Converted my Savage to BL finally! - RC-Monster Forums

Savage03 · 01.10.2009, 11:50 PM

Little update on what I have done so far, added a new 2spd tranny and HPI metal spur with robinson pinion and things are bit more quiet. I ran it for the first time with the 2spd this afternoon(been really sick and still am so ventured out anyways) and it shifts fine, I was in a vacant parking lot so I had tons of room to test it cause I was sure I would have to play with the shift point some, had no blown tranny to report so I just think the ones with issues are the larger lipo users. I will say on the 4s and 49/17 she was darn fast, it would at times lift one front wheel and donut that thing like crazy.
Now stupid me totally forgot about esc brakes not working lol so I have no savage brakes to install right now and im flat broke so its a bit scary to run this thing with no brakes

Here is a question im thinking over and hopefully someone can help me out, originally I locked the 2gear in the 3spd tranny and now I have the fully working 2sp tranny, once its in 2nd will I essentially be in the same ratio as my locked up 3sp was? If so I wasted money buying a new tranny but oh well and I can put it back in and have brakes and reverse!

Janezki · 01.11.2009, 04:36 AM

The second at 2-speed is taller than second gear at 3-speed, so now your truck will go faster with 2-spd transmisson if you're using same spur & pinion. :)

Savage03 · 01.11.2009, 04:43 AM

Think it would be better to just lock the 2nd gear and forget about 1st? or what about locking the 3sp into 3rd? Be nice to have reverse back and brakes without spending more money :)

Janezki · 06:48 PM

IMO the 1st gear is useless and if you're going to break your tranny, it will most likely happen when it shifts to 2nd gear.
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edit: Oops.. dunno what I was thinking there... it's ofcourse the first gear that has the one-way bearing. Misinformation removed, sorry.