What's your brushless street cred?
 

This forum has lots of brushless experts with years of experience with multiple vehicles. I'm wondering what brushless setups everyone owns now and has owned in the past. I'll go first with what I've owned in chronological order.

Stampede: Novak GTB5.5 (sold, first brushless system)

Stampede (same one): Mtroniks Truck and Feigao 540 12S (sold the truck and motor)

HPI MT2: Mtroniks Truck and Feigao 540C 9L (sold the truck and motor)

RC18T: Tekin Mini Rage 6.8kv (sold)

Thunder Tiger ST-1: Quark 125B and Neu 1512/2.5D/f (sold the Quark)

Thunder Tiger ST-1: Mamba Max and Neu 1512/2.5D/f (currently own)

in order I think :020:
xxx-t lehner warrior/4200 later upped to 5300 (sold)
e-maxx schulze 18.97 / hacker 8s (sold truck, burnt up esc)
losi xxx-4 hacker comp / lehner 5300 (sold all of it)
losi xxx-t mf edition novak super sport (sold)
another xxx-4 this time novak esc (sold)
another e-maxx hacker comp feiago 8l
losi xxx-t mf2 novak gtb 6.5 (sold truck)
associate t4 novak 6.5 (sold whole thing)
rc18t mamba 6800
back to losi xxx-t mf2 again now with lrp comp and novak motor varying based on track
losi mini-lst mamba 6800 (sold)
kyosho mini inferno st, tekin rage/aon 4900
ofna hyper 8, mamba max/feiago 7xl

wow, now that I think of it I have owned way to many. funny thing is I think i am going to get another mini-lst for the winter.

rc18t mamba 5400 combo 6s nimh
rc10t4 ft gtb 5.5 combo 3s lipo
g2r revo lehner 1950/8, quark 125b and bk12020 5/6s lipo

i still own all of these!

It is hard to remember them all. But here is what I can remember. Not real sure about the Brushless combos. Have run over 80 different BL motors. Have run brushless ever sence Modeltech ruled the world:027: .
All brushless
Pro2
TC3
TC4
6 different pan cars
1/12 coraily
T3
4 or 5 stampedes
6 clods
3 txt-1s
pirate 10
EK4
JT hybrid
Lightning Truggy
4 twin forces
10 to 15 different E-maxxs

Possible more but that is all I can remember.

Thank you,
Promod

Here's my list:

Tamiya EVO III, BK Warrior 7018, Lehner Basic 5300 (Just sold this BL combo)
Now has Mtroniks Genesis Sport Plus and Feigao 380C 9T

E-Maxx, about to install MM ESC and Feigao 540C 8XL

FLM Stampede, BK Warrior 9920, Feigao 540 8S (Just sold ESC to replace with MM ESC)

T3, Mtroniks Genesis Pro, Feigao 380C 6L

B4, MM ESC, MM 5700

Mini Quake, Mamba ESC, Golden Horizons 4700

Vendetta, Mamba ESC, Golden Horizons 4700

RC18T, Mamba ESC, Mamba 6800

I've also used and sold a couple of Mamba 8000 motors and bought but never used a Feigao 9L.

Do the brushless servo systems I design and work on at work count too? :)

:dft002: That sounds pretty credible (incredible) to me. Damn thats alot of money!



Mine not in order, but close...

*Rustler (novak SS-5800), 7020+380-6L, 7020+9L
*Losi XXX-4G+ (GTB 5.5) (sold)
*Mini-t - Quark 33A and hacker then Mamba 8000K
*Emaxx- 3 or 4 diferent setups including Mtronics Truck, then 9920, then Quark125 and Feigao 9L, then 7xl, then 9XL
*Mini LST - Mamba25 ESC and Hyperion 5000kv
*E-Revo - 9920, MGM120/16, Quark125 - 9xl, Neu 1515 2.5d
*XTM XLB - Quark125 + Neu1512 2.5d
*(in process) Ofna MBX-R2 - ESC-TBD, Lehner 1940-7

Rustler - First was a Feigao 8L and 9920, then a Feigao 12s and MGM 12012 now a Mamba Max 4600, all setups on 4s Lipo except the 8L/9920, which was on 12 cells

XTM X-Terminator - Feigao 8L and 9920, then Feigao 540C 9L and Mtroniks Truck, now Feigao 540C 9L and Mamba Max (all on 4s Lipo)

Tamiya Dark Impact - Mamba Max 5700 system on 2s Lipo

PRP Swift - Feigao 8L and Mamba Max on 4s Lipo

Soon-to-be custom Revo - Feigao 540C 7XL and Mamba Max on 5s A123

First brushless was RC18MT with Mamba 8000, TP 2s lipo. Kept that one for about 10 minutes. Went back to nitro and now the proud owner of a BPP LSP with Quark 125b/Neu 1515 1y, and 4S lipo. I still have a few nitros in my stable but will be converting those soon.

Holy SH*T Promod... all of that...?

