1:10 or 1:12 scale project wanted...

Brian, I finally put the Basic XL3100 in the .5. I ran it for about 15min and temps were as follows: Motor 145f, ESC 137f, Lipo 110. I think that was pretty good considering that it was geared for about 50mph(20t pinion). Also, this motor geared with a 15-16 pinion should be right on the money on 3s. I put the 10L back in right now until I can get a smaller pinion.

BTW I put 10k CD oil in it and it still wheelies(but less than before). I'm going to get 5k and see if that helps. Also, the 10L has noticeably more torque than the XL3100. I think that an L sized motor or one of the new Lenher XXL motors(are they even out yet?) are really what you need for this truck.

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[riceman]

Originally Posted by cemetery gates

BTW I put 10k CD oil in it and it still wheelies(but less than before). I'm going to get 5k and see if that helps. Also, the 10L has noticeably more torque than the XL3100. I think that an L sized motor or one of the new Lenher XXL motors(are they even out yet?) are really what you need for this truck.

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I'm running 1000-1000-500 in mine. I used Jammin Jay's set up for a starting point. I really haven't strayed much other than now having truck tires on it and being brushless. :005:

Originally Posted by riceman

I'm running 1000-1000-500 in mine. I used Jammin Jay's set up for a starting point. I really haven't strayed much other than now having truck tires on it and being brushless. :005:

Thanks for the tip, I put 5k in the cd and ran it a little and it still wheelies but much less than before.

Also Brian, I put the Basic XL3100 back in with a 15tooth pinion and it seems a little more drivable at lower speeds than the 10L. It doesn't heat up as much either(still need to do further testing though).

One more thing, while running 3s in my .5 I get glitching. When the .5 is about 100 feet from me it nails on the brakes for a split second. It does this in different cars with different motors, just not on 2s. Would this be a BEC problem? It happened to me while I was at about top speed and it made the .5 do an endo(front flip) and cartwheel for about 100 feet, breaking a rear a-arm in the process. I got new ones coming from nitrohouse.com. Little things like this really get me all:019: :mad:1 :007: ya know?

Sorry for the rant!
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[BrianG]

Originally Posted by cemetery gates

Thanks for the tip, I put 5k in the cd and ran it a little and it still wheelies but much less than before.

Also Brian, I put the Basic XL3100 back in with a 15tooth pinion and it seems a little more drivable at lower speeds than the 10L. It doesn't heat up as much either(still need to do further testing though).

One more thing, while running 3s in my .5 I get glitching. When the .5 is about 100 feet from me it nails on the brakes for a split second. It does this in different cars with different motors, just not on 2s. Would this be a BEC problem? It happened to me while I was at about top speed and it made the .5 do an endo(front flip) and cartwheel for about 100 feet, breaking a rear a-arm in the process. I got new ones coming from nitrohouse.com. Little things like this really get me all:019: :mad:1 :007: ya know?

Sorry for the rant!
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I spoke with Mike several days ago and I think I'l go with a 1930/7 motor. The larger size and better quality will really help I think. When I get ready to order, I'll see what the price difference is between the 1930 and a basic XL.

Whenever I see any problem like this that appears only with higher voltage, I would immediately suspect the built-in BEC. It might simply be heating up due to the higher voltage of 3s and whatever servo load you have. You can try a receiver pack to see if it still happens. If it stops, you can then pick up a small UBEC. The dimension engineering ParkBEC would be ideal for this application and is very small.

Brian, I would definitely go with the 1930, not the BasicXL. Mine feels a little sluggish compared to the 10L.

Also I called CC about the problem with my MM esc. We narrowed it down to be the battery. First I changed the RX and channel, didn't work. Then I put in a receiver pack, it didn't work. After I changed the esc to another MM, IT STILL DIDN'T WORK!!!! I finally changed the TX, and nothing, it still glitches. I tried different motors and different cars too, didn't help. It does not glitch on 2s, only on 3s. So, it must be the battery! CC thinks that there is a short in the pack or something like that. I don't know it's weird. I think I will have to try another 3s pack. Can anyone think of why this is happening?

Thanks

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