Catfish344

hey guys I need your help. I have recently bought an old t-maxx pro.15 from my friend. I got it running pretty good for a little but the engine has just DIED it has like no compression and it wont fire at all. Since christmas is coming up I wanted to put a new motor in it. But i have recently ran into a limited edition savage s-25 for 75$. But anyways i was wondering if the enginefrom the savage will fit in the t-maxxand ifi could just throw somthing in the savage later.P.S. i'am pretty experienced in the hobby and i can pretty much makeanything small like motor mounts or a chassis at my dads work.I just want to know how much of a pain it would be to make it work or if it would rip apart my t-maxx.
thanks,Catfish344

ReaperGN

A savage engine wont fit unless you have a extended T-MAXX. Your best bet would be to use the traxxas engine replacement plan and get a 2.5R for about 80 dollars. It can make a .15 MAXX really haul and is not so powerful that drive line components will start to fail. You could go with a large engine but I would keep the truck mostly stock. With the right engine your truck can out run the savage with out a problem. But it all comes down to how much you want to spend and if you prefer having a working T-MAXX with a expensive engine and a savage roller or two running trucks.

Catfish344

oh okay thanks. i found the traxxas power up thing do you think the 3.3 would be to much power cause its not much more in price

RCjuggalo87

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I would say the 3.3 would be too much power as I upgraded my 2.5 to a 3.3 and it just ripped my drive shafts apart

Mclovin350z

I would get the 3.3, who cares about cheap drive shafts.

ReaperGN

I had both the 2.5R and the 3.3 and I feel the 3.3 is a overpriced paper weight. It didn't feel like it had more torque or power. It would rev up a little bit faster but I preferred the 2.5R. The 2.5R had lower fuel consumption, held a tune better, and performed just as well at the top end. For the price the 3.3 is not worth it and as a upgrade it is very low on the list.

Mclovin350z

You must be the only person in the world who doesn't think the 3.3 has quite a bit more power than the 2.5.You must not have been able to tune the 3.3.
Anyway, Catfish If I were you I'd look for an OS .15 or .18 instead.

trink2030

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Mclovin350z

What was that for?^^^He first said doing the traxxas tradefor a 2.5, then I suggested a 3.3, then I suggested forgetting traxxas engines all together.

Catfish344

I think I might end up going with the OS .18 but there's like 15 different models of it on tower hobbies which one do I get?

Catfish344

never mind I found it, its the cv-rx(s) and in the description it even says direct fit for the pro.15. Thank you to all that replied i really appreciate it.

Mclovin350z

You're gonna love that engine. The Os tz .18 is said to be the fastest of the bunch, but that one has the wrong crank.

rooker

My Feedback: (1)

350, I know you know more about RCing than I do from your posts. With that said, my LHS owner said the same thing about the 2.5r and a 3.3 as Reaper did. He said with a proper tune you wouldn't be able to tell a difference in the two engines. BUT, I can't say for sure, I never have had a 3.3................I chose the 2.5r b/c it was $30 cheaper!!!!!