My e-revo brushless edition build

[mistercrash]

I'm there to have competitive fun I will keep the wing off to start and see how the truck reacts in the air. I don't think it will make a big difference. I'm going with an Herbie the love bug theme with a twist by the way. Since this truck was named ''ERBE'' (E Revo Brushless Edition). ERBE is the official name, I don't care about the other names anyone can come up with, ERBE is official

I have a e- slayer roller if any body is interested I'm asking 275.... I have the 3.3 motor as well that has never been ran other than the break in.. Cjmc4chris@gmail.com

[sjcrss]

MC or any one else, this weekend , I took out my 1/8 scale CD, and replaced the 30k oil with 50k oil, the reason I did this, is i wasn't happy with the front unloading a little in the front end when I was running on the track, and so far I'm happy with it's results....MC, what are you running at this point?

[mistercrash]

What's with the for sale ad?

sjcrss, I was a bit unhappy with 30k also so I mixed 30k and 50k to get around 40k and tried that. Then I did the same thing you did and just put 50k in my CD and I am still running this to this day. It still unloads, although much less, but wheelies sometimes so with some throttle control, I like it better with 50k.

Work began on the Baja body today, I found some pics of Herbie the love bug on the net and did what I could to replicate the stripes and the 53 number. I also made a special ERBE decal. I printed the decals on cheap photo paper and glued them on the inside of the body with XXX Main Lexan picture glue. I have to let it set for 12 hours. I hope Disney doesn't sue for Copyrights.

I couldn't find rattle cans of the exact color for the body, Herbie is painted in some kind of Pearl grayish white. So I'll try a thin coat of white backed with silver in hopes that it resembles the real thing. I will also have a light gray patch on the roof to replicate Herbie's soft top. You probably notice that I didn't trim the body on the lines made by Proline, it just hads so much struture to the Baja by leaving a little Lexan all around. I also left a lot of Lexan below the doors to cover the ERBE's battery doors.

[sjcrss]

Thanks for the info about the oil, so far I like the 50k, but like you said throttle control is still needed, as i can still wheelie if I'm not easy on the throttle....the body looks great so far....looking forward to seeing it finished....

[mopar1994]

what gearing are you running in your e-revo with 4s?

[sjcrss]

im running the following setup
20/68 gearing
using my 1/8 scale CD w/ 50k fluid , that MC is using the same diff as well

[mistercrash]

I couldn't wait 12 hours for the picture glue to cure so as soon as it felt cured enough, I put a thin coat of white and backed it with silver. The pics show the body whiter than it really is. I'm satisfied with the effect of the white and silver, it is very light gray like the real Herbie and has a definite pearl sheen to it. I like it. The body doesn't come with a wing, in the scrap Lexan left after trimming, I saw a piece that could become a wind for it so I made it but left it clear.

[mopar1994]

looks good. i can see some of the pearl color in it

[Urgeoner]

that's tight mrcrash I'm liking it alot!

[mistercrash]

Thanks guys, I went racing this weekend but couldn't convince myself of running this body yet.

I am wondering after this weekend's race. After a 15 minute main, running Neu 3900 mah 4S in parallel, geared for 40 mph, My whole system was pretty hot. Motor 185, ESC 165 and batts 130. Ambient temperature was in the mid 80s, I have holes in the body for ventilation. The track has a new layout with two long straights that lets the MMM breathe almost to max rpm. Could it be that the CD, which always unloads to the front a bit more to prevent wheelies, puts too much strain on the system because it revs too high a lot of the time especially if the CD unloads too much in certain parts of the track? Because of the loss of traction due to the CD unloading, I think more throttle input is applied trying to get the same amount of acceleration as with a solid axle in the tranny. Does this make sense? I know my gearing is fine, I absolutely know that my drive train rolls very freely with no biding anywhere.
I seriously think that with the MMM's torque, a CD may not be beneficial and a solid axle with better throttle control might make me faster with lower temps and less strain on the MMM and batts.

What is everyone's take on this?

[sjcrss]

MC, im not sure what to tell you about the CD, im running the 50k, and my front end stays down pretty well, as long as i don't get heavy on the throttle...what is the gear ratio for the LST2 diff that you made into a CD?.....that could effect the overall ratio possibly...just a thought is all...

[mistercrash]

Next time at the track, I'll try a couple things. First, I will gear down to 35 or 36 mph instead of 40 and see what happens. I want to try thickening the CD a bit, maybe mix 50k and 100k to get around 70 or 75k. Finally I will try a solid axle to see how the truck handles.

[mopar1994]

hey mistercrash, what weight diff oil are you using in your lst2 diffs and what gearing are you using?

[mistercrash]

Right now I'm running 10k front and 5k rear. I use 54 spur and 22 pinion. I will try 56/20 next time.