Oh How Original Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Just now, mydoddy69 said: I've had the xxl2e motor and esc are okay shame the rest is a pile of crap ! Slipper diffs and outdrives are all weak points even on 4s I found parts support isn't great either personally I'd look elsewhere but hey it's your money It's not ordered yet, although you're the first to mention those as weak points... Certainly not the impression given in bashing videos and 'build' threads. Will certainly look out for that though, should I actually take the plunge, which I likely won't anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 That's upto you and it's the diff housing that's weak it cracks right at the point of the the centre outdrive which then destroys your ring gear hated mine to death so im not really the best person to ask about it's good points lol as I didn't find any Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 And you're a Tekno/Xmaxx fan lol. Joking aside, I don't know yet if I'll buy one, I am in the market for something, but just can't decide what, that's when I usually end up buying the wrong thing, so now in my older (wiser) ways, I'd rather buy nothing, than something I don't ultimately want. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettehigh Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Tekno is to quality as McIntosh is to the audio world 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 8 hours ago, mydoddy69 said: That's upto you and it's the diff housing that's weak it cracks right at the point of the the centre outdrive which then destroys your ring gear hated mine to death so im not really the best person to ask about it's good points lol as I didn't find any I did crack 2 blue alloy diff cases on my Nitro XXL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinso Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Doddy what spur did you use with the losi cup? Where did you get it, UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 6 hours ago, Skinso said: Doddy what spur did you use with the losi cup? Where did you get it, UK? I got one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282352522317 Then ordered one of the HD cups https://wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/27079/ If you can't find a cup kit then you'll have to buy them seperate but it's not cheap, I went this route instead of going the Tekno metal spur just because there was a few reports of centre diff wear under heavy load but I haven't tested it for fittment yet, apparently it all fits but needs shimming by about 1mm ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinso Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Doddy what spur did you use with the losi cup? Where did you get it, UK? I've everything here except the spur, good luck with your order from the states, custom charges + royal mail handling fee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinso Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Shimming as in outside with bearings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Skinso said: Doddy what spur did you use with the losi cup? Where did you get it, UK? I've everything here except the spur, good luck with your order from the states, custom charges + royal mail handling fee You use the Losi spur that's in the kit 45t Hopefully it slips under the radar fingers crossed edit yes you shim the outside;) Edited February 28, 2017 by mydoddy69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettehigh Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 7 hours ago, mydoddy69 said: I got one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282352522317 Then ordered one of the HD cups https://wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/27079/ If you can't find a cup kit then you'll have to buy them seperate but it's not cheap, I went this route instead of going the Tekno metal spur just because there was a few reports of centre diff wear under heavy load but I haven't tested it for fittment yet, apparently it all fits but needs shimming by about 1mm ? How heavy of a load? Making me a little nervous and I have not even build mine yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 7 hours ago, vettehigh said: How heavy of a load? Making me a little nervous and I have not even build mine yet Some of the guys running 6s had issues and there was a couple of reports of 2200kv motors running 4s wearing the cups out. Things wear out that's okay this is just more a preventive step plus you get to run more oil as the cup is bigger so a win win but not really 100% required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettehigh Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) delete Edited March 1, 2017 by vettehigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettehigh Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, mydoddy69 said: Some of the guys running 6s had issues and there was a couple of reports of 2200kv motors running 4s wearing the cups out. Things wear out that's okay this is just more a preventive step plus you get to run more oil as the cup is bigger so a win win but not really 100% required What motor/ESC combo do you recommend? I will be doing light bashing (NO racing) *This is what I'm thinking - Hobbywing Xerun XR8 