jake1*2011 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 if i can get through to him tomorrow all put the mantis in my mini 8ight and get some vid of it running though it may be next week before iam there again did you find out how good that mantis motor is in the mini 8ight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-z-awd Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 did you find out how good that mantis motor is in the mini 8ight? not yet iam hoping to try on thursday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilstar12 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 i was having a look on youtube and a traxxas velineon 380 motor is good but i want something with alot of speed and plus i could take it to a bmx ramp place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilstar12 Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 hobbywing are doing some good ones, which one out of these ?? Combo PN ESC Motor Main Applications Combo-A1 81030000 EZRUN-18A EZRUN-12T-2030 (7800KV) 1/18 on-road sport Combo-A2 81030010 EZRUN-18A EZRUN-18T-2030 (5200KV) 1/18 on-road & of-road sport Combo-A3 81030130 EZRUN-25A-L EZRUN-18T-2030 (5200KV) 1/16 & 1/18 on-road sport 1/16 & 1/18 off-road sport Combo-A4 81030160 EZRUN-25A-L EZRUN-12T-2030 (7800KV) 1/16 & 1/18 on-road sport 1/16 & 1/18 off-road sport i think the combo-A4 should do it or would u recomment a castle creations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-z-awd Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) hobbywing are doing some good ones, which one out of these ?? Combo PN ESC Motor Main Applications Combo-A1 81030000 EZRUN-18A EZRUN-12T-2030 (7800KV) 1/18 on-road sport Combo-A2 81030010 EZRUN-18A EZRUN-18T-2030 (5200KV) 1/18 on-road & of-road sport Combo-A3 81030130 EZRUN-25A-L EZRUN-18T-2030 (5200KV) 1/16 & 1/18 on-road sport 1/16 & 1/18 off-road sport Combo-A4 81030160 EZRUN-25A-L EZRUN-12T-2030 (7800KV) 1/16 & 1/18 on-road sport 1/16 & 1/18 off-road sport i think the combo-A4 should do it or would u recomment a castle creations? you would want atleast a 35a esc as the standard one is only 32a and i think that motor would also be too small as its for a 1/18 if you can wait till tomorrow iam going to try the black mantis 4200 kv motor and all report back on how good it is and the only castle motor that would work is the cm26 in 4600kv or 6800 kv but there not cheap now as there no longer made and people charge what they want for it sceondhand Edited October 24, 2012 by mini-z-awd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-z-awd Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 borrowed the motor from my lil bro`s merv its a black mantis 4200kv and what a difference it makes to the mini 8 even on a 2s lipo its so much faster but still contrallable the only thing is it needs need the centre brace rasied abit to slide the motor in there but the motoor mount fits just like the standard motor here some pics of it fitted no vid yet as it was too dark so hopefully soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silone74 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 What pinion size where you using on that and have you nicked the motor now LOL Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-z-awd Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 What pinion size where you using on that and have you nicked the motor now LOL Si its running a 16t pinion for a losi mini lst2 its not the right pitch but it works and now i have a new problem not sure if its the esc or the motor but i cant get reverse with forward/reverse/brake but i can get it when i change to no brake so all have to sort that out tomorrow hopefully the strange thing is the old motor works fine with it and no iam not keeping it but if i can get it working right then all just get one myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilstar12 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 thanks, alright i will come on this forum tomorrow. i see what u mean, i didnt recognized the esc amps. is there anyother good company which can make my m8 quite fast meaning speeds around 50-60 mphbut still can bash with it at a park and skart park too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-z-awd Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 thanks, alright i will come on this forum tomorrow. i see what u mean, i didnt recognized the esc amps. is there any other good company which can make my m8 quite fast meaning speeds around 50-60 mph but still can bash with it at a park and skart park too you could try a 60a ezrun esc iam using the 35a version and its way better than the stock one as you can program it with the card. as for doing that sort of speed you would be better of buying a something bigger as it would cost about the same to get the m8 upto that sort speed you will need todo the traxxas gear mod with a 45t spur gear big ass pinion 20t and above and a high mah 3s lipo and a good esc and for all of that your looking at close to or over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake1*2011 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Dms-racing have the exotek racing carbon upgrades for the mini 8ight!