More E10 issues
11-18-2007 | 05:19 PM
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More E10 issues
Well since my E10 has intermittent Front Wheel Drive (Drift Conversion so the Motor is front mounted)
I decided to Replace the Diff,Bevel Gear and the Little Collar Bearing thats slots over the Bevel gear on the front end and now...
ITS FULL TIME RWD!!!!![:@]
This is annoying me to no end..
and before you say " Did you rebuild it properly" YES!!! It has been rebuilt more times then I care to think of...
The Bevel gear and Diff dont even get contact with each other!
This car has been a pain in the bum from day one..
The Saturn 27T is just a Silver can motor with a sticker on it.. and when you upgrade the E10 to a More powerful motor, the Motor mount wont allow you to get proper mesh!
HPI If you are Listening....
GET US AN ALLOY PROPSHAFT KIT.. LARGER BEVEL GEARS and some way to stop the Collar bearing from popping Out!
I decided to Replace the Diff,Bevel Gear and the Little Collar Bearing thats slots over the Bevel gear on the front end and now...
ITS FULL TIME RWD!!!!![:@]
This is annoying me to no end..
and before you say " Did you rebuild it properly" YES!!! It has been rebuilt more times then I care to think of...
The Bevel gear and Diff dont even get contact with each other!
This car has been a pain in the bum from day one..
The Saturn 27T is just a Silver can motor with a sticker on it.. and when you upgrade the E10 to a More powerful motor, the Motor mount wont allow you to get proper mesh!
HPI If you are Listening....
GET US AN ALLOY PROPSHAFT KIT.. LARGER BEVEL GEARS and some way to stop the Collar bearing from popping Out!
11-18-2007 | 07:16 PM
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RE: More E10 issues
oh thank god I didn't buy an E10 yet despite all the bad reviews I came across on the forums. I was tempted to try that roller for $80 off tower but now after hearing your pain... I'm def gonna wait for a rev. 2 or an SS.
What's up HPI? This is unusual that your going down the tube. BTW why isn't there an electric kit anymore? Did they pull out of the competitive touring car game? I also wish there was a Sprint 2 SS Kit. At least something a step up above the E10 that's kitted.
What's up HPI? This is unusual that your going down the tube. BTW why isn't there an electric kit anymore? Did they pull out of the competitive touring car game? I also wish there was a Sprint 2 SS Kit. At least something a step up above the E10 that's kitted.
11-19-2007 | 04:46 AM
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RE: More E10 issues
and the Cyclone S is a DREAM compared to the E10.. I have the Cyclone S and use it for Stock Class racing and it can hold its own up agaisnt a TA-05..
Never really thought of drifting it though.. Might get another specifically for drifting though...
Never really thought of drifting it though.. Might get another specifically for drifting though...
11-19-2007 | 01:06 PM
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I know Hot Bodies is together with HPI and I am aware of the Cyclone kit. However I was hoping something shaft drive for parking lot use and drift durability. So is HPI not going to bring anymore electric kits?
I kinda liked how the Sprint 2 looked with those 3mm belts (my alternative to shaft). Not sure how the cyclone holds up for unprepared surfaces.
I kinda liked how the Sprint 2 looked with those 3mm belts (my alternative to shaft). Not sure how the cyclone holds up for unprepared surfaces.
11-19-2007 | 02:48 PM
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well i bought a e10 roller for 80 bucks and i wasnt to impressed with it. after hearing all the problems with adding more power i decided to leave it stock for now and just make the changes to convert it to rally. when it breaks ill take everything off it i kan use then toss it. i also have a sprint2 and it is way better than the e10. i use my sprint2 for drifting and love it. if you mod the diff cases on the sprint2 you can drive it on unpreped surfaces. so if your looking to get a e10 to slap a brushless system in it just wait til they release a alloy driveshaft and fix the small things. if you going to leave it stock and want something to mess around with the e10 is it. if you want to upgrade and make a fast car get a sprint2 or cyclone
03-02-2008 | 12:53 PM
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[>:]well i got a E10 about 3 months ago and i love tha fact that it was quick for the setup it had , i have a XL-5 sitting there fron my odl bandit and install it yesterday, + i just recently got a team orion 15x2 and it was awsome the only problem i had was the center shaft witch while upgrading it i bend it a lil and now when i apply full speed it wobbles to much power i guess but i'll fix it some how........and ideas let me know..............[>:]
03-04-2008 | 03:38 PM
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RE: More E10 issues
Sprint 2 pwns the E10...
