My Crt.5

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by cemetery gates

Nice! I had the same idea with the 13t gear from the e-maxx trans. I was able to drill it out, but not tap it. I guess I have to heat it up and let it cool slow, then heat it up and quench it really quick?

Bye

All I did was heat it up to red/orange and let it cool by itself and it drilled and tapped easily. I always chuck my taps in the drill press and use it to keep the tap straight as it threads into the material. To harden the gear, I heated it up till it was orange/red and dropped it into a can full of oil and let it fully cool. I just did the same thing with the 18t gear as well, I will have to try it out in something else.

Originally Posted by ICUBoy

lincpimp I like the DIY blacksmithing. It will be interesting to see how it holds up!!
Regards
ICUBoy

I ran the crt.5 again for another 30min and the gear seems to be holding up fine. Looks like it will last, but I will update after a few more packs.

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

Linc- ANOTHER sweet ride, are you up to 50 yet?

HAHA, getting there, actually I need to sell off a few as I would like to get a baja ss kit, looks badass!

I also adjusted my MM half way thru the second run. I moved the start power from low to normal. Wow what a difference. The plett starts very smoothly now, almost as good as a sensored motor. I have to hand it to CC and their pc interface, really easy to use and it does make a difference!