — continuing with this motor to a goal of 180mph
3s — 122mph
4s — 131mph
8s — 175mph 4070cm
8s — 172mph 4070svm
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So far my first hobao setup is still running its original input bearings, with over 20 runs ranging 120-175mph I’d say the bearing maintenance situation is greatly reduced
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My overall review on the suspension of the car is that for the most part everything is solid but the play that the arms have out of the box should be addressed prior to speedrunning,
I have added nylon washers between the control arm pins and retaining plates to keep them from shifting.
A couple joints I had to fill with superglue here and there as I do on other builds and it works well. (Fill with glue to remove slop, before glue is totally cured break it loose then let it set the rest of the way
Build 2
I decided to dedicate a second VTE2 chassis to only 3-4s runs because I like this chassis so much.
I collected parts all sourced thru EMperformance to build basically a clone of my first setup but decided to run the PPS mount instead which is definitely a better option for easy removal of the spool.
Went with the hobao optional axles as well instead of the slightly heavier duty EMP ones since it’s gonna be a lower voltage car.
The rest is similar:
40/15 gears
Xlx2
Will be running Ram jam racing driveshafts soon
Optional carbon chassis
Widened side plates
Using the same fc100 body as the other build
Same joe Diaz springs
The plan for the motor came from my curiosity of building a 3-4s rated 4070cm which was ordered thru Onyx RC Power Systems.
Goals for this car: 130-140 on 3s and 150 on 4s
I’ll continue to update both these builds in here as well as the ‘3-4s challenges’ and ‘how fast we went today’
Bonus Time:
One last thing,
When I was talking to Scorched I was going over goals and future plans and we got to talking more.
While I have a bunch of other builds I’m focused on this year I decided to plan for a winter build kind of like I did with the Dual Motor Limitless this past season.
I decided that I would build a Dual Motor Hobao VTE2.
The scorched roto-lok mount will be ready in about 4 more weeks and I am going to pair that with the full length hobao Scorched chassis
And the new WR Delta plastic body.
Motors will be 4070cm and this will likely become my dedicated 8s dual motor car and then I can keep the Dual Limitless on lower 4-6s voltages since I feel the hobao platform with perform better.
Here’s the chassis but I will likely wait until winter to tackle anything on this as I’ll need another roller to start assembly but for now enjoy some carbon parts.
Build 1
vte2 slider, I then added:
Hobao option carbon chassis
EMP front axles
EMP rear axles
Iron man rc motor mount
Joe Diaz 50lb springs
1 mill front 500k rear fluids in diffs
40/15 optional 2.66 ratio gears in diffs
Fc100 body
Extended carbon skirts
Xlx2
4070scm for initial tests and 3s runs
4070 2250kv for a couple 3s-4s passes
4070cm 8s —— will go back in my vendetta eventually
4070svm 8s — continuing with this motor to a goal of 180mph
3s — 122mph
4s — 131mph
8s — 175mph 4070cm
8s — 172mph 4070svm
——————
So far my first hobao setup is still running its original input bearings, with over 20 runs ranging 120-175mph I’d say the bearing maintenance situation is greatly reduced
——————
My overall review on the suspension of the car is that for the most part everything is solid but the play that the arms have out of the box should be addressed prior to speedrunning,
I have added nylon washers between the control arm pins and retaining plates to keep them from shifting.
A couple joints I had to fill with superglue here and there as I do on other builds and it works well. (Fill with glue to remove slop, before glue is totally cured break it loose then let it set the rest of the way
Build 2
I decided to dedicate a second VTE2 chassis to only 3-4s runs because I like this chassis so much.
I collected parts all sourced thru EMperformance to build basically a clone of my first setup but decided to run the PPS mount instead which is definitely a better option for easy removal of the spool.
Went with the hobao optional axles as well instead of the slightly heavier duty EMP ones since it’s gonna be a lower voltage car.
The rest is similar:
40/15 gears
Xlx2
Will be running Ram jam racing driveshafts soon
Optional carbon chassis
Widened side plates
Using the same fc100 body as the other build
Same joe Diaz springs
The plan for the motor came from my curiosity of building a 3-4s rated 4070cm which was ordered thru Onyx RC Power Systems.
Goals for this car: 130-140 on 3s and 150 on 4s
I’ll continue to update both these builds in here as well as the ‘3-4s challenges’ and ‘how fast we went today’
Bonus Time:
One last thing,
When I was talking to Scorched I was going over goals and future plans and we got to talking more.
While I have a bunch of other builds I’m focused on this year I decided to plan for a winter build kind of like I did with the Dual Motor Limitless this past season.
I decided that I would build a Dual Motor Hobao VTE2.
The scorched roto-lok mount will be ready in about 4 more weeks and I am going to pair that with the full length hobao Scorched chassis
And the new WR Delta plastic body.
Motors will be 4070cm and this will likely become my dedicated 8s dual motor car and then I can keep the Dual Limitless on lower 4-6s voltages since I feel the hobao platform with perform better.
Here’s the chassis but I will likely wait until winter to tackle anything on this as I’ll need another roller to start assembly but for now enjoy some carbon parts.
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