I felt so burned by the E10 I have now given my E10 away...
I am rebuilding my TT-01 and am Currently using my Sprint 2 for the Art of the Slideways
I felt so burned by the E10 I have now given my E10 away...
I am rebuilding my TT-01 and am Currently using my Sprint 2 for the Art of the Slideways
03-04-2008 | 04:35 PM
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dont feel bad magnat my e10 is still sitting where its been since after its first run 6-8 months ago and i had it bind on me. my sprint2 gets all the abuse.
03-05-2008 | 10:00 AM
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RE: More E10 issues
ORIGINAL: magnat
Well since my E10 has intermittent Front Wheel Drive (Drift Conversion so the Motor is front mounted)
I decided to Replace the Diff,Bevel Gear and the Little Collar Bearing thats slots over the Bevel gear on the front end and now...
ITS FULL TIME RWD!!!!![:@]
This is annoying me to no end..
and before you say " Did you rebuild it properly" YES!!! It has been rebuilt more times then I care to think of...
The Bevel gear and Diff dont even get contact with each other!
This car has been a pain in the bum from day one..
The Saturn 27T is just a Silver can motor with a sticker on it.. and when you upgrade the E10 to a More powerful motor, the Motor mount wont allow you to get proper mesh!
HPI If you are Listening....
GET US AN ALLOY PROPSHAFT KIT.. LARGER BEVEL GEARS and some way to stop the Collar bearing from popping Out!
Well since my E10 has intermittent Front Wheel Drive (Drift Conversion so the Motor is front mounted)
I decided to Replace the Diff,Bevel Gear and the Little Collar Bearing thats slots over the Bevel gear on the front end and now...
ITS FULL TIME RWD!!!!![:@]
This is annoying me to no end..
and before you say " Did you rebuild it properly" YES!!! It has been rebuilt more times then I care to think of...
The Bevel gear and Diff dont even get contact with each other!
This car has been a pain in the bum from day one..
The Saturn 27T is just a Silver can motor with a sticker on it.. and when you upgrade the E10 to a More powerful motor, the Motor mount wont allow you to get proper mesh!
HPI If you are Listening....
GET US AN ALLOY PROPSHAFT KIT.. LARGER BEVEL GEARS and some way to stop the Collar bearing from popping Out!
03-06-2008 | 08:08 PM
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RE: More E10 issues
Ellimist : Did all of that and still had too many issues.... so my E10 has been binned...
TT-01 is getting Closer to reconstruction...
and My Sprint 2 has been fautless. 3 Years Old and Still going strong..
TT-01 is getting Closer to reconstruction...
and My Sprint 2 has been fautless. 3 Years Old and Still going strong..
03-07-2008 | 02:37 AM
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ORIGINAL: peetiewonder
hpi's electric kit is the hot bodies cyclone, its a belt drive pro4 basically
hpi's electric kit is the hot bodies cyclone, its a belt drive pro4 basically
03-07-2008 | 10:45 AM
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RE: More E10 issues
magnat: yeah, if i had all the problems you did i would have scrapped mine too. but did reassembling the diff that way fix the 4WD? just wondering.
03-08-2008 | 10:11 PM
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RE: More E10 issues
Nah It didn't fix it..
Still had the Collar Bearing spitting out and then there was the Mesh between the Pinion and the Spur gear, I upgraded to a TZ Motor and the TZ would Torque the Mesh out on Acceleration regardless of how tightly the Motor mount was secured...
so in the End.. I stripped all the Parts useable off it and Binned it..
TT-01 Never let me down.. Sprint 2 has never let me down, Cyclone S, HBX Bonzer have all performed far better then the E10 ever did..
I suppose it is what you get for buying a New Chassis without any Hop ups.. oh well Lesson learned..
Still had the Collar Bearing spitting out and then there was the Mesh between the Pinion and the Spur gear, I upgraded to a TZ Motor and the TZ would Torque the Mesh out on Acceleration regardless of how tightly the Motor mount was secured...
so in the End.. I stripped all the Parts useable off it and Binned it..
TT-01 Never let me down.. Sprint 2 has never let me down, Cyclone S, HBX Bonzer have all performed far better then the E10 ever did..
I suppose it is what you get for buying a New Chassis without any Hop ups.. oh well Lesson learned..
