Project Super-VBS-CF-Gorillamaxx!!!

[jordan...]

LOL, i had no idea about balancing them when i did it, but believe me after running up in the air i could see what was happening and how important balancing is, hopefully it doesn't make too much of a difference. Hope you have some good luck with your MGM as well, not to hard when you get everything in the exact right sequence

[BL_RV0]

You did it!!!!!!! I am stoked for the vid!!!!!!

[jordan...]

Hey guys,

Well, i have got a video for you guys as promised, but i dunno, im a bit dissapointed. The ESC got pretty hot, so i stopped once it reached 170F-180F. The batts were 80F-90F and the motor was 110F. The pinion also came loose the first time i took it out, so that had to be fixed.

As for the truck, it handled awesome, the racerX was worth every penny, it would spin on the spot if i started to fishtail it, but not roll going at full pace. Heres the dissapointing part, it was SLOOWW, as you might be able to tell from the vid. I doubt it was going over 35mph flat out. I'm not too sure why this is though, i am assuming something is wrong with the gearing. But a hot ESC = overgeared, which means it should be too fast right

Also it would not pull wheelies, but keep all four wheels planted when i took off, not to sure if thats the centre diff and setbacks working, or my gearing though.

Anyway heres the vid, dad was filming this one, and my head gets in the way a couple of times :



Any ideas to why it is slow and the ESC is overheating? Also, the motor/ESC connections seem to be pretty weak, sometimes id have to wiggle them around to get the truck to stop cogging, would that affect the speed? I would love to hear your feedback and suggestions

jordan

[JERRY2KONE]

Ha Ha Ha I thought this was a Godzilla moive when I saw that big head come into the picture. Just yanking your chain Jordan. Yes any kind of lose connections will create heat issues somewhere. Did you check for heat at the lose connections? It also may depend on your setup of the ESC as well if you have something set too soft or too hard. It looked as if it was running fairly well for the most part. Sometimes gearing the vehicle too low will also give you overheating issues. How about some close up pics of the truck now that it is finished. Nice to see you finally having some fun with all of your hard work.

[jordan...]

Ask and you shall recieve!!! I took these pics when i just got back from the run. Also, im thinking about asking Mike to CNC me CF or Alu motor mount so i can change between pinions easier.





Thanks for the comments as well Jerry, it was good to finally see it running and not break anything!!

P.S you can see i heatshrinked the piggybacks as well in case one of them decided to blow out, i wouldn't lose the cap, just some extra insurance

[JERRY2KONE]

It looks like a nice clean setup Jordan. How much does that thing weigh with everything onboard? Those batts must be pretty heavy considering the size of them? What are those 8000 mah's? And what voltage are you pushing through your ESC? So how do you like running the center diff as apposed to using a tranny? I will probably setup my SuperMaxx with a center diff once I get a big motor for it. I have a couple Torsend diffs and I was thinking about trying one of them as a center diff to see how it works in that position.

[jordan...]

Roughly 14lbs all up. The batts are 5000mah a piece, running in parallel. So pretty much have a 5s 10,000mah pack in there. To be honest i have never run a brushless truck until today, so comparing to the old e-maxx tranny with the titans, i like it. When you take faster corners and the inside wheel starts to lift it seems to settle it down a bit more.

What center diff are you planning to use on the lightning? I've heard torsens are weaker than spyders so i would be careful running one with a 'Bolido', come to think of it, id be careful running anything with a 'Bolido', dont forget to wear safety glasses in case parts of the spur gear ping off into your eyes