My E-Revo Conversion - V3 lives....

[BL_RV0]

Cool. Do they still make the 10012?

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by BL_RV0

Cool. Do they still make the 10012?

I dont have any idea. I should send it back ot them one of these days. I dont have any plans on using it, but I could get rid of it if it were actually working.

Some issues I still have to resolve with this set up:

1) rear suspension. I am really getting frustrated with the Revo shocks. I'm likely much too heavy for what they were designed for, so I need to find something with more resistance in them. With the 2.5 setup, it was the front end that I couldn't keep off the ground, now with it stretched to 3.3, the rear wont rebound. I just put the progressive pistons in this morning, and moved up to 50WT, but its still not enough. I used the 1.0 pistons (the middle). Maybe I need to drop down to the smallest holes, and go up in weight on the oil even more. I think I'll also set it up with the P3's to see if they help some too.

2) I think my ESC mount has out lived its usefulness to me. With the MMM, the wires are so stiff, and they end up sticking up so high that the body doesnt want to fit very well. I know the E-Revo body is rather low, but I'd like to get everything down as low as I can. It looks like there might be room down on the top of the chassis right below where it sits right now. That will also force me to do something different to clean up the wiring.

3) I really need to decide if I am going to go to lipo or not. The 3S A123's are just too damn big, and too heavy. I tried to fit a 4S Zippy in the trays yesterday, but it was too long. I need to stick with 5S or 6S with this motor, but a bigger decision is do I run 3x2 and 3x3 or just go with a 5 and a 6? The issue I come back to is if I were to puff a cell when running two packs, I can still run with a different set up, rather than having all my eggs in one basket.

The MMM V2 (with updated software) seems to operate good although I havent yet put more than half a pack through it. The combo accelerates well, is very controllable at low speeds. I do need to soften up my steering, 'cause at whatever the top speed is right now, I have a hard time keeping it going straight, and I overcorrect badly.