.AJ. Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Integy do steel idlers as well xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Going on the HR stuff so far for the xs i'd stay well clear as it seems a little brittle lol I won't have anything said against the hr hubs I bought.. They are very good indeed, well worth the pennies just got some hr cvds too, they will be getting the fun park treatment on Saturday after which I'll give a report, externally they look very beefy tho.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) I run HR pinions in my SCTE and they have been faultless, I also had some of their bits in my Blitz and everyone knows how I used to treat that xD Edited July 4, 2012 by .AJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Perhaps its just there axles then as i hear so many people break them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) I snapped that drive cup mate but that was it for me.. I Sussed why I was breaking the wheely king axles too, my endpoints were set badly allowing the steering to over rotate and allow the dogbones to come out Which in turn locked the axles and snapped the cups, the hr servo saver is top notch and I put a couple of packs through with the hr cvds up front tonight and they seem the biz too.. The only other thing I didn't like was the fastners on the hr extenders, but since I frapped up the hpi extenders by forgetting to threadlock them I just use the hr set with the hpi fasteners, problem solved one thing I do need to get is an alloy servo horn from somewhere, any suggestions? Edited July 5, 2012 by smash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasman Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 im looking at getting the kit version, is it a good build? how long does it take roughly? built plenty of tamiya kits, just wondered if its the same set out (totally unassembled?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leongordon234 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) Better late than never , here is the damage from last weeks bash i aslo need a new bearing for the rear right hand side diff Im not sure what gearing to go with any ideas? Edited July 5, 2012 by leongordon234 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 My XS at my local track It goes round better than a few shortcourse trucks I know xD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I am jealous of you guys who have tracks nearby.. Closest club to me is 25 miles away so I have to make do with waste ground, skate parks etc.. I'd love to put some laps in.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leongordon234 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 looking good aj , i have quite a few places to run mine one of them being my local bmx club that i ride for but my team manager said i cant take the xs on it grr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howie87 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 what esc motor combo are people running? im seriously looking at getting the xs, but im not sure what to get. im only planning on running 2s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) I've got the Ezrun SC8wp combo with the 4700kv motor, 4000kv seems the choice for 3s running, but I'm only using 2s so the 4700kv made more sense and it is well up for the job and so far temps have been great with no signs of over heating Edited July 5, 2012 by .AJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leongordon234 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 im running stock and mines plenty fast on 2s check out my xs thread and see the video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 I should have added mines also on stock 2s gearing and it's good for around 45-50mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howie87 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 ok. should add im looking at the ss version. would also be my first kit build sounds like savage flux speed at half the size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 The SS kit is great apart from the pan head screws which are shockingly soft, I've replaced most of them with hi tensile cap heads now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 I got bored and opened up the vents in the motor cover, hopefully it will allow a better air flow around the motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leongordon234 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 why dont you mesh them so the grass and dirt doesn't get in there ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 That's the plan, but when I run it in wet grass the other day nothing really got in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leongordon234 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 That's the plan, but when I run it in wet grass the other day nothing really got in ow right fair enough , ow btw my goodies arrived this morning new high torque servo , new gears etc should have her running tomorrow check my thread for updates over the next few days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugsie Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 what esc motor combo are people running? im seriously looking at getting the xs, but im not sure what to get. im only planning on running 2s I'm running the stock motor with an SC8 ESC on 3S. I've also used the lower gearing that HPI recommend for 3S running. Dunno how fast it goes, but it's pretty damn fast, more than my Slash on 3S, but probably a bit behind my Hyper7e on 5S. Temps seem reasonably good so far. I got bored and opened up the vents in the motor cover, hopefully it will allow a better air flow around the motor I think I might do that too, looks like a tidy little job there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I had to open my vents from the get go cos you can't fit a heatsink on the can of you don't cut the backs off of them. Like aj said not much gets in there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Can't believe my diff input cups are showing wear after only 4 2s pack, think I'll be ordering the centre CVs nextweek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 centre cvd's are these new ?? got a link ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 http://www.modelsport.co.uk/index.php?product_id=366957 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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