You gotta see this
 

I know its nitro, but its so cool. A 1/4 scale New era monster truck with a supercharged connely V8, it sounds like a real monster truckhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxX8y...elated&search=

it does sound cool, but I think my neighbors would want to kill me, if I drove that around the neighborhood.

That looks and sounds sweet, wish I could've seen it do a wheelie though. :D

I would have a blast with one of those.....if I had $$ for one.

Very cool. I bet all my neighbors would be riding in the bed of it... lol.

That is very sweet! He had to put some work into that baby!

If he could do a modern monster truck chassis, Like gravedigger, that would be fun to see. It looked a little too stiff for me

That's what nitro's should sound like. Unfortunately it not as fast as the noise makes you think it will be. With a smaller lighter truck it could be good.

+1!! One of the pro-nitro arguments is the "realism" of the sound. But to me, regular nitros sound like overgrown mosquitos. This one actually sounds very nice and realistic. Seems that the power would be better suited for 1/5 scale or smaller though...

I think that he should convert it to electric, then it WOULD do wheelies and he wouldn't have to worry about the neighbors.

That's not nitro, it's gasoline isn't it?

I am also pretty sure it is gasoline.

Gas, nitro, whatever. They all make too much noise and are smelly. :)

A BL setup for something that size would be expensive! Let's see:

• 2215/1.5Y motor: $550
• ESC capable of 10s and 200A : estimated at $600
• 10s 10Ah lipo (2 X 5s1p): $550

Hmm, $1700 and that's not including the radio, servos, truck, and custom parts. :eek:

I'll volunteer for that project when I win the lotto, until then..., since Aangel was first the first to suggest converting it I think he should try it. Although it could end up being really really expensive if he starts having any more of his famous good luck :005:

ROFL! Yeah, with his luck, the whole truck will explode!

At least it would make a good video.:027:

Well, with the speed he is getting now you could set with a mm 4600 combo..

Very nice to see/hear that V8 roar though..

OK Brian, let's get it straight. Lipos don't explode, they just burst into flames. LOL.

Now, you guys are killing me again. I've never given any thought to doing a truck like that, but...I'm a small guy. I'm about 5'1" tall, but stocky. I like to ride dirt bikes in very sloppy places, so I have to ride a bike on which I can sit and touch both feet to the ground. It sucks to get stuck in the mud and not be able to touch the bottom of the bog. You just kind of sit there for a second and then fall over.

Anyway, I ride a modified YZ85. It has a 100cc can on it and weights less than 140lbs with a full tank. It is WICKED fast. The problem is that I have to rebuild the top end every 20 tanks or so and replace the crank bearings every third rebuild, depending on how hard I've been riding.

How is all of this sounding for a conversion. I'd love to do away with the engine and tranny. I don't need it to be as fast as it is now (100+ mph), but it needs to be quick. I could live with a 50 mph top end.

Anyone have any ideas?

Oh, and I think that all of you guys are jinxing my with all of this talk of my bad luck. LOL.

I bet you are able to make them explode..

The bigger the conversion; the more it costs when you blow things up Aangel...

You know, I find myself looking to RC Monster forums more for its entertainment value than its informational value. You guys are nuts. LMAO.

I could see myself, after having wiped, laying on the ground, in the mud with my bike on top of me, just praying that the battery doesn't go up.

And when you least expect it, praying for your batteries to be save, the 150V 300A controller blows up right in your face..

OK Serum, I can't laugh any more. My stomach is starting to hurt.

Here is a thread I posted a little while ago of a Yamaha R1 converted to electric.

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7013

lol, this is pretty funny stuff. Like Serum said; I know lipos don't "explode" but you'd find a way to do it!

Hey guys, it's not like I do this stuff on purpose.

Let's just say you are very good at finding the weak spots in any system. :)