Be careful I am 99% positive you cannot use any reciever with the Airtronics transmitter. Remember there is positive and negative shift rx's and not all are compatible.

easy enought to switch the wires on the connector..:yes:

I am not talking about the servo leads, I mean the same reason you cannot use a Futaba RX with a JR transmitter.

i dont follow.

I think this deserves a new post :D
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...0912081458.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...0912081501.jpg
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works great, only thing is my lipo that i got for it dont fit... anyone need a 2500mah 3s lipo?

Bout time for a better radio eh?:wink:

ehh maybe, took me untill now to get it setup how i want it

I was the same when I got my first good radio. Its a big leap from standard am and fm setups...

Some more pics, and yes the m8 does work with futaba rx's :D

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ad/M8/m8-2.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ad/M8/m8-1.jpg
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Looks good. Still needs a rechargable TX pack.:yes:

problem is, ive had range issues using nimh x8 so i had to use 9x nimh to fix this (i had dead energizers which wouldnt hold their voltage.)

lipo = best option. u could do it if you can cut out that plastic bit and move anything which is housed in it at the moment, u may need 2 flat packs as the pack ive got is like a square (cost $16 from HC)

i dont know if i want to tear up the controller at the moment:whistle:

not hard to undo a few screws to see if theres anything important in the way. then u can re-assess the idea.

i tried... and failed- tried to make as much room as i possibly could, lipo was just tooo wide. so i ended up making an extension for the power connector inside the controller and mounting the lipo on the front portion of the radio's foot.. i know its not the cleanestsetup bbut it works like a charm:yes:


My latest dilema is battery placement..

Right now with the battery far back it makes for great wheelies but horrible handling:whistle:
A few options..

-mount the battery inlin with the chassis, the back resting agains the motor plate.. it moves the weight to the center of the truck and further forward.


-Mount the battery on the front of the truck, in front of the pinion and spur gear on top of the tvp's. weight is further forward by a longshot..


anyone have any input?