Maverick Quantum Flux MT XT & XT Plus *page 9

[tomr]

Hi all🤘 

I don’t normally start threads like this but after receiving my QFMT today from Modelsport UK and seeing what you actually get for £159 delivered,I thought I’d post some pics and thoughts for anyone interested.

I haven’t had the chance to run it yet so anything  that looks to be good  quality might prove otherwise.So far(pre first run) it looks pretty amazing value considering  something like a brushed FTX Carnage is £125 and this thing is much better spec’d .

 

 

Good points I’ve noticed 

• Hobbywing esc (waterproof)
• 3660 motor 
• steel pinion 
• front cvd’s 
• alloy wheel hex’s
• alloy hinge pin holders 
• Tyres and wheels actually feel good quality 
• 9kg MG servo 
• Diffs can be filled with oil 
• Wheely bar 
• Serrated wheel nuts 👍

 

 

Bad points so far 

• Shock oil is like treacle 😬 Drop testing it results in the truck Violently bouncing about with little to no suspension movement.I emptied the treacle out and have settled on 70wt oil ,pretty plush now 😎
• All though it has hex hardware,they’re a mix between coarse and fine thread ( can’t really moan for the price point )

 

 

 

 

Im on the fence about the plastc’s ,they feel ok but I’ll  have to give it a few good runs to really find out .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 26, 2021 by tomr
Grammar 😂

[Lone-wolf]

Tom, good post and great clear photo`s, it was me that put you onto this but im holding back for time being, but doubt should be a fast fun MT for not a lot of cash

[mydoddy69]

Looks to be a good buy fingers crossed it’s got better plastics than the old HPI Jumpshot man that thing was pants 😂👍

[tomr]

9 minutes ago, mydoddy69 said:

Looks to be a good buy fingers crossed it’s got better plastics than the old HPI Jumpshot man that thing was pants 😂👍

Hopefully but already seen one on YouTube with a busted arm 😂 
 

As long as I can have some fun sliding it about on some forest trails with the odd few jumps I’ll be happy with it ........if not ,it’s just a cheapy and I’ll bang it up for sale 😁

[tomr]

1 hour ago, Jack Reacher said:

Tom, good post and great clear photo`s, it was me that put you onto this but im holding back for time being, but doubt should be a fast fun MT for not a lot of cash

Cheers JR ,I’ll give it a few good runs over the weekend.,I’m not expecting too much from it but I reckon for where I run it should be good fun 👍

[bertberr]

Looks like a nice spec for the money, on paper at least.  Be interested to hear how the pillow balls hold out.  I think you've hit the nail on the head there - so long as you don't launch it at every opportunity, and inappropriately at that (thinking major air on concrete skate parks), then you may well find it does you just fine.  I do jump my MT on occasion, but not crazy high, and most of the time, particularly if I'm out with mates, then it's more slidey slidey, impromptu races, and other daft ground level antics.

[tomr]

29 minutes ago, bertberr said:

Looks like a nice spec for the money, on paper at least.  Be interested to hear how the pillow balls hold out.  I think you've hit the nail on the head there - so long as you don't launch it at every opportunity, and inappropriately at that (thinking major air on concrete skate parks), then you may well find it does you just fine.  I do jump my MT on occasion, but not crazy high, and most of the time, particularly if I'm out with mates, then it's more slidey slidey, impromptu races, and other daft ground level antics.

Yeah spot on 👍 Don’t think it would last very long in a skate park .I pretty much use  my rc’s In the woods while I’m out with my dogs and whenever  the moons align(what shifts I’m on )I’ll  meet up with mates for a blast .

Just got in from giving it a couple of 2s packs .......it survived in tact other than a slight bend in a rear tie rod 👍

[tomr]

First run was great 👍 Only a slightly bent tie rod ,all the plastics survived I can’t find any cracks or breaks.No bends in the drive shafts or anything .

I didn’t bash it as hard as I would my Losi or Arrma but it did have a few knocks .

I ran 2,2s 5000mah lipo’s back to back ,around 40mins each .

 

I’ll post a video up later 👍

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 12, 2020 by tomr

[Lone-wolf]

nice bit of woodland, looks a fun spot

[.AJ.]

That’s looks like a decent cheapo basher 👌 

[bertberr]

Looking promising, do you know what amp / cell rating the HW esc is? And the KV rating on the motor?

[tomr]

36 minutes ago, bertberr said:

Looking promising, do you know what amp / cell rating the HW esc is? And the KV rating on the motor?

2-3s ,45a according to the manual and a 3660 3300kv motor 👍

[tomr]

 

[bertberr]

That's interesting, my old 2WD ECX Torment BL version came with a Dynamite 45a Tazer ESC and 3300kv motor, that was almost 7 years ago now.  In that time, it's served in the original Torment, a Ruckus MT, and now resides in my lad's Torment - gone full circle and is still just as punchy as it was when it was new, so hopefully seeing as its a HW esc in this one, it will be plenty up to the task.

