I guess my question would be...could it have been defective? I will buy a new one if it was my fault...chalk it up for experience...but I would hate to do it and find out that it was defective.

I have a 9L that spins real smooth. This one from the beginning had a little bit of resistance. I thought it was because it was a "bigger" motor that the tolerances may be tighter.

Well I got pretty far on this finally....here is the setup now:


Feigao 10xl Brushless Motor

MGM 160A ESC

5 Cell LiPo



Got her together...now just need a nice day to run it...

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...71223_0005.jpg
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Yes it is the new HPI Grave Robber...Perfect body for this project...



I went with a Hologram Paint with a Gloss Black base and Chrome where ever I could get it.



She will look sweet "burying" all those nitros...

you gottqa get one with the body off!

Will do...Just need to clean up some wires...:surprised:

i figured it would be pretty messy from the way some of the wires were hanging down lol

good luck!

Well, It has been a long trip but I finally got to run her.

Here are some naked pics and the inaugural run...

LiPo isn't fully charged due to several "bench" tests.

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...71224_0004.jpg

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http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...71224_0001.jpg

Videos...

http://s139.photobucket.com/albums/q...erfirstrun.flv

http://s139.photobucket.com/albums/q...rfirstrun2.flv

Ambient Temp out is 33 degrees

Ran it for about 10 mins.

ESC = 60*
Motor = 114*

Now on to the ESC Programming.

I have an MGM 16018

Here are my settings...
Mode: Car "One Way"
Brake: Light 1
Acceleration: .65 sec (should this be changed...seems to lag at launch)
Timing: Automatic
Behavior when volts go down: Slow Reduce RPM
Battery Type: LiPo 5 cell
Range of Neutral: 12% (?)
Automatic Correction of Neutral: NO (?)
Freewheel: YES
Automatic Brake in Neutral: NO

It seems that it lags on launch...What do I need to do? I also need to set 2 speed.

I want to thank Mike...he has been patient with my questions.

Thanks
John

video links didnt work for me so i went and found first run
http://photobucket.com/mediadetail/?...e&pageOffset=0

That was the first run with the 9L...

I fixed the links...go check them out. They are with the 10XL

Lower the acceleration, .65 is way too long.

Here are my options

.13 sec
.26 sec
.39 sec
.65 sec
1.3 sec
1.8 sec
2.3 sec
3.0 sec

Which would be the best???

How are my other settings?

Thanks

I like the .39 setting

Being a hard core basher, I like the .13 setting. Violent wheel spin, wheelies and backflips! But bdebde is right, for most people the .39 is best. Try them all and see what is best. Also, play with the neutral range. Sometimes a shorter neutral throw gives better throttle control.

Yeah, dropping the neutral to 9% gave much better throttle control for me.

Great input...I will do that.

Thanks
John

Made a big difference...but have to say that the VXL Bandit is still breath-taking. I will have to play with gearing now on the Savage...

Thanks for all your help...