i gave up on my budget conversion and bought a used flux

[scarletboa]

i checked out 1offrc.com and judging by how thick the TVPs look, i think they are the thicker, 7075 plates. i wonder if it will still do standing backflips with the extra length. i know better than to do them all the time and most of my backflips will be off ramps, but seeing the reaction on someone's face who has never seen a brushless MT? priceless. good thing it's got the BP diffs.

[Desert Rc]

Originally Posted by scarletboa

i checked out 1offrc.com and judging by how thick the TVPs look, i think they are the thicker, 7075 plates. i wonder if it will still do standing backflips with the extra length. i know better than to do them all the time and most of my backflips will be off ramps, but seeing the reaction on someone's face who has never seen a brushless MT? priceless. good thing it's got the BP diffs.

Speaking of BP diffs is there any way of being able to tell if its a newer version or older...with or witout the BP diff gears?? I was wondering if I should get some ordered or just wait to strip one out.

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by scarletboa

i checked out 1offrc.com and judging by how thick the TVPs look, i think they are the thicker, 7075 plates. i wonder if it will still do standing backflips with the extra length. i know better than to do them all the time and most of my backflips will be off ramps, but seeing the reaction on someone's face who has never seen a brushless MT? priceless. good thing it's got the BP diffs.

In the VERY short time I ran mine so far, wheelies were noticably absent. To me, its a good thing.

[scarletboa]

I FINALLY GOT MY FLUX!

it came with some unexpected extras as well. in addition to the stock TVPs that were promised, it came with a pair of FLM TVPs. the extra tires it came with a 1/2 offset jconcepts wheels and badlands. there was also an extra bulletproof ring and pinion included. within the first 5 minutes of driving, the drive gear gave out. within that 5 minutes, i decided i don't like how the stock tires handle with the extended TVPs, so i have spent the past 3 hours taking the truck apart and putting it back together with the FLM plates. i also took apart the transmission and cannibalized my old nitro tranny and used the gear from that. tomorrow, i should be able to get a little more runtime on it. i should also get a chance to run my 3s lipos

[V0RT3X]

What was wrong with the XL plates and stock tires?

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by scarletboa

there was also an extra bulletproof ring and pinion included. within the first 5 minutes of driving, the drive gear gave out. within that 5 minutes, i decided i don't like how the stock tires handle with the extended TVPs, ...............:

Maybe you should double check both diff's to make sure that the original owner didn't just replace one set, and gave up on the second before selling it. That may account for the bad handling and blown gear.....better to be safe than sorry.

[scarletboa]

Originally Posted by V0RT3X

What was wrong with the XL plates and stock tires?

the tires just seemed kinda small compared to the size of th entire truck. i think the stock tires are the perfect size for a standard length savage. if i had kept it extended, i would have had to get 7" tires to make it look right.

i had a chance to run my 3s lipos in my flux. the standing backflips were fun until i heard the dreaded clicking. i stopped the backflips and jumped off a bike ramp for awhile until my rear diff locked up, and then lost all power. i took the truck home and opened it up to find that the internal diff gears were shattered. i took the diff cup and diff internals that i needed from my nitro savage and hopefully if it isn't still raining tomorrow, i'll be able to run it again, this time, on the 2s lipos it came with.

my theory for the shattered diff internals is, usually the ring and pinion gears are the weakest link in the diff assembly and usually break first. since i have the BP diffs, i think now, the weakest link is the diff internals.

i have cannibalized quite a few parts from my nitro savage already. i took a couple screws i needed, a differential, and a transmission gear. so much for selling it as a BL roller. it is officially a parts truck for my flux. i'm sure within a few months, that truck will be nothing more than a few little parts and screws sitting in a box somewhere.

[scarletboa]

i got another hour of runtime in yesterday and i am loving this truck more and more. i didn't break anything this time. i think the diff internals busted because the 4 screws that go into the ring gear and diff cup were loose and there might have been some play in the gear mesh. i better check the screws in the front diff as well because i'm sure they are loose too.

i'm surprised the truck does standing backflips on 4s. i am running a RC-M 18t pinion with the stock spur gear and after 2 runs, the gear is wearing down and there is a bunch of pinion gear dust all around it. the gear is pretty old, but i haven't had any issues before because it was always paired with a plastic spur gear until now. i wonder if mike will be willing to replace it if i send a pic or two of it. it wouldn't really be worth warrantying it if i had to send in the worn out one.

other than the tires having some crazy side-bite, i really like this truck. it's everything i wanted my nitro savage to be, only better

well, my nitro savage body is nearing the end of its life and the savage xl body it came with is too long, so i need to find a new body. i'm not too concerned with the looks of the body, i just want it to last as long as possible. i was thinking about getting the baja bug style body from proline because the round shape of it looks less prone to cracking. i am also looking at the axial diablo body because it is .060" thick and it is only $25. it doesn't look to bad either.

[Desert Rc]

Which proline bug body. I just bought one for a slash I thought I would try out. I could shot some pics for fitment...I dont even know if it will work. I like the sound of the standing back flips on 4s, very impressive indeed. I guess the shorter chassis is pretty decent.

I wonder if I have a older version or the newer with the BP diffs. Hmm i guess we will see.

[fastbaja5b]

Strange your pinion is showing wear, my RRP Mod 1 pinion still looks as new, 40-50 runs later.

As for bodies, the stock GT2 shell is cheap at tcscrawlers, a Bug / ST body on a Savage just looks wrong to me.

[V0RT3X]

http://e-savage.com/forums/showpost....6&postcount=81
http://e-savage.com/forums/showpost....6&postcount=81

I think this is the short version because it's kinda out of scale on the rear cutouts for the wheels