Noj Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 The different vids thus far seem to show discrepancies in speed, wonder if some have been geared up a touch, or is it down to slipper settings? Seemed to be a moment in the last vid where a potential slipper issue was noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 .... Or is it some were on 4S, others on 6S .... Or .... some tested with discharged batteries .... the batteries being used were crap ........ questions, questions ... Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher 46 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I think the guy that fitted the 2028 has jumped the gun , what's he going to do in a weeks time when he blows the diffs ? Order traxxas diffs again ? Obviously he wanted to be the first to do it , but imo he should of waited untill aftermarket ones become available . The stock setup looks powerful enough to be enjoyable for a while or until somebody smoke's the stock combo [emoji2] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatWheels Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Agreed lots of speeds the speed run guy looked slow. 35mph will be rapid for this size of truck. It looks like there is more than enough juice on tap in that last video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 1 hour ago, sean-vrs said: The five is double the weight of a Xmaxx at 38lb in standard trim, and underpowered is a lot harder and more exspensive to fix than overpowered, Christ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady 2215 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 There is lots of talk and people modifying there traxxas x maxx already to make it go faster either with gearing or bigger lipo 's and motors. These breakages which are been reported on u tube or on other forums. Are these breakages down to these modifications? If so can this invalidate your warranty? as traxxas have developed this to be a strong and robust in its standard form. (Ie not messed around with) Do we think there would be no reports of damage broken x maxx 's if people would leave it alone. Just a thought. Putting it out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 8 minutes ago, Ady 2215 said: There is lots of talk and people modifying there traxxas x maxx already to make it go faster either with gearing or bigger lipo 's and motors. These breakages which are been reported on u tube or on other forums. Are these breakages down to these modifications? If so can this invalidate your warranty? as traxxas have developed this to be a strong and robust in its standard form. (Ie not messed around with) Do we think there would be no reports of damage broken x maxx 's if people would leave it alone. Just a thought. Putting it out there. Traxxas are notorious for putting out cars that are only fairly durable in stock form, but fall apart with the slightest increase in performance. They make cars that're fun drive, but can be weak. Not all of them, but enough to notice a trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mond Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 1 hour ago, Basher 46 said: I think the guy that fitted the 2028 has jumped the gun , what's he going to do in a weeks time when he blows the diffs ? Order traxxas diffs again ? Obviously he wanted to be the first to do it , but imo he should of waited untill aftermarket ones become available . The stock setup looks powerful enough to be enjoyable for a while or until somebody smoke's the stock combo A 2028 would tear out that plastic mount in no time at all. I'd be highly dubious about its reliability with such a powerful motor. This xmaxx looks big but the drive train isn't 5th scale by any means. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocdcbr Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 So would my leopard 4092 1480kv theoretically be an upgrade motor for this?.... If I can fit it with mods to the mount... I thought the xmaxx motor though shorter was fattist... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher 46 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I think the guy that fitted the 2028 has jumped the gun , what's he going to do in a weeks time when he blows the diffs ? Order traxxas diffs again ? Obviously he wanted to be the first to do it , but imo he should of waited untill aftermarket ones become available . The stock setup looks powerful enough to be enjoyable for a while or until somebody smoke's the stock combo [emoji2] A 2028 would tear out that plastic mount in no time at all. I'd be highly dubious about its reliability with such a powerful motor. This xmaxx looks big but the drive train isn't 5th scale by any means. Yeah well like others have suggested the 1717 seems perfect for the x ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher 46 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 That's 12s 20,000mah lol . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 1 minute ago, Basher 46 said: That's 12s 20,000mah lol . They're in parallel, so it's actually running 6S at 10000mah. Should be close to an hours runtime! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher 46 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 That's 12s 20,000mah lol . They're in parallel, so it's actually running 6S at 10000mah. Should be close to an hours runtime! Good point duh [emoji18] could it not work in series ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 4 minutes ago, Basher 46 said: Good point duh could it not work in series ? It could, but you'd need a 12S capable ESC and it would destroy the motor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher 46 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Good point duh [emoji18] could it not work in series ? It could, but you'd need a 12S capable ESC and it would destroy the motor. [emoji38] Yer I gather that much , my original idea for posting was to answer my own question of whether they'd fit in the first place [emoji2] . I'll be quite happy on 6s and standard combo to start off with, then like you said 1717 on 6s . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 11 minutes ago, Basher 46 said: Yer I gather that much , my original idea for posting was to answer my own question of whether they'd fit in the first place . I'll be quite happy on 6s and standard combo to start off with, then like you said 1717 on 6s . The stock motor might well be ok, we won't know until they've had a few good runs, although I don't like the cheap looking heatsink they've fitted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher 46 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yer I gather that much , my original idea for posting was to answer my own question of whether they'd fit in the first place [emoji2] . I'll be quite happy on 6s and standard combo to start off with, then like you said 1717 on 6s . The stock motor might well be ok, we won't know until they've had a few good runs, although I don't like the cheap looking heatsink they've fitted. Yes i very much agree, it's early days yet an its probably a castle can anyways ! Someone made a comment that I thought was spot on , Traxxas seem to have known it needed that heatsink from the outset , I'm sure if they could of saved a few $$$ by not having to fit it they would of , and may that be the reason for the plastic motor mount , maybe the heatsink blew the budget lol . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher 46 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I've just put the first £100 into my x-maxx fund [emoji2] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 46 minutes ago, Basher 46 said: Yes i very much agree, it's early days yet an its probably a castle can anyways ! Someone made a comment that I thought was spot on , Traxxas seem to have known it needed that heatsink from the outset , I'm sure if they could of saved a few $$$ by not having to fit it they would of , and may that be the reason for the plastic motor mount , maybe the heatsink blew the budget lol . From what I can gather, Traxxas have stopped using Castle, but that's not confirmed. It's probably true, otherwise you'd see a Castle label somewhere on the ESC or truck. The motor's gotta be cheap, hence the smooth can and cheapo heatsink. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomr Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 On 15 December 2015 at 20:05:55, Tug said: It's a smooth can, probably cheap, so might run hot in a Pede, let alone this behemoth. Aftermarket motor mount and bang in a 1717. Sorted. (Well, it's got to be an improvement at least.) 31 mph is disappointing The more info I read on this truck the less I'm interested in it in stock form. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 27 minutes ago, tomr said: 31 mph is disappointing The more info I read on this truck the less I'm interested in it in stock form. Something's not right about that vid at 31, I can't believe it was running 6S. He knows his stuff, but I wonder if he'd made a change and not realised it? His is the only one I've seen go that slow, except for the ones that were deliberately running 4S. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 This geeza's done a proper job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Had to have hit something solid at speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Concrete Skate park bashing lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Always a killer, which is why I don't go to skate parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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