Rustler SS5800
Stampede Kontrik Twist
Yokomo YR-4 SS5800
RC10T3 SS5800
5+ E-maxxes Basic 4200, 2400, 5300, 3100XL, Dual 1930, Dual 1940
1992 Kyosho Inferno LMT 2800XL
AE MGT
2 LST (version 1)
2 CEN GST
Hobbico Hammer
Mini Quake SE
micro RS4
Mini-T

I've tried quite a few myself... and I only started when the ss5800 came out I think back in 2001... I've used every ESC that was made by shulze....
the first summer that I started Racing some RCs.. I spent $15000.. it was fun... expensive though...

T-maxx(sold)
Mint -T all aluminum and BL
XXX-T crazy soon BL
E-maxx (G-Maxx in month)
RC 18t stock Mamba soon
Xray T2R
Xray m18t

Started with a Novak hv in my Revo G2R
Then got an ss5800 in a T4
Then bought a Mamba Max 5700 for T3
Then got a few motors and a mgm 16024 from a friend( haven't used them yet
now playing with a Mamba Max/9XL in the G2R
Just bought three ss5800's from a dying hobbyshop, at a serious cut for the owner. I'll never go brushed again

Ugg, I'm such an obvious newbie!

• BL Revo V1: Stock chassis, emaxx tranny (single speed), 8XL, BK 20120, 14xGP3300 cells. Spektrum DX3. Now mostly parted out and sold. Only the tranny and slipper left, which I'm not sure I want to part with.
• BL Revo V2: Stock chassis, stock tranny (locked 2nd gear), 10XL, Quark 125B, 14xGP3300 cells (same ones as above actually), Spektrum DX3.
• BL Jato: Mamba Max 4600 system, 2s2p emoli, Spektrum DX3.
• HoBao Hyper 8 (not nearly done): Motor ??, ESC ??, batts ??, Spektrum DX3.

I'm old as dirt, I had to look up "street cred" in my urban slang dictionary! I'm 42 and I have my first BL truck with a full Gorilla setup, UE diffs, CVD's and Supershocks. Running the show is a Quark 125 with a 7XL Feigao. Better late in life than never!

Ok, I don't feel so bad now at 33 years old. I'd probably still just have my first truck if they weren't so darn fun and challenging to build! :)

LOL! I'm 30 and just trying to sound cool! :cool:

Promod, 10~15 e-maxxes, plus all the others? WOW! I just got into the hobby about 1.5 years ago when I saw my friend's Stampede. As soon as I saw it I had to get one myself. I think that Stampedes and Rustlers are gateway drugs!

That I think you are correct on that one. I feel like 90 percent of RC addicts all just picked up a rustler or pede cuz it was cheap and looked fun. Then... Well we all know what happens next.

I think this is the oldest rc forum on the net. Most other places are a bunch of 14 year olds. BTW, I'm 37, but still 14 at heart.:018:

I guess I'm in the 10% then since I started with the Revo. However, I plan on getting my son a Stampede for Christmas so we can both go have fun. (Actually, when I get it, I'm going to take it all apart to make it a "kit" so we can assemble it together).

Heh, my first real RC was a Rustler...

I'm not all that old yet :018:. But I'm not 14 either... 17 is the lucky number.

I too am 33 and you're ahead of me!
Gmaxx-fully loaded maxx, now going racer x suspension. See my sig for the rest!
powered by Quark 125b/Neu 1515 1/y, 4s or 5s lipo, take my pic

gmaxx in the works-powered by 9920/10xl 5s lipo. ue 8 spiders, ue super shocks, chassis coming soon

rc18t-winter project-soon to be comp x mamba system

So you're not such a newbie Brain!

I don't know what's worse;

using a word that sounds popular to use on age 30 or you need to look it up at age 42..

To be honest, that word made me expect you where like 17 cart..

I'm 30 too bytheway, i guess this forum has got a rather old gang hanging around..

Perhaps we should start a 'post your face' thread..

It seems 33 is the place to be :017:

Gmaxx with tmaxx 2 speed and Maxcim BL system on 20 cells (parted out roller)
E-Revo V1 with Maxcim on 18 cells (custom chassis plate complete Dec 04)
RC18t with mm 8000kv on 8 cells (parted everything out after 1 month)
MBX5 with 2nd Maxcim bl system on 20 cells (sold roller to Dafni)
E-Revo V2 with Maxcim on 5S Lipo
G2R with tmaxx 3.3 tranny and center diff w/ CC HV110/12XL on 8S (Sold HV)
G2R with Q125B & 12XL on 6S M1 w/ Custom single speed emaxx tranny with Center Diff - current project truck
G2R/t3.3 center diff with Maxcim BL on 6S - current racer
Next G2R iteration will boast a neu 1515 2.5d on 6S

34 and loosing count.
I always blamed being lazy on being from generation X now I guess I can blame it for my brushless addiction too.:027:

Emaxx: Quark 125b & 7XL (racer)
Mini LST: Mamba 25 & 8000kw
Emaxx: in progress MM & 8XL (basher)
Jammin CRT: future brushless convert
And enough parts to make my spare room look like a hobby shop exploded:035:

that sounds familiar...

i have got several setups to divide over several cars.. With some of these several cars, i have got different options.. (bashing/racing/crawling kind of bashing..) i call it The stress from the hobby...

