Help Traxxas Stampede XL-1
11-09-2011, 01:23 PM
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Help Traxxas Stampede XL-1
Hi, i picked up a great looking and running old Traxxas Stampede for $10 at a yard sale. It is stock XL-1 ESC (junk I hear) with stock 20t motor. Don't want to put a lot of money in it just play around with it. Need some suggestions on ESC's motors's and gearing I do also have a couple of 2s 6000mah 25-50c Discharge 7.4v Lipo batteiers I can use also a couple of 6 cell 7.4v 4800 Ni-hi.
Any suggestions
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11-09-2011, 02:07 PM
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pick up either a blue xl-5 if you want to stay brushed can usually find them used for $20-30
or a 3000kv or so 35A Hobby wing brushless setup might work it should be mild enough on the plastic gears to not destroy them
or a 3000kv or so 35A Hobby wing brushless setup might work it should be mild enough on the plastic gears to not destroy them
11-09-2011, 03:00 PM
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RE: Help Traxxas Stampede XL-1
ORIGINAL: SyCo_VeNoM
pick up either a blue xl-5 if you want to stay brushed can usually find them used for $20-30
or a 3000kv or so 35A Hobby wing brushless setup might work it should be mild enough on the plastic gears to not destroy them
pick up either a blue xl-5 if you want to stay brushed can usually find them used for $20-30
or a 3000kv or so 35A Hobby wing brushless setup might work it should be mild enough on the plastic gears to not destroy them
11-09-2011, 03:21 PM
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Wow, I thought you made a typo with Hobby Wing there really is a place called that, are the better then Hobby King ???
ORIGINAL: SyCo_VeNoM
pick up either a blue xl-5 if you want to stay brushed can usually find them used for $20-30
or a 3000kv or so 35A Hobby wing brushless setup might work it should be mild enough on the plastic gears to not destroy them
pick up either a blue xl-5 if you want to stay brushed can usually find them used for $20-30
or a 3000kv or so 35A Hobby wing brushless setup might work it should be mild enough on the plastic gears to not destroy them
you can get them on www.hobbypartz.com for a fair price.
i wouldnt put a BL system on a xl-1 tho. a young friend of mine just blew the diff gears with a titan brushed motor and a 6cell pack.
the stinger motor is OK. or pick up a titan(cheap) and if you can find the blue xl-5 that has built in low voltage detection.
if you wanted to go brushless, you can upgrade the tranny gears. but the xl-1 also has smaller bushings and hubs that will wear out fast if you up the speed.
11-09-2011, 03:32 PM
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So some thing like a XL-5 ESC with (LVD) and Traxxas Titan 550 Motor 12T would do ok if I take it easy on it ?
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
11-09-2011, 06:23 PM
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yeh, that would be a fine combo. shouldnt cost to much if you can find them used.
with the titan 550 12t motor, you would just use stock gearing. 18-20t pinion with stock spur...depending if you want more low end or top speed.
i recently got myself a EA speed control that has LVC and can handle a 17t motor for $25 shipped. so cheap LVC brushed speed controls are out there.
with the titan 550 12t motor, you would just use stock gearing. 18-20t pinion with stock spur...depending if you want more low end or top speed.
i recently got myself a EA speed control that has LVC and can handle a 17t motor for $25 shipped. so cheap LVC brushed speed controls are out there.
11-11-2011, 03:01 PM
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RE: Help Traxxas Stampede XL-1
U can upgrade to the modern 11 mm hubs tho and steel gears so that's not that big of deal.
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hobby wing is the brand. look up ezrun 35amp.
you can get them on www.hobbypartz.com for a fair price.
i wouldnt put a BL system on a xl-1 tho. a young friend of mine just blew the diff gears with a titan brushed motor and a 6cell pack.
the stinger motor is OK. or pick up a titan(cheap) and if you can find the blue xl-5 that has built in low voltage detection.
if you wanted to go brushless, you can upgrade the tranny gears. but the xl-1 also has smaller bushings and hubs that will wear out fast if you up the speed.
ORIGINAL: ralph289
Wow, I thought you made a typo with Hobby Wing there really is a place called that, are the better then Hobby King ???
