warheadforever

Man that is a HUGE jump! [X(]

Krawlin

Thanks JB! Unfortunately, my girlfriend isn't going to be letting me spend much more on RC for a while, considering I bought almost over $350 worth of stuff only a week ago. And the other problem with those is that they are aluminum, and would wear out way to quick because I have steel idler gears that would be running on them. But thanks for posting those up man!

fusebmx13

For me its not getting traction, its wheelieng lol I am constantly doing a wheelie when trying to accelerate. It drives me nuts sometimes. But thats not that big of a jump, I mean its pretty big but nothing to impressive. I have done that only 84 feet. Just have to have speed and the right ramps. I have a ramp that shoots me straight up in the air about 18-22 feet. Its insane, then i have a ramp that i can hit at full and clear my head but still go so far in distance.

Always Dreamin

That's why I prefer the Rustler. That's a big reason of why I converted, wheelies got old. The Rustler can still wheelie, but it's much easier to control, it's more stable in the air, IMO a better layout, etc. The Rustler just fit me better.

SlashBasher

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Wow thats awsome! I know iuts not that big but I thought I would share my day and a little update on the pede. I plan on making a huge ramp andd hitting it a full speed with a 3s[X(][:-]...I would fly but I would also have to go pick up the pieces...but i probaly will any way because I want to upgrade and the only way my mom lets me buy upgrades is when something breaks[&:]

Always Dreamin

If you actually have to try to break it, it doesn't need to be upgraded, IMO.

SlashBasher

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LOL....well its strong stuck...but i have upgraded to rpm arms, bumper next probally shock towers and an flm extended chasiseventually lipo(3s)

warheadforever

Spot on man, spot on.

SlashBasher

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^^^^^^^^^This is completeyly true but say I want to upgrade to an FLM chassis. I need to brake my chassis to get it. I dont want to brake my chassis but I want an FLM chassis. Maybe when my moms out nd my dads home he will let me use his credit card[&:]but i need to save up first[>:]

SlashBasher

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UPDATE

I am ordering an FLM extended super chassis.....I am looking foward to this. It is only 45 bucks not bad at all. Hopefully I will order it this Saturday. BTW the FLM site says its lighter than stock..is this true?

Revotrx3

Not a beater, but heres some carnage pics

[link]http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_7944650/tm.htm[/link]

fusebmx13

its not much lighter. It handles better though. Way stiffer and makes things righter if you know what i mean.
I might be building a rustler or something. I havent figured it out yet but i will be running a MM and vxl motor with 3s.

flatout->

Sounds interesting, I love old school Tamiya, had a Hornet once but cant remember much about the handling only that it bounced a lot. What losi shocks did you use? Can I see pics?

SlashBasher

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SWEET...do like a complete flm or a complete rpm

SlashBasher

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THE BUILD CONTINUES!!!!

I ordered an FLM exteneded super chassis!! Should be here buy Tuesday or Wedensday!

Krawlin

Sounds awesome dude!

And to continue my build..... Just finished putting the RPM arms on my Maxx..... they need to fix their molds so those arms aren't such a tight fit! I had to shave quite a bit off the hinge holes to prevent them from binding with the bulkheads!

Got my dual fan mount on the motor, works great!

And should have my LiPo by Tuesday or Wednesday!

SlashBasher

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Sounds awsome!
But wont having two fans hurt your performance and runtime?

Maybe not performance but I think your runtime will go down.......

Krawlin

Increases performance actually. The cooler the motor runs, the more efficient it will be, thus runtimes are about the same if not a bit better, and the cooler a motor runs, the more power it can produce, which isn't very noticeable, but its still good to keep the motor running cool.

Krawlin

Anyway, I will get some pics and videos of my Maxx later today.

SlashBasher

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Really? Sweet. I cant decide wheater to get a fan on my motor or make my pede all FLM and turn it into one huge heat sink....HA

fusebmx13

putting fans on the motors and stuff doesnt help the runtime. It helps performance though. I have tried fans but dont seem to help me much.

Krawlin

Actually it does. When a motor runs cooler, it's more efficient. When a motor is more efficient, it doesn't draw as much energy from the batteries, thus, longer runtimes. For instance, with the MM, you can adjust motor timing via the ESC. If you reduce the timing, the motor runs cooler and is more efficient, and can produce noticeable increases in runtimes.

Krawlin

Here is a link to the first video with it being brushless and with a full set of RPM arms! Enjoy!

http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/l...t=e8d836b9.pbr

SlashBasher

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CARNAGE!!!!!

I dintt have any pics b/c i broke my camera. I had my ramp right next to a basketball hoop....i missed the ramp and the left tire hit the pole and full speed missing the bumper(). I hit it at almost full speed...like 30 id say. Popped a shock cap and busted a steering block. Time for rpm bearing carriers

Krawlin

I have some bad, bad news........

Ran it for the first time on LiPo this morning. Just bashing around, no speed runs or anything like that, checked the temps of the motor after about 7 minutes of running, around 130. Well about a minute after I checked the temp, I noticed smoke coming from the motor..... and more and more started coming from the motor. Checked the temp while the smoke was coming out of the motor, and my temp gun just told me error, and wouldn't work at all, so I couldn't get the temp of it when it smoked.......... And yes, I stopped as soon as I noticed the smoke coming from the motor. And now, when I try to roll the truck while everything is off, there isn't nearly as much resistance from the motor as there used to be (as in the magnets keeping it from turning). And after it smoked, before I shut it off, when I would give it throttle it wouldn't move at all really, and when I would turn the MM off then back on, the beeping sound was very weak and faint.

But what is so odd about this is that I have run it about 15 times or so on 12 NiMH cells with no issue at all. Temps were good, stayed at around 130, and performance was great. Then, the first run on LiPo, started out with amazing torque, temps nice and low, normal, where they should be, and then suddenly, smoking. And this Align 600XL motor is rated for up to 6S, so I don't really think that its first run on LiPo, and only 4S at that, would have fried it. It's possible, but seems unlikely. I just don't understand why this motor would suddenly start smoking like this after having such cool temps after 7 minutes of running on 4S LiPo and working fine with great cool temps with 12 cells NiMH.

So yeah, I am just really frustrated with this. I am basically the opposite of most people into RC, I can get any nitro to run great, yet I fail miserably at electric RC's........