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- Location
- Vancouver, BC
- Arrma RC's
- Granite
- Kraton 6s
- Senton 6s
- Typhon 6s
I used to have a couple of Tamiya and Yokomo touring cars back in the day and just got back into the hobby this May. Started with a Granite 3S V2 and a Senton 3S V2, which are really nice trucks. Then decided to give 6S a try with the Typhon 6S and built it as a parking lot basher. The acceleration and handling of this buggy completely blows me away. Glad that I went with the 6S instead of the 3S. Upgrades so far:
Hot Racing front and rear chassis braces
GPM front and rear hinge pin holders
Hot Racing servo mount
DS3235 Servo
T Bone front and rear bumper
T Bone front shock skid
PowerHobby heatsink with dual motor fans
TRB sealed bearings throughout
Flysky GT5 Radio
Front diff filled with 30k and rear diff topped off with 8,000 cst. I'll be installing the aluminum diff case in the center and upping diff fluid to 200k.
I'll also up the shock oil to around 800 cst and possibly put in firmer shock springs from the Mojave. Even with adding a bit more preload to the stock setup, it's still bottoming out 1.5 feet off the ground. Hopefully the heavier shock oil and firmer springs will rectify this.
With the current setup, motor temps are only 120-125F max and ESC 125-130F max even on a 85F day. I can probably up the pinion to 14T and still not have to worry about temps, unlike my 3S trucks.
The Kraton EXB will be my next build as soon as I get this Typhon dialed in...
Hot Racing front and rear chassis braces
GPM front and rear hinge pin holders
Hot Racing servo mount
DS3235 Servo
T Bone front and rear bumper
T Bone front shock skid
PowerHobby heatsink with dual motor fans
TRB sealed bearings throughout
Flysky GT5 Radio
Front diff filled with 30k and rear diff topped off with 8,000 cst. I'll be installing the aluminum diff case in the center and upping diff fluid to 200k.
I'll also up the shock oil to around 800 cst and possibly put in firmer shock springs from the Mojave. Even with adding a bit more preload to the stock setup, it's still bottoming out 1.5 feet off the ground. Hopefully the heavier shock oil and firmer springs will rectify this.
With the current setup, motor temps are only 120-125F max and ESC 125-130F max even on a 85F day. I can probably up the pinion to 14T and still not have to worry about temps, unlike my 3S trucks.
The Kraton EXB will be my next build as soon as I get this Typhon dialed in...