New to brushless 1/10 scale. Help!!!!!

[pizzaman]

I just bought this truck on EBAY(sorry, I just pasted the ad) and need to know which BL ESC/Motor combo to choose. Not so concerned about $ just dont want a Novak. I currently have 2 maxamps 11.1v 5000mah lipos that I would like to utilize.

Maximizer RRP Diffs: $68.95x2 (Front and Rear, Alloy Cups with RRP Steel Ring & Pinions) ***


Pro-Line Steering: $33.99 (Integrated Servo Saver is both tighter and smoother)

MIP (Pro-Line) CVD’s F/R: $20.00x2 (No broken axles... EVER)

MIP Center CVD’s: $45.00

RPM Bearing Carriers F/R: $25.00x2 (Bigger bearings take abuse)

Newer 3.3 Bulkheads: $6.00x2

Aluminum Servo Horns: $9.99 (Blue anodized for steering/shift duty)

Traxxas Lightweight Internal Shafts: $10.99

RRP Clutch w/ Steel & Plastic Gears: $36.99, $7.59 (Better than the REVO clutch by far)

Unlimited Engineering Idler Gears: $32.00

Big Bore Shocks w/ Nitride Shafts: $63.99 (Smooth and no blowouts like the stock ones)

Lunsford Ti Hinge Pins: $21.79 (These won't bend like the stock screw-pins)

Trinity Dual-Stage Springs: $13.60x2 (A little stiff, might need to tune them a bit, stock springs also included)

Pro-Line Bumpers: $9.99 (Discontinued and hard to find)

HPI Super Mudder Tires: $26.99x2 (These tires are AWESOME)

RRP Pinions: $3.09 each (a few included, also the stock 18T Traxxas ones included)

GorillaMaxx battery straps: $14.00

Traxxas Differential Spool (NIP): $10.99

Lunsford Titanium Fat-Boy Screws for the motors (NIP): $7.99

HPI Rubicon Body: $20 + Paint. (It's a little rough now, bu

[aqwut]

hey dude... what's up... how fast do you wanna go?... how power hungry are you?.. what kind of quality do you want?..

[DrKnow65]

Did I miss what kind of truck this is?

Originally Posted by DrKnow65

Did I miss what kind of truck this is?

I think its a E maxx....

[Patrick]

Yeah, from the list of parts it sounds like an e-maxx.

If you want to use the lipos you have I'd recommend a 6s setup. Maybe an MGM or Quark 125 (some people's quarks haven't worked properly on 6s, but mine works normally), and a neu 1515 1.5y (1500kv). Gear that for ~40mph for normal driving, and temps and runtime should be pretty good.
I wouldn't use any of the lightened traxxas shafts with brushless, they're not as strong as standard. Diffs will also need upgrading with that setup.

[pizzaman]

Yes it is an E-maxx. Sorry I left that out. I would like to wire the lipos in parrallel if possible. Are the RRP maximizer diffs not up to the strain of the brushless?

[Patrick]

3s setups aren't that common so I don't really know what to recommend. How fast do you want to go?
I must have forgotten about the diff cups when I posted. The diffs should last ok depending on how powerful your setup is, but they will still wear out after a while.

[pizzaman]

Maybe i miswrote. I would like to have the 22.2 volts and sacrafice the runtime.

[BP-Revo]

Then you want series wiring. Series adds voltage, parallel adds capacity.

In that case, if money is not an issue, I'd recommend an MGM16024 and a Neu 1515 motor of proper kv (the 1700kv one would be fine). Should provide speeds over 45mph quite easily (probably more like 50+) and should be reliable and cool-running.

[aqwut]

The MGM 24160 is definately a nice ESC, why not just run 8S, and a 12XL or higher quality motor(LMT 1960/9 orNeu 1527/1Y?... that would be a very very nice setup...

[pizzaman]

I have looked on this site for the suggested esc's and dont see them. Is there another source for the speed controls?

[Patrick]

MGM 16024
If you don't want to spend an extra $100, and don't want to use more than 6s the MGM 16018 should be enough.
There's also a higher amp version MGM 22418
I don't know when they'll be back in stock.