Hello all, im new here & following this thread with interest, im considering building a BL monster truck to go with my nitros & was going to build an emaxx, but the drivetrain issues put me off a little, now that HPI have sorted the Savage with the 4.6SS it seems to make more sense to start with a Sav instead....

Can anyone give me a little more info on the conversion please ? i looked at the places selling it & though i can find prices i can't find any actual info, my main concern is the tranny, i will hopefully use a centre diff with custom dogbones as i have access via a friend to a machine shop, but if i were to stick with the stock tranny what mods do i have to make to it ? can i still get reverse etc ?

Thanks for your help in advance :)

Hi Motomaxx, welcome to this board.!

All things your asking are allready answered in severall threads..

I will combine 1 and 2..

if you'r planning on doing a diff conversion, you are on your own.. you need to make a motormount yourself, with a centerdiff holder.)(i am currently thinking/tinkering/building one too) (centerdiff converted E-savage) based on a K4,6.. Reason; bulletproof drivetrain with the proper hopups.. (aluminum diffhousings and HB diffcups)

the transmission of the savage is top notch, you only need to order the heavy duty 2nd speed.. if your planning on using the two speed, the kit monsters-paredise.de is selling (95 euro, about 110 dollars) comes with a motorplate, batterieholders and a special shaft, that replaces the two speed gears inside the housing (making it a one speed only) i prefer the two speed, quicker of the hook and higher topspeeds..) if you use the K4,6, you have got a dual disk brake..

A mechanical brake is easy on your controller..

The best setup you can get for 14/16/18 cells for the savage is the 7XL, in combination with the 9920 You can go bigger if you want, but i don't know what you expect from it.."

If you need to know more, feel free to ask, or just hit the search button

Sorry about not using search !! it's something i hassle noob's for too on forums im more established on :o

I'm pretty sure i could hook up the centre diff but having thought about it im unsure as to how id manage the steel spur/pinion combo, are pinions available to work with steel spurs ? i'm pretty sure all the centre diffs i could lay my hands on dont come with a plastic spur available....

So the kit available removes 2 speed, so i'd run a stock Sav spur & have single speed & brakes via the ESC ? though tougher on ESC that sounds promising.....

Just to throw a spanner in the works though i'v just seen BL MGT thread.... i have a well hopped up MGT with a .28 engine sat here i was considering selling :rolleyes: ... if i could work out the steel spur/pinion combo, i think that would be my favoured option, since my rolling chassis is already decked out with RPM arms/hubs, HCR Ti skids, HCR towers, AE FT shocks, steering, etc...

Decisions decisions.... :D

I know that the savage can handle it for sure! every truck needs to be converted.. (credo of the week...)

I really don't blame you for not searching.. I like people who jump onto stuff enthusiastic.. ;)