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lipomax · 05.23.2005, 12:05 AM

The TC4 would loosen my diff after 5 minutes of high powered runs on carpet. The diff outdrives eventually all melted and failed so I went with steel outdrive and rebuild it occasionally (the spring needs to be nice and fresh). On the street, that never happens cuz the lack of traction limits the torque on the drivetrain.

I actually didn't like that feature of the MGM and that's the reason I sold it on ebay. It causes my 2wd vehicles to spin out in a turn. Some controllers actually have "drag brake". Also, slotted brushless motors have that "drag brake" also.

On the street, I only use rubber - I believe some company's 20 compound (premounted and glued). On the carpet, purple/plaid foams or those same rubber tires. Rubber seems to be more forgiving - if you crash with foam tires, they are harder on the suspension and liable to break more parts. On street, foam tires don't stick for me. My street is too dusty.

I don't peel out on the street for fun, nor do donuts... actually after watching DualBL's video where he smokes and destroys 2 rubber tires, I did the same thing - but with 4wd. After that, I figured it was a waste of rubber so I don't do that anymore. Now it's about maximum G's of acceleration. I'm thinking of possibly doing drag racing. A lot of "experts" are saying that it can't be done with BL due to the lag time but I think it can and I think it can be very competitive. BUT, nobody to drag against here.

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lipomax RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 191 Join Date: Feb 2005	05.23.2005, 12:05 AM The TC4 would loosen my diff after 5 minutes of high powered runs on carpet. The diff outdrives eventually all melted and failed so I went with steel outdrive and rebuild it occasionally (the spring needs to be nice and fresh). On the street, that never happens cuz the lack of traction limits the torque on the drivetrain. I actually didn't like that feature of the MGM and that's the reason I sold it on ebay. It causes my 2wd vehicles to spin out in a turn. Some controllers actually have "drag brake". Also, slotted brushless motors have that "drag brake" also. On the street, I only use rubber - I believe some company's 20 compound (premounted and glued). On the carpet, purple/plaid foams or those same rubber tires. Rubber seems to be more forgiving - if you crash with foam tires, they are harder on the suspension and liable to break more parts. On street, foam tires don't stick for me. My street is too dusty. I don't peel out on the street for fun, nor do donuts... actually after watching DualBL's video where he smokes and destroys 2 rubber tires, I did the same thing - but with 4wd. After that, I figured it was a waste of rubber so I don't do that anymore. Now it's about maximum G's of acceleration. I'm thinking of possibly doing drag racing. A lot of "experts" are saying that it can't be done with BL due to the lag time but I think it can and I think it can be very competitive. BUT, nobody to drag against here.