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If you only have played with nitro and never with Brushless set ups you are in for a treat. The electric version, BL, will be much quicker and more fun to drive.
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Quicker? yes. But not as much faster as many think. The only thing that held the buggy back was that I couldn't find a clutch that could hold up to the engines and gearing I wanted to run. I keep an old 21T clutchbell around as a reminder what happens when I try and exceed the ability of the clutch. Its coated with aluminum and filled with melted chunks from the 7075 aluminum shoes I paid $40 for and only got a single night out of. I was trying for 21/48 gearing it couldn't take it :(
http://home.comcast.net/~thirdgen89gta/rc/21t_cb.jpg
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Originally Posted by magman
A couple of things...
1. You will need to check your diffs for ANY play...eliminate the play with shims. Bl has so much more torque than nitro it will eat your diffs if not done correctly
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That had to be done with the old Novarossi 528xr that was modded. I never stripped one, but the wear after a single season with that engine was crazy.
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2. your diff oils will change...in my mbx5t I run 20-100 -15 on a 5s set up and it rips. I only bash so I wanted to minimize balooning
3. speaking of ballooning, did you by chance tape the inside of your tires before gluing? If you didn't, next time to also help with pancake tires
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Tires are already taped. Actually not tape. Cheese cloth with rubber cement is what i used because ductape couldn't take it. Essentially the same process as you'd use on a lexan body.
As for the differentials its already "brushless like" with 50k front, 100k center, 20k rear.
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4. try to keep your curse words to a minimum when you see the new power plant in action for the first time ;)
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I miss insane stupid fast stuff. I haven't played with the cars in a long while because they got so out of tune, then the glow plugs fouled out from sitting for so long...etc. Brushless will make things easier.
This is my next conversion project, a Hyper One Seven Evolution. Based on the Hyper 7 chassis with its awesome pillowball suspension, but its super stretched coming in at 30" long. See the link in my sig for a size comparison. But here is the H1/7 next to the Jammin truggy, an Inferno GT and itself.
Look at all that wonderful room for Lipo's in that chassis. :)
