Savage Flux Fixed . . . Finally

[JasonB]

Performance Is still amazing on the nano tech lipos but the temps have increased, as expected, during the hotter FL months. I have the LVC set to 3.4 per cell. If I push them hard, which I generally do, they will get up to 125 deg after a 20 min run. Four of the six batts are now showing some slight swelling. The batts still give great run time, but are not quite up to my driving style, which is mostly WOT, except for the occasional slow down to turn. I suspect I'll get a year or so more use out of them and upgrade to whatever the latest tech is . . . 60C perhaps. The C rating is totally bogus, but not much can be done about that, just a reference point I guess.

I've replaced both diff cups once, and one set of spider gears since I switched to the Hot Bodies cups. Still Very impressed with this upgrade!

Since I added the oil to the tranny, the gears continue to look new. Probably the best thing I've changed on this truck so far.

Currently have the 1520 geared for 40 ish MPH, and on a hot day (90 deg), the motor will get up to 150 deg, after 20 min of running hard in thick grass. I am fortunate to have a huge field to run in at a school near by, which is the reason for most of the WOT.

I've been fighting the 5V 25mm ESC fan for the last year, and finally yanked it out and glued a 12V 40mm on top of the ESC and now connect it directly to one of the lipo balance taps . . . Works GREAT, and no decernable V difference between the 2 lipos after a run.

When I first goth this Savage and things were continuously breaking, I wondered if I had made the right purchase. Now that it's been tweaked, I LOVE THIS THING!

[mothman]

Originally Posted by JasonB

I've replaced both diff cups once, and one set of spider gears since I switched to the Hot Bodies cups. Still Very impressed with this upgrade!

What spider gears are you using? Is it the stock HPI ones? Since you are you using the HB cups, might as well use the HB hardened spider gears. From what Ive read, the are much stronger than the the HPI ones..

[JasonB]

Just using the stock spiders until I run out of spares. I'm probably getting over 50 runs on a set, so it will be a long time before I run out of the 5 spare sets that I bought last year. I discovered that a combination of using cheap lithium grease instead of diff oil plus proper internal shimming makes the spiders last ridiculously long! I was replacing them every 5 or 6 runs before I made those tweaks. Now they seem to last forever in comparison.