Flux my first Monster is on the way.

I remember when mine was that virgin clean and new. Didn't last long..... Oh and my diffs leaked too, there's only 1,000k weight in them which is way to light for the Flux. I would put some heavier oil in the diffs before you run it, I run 100k front/rear. And I agree with thzero, those XL tires are gonna strain your tranny, Lipos and ESC with a good chance of breaking them. Gear the pinion down to 18T or 16T

[Desert Rc]

[QUOTE=Freezebyte;337854]I remember when mine was that virgin clean and new. Didn't last long..... Oh and my diffs leaked too, there's only 1,000k weight in them which is way to light for the Flux. I would put some heavier oil in the diffs before you run it, I run 100k front/rear.


thanks for the heads up on the fluids...cant believe they put 1k wt lol. Yup Minty Fresh is always nice!! Its Crispy!!

[thzero]

100k seems a bit excessive; don't even run that in my RC8Te's center diff; actually I run my RC8Te with 10/50/7 and have been running my nitro savage with 15/10 front/rear. The adjustment was made because the Savage is about 3 to 4 lbs heavier than the RC8Te.

The 'Triple Diff Basics' thread here at rc-monster is a good read. Just equate the gearbox/tranny in the Savage as a locked center diff for a 50/50 split of power.

As for the taping, since I mentioned it; I think Freezebyte said elsewhere he's using strapping tape, others use duct tape, I have been using Gorilla tape as its a bit heavier than duct tape. Just undo the tires, turn them inside out and run a strip of tape around the inside. It definetly helps.

Originally Posted by Desert Rc

thanks for the heads up on the fluids...cant believe they put 1k wt lol. Yup Minty Fresh is always nice!! Its Crispy!!

As for an 'XL' conversion; you can certainly increase the width using the stock Savage XL parts (new dogbones, diff cups, axles, etc.) but you'll need a 3rd party set of TVPs for the Flux (unless Mike makes some that come in the XL length) along with the XL dogbone. Some of the 3rd party TVPs I've seen for the Flux don't always come in the same wheelbase as the XL, but usually come with the required rear dogbone.

My Flux is a basher and wall climber, so I don't need my wheels unloading on me, hence why I run 100k. I used strapping tape on my GT-S tires, I cleaned the insides of the tires throughly with rubbing alchohol though or the anti aging powder on the rubber keeps it from sticking.

[thzero]

Ah, I bash too... I just don't wall climb.

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

My Flux is a basher and wall climber, so I don't need my wheels unloading on me, hence why I run 100k.

[Desert Rc]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

My Flux is a basher and wall climber, so I don't need my wheels unloading on me, hence why I run 100k. I used strapping tape on my GT-S tires, I cleaned the insides of the tires throughly with rubbing alchohol though or the anti aging powder on the rubber keeps it from sticking.

Thats actually a good Tip with the rubbing alcohol. I didnt use that with my xray when I did my strapping and they sound to be lifting a little inside when at speed.

[fastbaja5b]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

I remember when mine was that virgin clean and new. Didn't last long..... Oh and my diffs leaked too, there's only 1,000k weight in them which is way to light for the Flux. I would put some heavier oil in the diffs before you run it, I run 100k front/rear. And I agree with thzero, those XL tires are gonna strain your tranny, Lipos and ESC with a good chance of breaking them. Gear the pinion down to 18T or 16T

BS!

from someone who has actually run XL tyres on his Flux

They make no descernable difference to the motor or esc temp and eagletree amp draw went up from 120 amp peak to 124 amp peak.

If anything the motor came off cooler

And that was in the middle of a 90 degree day.

Don't make comments without actually trying them first. Perhaps you can scam some from HPI, the tread on your stockers is wearing down, surely that should be warranty!

[thzero]

Wow, yes sir, whatever you say sir.

However, it is nice that you've tried it and were able to give feedback on it. I originally made the suggestion based on moving to Big Joes from stock X tires and had to regear slightly because of the larger size. And the Terra Pins are slightly bigger, but probably not quite as heavy either.

P.S. Scamming a quality company like HPI isn't cool, all one does is hurt the company when doing that.

Originally Posted by fastbaja5b

They make no descernable difference to the motor or esc temp and eagletree amp draw went up from 120 amp peak to 124 amp peak.

If anything the motor came off cooler

And that was in the middle of a 90 degree day.

[Desert Rc]

Thanks for the info guys. I want to get an eagletree...that is some good stuff to track and the information is invaluable.

On the side note. Lets keep this civil. I know we dont all agree on some things (not mentioning it ON PURPOSE) but this is NOT the thread bash others with your opinions. I would really appreciate keeping this on topic.

[V0RT3X]

Originally Posted by fastbaja5b

BS!

from someone who has actually run XL tyres on his Flux

They make no descernable difference to the motor or esc temp and eagletree amp draw went up from 120 amp peak to 124 amp peak.

If anything the motor came off cooler

And that was in the middle of a 90 degree day.

Don't make comments without actually trying them first. Perhaps you can scam some from HPI, the tread on your stockers is wearing down, surely that should be warranty!

Mine's on the way too, ordered right in time since TCS is out of stock now.

[Desert Rc]

That's good stuff...lol!!!