thecatofulthar

Ive had two clutch bells stock ones that the gear has broken off of just sheared right from the bell.

BEARBYSR

They protect the top of the head from gettin scratched up when I flip over. I use them on all my nitro motors. It's a cheap way to add some protection, I have seen fuel line used also.

Here are couple pics of my newer project vader

BEARBYSR

Wow, never heard of that before. I am not sure how that would happen. I would think that the gears would strip out way before the gear would actually shear from the bell. The whole thing should spin as one, it almost sounds like a bad casting(I believe the stock bells are castings and not machined, but could be wrong).

thecatofulthar

Yeah thats why im looking for one stronger than the stock one, everytime i use my evader with the os in it that happens. Everything seems to be setup right but i just cant figure it out. and i have stripped a couple of them too.

venom69_420

try loosening your slipper

shootinon3

BEARBYSR how well does the Evader run with those tires on the front? Does it still turn well and do you go through alot of steering servos

evader512

my friend has that same tire set up with proline2000 and i think it turns better with that set up.i think he has gone through 1 servo and i think it was mostly because of the cold it was15degrese out

thecatofulthar

I'll have to try that i have it loose enough to where i can hold the wheels in place and turn the gear by hand but i gotta get a new clutch bell before i try it.

BEARBYSR

My truck turns fine but it is top heavy with the bigger tires so it does like to roll when I hit turns to fast. The Moabs give me about 1/2 more ground clearence then stock tires which is deff. a plus for bashin. As far as servo's, I put on a Fatuba s3305 mg servo shortly after I got the truck(stripped out the stock servo in like 2 weeks after getting the truck) and have not had a problem since. I now run the 3305 on all my rc's and love them. I am runnin HPI firestorm tires on my other vader(silver chassi) and they work well on all terrains, especially packed dirt track.

shootinon3

sweet just wondering. I have the same problem being top heavy Im running moabs on the back. but didnt want to stick them on the fort because i thought I would burn up my servo

thecatofulthar

a couple of pics of my nitro evaders, the last two are of a clutch bell i mentioned a few posts back that the gear ripped free from the bell.

evader512

did you ever get this engine to fit

venom69_420

i figured out how to put it in but i decided to get a savage 4.6 instead of putting a big block in my revo. so now i dont have a 3.3 for it...but that doesnt mean the project isnt over lol. ill just have to look for another 3.3 when my wife lets me spend more money lol i just dropped 800 bucks on my savage and some other stuff, so it might be awhile lol

RUSTED

hey,


my lhs has a used evader for sale , all it needs is a spur gear i think , and im thinking of getting it , is it a good truck? is it race worthy?is it durable?r the gears in the tranny strong?? and wat else can u tell me about the evader


thanks

thecatofulthar

The evader is decent, only downside in my opinion is that if you tune it by factory specs it wears out early well the engine anyway

thecatofulthar

aside from that the only real problem ive had is that the spur gear is plastic but you can order an aluminum one off ebay

RUSTED

wat r the most important upgrades to make the evader durable , as i have heard some people say that its weak and fragile , is that true??

thecatofulthar

I honestly dont think so i run mine into stuff all the time, so far ive only broken one of my controll arms and that was because i ran full speed into the corner of a porch. Wreck a jato at 25 mph and i promise you its gonna break too. as far as upgrades id get metal gears, metal geared servos, and the os 18

docphysics

You get what you pay for. For $100 its a decent nitro truck. Easy to fix. But you will go through spur gears and diff gears, so stock up. The durability isn't nearly as good compared to spending $400 for Revo or a MGT or a decent truggy. However, they are more expensive and more complicated, and more difficult to work on.

evader512

easy to work on id definitely get aluminum gears. any car breaks when you run it into sewers though

thecatofulthar

cop cars are a bad target too

evader512

so are your own feet at 30 mph

evader512

my friend almost broke his ankle that way

RUSTED

ill check with my lhs today if they still have it ,, if i get it ill convert it to electric , will buying an aluminum diff gear prevent the tranny gears from breaking or striping ???

evader512

i bought the trans gears steel so if something breaks its the spurr