ORIGINAL: SyCo_VeNoM
pick up either a blue xl-5 if you want to stay brushed can usually find them used for $20-30
or a 3000kv or so 35A Hobby wing brushless setup might work it should be mild enough on the plastic gears to not destroy them
pick up either a blue xl-5 if you want to stay brushed can usually find them used for $20-30
or a 3000kv or so 35A Hobby wing brushless setup might work it should be mild enough on the plastic gears to not destroy them
you can get them on www.hobbypartz.com for a fair price.
i wouldnt put a BL system on a xl-1 tho. a young friend of mine just blew the diff gears with a titan brushed motor and a 6cell pack.
the stinger motor is OK. or pick up a titan(cheap) and if you can find the blue xl-5 that has built in low voltage detection.
if you wanted to go brushless, you can upgrade the tranny gears. but the xl-1 also has smaller bushings and hubs that will wear out fast if you up the speed.
11-11-2011, 06:44 PM
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RE: Help Traxxas Stampede XL-1
ORIGINAL: ralph289
So some thing like a XL-5 ESC with (LVD) and Traxxas Titan 550 Motor 12T would do ok if I take it easy on it ?
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
So some thing like a XL-5 ESC with (LVD) and Traxxas Titan 550 Motor 12T would do ok if I take it easy on it ?
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
11-12-2011, 06:01 AM
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yes i agree. whatever you do do not buy the Titan 12t. biggest POS ever in the RC world. will only last you maybe 5 battery packs before it blows. i would get either a Venom Fireball 17tx2 if your cheap, or a better rebuildable brushed motor if not BL. i would highly recommend BL, that HW 35A 3000KV combo.
ORIGINAL: xerxes
fyi. da titan 21t is better den da titan 12t
ORIGINAL: ralph289
So some thing like a XL-5 ESC with (LVD) and Traxxas Titan 550 Motor 12T would do ok if I take it easy on it ?
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
So some thing like a XL-5 ESC with (LVD) and Traxxas Titan 550 Motor 12T would do ok if I take it easy on it ?
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
11-12-2011, 07:43 AM
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ORIGINAL: thehuntingterminator
yes i agree. whatever you do do not buy the Titan 12t. biggest POS ever in the RC world. will only last you maybe 5 battery packs before it blows. i would get either a Venom Fireball 17tx2 if your cheap, or a better rebuildable brushed motor if not BL. i would highly recommend BL, that HW 35A 3000KV combo.
yes i agree. whatever you do do not buy the Titan 12t. biggest POS ever in the RC world. will only last you maybe 5 battery packs before it blows. i would get either a Venom Fireball 17tx2 if your cheap, or a better rebuildable brushed motor if not BL. i would highly recommend BL, that HW 35A 3000KV combo.
ORIGINAL: xerxes
fyi. da titan 21t is better den da titan 12t
ORIGINAL: ralph289
So some thing like a XL-5 ESC with (LVD) and Traxxas Titan 550 Motor 12T would do ok if I take it easy on it ?
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
So some thing like a XL-5 ESC with (LVD) and Traxxas Titan 550 Motor 12T would do ok if I take it easy on it ?
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
HPI 20t saturn should work fine though. I have a 15t, 27t, and 35t that worked with no issues
11-12-2011, 04:31 PM
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RE: Help Traxxas Stampede XL-1
huh, just different experiences though. mine has been much better than the Titan.
ORIGINAL: SyCo_VeNoM
the venom fireball from my experiences lasts less time than the 12t titan 550 lol
HPI 20t saturn should work fine though. I have a 15t, 27t, and 35t that worked with no issues
ORIGINAL: thehuntingterminator
yes i agree. whatever you do do not buy the Titan 12t. biggest POS ever in the RC world. will only last you maybe 5 battery packs before it blows. i would get either a Venom Fireball 17tx2 if your cheap, or a better rebuildable brushed motor if not BL. i would highly recommend BL, that HW 35A 3000KV combo.
yes i agree. whatever you do do not buy the Titan 12t. biggest POS ever in the RC world. will only last you maybe 5 battery packs before it blows. i would get either a Venom Fireball 17tx2 if your cheap, or a better rebuildable brushed motor if not BL. i would highly recommend BL, that HW 35A 3000KV combo.
