stejeyuk Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 My wife surprised me with a criterion for Christmas. I have decided to keep the motor standard but wondered what other upgrades you would recommend. I think it runs fast enough for a beginner to practice on a track but is there any handling mods that would assist a dumb ass like me with a heavy trigger finger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nr73 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Not handling as such but I'd junk the snap-on ball end rods and replace with traxxas captive rod ends and adjustable turnbuckles. On my Volition once those rods had popped off a few times they did it all the time. Adjustable shocks would be my next job followed by a budget brushless setup (I can recommend the Turnigy 3520kv combo). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stejeyuk Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Thanks for that. I will look into the rod ends but keep the standard motor for now as my boost has a brushless conversion. Would you recommend that turnigy motor for an ftx vantage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Oh I would recommend that 80a/3520kv combo for almost anything tbh! I've got one in my Carnage one in my Monster Viper. It's a beaut of a combo. I'm getting the 3000kv version for an upcoming Hooligan conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nr73 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 It seems like a good combo to me. Haven't had any issues with it, and the program card makes setup really easy. It's a 4-pole motor that's nice and torquey. It's very quick on 2s and on 3s its rapid, to be honest I need better tyres to be able to put the power down because in this type of weather the stock traxxas tyres just get spun up. Mines fitted in my Slash 2wd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I fitted the Proline Desperado/Badlands to Carnage, they seem to grip on anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nr73 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Might give those a try. The stock slash tyres seem quite poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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