Krazy Chicken

how long did your trx 3.3 engine last?

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just depends thats like asking how long will you live??
if you take care of yourself you will live longer same concept aplies except engine never heals.

envisa

It is obvious that it depends on how the engine is treated, nevertheless the poll will give an indication of how many gallons one should expect before an engine failure.
If the majority answers between 1 and 5 gallons then you know that 10+ gallons may not be realistic.

What it is not clear from the poll is whether "Stampede Killer" is asking:
1) "how long did you trx 3.3 engine last before the first reparation"?
or
2) "how long did you trx 3.3 engine last before completely failure (where a reparation is out of question)"?

slayerphonics

My traxxas engine lasted 1 gallon
my friends lasted about 2 or 3 - nothing but headaches

JB COMP

My 2.5 lasted 3 gallons.

773W

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Iv gone through about 4 and still going.......Ill have to wait for it to die before i can vote. Never really had any probs with it either,Besides a couple of tuning headaches.

FISH KILLA

5 gallons and still going strong
I say this because the piston and sleeve are still making great power. I have had many issues with other engine components failing though as some of you know. The things that have failed are typically not things that fail too commonly. It is usually the rod or bearings that go and ruin the piston sleeve and then you need to a new engine completely as it also damages the case and head. The issues I had break were backplate, crankshaft and case. My head has damage but it is still managing to make power and run great. I just finished my fifth gallon on this piston and sleeve and I swear it seems to have at least another 3 gallons left. I blew the first connecting rod in less than 5 days at about a gallon. It was cold out and I think it was not warmed up enough when I started to put the hammer down. I screamed like a banshee then let out a big FART! and rolled to a stop. Rod was mangled. Revo champ split his rod last night with about one gallon on it. Split right down the seem in the middle. Definatly a manufacture defect. He needs to post pics of it.

matts6887

Like most of the people here have already mentioned; it depends on how the engine is treated; whether or not it has ever been run too hot for any extended period of time, etc etc. There are quite a number of variables here on this one imo.....my revo 3.3 has about 1 1/4 gallons on it so far and is still running very strong....

racemaxx24

I have a friend that ran 14 gallons on his[X(] and it still has enough compression to make his t-maxx go

slayerphonics

14 gallons.. i'm sorry i just don't belive that, I think someone lost track..

FISH KILLA

Since my piston and sleeve still make good compression I think that is surely possible but losing track of how much fuel has been burned is easy to do. I'm still a bi unsure on how much I have burned but I know it has at least 4 3/4 through it. I think it is right at the 5th gallon mark.

RenegadeRevo

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Yeah, ever since I got my LST2... I have NO clue how much fuel has gone into each truck... I just have to guestimate.

I voted 3.... although I don't have a 3.3... my 2.5r has lasted about that long... and would probably still run today if I didn't have the 323.

quinnell51

My 3.3 lasted 2 gallons. I oiled and tuned every time I ran it. It died a horrible death. Conrad through the case. It wasn't pretty.

plasma 327

I have 5 gallon on mine and (3.3) and still runs well.
My 2.5 did not fare so well, 2 gallon and KA-Blewie!

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well a con-rod failure is either user-caused.(to lean conditions and high temps or caused by over revving the engine or driving w/o a load on the engine too much.)
sorry to break it to ya bro just doesn't happed often unless your a hard basher which you probably are.

Art91

I don't have a 3.3, but my 2.5R is going onto it's seventh gallon. Im still running the factory glow plug too. [&:]

Mspeed

14 gallons, wow you must be running with break in settings and have almost no pinch and blow the fuel right through the motor to get that many gallons.

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thats what my buds rustler .15 does not nitro sport. the way old rustlers that were .15.
and it has no compression what so ever. but runs good a lil hot but good.