[Lone-wolf]

Tom i enjoyed the video, you did not pull your punches and it looks pretty darn fast on 2s so 3s might just be to much speed for the chassis to cope with

[tomr]

25 minutes ago, bertberr said:

That's interesting, my old 2WD ECX Torment BL version came with a Dynamite 45a Tazer ESC and 3300kv motor, that was almost 7 years ago now.  In that time, it's served in the original Torment, a Ruckus MT, and now resides in my lad's Torment - gone full circle and is still just as punchy as it was when it was new, so hopefully seeing as its a HW esc in this one, it will be plenty up to the task.

It’s definitely up to the task on 2s ,I ran it for over an hour around the woods and only stopped to change a battery 👍

[tomr]

12 minutes ago, Jack Reacher said:

Tom i enjoyed the video, you did not pull your punches and it looks pretty darn fast on 2s so 3s might just be to much speed for the chassis to cope with

Thanks mate 👍 I’m guesstimating around 30-35mph on 2s ,almost too fast for where I’m running 🤪 3s will be crazy I reckon but great for some tarmac bashing 

[tomr]

1 hour ago, .AJ. said:

That’s looks like a decent cheapo basher 👌 

It’s looking that way mate 👍

[Stormbringer]

That seems a nice wee truck that  quite impressed you only bent a turnbuckle as it took a fair amount of tumbles in that vid 🍻

[Mnr]

Nice Video! I haven’t seen much info or reviews on these cars. I have had the Quantum Flux XT for a month or so now. It’s fantastic fun, running on 3S and it’s insane. 
 

whilst it’s all good fun, I’d give a bit of caution here. I don’t think it’s built to handle 3S very robustly. I have broken two of those CVDs already, they sheer off at the wheel end. I replaced the last one with the dog one setup on the back wheels. They look a bit beefier to me,  E.g. thicker pins. I’ve also bent a turnbuckle, though it did hold. Had the grub screw that connects the centre front drive shaft to the spur gear come loose twice, and the second time it got lodged in the shafts cup, I couldn’t get it out! Lost it to the shop to have them repair it for two weeks. 
 

so, good fun, but don’t be too rough on it. I’m not doing anything like jumping, scare parks etc, I’m just at the local park. There’s no way it could take some of what I see Arrma vehicles doing on YouTube. Cartwheeling it seems to break stuff. 
 

have fun! 

[tomr]

5 hours ago, Mnr said:

Nice Video! I haven’t seen much info or reviews on these cars. I have had the Quantum Flux XT for a month or so now. It’s fantastic fun, running on 3S and it’s insane. 
 

whilst it’s all good fun, I’d give a bit of caution here. I don’t think it’s built to handle 3S very robustly. I have broken two of those CVDs already, they sheer off at the wheel end. I replaced the last one with the dog one setup on the back wheels. They look a bit beefier to me,  E.g. thicker pins. I’ve also bent a turnbuckle, though it did hold. Had the grub screw that connects the centre front drive shaft to the spur gear come loose twice, and the second time it got lodged in the shafts cup, I couldn’t get it out! Lost it to the shop to have them repair it for two weeks. 
 

so, good fun, but don’t be too rough on it. I’m not doing anything like jumping, scare parks etc, I’m just at the local park. There’s no way it could take some of what I see Arrma vehicles doing on YouTube. Cartwheeling it seems to break stuff. 
 

have fun! 

 
Thanks Mnr, yeah it’s  definitely not a basher truck 

[CUPRABullet]

Love the video, it's what MT's are all about.  It seems that spots that are good for mountain bike dirt jumps etc are perfect for these.  I have been running my Rival MT10 at a few places that I know from MTB riding and it loves all  the whoops and drop-offs 😀

[tomr]

20 hours ago, CUPRABullet said:

Love the video, it's what MT's are all about.  It seems that spots that are good for mountain bike dirt jumps etc are perfect for these.  I have been running my Rival MT10 at a few places that I know from MTB riding and it loves all  the whoops and drop-offs 😀

Thanks 👍Hoping for another session this weekend 

[mydoddy69]

Now for the money and what you get I’d say that performs very well indeed fella. Let’s be honest most folks will take it to the woods or an open park very few actually bash a skateparks anyway. I think you’ve had a nice little deal there fella 👍👍

[tomr]

10 hours ago, mydoddy69 said:

Now for the money and what you get I’d say that performs very well indeed fella. Let’s be honest most folks will take it to the woods or an open park very few actually bash a skateparks anyway. I think you’ve had a nice little deal there fella 👍👍

100% mate ,for the money it’s great fun