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilstar12 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) . Edited October 25, 2012 by Sheilstar12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sheilstar12 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 what if i buy a 60a hobbywing ecs only, would that get me close to 35-40mph. how fast talking in mph wise is the stock losi motor with the 35a esc? and the black mantis motor with the 35a ecs?? if i buy a 60a esc along with a 1/10 motor, would the motor fit in the mini 8ight and which would it be ?? http://www.hobbywing.com/product.asp?bigclassid=13&subclassid=45 http://www.hobbywing.com/product.asp?bigclassid=13&subclassid=49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silone74 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Changing the esc from stock to 60a won't make the m8 go faster with stock motor it just means it can handle a higher amp output motor it will be better than the stock esc and run cooler because it has the capability to take a higher power motor,to reach hose speeds you will need to get another motor and then check what the max amp output will be from that motor so you can use the correct esc and not over load it and cause it to over heat. The max size diameter motor that will fit with little modification is 28mm,most of those will require a higher amp esc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-z-awd Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 what if i buy a 60a hobbywing ecs only, would that get me close to 35-40mph. how fast talking in mph wise is the stock losi motor with the 35a esc? and the black mantis motor with the 35a ecs?? if i buy a 60a esc along with a 1/10 motor, would the motor fit in the mini 8ight and which would it be ?? http://www.hobbywing...3&subclassid=45 http://www.hobbywing...3&subclassid=49 really you would be better of with the 60a esc and like i said in the other thread the 1/10 motor wouldnt work as it would be way to big. if you can hang on till saturday before ordering anything all try and get a vid of my m8 with the 35a esc and mantis motor and hopefully all get one with the standard motor aswell with the 35a esc here is one with the stock motor and 35a esc and 50t spur from a traxxas mini it was way faster than the stock 56t spur and 16t pinion i was using at the time but now i have changed back to stock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXUB5ZTBGVg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilstar12 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 really you would be better of with the 60a esc and like i said in the other thread the 1/10 motor wouldnt work as it would be way to big. if you can hang on till saturday before ordering anything all try and get a vid of my m8 with the 35a esc and mantis motor and hopefully all get one with the standard motor aswell with the 35a esc here is one with the stock motor and 35a esc and 50t spur from a traxxas mini it was way faster than the stock 56t spur and 16t pinion i was using at the time but now i have changed back to stock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXUB5ZTBGVg i like it, so this car has a 35a ezrun esc with a mantis motor, pretty cool, i was having a look at the guy who has a vid on putting a mini revo spur set up and he used a tacon 2848 3900kv motor with a sidewider esc, plus its quite cheap instead of buying a castle creation's motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-z-awd Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) i like it, so this car has a 35a ezrun esc with a mantis motor, pretty cool, i was having a look at the guy who has a vid on putting a mini revo spur set up and he used a tacon 2848 3900kv motor with a sidewider esc, plus its quite cheap instead of buying a castle creation's motor i would rather use something rather than the castle as they are way too much money for what you get plus you cant get any spares if they break becasue castle dont make them anymore in the cm26 size from what ive seen anyway. ive used ezrun/turnigy esc`s with no problems for yrs plus i like how cheap they are compared to the castle stuff which alot of people seem to have problems with them just burning up for no reason Edited October 25, 2012 by mini-z-awd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilstar12 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 i would rather use something rather than the castle as they are way too much money for what you get plus you cant get any spares if they break becasue castle dont make them anymore in the cm26 size from what ive seen anyway. ive used ezrun/turnigy esc`s with no problems for yrs plus i like how cheap they are compared to the castle stuff which alot of people seem to have problems with them just burning up for no reason yea....okay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilstar12 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 my spur gear got striped again !!! its goes quite fast then just before i put the throttle all the way,.....it stripes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilstar12 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 the mesh was perfect and redont the electronics and then this happens, well i have another excuse to do the traxxas mod lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilstar12 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 does anyone have a truggy body ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-z-awd Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 does anyone have a truggy body ?? iam waiting for the phat rc version to come out but a company called teambluegroove do one on ebay but it looks abit fugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilstar12 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 iam waiting for the phat rc version to come out but a company called teambluegroove do one on ebay but it looks abit fugly ahahahahaahahaha.. i was having a look at that and seeing if anyone has had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilstar12 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 ahahahahaahahaha.. i was having a look at that and seeing if anyone has had one. is this the body shell your taking about http://www.redrc.net/2009/09/phat-bodies-sc18-body-shell/#more-22802 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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