I agree the manual is pretty piss poor at best
They tell you to run "25c" batteries on 6s Lipo
...so my 1800 mah 25C Lipos should be sweet - done
Then I will put the 25t Pinion on because thats what it tells me to do.
The advert says the truck can do standing back flips and 62mph..... I have my 25C batteries and the 25t pinion...
Technically am I disobeying the Manual? no!
This leads to the frustrated user who knows more about nitro than anything else, and the bandwagon mentality of "Savage Flux = fail" starts:
http://www.aussiercbashers.com/viewt...f2b6fadee184e3 <--- A good example.
I admit I have a pair of 3s Zippy Lipos 20C-30C coming for my Flux
But don't for a bloody second think I'm running the 25t pinion on it, I run the 20t on 4s Lipo so if I go to 6s if anything I'll go to a SMALLER pinion and keep an eye on my temps.
18t is the smallest pinion I can run on the kit spur so thats my starting point.
...they complain about drivetrain failure, but they lock the slipper down? They keep punch control at 0%?
..make a bigger truck and they'll make a bigger idiot I swear!
The flux is essentially a ready made Savage with a BL conversion, the 3 main gears in the box that cross over all have "hop ups" available for heavy duty applications
86084 - 86274
86098 - 86275
86097 - 86136
The truck has some obvious cost cutting in there, Phillips Head screws??? Bushings in the steering assembly? The worst 17mm hex hub set up I have ever seen....
The only issue I have with my flux at the moment is I
STILL have no reply to my email sent to Castle support almost a week ago now. At a time when they should be at their most vocal, they are the most quiet.
That above all else worries me the most.