spazzyfry123

I went to my LHS and I picked up my brand new 2.5 traxxas t-maxx!! It is so freakin' awesome, it was even bad***** during the break-in!! this is my 3rd r/c model (i was gonna say car but this isnt a car!) I have an oval racer, a traxxas rustler with an o.s. .15 cv, and now my t-maxx! my friend owns the pro .15 t-maxx with no hop-ups. man thats just crazy! mine is gonna look so awesome when im done with it!! :rainfro:

adeoliver

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Cool let us know how it works out!! How much fuel have you got through it so far??

spazzyfry123

5 tanks so far, for break in. the coll thing is i havnt messed with any adjustment screws so far except for the idle ( it would die when i applied brake). well i just got back from football and now im gonna go see if i can find my friend to see whose t-maxx is faster! one more thing-do you think its alright that i left the mixture as factory presets? i mean its running great, and its running a little rich but the richer the better! (for engine quality that is). shifts into second like a dream, a little bit on the high rpms, but thats traxxas.

robin640

what hop-ups are you thinking about adding first, second, third, etc...

metal gear 2010

do you have a temp gun to help you tune your engine?

robin640

no temp gun, is it possible to get it close enough using the water drop method. If it evaporates in less than 1 second is to hot, 3 seconds just right, anything longer is to cool.

spazzyfry123

hop-ups-
1st-new body
2nd-wait till something breaks and replace it with something cool
3rd- " " "
4th-what ever- same

cemeb4dk

radio shack has a cool handheld IR thermoter for 30 bucks its great and very accurate

flatlander_14

i can relate to your story. last week i walked out of my lhs with a $500 hole in my pocket. it felt good i love my tmaxx. i had a few flooding problems but i know how to clear flooded engines so its all good. i started tuning it last night and trust me leaning it out some will definitely make it run better. rich is good for more life, but it can be a waste of fuel. a fairly safe way to be rich but not too rich or lean that i use is to tune it til it stops sputtering liquid fuel out of the exhaust stinger. i do that and lean it out maybe 1/16 more and im a happy camper