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Gustav · 09.11.2005, 07:49 PM

Welcome MountainMax!

The 9920/9l is a good choice but a favourite setup here is also the 9920/7xl on 14 cells.It has a good deal more torque and the ability to run nicely on 12-18 cells.

Either set up will require some drivetrain upgrades.(both very powerful).You can wait till things break and upgrade but what i would suggest is steel idler gears,cvds,a strobe slipper and maybe a gorilla max single speed conversion.Then i'd run the stock diffs until they need replacing.

The strobe slipper is good because it can actually be used as a slipper (with slip) without overheating.they use the ofna 51T spur.the stock slipper has a tendency to overheat and melt the spur gear unless you run it locked down with extra pegs.

the single speed along with a steel idler gear makes the tranny very bullet proof.it's stronger than the 2 speed by taking the backlash out,more +ve engagement.you really don't need 1st gear with a brushless setup.
If you keep it 2 speed get a pair of steel idlers from Mike($15 each or $25 pair) as the stock idlers won't last long at all.

RC-Monster Mike stocks all these parts but can get just about anything RC related for you,just ask him.
He's very helpful and offers a very high level of support.

Gearing will depend on which motor and cell count you decide on.If you go for the strobe the ofna spurs are mod1 pitch but Mike sells mod 1 steel pinions in 5mm or 1/8th bore.

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Gustav RC-Monster Aluminum Offline Posts: 916 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: UK	09.11.2005, 07:49 PM Welcome MountainMax! The 9920/9l is a good choice but a favourite setup here is also the 9920/7xl on 14 cells.It has a good deal more torque and the ability to run nicely on 12-18 cells. Either set up will require some drivetrain upgrades.(both very powerful).You can wait till things break and upgrade but what i would suggest is steel idler gears,cvds,a strobe slipper and maybe a gorilla max single speed conversion.Then i'd run the stock diffs until they need replacing. The strobe slipper is good because it can actually be used as a slipper (with slip) without overheating.they use the ofna 51T spur.the stock slipper has a tendency to overheat and melt the spur gear unless you run it locked down with extra pegs. the single speed along with a steel idler gear makes the tranny very bullet proof.it's stronger than the 2 speed by taking the backlash out,more +ve engagement.you really don't need 1st gear with a brushless setup. If you keep it 2 speed get a pair of steel idlers from Mike($15 each or $25 pair) as the stock idlers won't last long at all. RC-Monster Mike stocks all these parts but can get just about anything RC related for you,just ask him. He's very helpful and offers a very high level of support. Gearing will depend on which motor and cell count you decide on.If you go for the strobe the ofna spurs are mod1 pitch but Mike sells mod 1 steel pinions in 5mm or 1/8th bore.