vandergriff101

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I am thinking of getting the new Traxxas Summit when it comes out. It says in the details that it is brushless ready and it comes with a Titan 775 motor. Which brushless setup would be best for that application? I plan on just bashing around the neighborhood and on a few trails. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

redfisher1974

I don't recall it saying that it was brushless ready.....

vandergriff101

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I checked the Traxxas website again and it does not say that its brushless ready on that site, but I did find it on the A-Main Hobby website. Here is a short exerpt from it.


Features


T-Lock Remote Locking Differentials
Independently Lock and unlock the front and rear differentials from your transmitter
Transmitter-operated high-low range transmission
Authentic and functional ExoCage body system
Brilliant 10 LED lighting system
Huge 7-inch Canyon AT tires
3.8-inch Geode wheels with 17mm hex and beadlock-style sidewall protectors
Titan 775 high-torque motor
Waterproof electronics for running in water, mud and snow
Smooth center skid plate sheilds the driveline
Dual digital waterproof steering servos deliver 250 oz-in combined torque & 0.16 sec transit time
17mm aluminum hex hubs and nuts
Hard anodized, Teflon coated GTR shocks with Titanium Nitride shafts
TQ-4 four channel radio system
Scalable battery compartments accept 6 and 7 cell sport packs to LiPp power
EVX-2 16.8-volt FWD/REV Electronic Spped Control with patent pending Training Mode
Battery cooling vents
Brushless Ready two-speed transmission with metal center idler gear
Hex Hardware throughout

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Maybe try the Traxxas forums or somewhere where a traxxas representative is likely to hang out (?). They should know better than a retailer.

FairTax4me

Check Traxxas' website and see if tehy say it is brushless ready. If it is they would probably want you to know. As far as a good setup. A Velineon on 3S would probably work great, but if you want to do any really good crawling get a higher turn sensored motor.

ScottStaypuff

I think the Mamba Monster would be a great choice.

Revotrx3

Umm, no, like the revo ( which the summit is based off) can't handle one vxl, not enouph power, MMM combo would be good.

FairTax4me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZNVf...eature=related
Looks like his is doing alright on a single Velineon.

Access

At one time I was running an E-maxx on a Castle Creations Mamba Max + 5700 motor kit + 12-cell NIMH.
But it was only marginally faster than the stock speed, needed a special forced-air cooling system, and had relatively-short runtimes.
This, or the VXL; they can 'work' if that's what you want but it's just not that optimal. They have to be geared very low, since they really aren't designed to push something this heavy.

MMM might tear up the transmission, depending on how strong those unlocked-locked diffs are. I don't believe it says anywhere on the Traxxas website that it's brushless-ready.

shaunmichaeljohnson

do not ever doubt the power of a single velienon!!
ive got one in my revo conversion while i wait for a mamba max and medusa motor.
it's shocking the amount of power it can put out, it isnt even getting hot!!![X(][X(]

they are a pretty good motor

first_rc

whats single vxl?

Mufasa_719

The E-Revo runs 2 550 sized motors. What he means is running only 1 Traxxas VXL motor.

first_rc

it says, that the tranny is capable of handling brushless power, thats all.

The Mad Modder

You have a point. It may not be "brushless ready" due to the diff locking system. If someone were to put a hot brushless system in it and chew up the locking diffs, they might demand free replacement parts since "they said it was brushless ready".

04DarkShadowGT

The Summit is basically the same drivetrain as the e-revo except with a really low first gear. I would want to switch the lockers on when you are going full force but other than that it should handle brushless just fine.

Matt_Gruizinga

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mamba esc with a nue motor. kershawdesigns.com will be able to find exactly what you want

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If you have the last-generation E-maxx (not the current one) it is 2-gears and they had a bit of a 'clutch' system on the shifter. Rather than being directly connected to the shift rod, the servo slides on top of it and moves a spring to apply pressure. Basically this means that if you are at full throttle and you flip the switch to shift, it will just sit there in your current gear until you let up on the throttle for a fraction of a second.

Hopefully they follow a similar thing here, either the push rod itself or the mechanism is built such that it has some kind of 'soft engage', where it doesn't just lock hard as soon as that switch is pressed if that would cause damage.