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12-23-2009, 03:03 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

I wonder if i have an older chassis with different mounting holes. I got the truck used and it had the .15 engine. I believe the spur gear is correct because it meshed correctly when the .15 was in...
12-23-2009, 01:15 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

here are the pics. I must have mis-read something, I thought this was a direct bolt-in mod when using the specified mounts. the last pic shows how the mounts sit on the chassis when the mesh is in...
12-23-2009, 12:50 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

side mounts are not lining up. i got the hpi silver aluminum mounts. 13/52 gearing
12-23-2009, 12:23 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

thanks shoestringracer for the info. you answered my questions well. I will hold off on the sealing, I am use to sealing the heck out of my hpi savage engine to keep it from leaking. I have read the...
12-19-2009, 02:32 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

Well I haven't taken the pullstart off yet. But it looks like the backplate is designed differently. I am accustomed to taking off the

starter and the the backplate to seal it...this one looks...
12-19-2009, 02:29 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

Well I haven't taken the pullstart off yet. But it looks like the backplate is designed differently. I am accustomed to taking off the

starter and the the backplate to seal it...this one looks...
12-18-2009, 07:19 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

ok cool, thats what i was thinking, but i just wanted another opinion. I cannot wait to install it onto the the mt2. I was looking at the backplate of the motor because i was going to seal it there,...
12-18-2009, 03:54 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

Is there a difference between an O.S. CV-RX and a O.S. CV-R? I ordered a cv-rx, and got it the other day from tower. The head says cv-r, but my receipt says cv-rx just like the website. is it the...
07-13-2009, 08:02 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

thanks ShoestringRacer for the info and links. that explains it well. I didnt even see your reply to the question about cvds. I will look back for it.
07-13-2009, 06:27 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

I have a few questions about the OS cv-rx going into the MT2
do i get the O.S. .18 with the short crankshaft or the longer one?
the 2 piece engine mount...does hpi make it or where can i get...
06-19-2009, 06:37 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

thanks guys for the info. i am gonna get some cvds but i am having a hard time finding some specifically for the MT2. anyone got a link?
06-15-2009, 04:00 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

also...what about the O.S. cv-rx.... one comes with a short crankshaft and the other comes with a regular length. I am hoping that since many people have made this upgrade, someone will know which...
06-15-2009, 02:52 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

have any of you guys tried MIP CVDs on your MT2s. I am looking into it for mine. I keep loosing the same front dogbone....everytime out. i put the o-rings in like the manual says after the first...
06-04-2009, 10:30 AM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

O.S. .18cv-rx   VS.   LRP z.18prospec 2

which do you guys think would better suit a MT2. the LRP has a standard shaft... is that compatible with the MT2? it is the older one that came with a .15...
05-02-2009, 10:00 AM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

thanks for the answers guys, glad to know that a few others thought of the same thing. I will move ahead on that...i am sick of searching for dogbones while the others are driving[&o]
05-01-2009, 11:14 AM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

what do you guys think about using small pieces of fuel tubing in the place of o-rings in the front diff cups of an MT2. there is too much play in the dogbone diff cup, when the wheels turn the...
04-17-2009, 01:15 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

hey everyone,
here it is...I was driving my HPI MT2 .15 with slick street tires on it the other day and drifted sideways straight into a pole. It broke my stock exhaust pipe at the point where it...
04-15-2009, 08:57 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

i found that when i took the front center shaft out...it ran just fine. no overheating and it was getting up to speed, unlike when i only took out the front wheel dogbones leaving the center in. I...
04-08-2009, 12:20 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

i guess i forgot to mention that the lower arm broke too. the hole in the A-arm was broken into a "c" shape from the impact ripping the arm off of the rod. I was in such a hurry to get running again...
04-08-2009, 10:39 AM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

can a mt2 run properly as 2wd? i took out all of the dogbones (3) in the front of the truck. Is there something with the center diff that wont allow it to run right in 2wd?

This crazy thing...
03-31-2009, 03:18 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

thanks for the response. i wont worry about the single speed and i will go ahead and get the cv-rx. cool
03-30-2009, 05:54 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

someone must have upgraded their single speed MT2 to a cv-rx. its the most popular engine upgrade for this truck. I just need to know if it is practical to have a powerfull engine like that geared to...
03-23-2009, 06:24 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

how would an O.S. cv-rx .18 do in a single speed MT2? would it be able to use all the rpm in a single speed.
any problems to sort out on a cv-rx when its fresh out the box, does anything need to be...
03-17-2009, 11:32 AM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

you know i will be sure to check for that, because the other side has no play. the person that had it before me didnt have much knowledge at all and didnt care to do things right. i bet thats what it...
03-16-2009, 07:00 PM
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Posted By SAVAGEBANE

RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread

i found out that the clicking sound was not the front or rear differential. i pulled them apart and they are both intact. the clicks come from a dogbone that will not stay seated in the diffcup. when...
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