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I would not recommend the GoolRC 4300kv motor and 3S with the Vantage/Vandal, only 2S, I tried with 16T pinion and it went ok first time around on asphalt except for overheating motor, but 2nd time tried on sand with 2S and went fine, but with 3S it broke, after checking I saw the bearing of the spur gear clutch assembly broke and some of the balls of th ebearings came out and it seems slightly bent, I noticed too late and so it ended up braking the pinion gear and the spur gear had lost all of its teeth, I am not sure what went first as I had one bent rear dog bone which may have made matters worse. I changed the spur gear but the slipper gaskets are worn and the bearing is broken so I think I will just buy the whole slipper clutch set FTX6266 as it is cheaper than the individual parts. Is there anything that can be done so no sand could get inbetween spur gear and pinion gear? and no sand could get into the slipper clutch assembly bearing?

Yes sure helps! I now tried to use the blue thread lock and will see, might dremel shaft if it does not hold with that and will do the wire swap next time we go out and drive the RCs, for some reason I thought it's not doable with brushless motors maybe its the matching yellow/blue/red cables that made me think that:) I did not go through all 200+ pages of this thread but will the Carnage front bumper fit the Vantage/Vandal? I am looking for a wider front bumper to cover the front shocks from impact. Aso I am looking to get the sway bars but they seem to sell only the sway bars and the fitting screws etc you need to get seperate but where can you get the screws and whatever else is needed for the sway bars? HobbyKing do the whole kit but they do not have it in stock:(

Hello I put in a brushless S3650 4300KV motor in the Vantage/Vandal, it seems quite nippy with a 5200mah 2S Lipo, no idea if it is faster than the RTR one as I got the kit version without motor. But, there's some problems: when going into reverse the reverse seems to be much faster than the forward? On my transmitter I can switch the polarity of the throttle, but on both 2s and 3s going reverse is always faster? I have tried using the program card for the ESC changing the reverse speed but it is as if reverse is actually forward and you can only set it to be 25%, 50% or 75% and not to 100% which is a problem. the pinion gear comes off all the time when I put the 3s lipo in it. the pinion gear I used has 26 teeth , I have another with FTX 23 teeth and a Hobbyking one with 17 teeth and I bought the hardened Vantage Acetane spur gear with 65 teeth from Modelsport but not put it in yet, what difference does the hardened acetane gear actually make? Do I need to put the hardened acetane gear in it for 3s? should I glue or solder the pinion gear on? the motor often cuts out and stops for a minute until it cools off again (or did I break it already?) tires are ballooning/deforming into discs on high speed and they probably would rip off if on full throttle for more than a second but which tires don't balloon? Are there any touring car style tires that fit the Vantage/Vandal? also: Eurocarparts on Ebay have the FTX Vantage and FTX Carnage 15% off (Vantage price shows as £106 but when you use the code in checkout its £90) code is PERCENT15 valid until May 2nd: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_odkw=tamiya&_sop=16&_ssn=eurocarparts&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=ftx&_sacat=0 also Tamiyas (eg. Lunchbox), drones and whatnot

Ok thanks for the info, I will leave it then

Hello Does anyone know if the Rally body shell of the Lancia Sratos from Killerbody will fit something like a FTX Vantage, Maverick Strada XB, FTX Outlaw, Maverick Strada XT or SC or XT? Or any similar 1:10 offroad RC under £200? I really like that body shell but don't want a Rally or Touring chassis as it will be run mainly on grass, sandy beach and gravel.