Plus Brushless ESC/G2 Motor Combo (2250kV) ($260 with coupon) (#TT2325) - Tekin 1/8 RX8 Gen2 Brushless ESC/4038 Motor 2250kV ($309) (#010-0145-01) - Castle Creations 1/8 Mamba Monster X WP ESC/2200kV ($239) waterproof (#010-0139-00) - Castle Creations 1/8 Sidewinder 8th ESC + 2200kV Motor ($159) waterproof Hobbywing ($260 with coupon) 38020404 Combo 4268 A XR8 Plus Xerun 4268 SD G2 1600kv 38020405 Combo 4268 B XR8 Plus Xerun 4268 SD G2 1900kv 38020406 Combo 4268 C XR8 Plus Xerun 4268 SD G2 2600kv 38020407 Combo 4272 A XR8 Plus Xerun 4274 SD G2 2250kv Edited March 1, 2017 by vettehigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 Personally I'd go the 38020405 Combo 4268 B XR8 Plus Xerun 4268 SD G2 1900kv as it will give you a few more gearing options, this said that's if you want to run 4s if you wanted to run 6s I'd go much lower kv .. This is the combo I'm looking at replacing my max8 2200kv combo for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettehigh Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'm very close to getting the Pro-Line Shockwave 3.8" (#1193-13) mounted tires. Would like some opinions on these or others Don't want them looking like pizza cutters either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 This arrived today with zero fees losi 8ight 45t spur kit from the nitro version was a bit of a bargian to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AT06 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 On 02/01/2017 at 18:01, mydoddy69 said: Almost forgot this is my lads one on its shakedown Looking at picking up one of these. Stuck between this @ £390 or the ET48.3 @£465. What would you recommend? Looking for mix of bashing on grass (50%), messing around on pavement (40%) and speed runs (10%). The he only thing tempting me to the ET48.3 is the shell is included, and the shock caps are aluminium etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafty Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I think its clearly a matter of whether u want a truggy or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AT06 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Deafty said: I think its clearly a matter of whether u want a truggy or not. Think I will watch some more videos haha! The MT410 is very tempting though, looks like a solid MT. Any way to convert the ET48 to a basher/MT or just a matter of bigger wheels and raising the ride height? Edited March 19, 2017 by AT06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafty Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) Most parts cross over, but critically imo the chassis is different. I'm sure u could mt the truggy without the chassis change for little coin but it would handle differently! edit: mt chassis is shorter (aka buggy chassis) Edited March 19, 2017 by Deafty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AT06 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 7 minutes ago, Deafty said: Most parts cross over, but critically imo the chassis is different. I'm sure u could mt the truggy without the chassis change for little coin but it would handle differently! edit: mt chassis is shorter (aka buggy chassis) Tempted to go with the ET48 with larger wheels and higher ride height to bash with. Not into racing yet, but that way if I get into it a few changes/new wheels and I have a solid racing truggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deafty Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 yip thats a good strategy, note though the eb48sl is the closest too the Mt and has same chassis. If I were u I'd price up the parts differences from the Mt to the eb48sl and the truggy. Then tell us the cheapest options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 11 hours ago, AT06 said: Looking at picking up one of these. Stuck between this @ £390 or the ET48.3 @£465. What would you recommend? Looking for mix of bashing on grass (50%), messing around on pavement (40%) and speed runs (10%). The he only thing tempting me to the ET48.3 is the shell is included, and the shock caps are aluminium etc. I'm lucky enough to have both sadly due to ill health I haven't run either yet other than a few quick blasts up and down the road For me personally I prefer a MT for bashing around but you could quite easily add a set of bigger MT tries to the ET. This guy just swapped out the tyres on his ET to monster tyres the results are pretty impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AT06 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 12 minutes ago, mydoddy69 said: I'm lucky enough to have both sadly due to ill health I haven't run either yet other than a few quick blasts up and down the road For me personally I prefer a MT for bashing around but you could quite easily add a set of bigger MT tries to the ET. This guy just swapped out the tyres on his ET to monster tyres the results are pretty impressive That does look really impressive. Think they both look solid. Is the MT410 a bit of a wheelie machine? I prefer a more planted car that can wheelie but not every time I touch the throttle. Also, do you know if the Mamba Monster ESC would fit, and if the 2650 or 2200 motor would be best? Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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