New E-Revo - first impressions

I have the 5955 also and with the extra torque the 5.5 volts the MMM puts out is a non issue

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Looks like the perfect battery

[bruce750i]

The manual tells you how to remove those spring clips, but I didn't get what they were saying. With those lipos on 6s the runtime should be awsome. At lunch I'll be trying 50wt tan springs(front) 50wt black springs (back). With the all the tie rods in the inner position.(riding high) Also I'll tighten the slipper a little it got up to 145F yesterday.

[mkrusedc]

Is this the batt?

FLIGHTPOWER EVO25-5000 3S 11.1V 25C 125A CONTINUOUS, 50C 250 AMP BURSTS DIMMENSIONS: 167MM/48.3MM/26.8MM

[VintageMA]

Originally Posted by mkrusedc

Is this the batt?

FLIGHTPOWER EVO25-5000 3S 11.1V 25C 125A CONTINUOUS, 50C 250 AMP BURSTS DIMMENSIONS: 167MM/48.3MM/26.8MM

It the Thunder Power eXtreme V2 5000mAh packs that I got - but since both manufacturers use the Enerland lipo cells - it is essentially the same pack.

[VintageMA]

I got a chance to take the Revo out this morning for a little bit and battery/esc were totally cool (93* batt./108* ESC) but the motor was running pretty hot. After about 8 minutes reading 150* and after 12-13 min it was just over 170*.

I was noticing that the truck seemed to be running MUCH faster than the ~35mph the gearing called for and started to notice that the Talon tires baloon BIG. I think it was definitely more than 1" maybe even 1.5-2" total diameter. Throwing the numbers into the speed calculator gave me speeds of 46 - 52 mph which could explain the heat being generated at that gearing.

I have some smaller pinions and spurs coming in the mail for early next week, so i'll start using 1" ballooning in the calculator and try to go from 68/24 on the gearing to 62/18 which comes closer to the ~35-38 i'm looking for.

Even with the heat problems though, the truck was ballistic and soooooo smooth (and this was with 80% punch control on the MMM). I dumped about half the batteries in 17-18 minutes of running on asphalt and thick damp grass)

If anyone has some recommendations for a wheel/tire combo that is a good all around wheel (asphalt, grass, loose dirt) I am very interested to hear them.

[mkrusedc]

Thanks for the battery info. Do you have a link handy?

I have a set of Proline Mashers coming in the mail. Alot of people have recommended them as a great all purpose tire. Badlands are also often recommended.

[TexasSP]

Mashers are the best all around tire I have used. I am sure the badlands would be nice too but imagine that any running on pavement will wear them out quickly. I have a set of mashers that are 7 years old and barely have any wear at all running on all types of terrain with about 60% being street if that tells you anything.

[VintageMA]

I would go to rclipos.com for the batteries (use voucher poly4me for a 10% discount).

I have seen a lot of people using the badlands lately - might be worth a try (maybe with some of the medium OFNA foams) - but I have heard that mashers balloon a lot, no?

[E-Revonut]

when plugging figures into the calculator for the E-REVO be aware that the tranny gearing isn't any of the available selections. I don't recall off hand but I beleive it is 33/18. I tried using the same setup I had in my 3905, geared for about 37-38MPH but it made the revo a rocket! Then I looked in the parts lists and found the gears where different. 68/20 with an 8xl is in the 40MPH neighborhood maybe even a touch faster. Running 4s 6000mah maxamps packs and getting about 15 minutes mostly full throttle

[kulangflow]

I thought the E-Revo and E-maxx 3905 used the same diff and tranny, but with a different motor plate. They should have the same gearing from what I've heard.

Am I completely off? Perhaps it's faster because it's lighter or something?

[mkrusedc]

I think you are right use the E-Maxx 3905 setting.

[jayjay283]

the emaxx 3905 and e-revo both have "Overall Drive Ratio 18.67 (stock, out-of-box)" and the same size tires 5.75" according to Traxxas online specs sheet

[VintageMA]

Originally Posted by mkrusedc

I think you are right use the E-Maxx 3905 setting.

It actually says in the manual that the tranny plus diffs is a 5.22 ratio. So that is what I have been plugging into the calculator along with the pinion and spur settings.

[jayjay283]

yeah it says on page 25 of the manual 5.22 ratio 68 spur 19 pinion, cant see the diff #s though http://www.traxxas.com/PDF-Library/5605_manual.pdf