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Serum · 02.03.2008, 01:30 PM

The thing that worries me about these conversion is that they mount the motor on the wrong side of the diff; they diff has off-set from the center, away from the motor. Since electric motors use less space than nitro motors, and batteries take more room than the nitro tank, it's better for the weight ballance to put the motor on the opposite side.

I wouldn't take the 4.5, i would take the 6.5, since the gearing ratio is pretty tight on a buggy. The torque on the 6.5 would be slightly higher than the 4.5 since it has got more windings.

And get a hvmaxx with a 5mm shaft instead the normal 3.2; i heard a lot of people wasted the 3.2mm shaft on their rather 'direct drive' buggies. 5mm is the way to go.

If you have got enough room to mount the batteries, i wouldn't worry about the placement of the motor, since it's a convenience conersion.. I like the direct drop-in bolt on idea in general. It just needs some tinkering to get it worked out perfect. The nitro chassis isn't an ideal template to start with. (unless you move parts around)

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Serum RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 10,480 Join Date: Feb 2005	02.03.2008, 01:30 PM The thing that worries me about these conversion is that they mount the motor on the wrong side of the diff; they diff has off-set from the center, away from the motor. Since electric motors use less space than nitro motors, and batteries take more room than the nitro tank, it's better for the weight ballance to put the motor on the opposite side. I wouldn't take the 4.5, i would take the 6.5, since the gearing ratio is pretty tight on a buggy. The torque on the 6.5 would be slightly higher than the 4.5 since it has got more windings. And get a hvmaxx with a 5mm shaft instead the normal 3.2; i heard a lot of people wasted the 3.2mm shaft on their rather 'direct drive' buggies. 5mm is the way to go. If you have got enough room to mount the batteries, i wouldn't worry about the placement of the motor, since it's a convenience conersion.. I like the direct drop-in bolt on idea in general. It just needs some tinkering to get it worked out perfect. The nitro chassis isn't an ideal template to start with. (unless you move parts around)