I currently have:

B4 ss5800 2s lipo
T4 MM4600 2s/3s lipo
T4 GTB 6.5 2s lipo
T3 Genesis pro 540 8s 2s lipo
T3 ss4300 2s lipo
Have an MM5700 motor and a 380c 9t not in use right now.
I like Associated as you can tell:028:

Emaxx and Stampede are brushed right now.

I can't remeber all the different setups I've had because I'm constantly moving motors and ESCs around. I've not sold a BL motor or ESC yet. Been "into it" for 1 1/2 years. I'm 29.

we all have too many Toys... I try to control/tell myself just to stick to one vehicle.... But everytime I do this, I find myself buying a new vehicle.... Lifes short, enjoy it if you can afford it right.....

I started with an E-maxx.. I paid almost $800 for it... :) and I bought my brother a Stampede at the same time... Clost to $400 ... and A Yokomo YR-4 at the same time too (but used $350 RTR).... the Guy at the hobby shop ripped me off, because I didn't know anything back then...

I'm neither young nor hip. :)

I've got five year old twin girls who are getting Mini Quake SE's for Christmas. I'm gonna do my best to get at least one of them interested in this hobby. No brushless for them yet, though. They need to start out with something that only goes about 15mph and isn't too big. One time I made the mistake of handing one of them the radio of my GTB5.5 pede. The result was a high speed colision into our mailbox and a broken front arm on the pede.

Sure is Metal...Wow...I feel old...Compared to some of yall.

I thought BrainG and I were the only old ones I'm 34 just got into real RC about a year 1/2 ago. A friend was running a stock EMaxx so I bougyht it off him for 250 with batts and a duratrax twin peak charger. SinceI had a stroke last Ocftober I've had lots of time for research. I'm now running a 540 8xl fageo with a bk 9920 12-14 cells. The same ones that came with the truck. I've also put RPM arms and towers all the way around.MIP CVDs on all 4 corners.My dad saw my truck and bought 0ne from e-bay. Setup very similar to mine now. He is 57 or 58.We use them for trouble shooting back and forth His arrived as a POS. Junk motors(even for stock) broken ESC, all wiring rigged with tape. I believe that I have broke 1 of everything on my truck except the tranny or diffs. Its a shame when all the 14 and 17 y/o kids have better and more cars/trucks than the rest of us

Must be that perfect age where you have a job earning money that you don't know what to do with. With the exception of maybe a car payment/insurance, the rest is pretty much disposable income, unless you are saving for college or whatnot. No family to take care of, house payments, utilities, medical bills, etc. You know what I mean.

And before one of you 14-17 year olds get on here and write that you have this expense or that bill or whatever, the above statements are generalizations. ;)

I don't feel so bad at 36 and still playing with toys.

If rustlers and stampedes are gateway drugs for rc, the novak brushless is gateway for brushless.

My previous post was the progression of 6 months, been reading and learning since the late '90s , but finally took the plunge this year

True. GTB was my first. I didn't mind the sensors, but didn't like the 6 cell limit.

Well I am not sure what I have owned lately.
I had a ofna mbx buggy converted.
emaxx stock and modded forms
Done ran 2250 10t 7xl 9xl 12xl xl1200 xl 2000 14L 1950 8t 1930 10t neu 1512 2.5d 380xl 8t
have tried 12cells 14 cells 18 cells 16 cells 4s lipo 6s lipo 26 cells
for escs 24160 mgm 18.97 schulze bk 9920 bk 7018 bk 36120 mgm 12012
There is more I am missing. I think I could use some more experence though.

I almost forgot the all mighty novak hv maxx. I have had two on a
gmaxx at one time with 24 cells. It was not impressive.

Leroy, you still have got the 1950/8, right? i got one too nowadays, do you like it?

I think you missed the Quark 80....

What were your favorite combos?

Here is mine from the very first to the present one Im running now

Modeltech system with a hacker motor
Jeti Phasor system with 30-3 motor
1895 micro Bk controller with 1920/8 motor
2095 Micro Bk controller ( still not sure on motor) more likely the 1930/10t I sent in for leroy

I think my favorite would be the 1950 8t for motor.
I am not sure on esc. The quark is great except for the 6s problem.
The mgm is great except for the programming part.
I loved the power of the 2250 though. Just wish truck did as much as me.

Maxcim N32 BL System. I have not used a system with more balance of power and efficiency from a 4 pole sensored motor on a short track.
I am still waiting to get a neu 1515 2.5d though :017:

Yes I do rene. It is on the mgt with center diff. I running the schulze on it.

Yeah, the 2250... Nice and powerfull!! i am still considering testing a 2230.. would be a better ballanced setup for a truck i think..

It's as leroy says, the quark with it's 6S problem.. MGM's programming 'problem' I guess waiting is for the Mamba monster maxx..