wolfie1

It does look like a max 6 and it states a 4985 motor which is also a hobbywing, so this truck must be 6s but it does state 8s which is worrying as that isint an 8s motor or have i got my wires crossed somewhere?

This is the very reason pretty much all my rc are off road type, so much easier to find a large grass area and even if you do find a car park it has them rc killing kerbs everywhere or you run over a pebble and you are sliding down the car park on your roof

No doubt by the time/if it sells here i would bet its there abouts in price with an xmaxx but with limited parts back up

I think i put fastrax 5.000 oil in, ideally you want a thicker oil in the centre and front and a thinner in the rear for handling, but you can put the same in all the diffs, im sure thats what i did as i dont do track work with my cars. i just had a look on my thread and i never said what oil i used

I put oil in my quantum flux diffs

The wheels do fill the arches properly though

Traxxas receiver is only rated to 6v the max 6 g2 will also give out 8.4v but dont want to fry the receiver

Its a balloon to keep the ubec inside it dry, its for my steering servo

Funny you mention the tap, thats exactly what i was thinking when i looked at the pic “i wonder whats in the tap” 🤣

So i got out today with this new setup and got a couple of packs through, it certainly is quick, the highest temp i seen was 33 degress doing speed runs which is cooler than the last setup. I did have a play about with the turbo timing but didnt like it too much as when it kicked in at full throttle it was too nose happy and you had to back off the throttle but without it on it was perfect (in my eyes), i did turn the punch down a bit so it wasnt so easy to pop wheelies on initial acceleration and i got a top speed of 56mph on grass and there is more there but its way fast enough for me and what i want out of it

I did the same as you and then i downloaded the imgur app for posting photos on a recommendation from stormbringer, i struggled with it to begin with but once i got the hang of it it works well

Fingers crossed!

Like the 8x8 truck

Is it the steering or the throttle servo? Steering could the servo saver be set too tight and for either of them could the end points be set right. Power hd servos have always done me well in the past

Today i had a lovely package waiting for me when i got home, the max 6 g2 and accompanying motor, the cables are soooo much thicker than the max 6 v3! The only way i could fit it in the xmaxx was to mount the esc the other way around, the esc is the same size but the motor is 5mm longer and with the sensor wire sticking out the other side of the esc it was the only way the wires that come out of the motor are in a slightly different place so the oem heatsink wouldnt fit without some modification, so i got to use the milling drill vice i received the other day, i may have to take a little bit more of it but am going to leave it till tomorrow to see how the wires are going to sit now that they are mounted in the car and here is it all mounted in the car ready for the weekend

Why do you not like lipo batteries?

When the batteries are nearly full the charge rate will slow down a lot so as not to overcharge the battery and damage it 16.8v will be fully charged for your battery

I have been doing some research today and i do think it was capacitor overheat that caused it to go pop hmmm maybe i will just stick with the 20t then

I just wonder now that im running a proper 8s motor whether it could be geared up from a 20 to a 22tooth pinion, i need to do research

1650 But this 1 is 8s rated and is sensored i really liked the 1650 i have in at the moment, i would say its a really good match to the vehicle, its not so powerful where you can easily give it full power so doesnt ruin the fun and can easy run a set of 10000mah packs doing constant speed runs without it getting hot, the hottest temps i seen on it running in sand was 69 degrees. I know you hate this but you can also easily do wheelies with it as well

1650 but this 1 is 8s rated

I have bought the newer max6 g2 esc and 4990combo instead

Im not in Edinburgh, im not a fan of citys tbh

Yea im good and maxxy is too, just needs a replacement esc

So did you enjoy the promised land?