High speed playing

There are monster trucks drag racing, but they don't look anything monster trucks. They are all slammed.

I got my Neu 1515/1.5d in yesterday. I wired it up in my 8ight T on 5S and it was just insane. It wheelied too much. Since I'm running GRP Park tires, I'm getting really good traction, so I decided to go rear wheel drive to see how much it would cut down on the wheelies. Well, it worked well on the wheelies, but I smoked another Quark controller too. It really smoked.

I ordered a Compro 22418 this morning and got expedited shipping. Hopefully the Compro can handle the 2700kv 1515 motor. The really funny thing is that in all of the running that I did, my cheapie truerc 8Ah 5S pack never got to be over 100*F. I'm really starting to question whether the Quarks are up to the task of being run hard in a large scale truck.

[BrianG]

Well, the S&T site does say the Quark ESCs are meant for 1/10 scale. I use the 125 in a buggy with a 2600kv motor on 4s and have had no problems so far. Maybe it was just a lemon? I consider the 125B a slightly beefier version of a MM...

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by AAngel

There are monster trucks drag racing, but they don't look anything monster trucks. They are all slammed.

I got my Neu 1515/1.5d in yesterday. I wired it up in my 8ight T on 5S and it was just insane. It wheelied too much. Since I'm running GRP Park tires, I'm getting really good traction, so I decided to go rear wheel drive to see how much it would cut down on the wheelies. Well, it worked well on the wheelies, but I smoked another Quark controller too. It really smoked.

I ordered a Compro 22418 this morning and got expedited shipping. Hopefully the Compro can handle the 2700kv 1515 motor. The really funny thing is that in all of the running that I did, my cheapie truerc 8Ah 5S pack never got to be over 100*F. I'm really starting to question whether the Quarks are up to the task of being run hard in a large scale truck.

I have a quark in both of my MT's (one in a G2R woth Emaxx tranny, with a 1515/2.5d, and the other in my Gmaxx with a slipperential with a 9XL) both runing 5s lipo's and run awsome

I'm not saying that they (Quarks) don't run well, because they do. This just happens to be the third or fourth time than I've blown one up.

In anycase, I was able to get a clocked speed of 55mph out of the motor, but the truck was absolutely uncontrollable and I wasn't anywhere near full throttle.

I think that the Compro will handle the torturous duty of drag racing better. I'm really hoping that the 22418 will be the ticket.

I'll try to remember to take a video camera with me this weekend. I keep forgetting it. I would love to have had some footage of the Kyosho doing 93 mph.

[squeeforever]

I might have to show up one day. Its not but about a few hours from Baton Rouge...

[snellemin]

Originally Posted by squeeforever

I might have to show up one day. Its not but a few hours from Baton Rouge...

The next meet is this Sunday at around 9am. If you are interested, I can email you the "flyer".

[snellemin]

Originally Posted by AAngel

I think that the Compro will handle the torturous duty of drag racing better. I'm really hoping that the 22418 will be the ticket.

I'll try to remember to take a video camera with me this weekend. I keep forgetting it. I would love to have had some footage of the Kyosho doing 93 mph.

That 93 MPH sounds killer.

I wanted too try a Compro myself for dragracing. But everytime I have the money for it, I've to spend it on something else. All I have is 3 additional caps on my mamba ESC. It helps a bit, but I need more voltage and current capability.

Well, my Compro 22418 should be here today. I'm going to knock off of work early today to setup my truck for tomorrow night. My setup is going to be my 8T with the Neu 1515/1.5d with a Neu 5S 4.1Ah 30C pack. I'm thinking that a 15/48 gearing should be good for 132'.

I really have to say that this semi organized informal parking lot drag racing has been lots of fun. I've also found that there is a lot more to just going straight than I thought there was.

On thing that I'm going to try today is two wheel drive. I think that the tires that I have are going to hook up pretty good. I'd like to be able to get rid of the 4 wheel drive because it really adds to the truck's wanting to wheelie.

If anyone has any advise on this, I'd appreciate it.

[BrianG]

Are you going to make it front wheel drive when you do this? If it wheelies easily with 4wd, removing the front drive components will only make the front lighter and wheelie easier...