ORIGINAL: xerxes
fyi. da titan 21t is better den da titan 12t
ORIGINAL: ralph289
So some thing like a XL-5 ESC with (LVD) and Traxxas Titan 550 Motor 12T would do ok if I take it easy on it ?
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
So some thing like a XL-5 ESC with (LVD) and Traxxas Titan 550 Motor 12T would do ok if I take it easy on it ?
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
HPI 20t saturn should work fine though. I have a 15t, 27t, and 35t that worked with no issues
11-12-2011, 05:29 PM
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ORIGINAL: thehuntingterminator
huh, just different experiences though. mine has been much better than the Titan.
huh, just different experiences though. mine has been much better than the Titan.
ORIGINAL: SyCo_VeNoM
the venom fireball from my experiences lasts less time than the 12t titan 550 lol
HPI 20t saturn should work fine though. I have a 15t, 27t, and 35t that worked with no issues
ORIGINAL: thehuntingterminator
yes i agree. whatever you do do not buy the Titan 12t. biggest POS ever in the RC world. will only last you maybe 5 battery packs before it blows. i would get either a Venom Fireball 17tx2 if your cheap, or a better rebuildable brushed motor if not BL. i would highly recommend BL, that HW 35A 3000KV combo.
yes i agree. whatever you do do not buy the Titan 12t. biggest POS ever in the RC world. will only last you maybe 5 battery packs before it blows. i would get either a Venom Fireball 17tx2 if your cheap, or a better rebuildable brushed motor if not BL. i would highly recommend BL, that HW 35A 3000KV combo.
ORIGINAL: xerxes
fyi. da titan 21t is better den da titan 12t
ORIGINAL: ralph289
So some thing like a XL-5 ESC with (LVD) and Traxxas Titan 550 Motor 12T would do ok if I take it easy on it ?
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
So some thing like a XL-5 ESC with (LVD) and Traxxas Titan 550 Motor 12T would do ok if I take it easy on it ?
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
HPI 20t saturn should work fine though. I have a 15t, 27t, and 35t that worked with no issues
11-12-2011, 05:34 PM
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maybe so, but then again i have had mostly good things to say about Venom which is part of the minority. i've had a 17t double wind Venom Fireball which has been great to me for the most part, a 50t Fireball that wore out one of the two brushes after many slightly over-geared runs (but still works, just isn't the smoothest thing), and a Venom 4200mah 7 cell which still works to this day after having it for about 8 months and has always held close to its rated capacity at least.
ORIGINAL: SyCo_VeNoM
I'd say you are in the extreme minority with that one
ORIGINAL: thehuntingterminator
huh, just different experiences though. mine has been much better than the Titan.
huh, just different experiences though. mine has been much better than the Titan.
ORIGINAL: SyCo_VeNoM
the venom fireball from my experiences lasts less time than the 12t titan 550 lol
HPI 20t saturn should work fine though. I have a 15t, 27t, and 35t that worked with no issues
ORIGINAL: thehuntingterminator
yes i agree. whatever you do do not buy the Titan 12t. biggest POS ever in the RC world. will only last you maybe 5 battery packs before it blows. i would get either a Venom Fireball 17tx2 if your cheap, or a better rebuildable brushed motor if not BL. i would highly recommend BL, that HW 35A 3000KV combo.
yes i agree. whatever you do do not buy the Titan 12t. biggest POS ever in the RC world. will only last you maybe 5 battery packs before it blows. i would get either a Venom Fireball 17tx2 if your cheap, or a better rebuildable brushed motor if not BL. i would highly recommend BL, that HW 35A 3000KV combo.
ORIGINAL: xerxes
fyi. da titan 21t is better den da titan 12t
ORIGINAL: ralph289
So some thing like a XL-5 ESC with (LVD) and Traxxas Titan 550 Motor 12T would do ok if I take it easy on it ?
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
So some thing like a XL-5 ESC with (LVD) and Traxxas Titan 550 Motor 12T would do ok if I take it easy on it ?
