it should arrive by mail next week. and i am excited. i am gonna wait until july until i install it.

what parts should i buy before i install this monster in?

i already have steel spur with hardened steel CB. gear ratio is 47/17.

other than that, everything else is stock. I heard that i need an aluminum clutch shoes and 1mm springs, is this correct?

Please shed me some lights guys

thanks

im not sure what mods you need but i have one in my 1/8th scale buggy and it rips. i hope you like it when you install it and the only complaints ive heard about it is that axials website doesnt give much information about it.

If you don't have X SS diffs then upgrading to them would be wise..

And yes, I have Mugen alu clutch shoes with 1.0 springs.. So far so GREAT...

i have the alloy diff from HPI, but i have not install it yet. i'll wait until the plastic is broken.

do i need X SS tranny? i heard they have better tranny case?

No. The X SS tranny is only worth a damn for adjusting the 3-speed. Your tranny is fine..

A wheelie-bar , on the other hand, I find to be VERY useful. Tough, functional, and adviseable IMO...

yeah, i have been looking into wheelie bar.

list:

- alum. clutch and 1mm spring
- wheelie bar
- install the alum. diff cups


what about HD dogbones?

Also not necessary - though lots of people will say that just cuz it comes with the SS kits...

Just replace as or if necessary...




Some people even say the stock are BETTER than HD, cuz HD breaks where stock just bends(and so you can bend it back..)

What pipe do you have? Should defo have a tuned pipe...

just the stock pipes. should i look into the SS pipes?

You mean the stock black plastic ones??

Then absolutely. I would recommend either the HPI polished pipe, or a Tsais M25.. They're sort of at the budget end of the spectrum but are ideal for an Axial 28....

All of the above (including the dogbones) are good ideas. The HPI aluminum tuned pipe works great with the Axial and it's cheap. Also, get yourself a longer header spring if you have a 4.1/.25 sized one now....it won't work on the Axial because it is too short.[8D]

so what kind of clutch assembly should i get. i am looking at integy alum. clutch assembly that comes with flywheel and spring for $15, and HPI alum pipe cost about $25 shipped. i really dont want to spend more than $50 for both the clutch, pipe and pipe spring.

is this possible? my fiancee is pissed because i bought this engine LOL[&o]

Get the HPI polished pipe, Mugen shoes & springs, and whatever this pipe spring is if you need it.

thanks man, do you think i can get all that below $50? i will go to my LHS maybe next month. way too much money is spent this month

You can get all of the stuff on ebay.

i noticed that if i buy HPI tuned polised pipe, it comes with the header spring, do you think that wil fit the axial .28?

It was too short. It will fit if you need to use it, but the spring will be so stretched out and deformed though. A longer spring fits much better and doesn't get all over-stretched.

I just got my .28 semi-broke in and it RIPS. Love it. You wont be disappointed.

Also, a pipe was mentioned above. I am just curious. Are the HPI polished tuned pipe and the purple aluminum tune pipe the same? The reason I ask is all I hear people reccomend is the polished. I have the purple aluminum. I am just curious if they are one in the same just different color?

what kind of exhaust spring do you use?

The polished pipe and the purple one are the same.

Well, currently I have stretched out my stock 4.1 spring to fit the .28. I just haven't had the chance to get to the LHS to pick up a new one. Definately go with a longer one. It will look better than the stretched and deformed one. But as Gravediggerracing stated...It will fit if you need to use it. Mine does for the time being.

The stock savage 4.1 spring is 3.2x75x0.7mmx56 -- Just get one a bit bigger than that seeing that you are going to wait until July to install it.

The spring on the left is the correct size for the Axial .28-it's the one I'm using. On the right is the stock HPI spring so you can see the length difference.

You won't need any upgrades for an Axial 28 to be fitted in your Savage. It isn't the most torquey powerful crazy motor of that size.

-Josh-

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You won't need any upgrades for the axial .28, it performs just a bit better than the stock .28 in the SS kit.

OS 30VG or Axial .32 would required some upgrades.

You can run the axial .28 with what you have, but the metal diffs need to be installed.

After you burn up your first clutch bell using those alum shoes, get the mugen composites, much better and stickier.

You got some biased advice on the alum shoes. You'll just have to see for yourself what works best for you.

Use Robisnon Racing gear, anything else will get eaten.

even HPI steel spur and hardened steel CB?