walkingcarpet900

why would the runtime be lost?

my vendetta has a 380 motor (stock but now have a brushless 380)
and i get regular runtimes as a mini-t and rc18 on a 370

Damz

I think rcmaster meant that running a b/l 380, as opposed to a b/l 280 (mamba etc..) would use a lot more power, therefore shorten runtimes.. But hell, go hard or go home!

walkingcarpet900

well im pretty sure that there will not be a significant difference between a 380 and 280 in consumption of power
also considering that my 380 motor is a 3900kv and mambas range from 4600-8000

i mean i get 30minute runtimes with my vendetta st
which is maybe 2 times the weight of a mini-t stock
just running 6cell nimh but i still get speeds of around 30mph

oh well
i probably just stick with the stock motor
than maybe a mamba 4600 or 5700 (do they make a 5700)

BLOOD 88

Carpet ..... You can use the mamba with the tekins and use your vendetta motor in the mini t i have both and i switch the motors and esc all the time as well as the battery packs. Tekin 8000kv and a 3900kv Hyperion the Tekin screams in the mini t and in the vendetta just with a little cog and the hyperion is just sooo much power it makes it fun.

walkingcarpet900

so you CAN run a 28mm can motor in the mini-t correct
such as my greatplanes 28-35 3900kv ammo motor?
it has a 3.2mm shaft that takes standard 1/10th pinions
what pinions fit the mini-t?

ya i can imagine that the ammo motor
will be an overkill on the mini-t's tranny
since it has SO much power

Deftones123

I run the mamba 6800lv in my mini-t and dont understand why theres any need bigger motor, unless your doing speed runs up and down the street which is stupid

walkingcarpet900

well if u already have a motor
and a speedo
i dont see why you would pay 60 bucks
for a new motor

Deftones123

lol what

walkingcarpet900

i was saying
i dont want to pay 60 bucks for a new motor
because my motor i have right now might work

worth a shot!

Damz

I couldnt agree more.. I run the tekin 5.5kv system, I swap it between the Mini-t, Mrs4, and the RC18T, and in all of them, it PLENTY fast enough.. I barely even use my 3s lipo.. However, I do have the mamba comp X 8000kv package on the way, just to see what all the fuss is about

Redvanmafia

i run a 5400 in my mini-t and you dont need them going faster then 30mph

neiloid

Hi, I don't know what those wheels are but RMP make nice nylon wheels in Chrome, black and white. I prefer the black or white (which you can dye) as the chrome is prone to chipping - apparently.

[link=http://www.liquidrc.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=54&sort=20a&filter_id=147&alpha_filter_id=0]RMP wheels[/link]

Cheers,

Neil

Deftones123

anything going over 30mph at the size of a mini-t is due to break something lol, I found out the hard way

Damz

Couldnt be more true!

Iv only put one pack through my RC18T, on my new premounted Losi smashers, and the chrome is already chipping off.. Not cool!

.....Unless your a carpet racer.....

Deftones123

my chrome wheels dont chip, and I beat the hell out of them

neiloid

Hi,

Just wondering what CVDs you are using? I carefully made a set of MIP, but they left drive side keep popping out of the outdrive from the ball diff - which is a real pain, so I'm back to using the dog bones it came with. Any CVDs out there with the same length as the OEM dog bones to prevent this happening?

Thanks in advance.

Neil

Deftones123

just put a piece of fuel tubing in the outdrive so it wont pop the cvd out anymore

Damz

Aye?

Deftones123

is it nessacary to upgrade to the dual slipper if im running a mamba? and does it do anything else for my mini t besides allowing the drive train to slip when hit by a hard shock?

Damz

I dont run a dual slipper with my tekin b/l.. And we all know tekin is far more powerful than mamba... Lol watch the debate start over that one...!!

I use the stock slipper!

Deftones123

hmm, im thinking of just picking up a dual slipper and just wanted to know if it is worth the money

Damz

Couldnt tell ya, but I havent felt the need to upgrade lol

Deftones123

how long you been running yours without a dual slipper?

kryznic

thanks a bunch Neil! that site has a nice selection.

Deftones123

would u reccomend upgrading to it, if I have a hard impact(crash) with my stock slipper would it damage my mamba motor at all or would the dual prevent damage to the motor from impacts