HPI: Savage Flux on the way? 8th scale electric savage

Got about 25 runs on mine and are waiting on a screw kit to show up to do some heavy maintenance. I've bought spares as well and the diffs are def upgraded - HPI reduced the brg boss the brg goes onto on the ring gear to allow running the bigger 8x16x5 brgs vs the 10x16x5 brgs that failed all too often on my 4.6SS. I replaced those everytime I got near them.

I have the hardened 18/23 upgrade and it'll go in so I can put the ordinary one back in my 4.6SS and run it again. These were in short supply when it became obvious that these were going to be a wear item.

Want to turn my batt boxes around so the lids open away from the chassis so I can use the Neuenergy 3S car size pacs lipos. The lids don't open far enough to get these thick lipos inserted, 2S lipos have no probs. I've been real pleased with mine so far, been loads of fun.

Originally Posted by Duster_360

The lids don't open far enough to get these thick lipos inserted, 2S lipos have no probs.

Can you cut off the 2 'tabs' on the top lid of the battery boxes to get them in there maybe? You could just use velcro straps to keep them securely closed =)
I have some 9000mah SPC 2S packs that are a decently tight fit on the sides, and they JUST scrape past the 2 'tabs' on the lid of the battery box with a tiny bit of muscle =)


The only problems i have found with my flux is the bloody rod ends on the turnbuckles - mine had flexed and stretched on only the first day of use on only small bad landings, which left me with quite a short day... have since replaced em with lunsford alternatives which are holding up well.

That, and it's too short... i can barely keep the front wheels on the ground on only 4S with a MMM/Neu 1515 1.5d/F... Will be going for the extended flm chassis on this eventually - it's uncontrollable... I get rolling backflips with big joes on... It's fun for a short while, but gets old pretty quick. (yes - i have toned down the esc settings)

other than that, i've had no probs =)