Redcat Monsoon Thread
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Wrong area to post and you may upset some people if you double post like you did. This is the monsoon thread as in nitro not electric. Just a warning before some mod starts deleting your posts. Edit if you post in the topics that are up already and pertain to what your asking you'll get a better response. I know nothing about electric so find the right topic and ask there and only ask in one topic.Just trying to help ya out
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i cant get my monsoon to run when i prime it it will run wide open and then just dies i noticed that it is not getting any fuel in any of the fuel lines truggy is brand new would appreciate some help on this subject!
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ORIGINAL: ugly duck
Hey, Chris - did you ever try these diffs at the track? I looked at the pictures and counted the teeth, and it looks to me that the stock final drive is a 3.67:1 ratio (12 tooth pinion, 44 tooth ring) and the Cen gears give a 2.88:1 ratio (9 tooth pinion, 26 tooth ring). This is about a 27% increase in wheel speed, similar to strapping on a 13 tooth clutch bell. Combining this upgrade with a 12 tooth clutch bell should give a 52% increase in wheel speed, and if given a long enough run should really make for a good top end! I imagine this is not what you want at the track, but it might make for a fun basher / street racer.
Damn, you guys have totally got me convinced the Monsoon is the better buy over the Avalanche. Do a couple simple mods and this truck should be hard to touch.
Edit - and did you ever sell your truck? [8D]
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Here is a upgrade for the differentials in the monsoon. Some people have problems with them stripping out the ring gear. I installed CEN Matrix ring and pinion gears part #MX040 and MX037. The truck rolls smooth as glass now just like my ST-RR and Hyper and does not have the grinding noise and notchiness of the stock gears when you roll the truck. A friend did this to a Hurricane buggy and it ran 10 times better with this upgrade so I figured I would try it since I just stripped my ring gear.
Here is a upgrade for the differentials in the monsoon. Some people have problems with them stripping out the ring gear. I installed CEN Matrix ring and pinion gears part #MX040 and MX037. The truck rolls smooth as glass now just like my ST-RR and Hyper and does not have the grinding noise and notchiness of the stock gears when you roll the truck. A friend did this to a Hurricane buggy and it ran 10 times better with this upgrade so I figured I would try it since I just stripped my ring gear.
Damn, you guys have totally got me convinced the Monsoon is the better buy over the Avalanche. Do a couple simple mods and this truck should be hard to touch.
Edit - and did you ever sell your truck? [8D]
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i cant get my monsoon to run when i prime it it will run wide open and then just dies i noticed that it is not getting any fuel in any of the fuel lines truggy is brand new would appreciate some help on this subject!
i cant get my monsoon to run when i prime it it will run wide open and then just dies i noticed that it is not getting any fuel in any of the fuel lines truggy is brand new would appreciate some help on this subject!
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i tried to put air through the lines like you said carb is not getting any fuel no fuel going into lines tank lid just pops up what do you think it could be? and thanks for the help im an electric man myself this is our first nitro.
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Then I'd say you have a blockage at the fitting that goes to the carb you may have to take that fitting off and take a closer look. Lots of guys willing to help so just keep tryin man and welcome to the nitro family you'll love the monsoon I know I love mine.
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thanks for the help i found the problem was the fuel tank do you know about how far out i should run the lowspeed setting i have my high speed out to 2and 1half THANKS AGAIN!
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It's 3 1/2 turns out on the lsn and the hsn flush with the collar and then tune from there just do 1/4 turns at a time till you get that perfect sound and smoke. And glad you found the problem happy bashing man you'll love that truck.
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Yes it can I compete with revos jammins and losi's bottom line is driver, takes a lot of track time to get good not that I'm that good but still learning I have gone over my monsoon changed some screws that were to short out of the box like a lot of RTR's are anyway, did some ajustments here and there new servos, still pretty much still stock but this thing is holding up very well better then I thought it would and from time to time I win, I have driven my son-in-law's revo and I like the monsoon better handles good hell I even bet my son-in-law with my race tmaxx just gets down to how much time you want to put in at the track and prep on your rig.
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Do you guys thing that the Monsoon would be better than the Hurricane as a basher? I'm trying to choose between the two and want to be able to bash it but be able to race locally if I want to. Would the Monsoon be a good first racer?
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Do you guys thing that the Monsoon would be better than the Hurricane as a basher? I'm trying to choose between the two and want to be able to bash it but be able to race locally if I want to. Would the Monsoon be a good first racer?
Do you guys thing that the Monsoon would be better than the Hurricane as a basher? I'm trying to choose between the two and want to be able to bash it but be able to race locally if I want to. Would the Monsoon be a good first racer?
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RE: Redcats Monsoon Thread
Will any 12 tooth clutch bell fit it? I've heard that it has a strange one and that not all will fit it. What clutch bell do you use?
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if I was you I would mod the clutch bell into a standard clutch bell....Chris (vnsmgt) can most likely tell you how...alotta folks are having problems with the elongated clutchbells the monsoons use..as far as the monsoon vs the hurricane in bashing, both will bash nicely...the monsoon will be a bit more forgiving in handleing but you do sacrifice some speed with the monsoon..just your preference between truggy or buggy
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yep, best option is to fit a standard Clutch bell (same as Hurricane), those long nose clutch bells on the Monsoon are rubbish and I don't know why they came out with them.
To make the standard clutch bell work, there are a few things you need to do.
● New engine mounts to bring the engine forward so the clutch bell spur mates with the centre diff gear. You can get some adjustable engine mounts like the pic below, or make your own like I did.
● You need the clutch bell and flywheel from a Hurricane. Install these first so you can understand what you need to do to make it work.
Read through [link=http://www.plaig.com.au/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=3243&st=0&sk=t&sd=a]this thread[/link] and you will know exactly what to do. Many have done it.
To make the standard clutch bell work, there are a few things you need to do.
● New engine mounts to bring the engine forward so the clutch bell spur mates with the centre diff gear. You can get some adjustable engine mounts like the pic below, or make your own like I did.
● You need the clutch bell and flywheel from a Hurricane. Install these first so you can understand what you need to do to make it work.
Read through [link=http://www.plaig.com.au/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=3243&st=0&sk=t&sd=a]this thread[/link] and you will know exactly what to do. Many have done it.
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OFNA makes them them. They are slotted from one end to the other. You also have to dremel out the hole for the flywheel to make it not hit the chassis because you are moving your motor so far forward. The mod is worth it to do. This way you can get a clutch bell alot easier if yours messes up.
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I've heard that Redcat makes an upgraded 12 tooth clutch bell like the one here: [link]http://www.rc-tradingpost.com/8300812t.html[/link] Would this one fit without any mods??
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RE: Redcats Monsoon Thread
we have a monsoon truggy that we recently purchased and the steering keeps going out meaning after running it for while the steering pulls itself to the left and the steering will turn great to the left but when we try to turn it to right it just goes straight. is this the servo? and if so which servo should i get to replace it? if its not the servo then what could it be? WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU COULD GIVE US!