Cleanest E-Muggy On RCM!!!

[MiamizFinest]

Just wanted to post a few pics of my E-MUGGY with out the lid, i finished her up this weekend and tested her out and all i can say is she is quick, im running 2200KV on 6S i was gear much much lower to work with the HPI phatlines but those phatlines just can't handle the speed they blew off very easily which kinda sucks. So i could test it out further i slapped on some GRP 8th scale buggy wheels and geared up.... no one was around with the radar gun but i know this thing was pushing into the 70's with the smaller wheels on it.

Anyways enjoy the pics!!





Anyone one know some truck size tires that don't balloon to hell and rip apart?!?!

[nuz69]

What the hell is this pinion gear in this heavy truck ^^
35T ? :D
Don't forget to check the temps

[MiamizFinest]

Originally Posted by nuz69

What the hell is this pinion gear in this heavy truck ^^
35T ? :D
Don't forget to check the temps

I started with a 16T pinion on with the phatlines but again the wheels sucked, SO i moved to 8th scale buggy wheels and put in a 25T pinion to break even. That heavy puppy was hauling ASS. I put the phatlines back on for the pics but i will not be using that jumbo gear with those big tires , BUT the gear is working well with the buggy wheels. For now anyways until i find a better wheel.

[nuz69]

You mean the wheels vibrated ? unbalanced ?

[MiamizFinest]

Originally Posted by nuz69

You mean the wheels vibrated ? unbalanced ?

They physically didn't hold the speed i blew the wheels off the rims the CA glue just cant hold it. Once the wheels balloon the CA lets go!!

[bryan]

Looks great , im getting some things together to convert my sons.That looks like a losi 8ight tray your using? How much did you have to do to the chassis to make it work "extra holes" ?

[nuz69]

Maybe try some good truggy wheels, GRP grip for example if you want to run it off road. Did you let the glue a night at calm ?

[brian015]

Originally Posted by MiamizFinest

Cleanest E-Muggy On RCM!!!

Yes, I see your problem - what you need to do is get that thing out in the dirt!





I have gorilla-taped badlands on my e-muggy and I'm able to get it very dirty.

[MiamizFinest]

Originally Posted by bryan

Looks great , im getting some things together to convert my sons.That looks like a losi 8ight tray your using? How much did you have to do to the chassis to make it work "extra holes" ?

for the battery tray nothing was drilled the rear holes lined up fine with the motor mount holes in the chassis. The front hole ALMOST lines up with a hole already in the chassis its about 2MM off but with a 4MM screw threw the hole not only does it clear the hole perfectly it threads itself into the tray on its way up. All in all i only added one hole to the chassis and that was for the radiobox. Pretty simple and clean. I used the ofna radio box for a factory look.

[MiamizFinest]

Originally Posted by brian015

Yes, I see your problem - what you need to do is get that thing out in the dirt!





I have gorilla-taped badlands on my e-muggy and I'm able to get it very dirty.

Oh NO NO NO, im not that that type of guy!!! im only using this thing for the street i have no plans on taking it offroad for bashing. I like parking lot bashers im not into the offroad thing unless its true offroad 8th scale racing. (which i have a E-808 for)

FYI center diff is locked.

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by MiamizFinest

Oh NO NO NO, im not that that type of guy!!! im only using this thing for the street i have no plans on taking it offroad .

putz......

Just Kidding...kinda.....nice ride. Hardened Chassis?

Definitley watch those temps. I've got mine geared 52/18 with a 1520 on 6S, and it ran right at 140 this last time out - too high for me, so I'm dropping gears.

You need to Duct tape the tires. That will keep them from ballooning and solve your problem

[brian015]

And btw - very nice-looking set-up.

[MiamizFinest]

Originally Posted by 3.3maxx

You need to Duct tape the tires. That will keep them from ballooning and solve your problem

I tryed that years ago with a 60+MPH nitro revo i had, the duct tape tape trick worked but it was a hit and miss, sometimes the duct tape would snap and pretty much make that one wheel worthless and balloon while the others wouldn't. If thats was a problem at 60+ MPH with a nitro truck............i doubt they'll last more than one pass on a brushless set up.

My plan for now is just to stick with the buggy wheels, sure it looks a little weird but this way i can drive the car since most of my other cars are pretty much useless to me since the park me and my friends are currently going to has a pretty horrible potholes all over the place. The muggy really does soak up everything the street can dish out while my 8th scale buggies are unpredictable and with the speeds they are pulling any small crash is going to be pretty devastating . Until me and my friends find a better street MUGGY is my carro numero uno!

[Jahay]

i know what you mean... I taped my badlands and it worked great till one let go... Now two have let go and my truck is all over the place.

I will not tape again, but i will need to find some wheels that do not balloon which i think is impossible for 1/8 scale truck wheels.

Anyone know anything that doesnt balloon? baja tyres? decent truggy tyres?