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01.30.2009, 12:42 PM

So I just got my mamba combo and my motor mount and you guys are saying that the tranny in my savage XL is going to fail soon? I didnt figure the tranny would handle the mamba combo, guess I'll be ordering a kershaw direct drive too!!

HiLuckyB · 01.30.2009, 04:30 PM

The 2 @ 3 speed hold up ok the 4s power, But if your running 6s then you will need direct drive setup.

Savage03 · 01.30.2009, 04:33 PM

Agreed, I have been running a 4s with a 2 and 3 speed with no issues at all, the 6s will tear it up like you se most post pics of their destroyed trannys.

01.30.2009, 06:09 PM

Is there any way to beef up the 3 speed to handle the extra stress? I was really looking forward to seeing my savage shift gears with a 6s powering it but dont want to deal with the hassle of breaking trannys all the time. 4s is out of the question, go big or go home!!!

doo540 · 01.31.2009, 09:26 AM

I'm going to run my Neu 1515 1y on 6s with the 3 speed until it explodes again (it let go on 4s once already) then I will be switch over to the direct drive (which is on order).
Does anyone know how to keep the gears from wobbling on the clutches inside the tranny? Would anyone be intersted in buying a some stronger gears for teh stock 3 speed. The gear that broke in my 3 speed was the "cast" geat that drives the very bottom gear in the tranny. I thought about having that gear made out of steel so that it was stronger. BTW watching the savage shift very cool.

spiftacu1ar · 02.06.2009, 01:18 AM

Any pics of the direct drive yet?

02.10.2009, 08:57 PM

Hi all,

Been following this thread with interest as I really want to convert an XL, but I was just wondering, why isn't anyone using the stuff from the Savage Flux to convert the XL's to brushless - doesn't it fit or something?

I see the main problems appear to be the transmission and motor mounts, and I just had a look on ebay - the flux motor mounts and single speed trannys are available from the "chop shops" for pretty good prices.

The flux drive train seems to be happy dealing with the castle neu 2200kv motor and 6s lipos, so I would have though it may be a worthy consideration to covert a XL.

thanks guys
-Sid

spiftacu1ar · 02.10.2009, 09:08 PM

cuz theFLux hadn't been released yet when this thread was made. BUt ya, the the flux tranny will hold up. You need to make your own motor mount htouhg, cuz the flux oen requires special TVP's, and won't fit the castle-neu motor anyways. Only fits smooth cans (the flux motor is smooth where the mounts attach).

02.10.2009, 10:09 PM

Thats what I was going to do, just use the flux tranny. I sold my x and xl on ebay and am not gonna bother with the hassle and just get a flux and make it an XL. Does the flux tranny have the mounts to put x or xl brakes on it? I really dont want to use the motor as the brakes. Now that I've abandoned my plans for an xl convertion I have a new in the box mamba 2200 combo if anyones interested.

spiftacu1ar · 02.10.2009, 10:12 PM

why don't you wannt use the motor as brakes? ANyhow, you should be able to use the casing from any savage gearbox with the flux internals. That way you could get brakes. I don't own a flux, but I bet they jsut used the X casing, becasue its easier than making a new mold.

02.10.2009, 10:27 PM

I just like the idea of having disc brakes, and it keeps the wear and tear off the motor. I was aswell thinking that it was the same case for the flux and an x. I think the case for the flux has the posts to mount the brakes, theres a bad pics from the wrong angle on the hpi website of the flux tranny.

doo540 · 02.11.2009, 01:21 PM

I really like the look of my Savage XL BL over the FLUX. I'm not a fan of hanging the batteries off the side like an after thought. In all of my driving, your going to have to upgrade the diffs too. I have broken the XL's diff and I have already heard people breaking the new Flux's diff's. I'm running the Cen Gen's currently and will be testing with 6s and Neu 1515 1.5d and Neu 1515 1.5y with both the stock 3 speed and the Kershaw direct drive. I currently have the Kershaw direct drive, but I'm making minor mods to it before I install it in my XL. BTW any one know were to get a wing mount for the Savage XL?

doo540 · 02.11.2009, 01:22 PM

Type "O"!!! should have read 1515 1y not 1515 1.5y, sorry about the confusion.

spiftacu1ar · 02.11.2009, 03:30 PM

What mods are you making to the direct drive? I have one too, but the plates don't seem to line up properly when I tighten down the screws on the skid plate. THe gears start to bind a bit. Are you experiencing this as well?

Unsullied_Spy · 02.11.2009, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by spiftacu1ar

What mods are you making to the direct drive? I have one too, but the plates don't seem to line up properly when I tighten down the screws on the skid plate. THe gears start to bind a bit. Are you experiencing this as well?

This is with the Kershaw DD kit? I'd E-Mail Dan and tell him this. He'll probably have you send it back to him and he'll give you a new one if yours isn't working right.