neyou86

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u can use up to a 3 cell lipo or 10 cell nimh i believe

neyou86

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sorry its only a 9 cell nimh

Brainanator

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Sweet, thanks! The hardcore body looks sweet too. oh the tough choices we face...

Lilredmachine

Getting bits fitted and in there now.

Motor, for now, is a KB36 8L which should put down 1.5Xs the power of the VXL. Eventually I want a CC/Neu 2650 in there for giggles.

Lipo is a Turnigy 4s 5000 30c-40c so there should be no problem supplying the current. The wires are 8 AWG, which made the soldering up of the deans plugs somewhat interesting. [8D]

TX Baphomet

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Hey fellas, new to the hobby but still putting in an effort...Added some Jato wheels to mine...Makes it harder to turn but at least I'm flipping it every 10 secs....

fusebmx13

i ended up with a 5th place finish running against xxx-t's and t4's. I would have came in 2nd or 3rd if my shock wouldnt have broken. Also my esc thermaled so i had to unplug it and plug it in. 5th out of 7 is not bad for my first race ever. Bashing is all i do .

Andyjk

Hey guys, so I have a velineon system on the way and was wondering if there is anything I should (or shouldn't) do before or while I'm running it. I'm intending on running it with the stock gearing and with 7-cell Nimh packs. I'll make the step to Lipo when I can afford it.

I heard somewhere that you shouldn't do a lot of high speed runs with brushless as it isn't good for the motor or something. Is this true?

Thanks!

Lilredmachine

High speed runs are fine.

Just make sure you aren't overgeared as it will melt the motor/damage the esc.

Full throttle is actually better for the esc than part throttle.

Andyjk

Oh ok cool thanks. I'm running th stock Spur gear (86 i think it is) and a 20T pinion. Will this be ok?

boosteda4tq

I want to purchase some Pinion and Spur gears what sizes do you guys recommend i purchase to run a MM5700? Is there a data sheet on gearing?

Things that i read that i needed and ordered already.

1. Bad Horsie Diff Lock
2. 17mm Adapters to run 1/8th Tires and rims
3. 1/8th Foams
4. Temp Gun

You guys recommend any other stuff?

hndaman1

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Does anyone have the Integy Evo-X chassis conversion kit? http://www.integy.com/st_prod.html?p...68&p_catid=109 or any other parts for the slash? i had their PB shocks on my traxxas VXL bandit and I liked them..

Brainanator

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nobody seems to like integy really....they have a bad rap from somewhere, I, personally, haven't tried anything from them.

Clymer122693

Prettu sure if you go back a few pages someone has tried that chassis and posted it in this thread. Its like everything integy makes...JUNK

Andyjk

So I got my Velineon yesterday and installed it. Broken so far- a differential output yoke, nerf bar, stripped a spur gear and one of the teeth on the 30T Steel idler gear came off. I hope that it doesnt break again after i fix it, can't afford it haha.

Lilredmachine

Dude, how have you managed that kind of damage so fast?

I was geared 26/83 for the majority of my runs with the VXL on a 3s with the slipper locked and only did one diff output yoke and one set of diff internals.

Andyjk

haha yeah I'd like to know.

Is my gearing ok? 20/86?

What does locking the slipper do and how do you do it?

I think the idler gear has been gone for a while cos its been making a racket for some time now. The broken nerf bar was from spinning off the track and hitting the racers stand.

I'm using a Tamiya pinion gear cos my traxxas one is now stuck on another motor shaft because the stupid hex grub screw is stripped on the inside. I'm beginning to hate those grub screws.

tomst-maxx

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damn thats some crazy damage. I have the vxl and haven broke anything...yet..(knock on wood).

boosteda4tq

Any one can give me recommendations for gearing on my Slash running a 2s and mm5700kv i am running 18/86 but the motor gets real hot after about 8 minutes of wide open running up and down.

ramrod18

Can anyone give me an estimated run time with a 6 cell 4000mah nimh battery and a stock slash. I am thinking about buying one of these slashes but i am new to the electric scene and don't want to be sitting by the charger all day and then have 5 minutes of run time.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

neyou86

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with my 3000 mah venom pack in my rustler i can get up to 30 min. but running it hard full throttle alot in grass i get about 20 min. you should be around the 30 min run time

Brainanator

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my stock with 4200mAh 6 cell gets about a half hour, that's just full throttle running, lots of starts and stops would decrease the time.

ramrod18

Thanks for the quick response, that's good news i have been in the nitro area for about 5 years now i don't really know to much about the electrics.

Brainanator

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just stick around and ask questions and read what people write and what other people ask. You'll be nearly up to speed in a week or so

ramrod18

ya i have been doing a lot of research but i haven't seen anyone talk about the run time. i heard that it is very durable and about how fast it is but from what i have read it sounds like a solid truck

Brainanator

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yup, slash is great. Don't bother buying any upgrade (RPM) parts until you break something. I was having problems breaking my rear stub axle carriers, so I got the Traxxas aluminum ones. They seem to be holding up well.