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BrianG · 10.19.2006, 03:48 PM

That's true, but a big downside to the Emaxx tranny is the COG is kinda high when using the stock chassis. Not to mention that the strobe is not available anymore, so other methods must be devised for the slipper.

The Revo tranny works quite well with a couple of mods and is lighter than the emaxx tranny, especially once you remove all the unecessary gears (reverse, and 1st gear). The only "tough" part is locking second gear and that seems to have several workable solutions. Also, finding a suitable motor mount seems to be a challenge, but it's been done a few different ways with success so it's possible.

I like having the motor on one side and the batteries on the other for ease of replacing them. Granted, when using NiMH batts, the weight can be a little unbalanced, but the use of lipos should really help that. Even so, I've been using 14 GP cells all on one side and haven't noticed any adverse handling characteristics.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	10.19.2006, 03:48 PM That's true, but a big downside to the Emaxx tranny is the COG is kinda high when using the stock chassis. Not to mention that the strobe is not available anymore, so other methods must be devised for the slipper. The Revo tranny works quite well with a couple of mods and is lighter than the emaxx tranny, especially once you remove all the unecessary gears (reverse, and 1st gear). The only "tough" part is locking second gear and that seems to have several workable solutions. Also, finding a suitable motor mount seems to be a challenge, but it's been done a few different ways with success so it's possible. I like having the motor on one side and the batteries on the other for ease of replacing them. Granted, when using NiMH batts, the weight can be a little unbalanced, but the use of lipos should really help that. Even so, I've been using 14 GP cells all on one side and haven't noticed any adverse handling characteristics.