Any ideas on gearing ??
THANKS
HPI 20t saturn should work fine though. I have a 15t, 27t, and 35t that worked with no issues
11-12-2011, 05:41 PM
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ORIGINAL: thehuntingterminator
maybe so, but then again i have had mostly good things to say about Venom which is part of the minority. i've had a 17t double wind Venom Fireball which has been great to me for the most part, a 50t Fireball that wore out one of the two brushes after many slightly over-geared runs (but still works, just isn't the smoothest thing), and a Venom 4200mah 7 cell which still works to this day after having it for about 8 months and has always held close to its rated capacity at least.
maybe so, but then again i have had mostly good things to say about Venom which is part of the minority. i've had a 17t double wind Venom Fireball which has been great to me for the most part, a 50t Fireball that wore out one of the two brushes after many slightly over-geared runs (but still works, just isn't the smoothest thing), and a Venom 4200mah 7 cell which still works to this day after having it for about 8 months and has always held close to its rated capacity at least.
Wow my venom battery held around 70% of the rated capacity at the most (stopped working soon after)
21 dT fireball burnt out in a friggin Brama 10b believe it or not in 1 run (if you count 3 minutes as a run when 80% of the battery was left)
Had one of their pre-painted RC10 bodies that cracked in half after 1 flip (for the record I replaced it with a HPI body that has been on the RC since, and cracked it up way worst with only scratches)
even their body decals won't stay on lol
Can kinda see why I don't trust anything they make
11-12-2011, 05:44 PM
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haha i dont blame you! i seem to have pretty dang good luck on everything i've bought so far in RC. the only thing i can think of is on of my lipos came un-soldered from the inside and i gotta take it somewhere to get it fixed.
ORIGINAL: SyCo_VeNoM
Wow my venom battery held around 70% of the rated capacity at the most (stopped working soon after)
21 dT fireball burnt out in a friggin Brama 10b believe it or not in 1 run (if you count 3 minutes as a run when 80% of the battery was left)
Had one of their pre-painted RC10 bodies that cracked in half after 1 flip (for the record I replaced it with a HPI body that has been on the RC since, and cracked it up way worst with only scratches)
even their body decals won't stay on lol
Can kinda see why I don't trust anything they make
ORIGINAL: thehuntingterminator
maybe so, but then again i have had mostly good things to say about Venom which is part of the minority. i've had a 17t double wind Venom Fireball which has been great to me for the most part, a 50t Fireball that wore out one of the two brushes after many slightly over-geared runs (but still works, just isn't the smoothest thing), and a Venom 4200mah 7 cell which still works to this day after having it for about 8 months and has always held close to its rated capacity at least.
maybe so, but then again i have had mostly good things to say about Venom which is part of the minority. i've had a 17t double wind Venom Fireball which has been great to me for the most part, a 50t Fireball that wore out one of the two brushes after many slightly over-geared runs (but still works, just isn't the smoothest thing), and a Venom 4200mah 7 cell which still works to this day after having it for about 8 months and has always held close to its rated capacity at least.
Wow my venom battery held around 70% of the rated capacity at the most (stopped working soon after)
21 dT fireball burnt out in a friggin Brama 10b believe it or not in 1 run (if you count 3 minutes as a run when 80% of the battery was left)
Had one of their pre-painted RC10 bodies that cracked in half after 1 flip (for the record I replaced it with a HPI body that has been on the RC since, and cracked it up way worst with only scratches)
even their body decals won't stay on lol
Can kinda see why I don't trust anything they make
11-12-2011, 06:15 PM
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RE: Help Traxxas Stampede XL-1
heers sumtn weird. my 1 venom 20c 4000 mah lipo hrdcase outlasted bolth of my venom 30c 5000 lipos dat cost about 28$ more per pack [&:]
bolth da packs dat faild put out 0.0v but r still haf charged. 4mm banana terminals.
20c 4000 is hardwired & still goin hard. run time, capacity, evrythn.
bolth da packs dat faild put out 0.0v but r still haf charged. 4mm banana terminals.
20c 4000 is hardwired & still goin hard. run time, capacity, evrythn.
