taberj47

yea im looking at motors right now the stock setup isnt heat effiecent and the im looking at tacon, leopards, and hobbywing motor/esc combos

taberj47

shoot the leopards motors are only 35 bucks and they have great reviews and im looking at doing a sensored setup better control of the motor and the esc can know the position of the motor and have much better braking and throttle control.

cumminspower5.9

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you cant polish a turd man lol. i wouldnt do anyhting serious to this truck unless i was racing it.

taberj47

meh idc something to do
plus 35 bucks aint **** into it plus im really thinking about turning the 810 into electric monster lol

cumminspower5.9

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you gotta keep that thing nitro. that is great on the track and will rip up the savage on the track. dont convert it or ill blow it up lol

taberj47

yeah i was thinking the same thing im looking on ebay for a 810 roller for like 60 bucks and turn that into a 810-E i think it would be so badass on the track

nitro-rob

The mamba max pro is a great overkill ESC.  I ran one in my 8th scale buggy and now its in an 8th scale truggy.  Elcee - if you are building the kit I would stick with the SS kit shocks, I have them on a firestorm and they are great.  HPI also sells a spring kit for them. 

t9dragon

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Yes, you can polish a turd..

dspdrew

Yeah, they did it on Myth Busters. It turned out pretty shiny.

xblyx

In response totaberj47, "anyone have ideas on how to the install the heat sink and fan on the motor? "

Check out my hack job on Post #2499.

iTz Nicholas72

Not going with the Castle MMP SCT combo. Found a cheaper alternative that I'm going with. Couldn't get over the bad reviews I was hearing about Castle CS taking forever because of recalls and the BEC being weak and causing issues for some users.

Going with:
[link=http://www.brushlesshobbies.com/120A-Brushless-ESC-Sensorless-Sensored-with-USB-FlashProgrammer_p_113.html#]Brushless Hobbies 120A Pro ESC - $57.98 shipped[/link]
and
[link=http://www.valuehobby.com/power-systems/brushless-motors/gforce-3650w-inrunner-motor-3985kv.html]GForce 3650W 4-Pole Brushless Motor (4000kv) - $39.98 shipped[/link] or [link=http://www.valuehobby.com/power-systems/brushless-motors/gforce-3650w-inrunner-motor-3190kv.html]GForce 3650W 4-Pole Brushless Motor (3200kv) - $39.98 shipped[/link]

Helluva deal for $97.98 shipped considering that the ESC has has great reviews and their CS has proven to be great and the motor has also gotten good reviews and it a 4-Pole and has the 3.17mm shaft so I don't have to worry about buying new pinion(s).

Kinda leaning toward the 3200Kv just because I know it would be that much more efficient and run that much cooler but the 4000Kv is still an option...

Elcee

Thanks for the replies folks Now .. Does anyone know where in Europe I can actually find one of these in stock? (I have no patience)

@spena: Yeah I know deep inside that the RTR is the sensible option, but wheres the fun in that

redfisher1974

My rims and tires just showed up Time to glue and install.

cumminspower5.9

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What tires/rims did you get fisher? post pics.

redfisher1974

Just my luck glued the tires on the rims and put the rears on no problem get to the front and the offset is not right!!!

paba60

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What rims did you end up with Red???

redfisher1974

redfisher1974

Sorry wrong pic, They do look like that but are your standard 2.2" rim

iTz Nicholas72

Speaking of rims I'm stripping the chrome off my SS rims. Not sure if I want to keep them white to match the body or try dying them orange.

cumminspower5.9

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Cool rims. I like the way the black rim look on this truck. i got hpi monster ss rims, the 6 spoke ones? they are nice too.

cumminspower5.9

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I think orange would look pretty sweet with the white body. if you do happen to go with orange, you have got to post pics!

nitro-rob

So you have two different sets of rims with different offset?

cumminspower5.9

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Welp, since my esc is fried, i figured i would tear the truck apart and find issues to fix if any. the tranny easily comes out. i was surprised at that. overall everything looks good. a little slop in the rear uprights and rear a-arms, but i dont think there is much to be done about that. also the front and rear center drive cups are showing "dents" or wear from the pins on the dogbones. im trying to figure out something to do with them instead of buying hd diff cups. maybe a little jb weld where the pins hit so its snug inside the cups. cause thats the biggest problem is the play. any ideas?

iTz Nicholas72

That would look really good. Would also go with my next body since I plan on going to a blue/orange/white color scheme for my Savage XS wherever possible.

Orange it is! Will probably pick up some Acetone and RIT dye after my night class and at least get the chrome stripped off tonight.

cumminspower5.9

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So what kind of orange are we talking about? The General Lee Dodge Charger orange? Cause that is a bright vibrant color. the only downfall to a bright color is it shows dirt easily, but nothing a little warm water wont fix.