RC-Monster Forums - Savage XL Brushless Conversion Video

Here is my Savage XL Brushless Truck.

I took a stock Nitro truck and took of the engine only. I installed a Reverse Module (I know it is a weak link) but I wanted to keep the 3 speed transmission and wanted reverse. Obviously I needed Brakes so I beefed up the throttle servo. The brakes are incredibly good - in fact if you slam the brakes the truck will flip on its lid.

I am going to attach 3 videos - one is the road test to ensure that the truck should run as it should. The other 2 videos show the truck the truck running on grass. It got to about 39 mph - which is not bad as I used a very small pinion (12 tooth) and used a battered up old Kong Battery. I think once I install the battery trays and install the 35C 6S 5000MA Lipos this should kick some butt. However it may also the blow the gearbox or reverse module.

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Here is the initial Road test - you can just about hear the Gears changing

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And the final video showing the truck generally been driven around on grass to see how it handles
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Some pictures of the installation. As you can see the battery is temp tied down with a rubber band on the back of the frames. This actually keeps the truck balanced. If I can find a way of fitting a battery tray in this location I might go for this. My original plan was to install 2 Battery trays on the side frames.

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