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Originally Posted by Rtsbasic
Whats the overall width of your MaxxPede? I was gonna do a similar thing with my Stampede, but decided against it and just brought an Emaxx and thew brushless in that instead.
I have a high opinion of the 380C motors, I have a 380 9t and 8t (non-C versions, so no heatsink). They work brilliantly in my stadium trucks and buggies, the 6L on 8 cells would be a sweet setup, without being too amp hungry so you still get good runtime. When I used to run a 540 6S on 8 cells it gave sweet power (on good batteries), but runtime was always a bit lacking.
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I'm not with it now, but will measure tomorrow. I'm pretty sure it's ~3/4"inch less width than a standard Emaxx/Tmaxx stance. And this is using the HPI nitro rush front arms (WidePede) for equal arms, nitro shock tower/front spindles, & RPM StableMaxx for 1" more width. I think I'll pop for the FLM "25mm more" chassis to get the same wheelbase as the Maxx series, it'll save me from dremeling to death (batt tray & cooling) & it looks cool and is 6mm.
Even tho the Pede can hold more cells, I like to jump it, so I wanted fast & light. The only relatively low amp, high torque/KV BL was the 6L to me it seemed. 7cell packs, 70A ESC, and ~69A BL motor seemed to add up to cheap fun, & it does. Only real drawback is 2WD (power slides tho), & possible durability issues. I'll use FLM alum where it matters most, probably keep the HPI plastic front arms as they are really strong, meant for nitro use. Unsure if CNC diff is needed yet, metal axles are (steel 4-tec's anyday now, but I know they can break too). Not a big MIP fan. Plastic trans yokes are holding for now (new style).
I don't need too much runtime, but I'm pretty sure 8cell would lower stress/temp per cell & increase runtime (at same "speed" vs 7cell). Giving more power on tap, and a tad higher motor/esc temps when "tapped" into. I use a Bluebird 620MG (144oz) servo with Emaxx 96mm turnbuckles and it's really amazing how fast the truck can turn without tipping, probably due to under 6lb weight.