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E-Revonut · 06.25.2009, 09:04 PM

Ok, I just weighed it at the track. My lhs's scale is off by a lot! The new official weight is 9.9lbs ready to go on the track.

stum · 02:24 AM

Nice job tonight holding me off.. Well I just did some late night repairs.. No wonder this buggy was a mess out there, LOL, I had 2 completely shot/seized bearings and 4 that were almost there (grinding). One of my shock spring base retainers was off as well.. heh
Man I blew that race tonight 1st to last ;) The pisser is that other kid is slower than me I should have beat him, but I just couldn't keep her 'decent' w/ all those issues. I'm happy I found the bad bearings though as it was taking its toll on my ESC and batteries... one of my packs has a bad cell now, I'll prolly run it for 5min qualifiers but it can't ever be run to LVC again... not w/o some real issues. May have to try a flightmax 4s 5k, hard to pass up the price. The next choice battery would be a SMC 14.8v 5400 but those are 2x as much (170). Ahh well, can't race on Sunday (wedding anniv) so I'll see you next Thursday provided it doesn't rain.

Did the repair on my truggy's wires as well.. should be in much better shape moving forward :) LOL I had the entire field by more than lap when she quit! That would have been an easy win ;(

E-Revonut · 06.26.2009, 09:18 AM

Thanks Brian. Doing the math, if I was in the truggy class I would have had 1st after you dropped out

stum · 10:34 AM

Ya for the buggy after about lap 7 or 8 I just couldn't hold her together she was really tough to handle due to the above issues, and I will say I'm debating on not running w/ the shock socks as I would have seen the retainer that wasn't on :) Anyway for the truggy it was running very smooth, and I'm sure I would have gotten a bit faster as others dropped out.. easier to navigate w/o traffic :) But at least it was fun and it didn't rain..

stum · 06.27.2009, 11:44 PM

Thats odd did you look at the lap times.. I noticed my fast lap was a 30.179 but it was w/ the truggy, not the buggy. Well the buggy should put up some much improved #'s, but my goal is to break down into the 29's this next week. This rain is starving us from track time though, so we shall see! I'm actually considering running the elektri-clutches again my my rigs.. tekno dropped that new 3 shoe, very tempting! I use to run one in the buggy and really liked it, but the direct drive is also nice.. hmmm.. stop spending money! I need to remind myself...

E-Revonut · 06.28.2009, 12:39 AM

Well remember that the fast lap was prolly your first lap where you started with a whole straight away advantage. My fast lap was just under 33 but my average was almost 35. I ran 17 laps in 10:13 where as Wall, first place in truggy ran 20 in 12:18. I'm hOly with direct drive and I'm not messing with the electric clutch. I still need to mess with the esc though. I need to stop spending money too! My truggy was pretty much an impulse buy but I'm glad I did it!

07.02.2009, 01:16 PM

can you use the 54 tooth spur gear with the rcm chassis or do i need to get a smaller spur gear? if i need to get another which should i get

E-Revonut · 07.02.2009, 04:37 PM

Yes the 54T spur works perfectly fine with the RC-M chassis. That's what is on it in all the pics. However I have now switched to the Associated 50T plastic spur for a quieter truck and to have somewhat of a weak point, hoping that the plastic spur will give before the motor shaft.

Rnemhrd · 07.13.2009, 07:35 PM

Good job. Maybe I will bring the X1 out and play. I do not expect it will be up to par with the rides you two are pimpin though. Oh ya. What the heck are you going to do about your screen name now????????????????

E-Revonut · 07.20.2009, 06:38 PM

Got my Eagle Tree v3 logger today and went out for a test run. This run was mostly on a blacktop parkinglot, the bigger spikes where when I ventured into the grass. Also the first half of the run I ran smooth, controlling the throttle as I do when racing, but the second half was all out! I wanted to see what kind of power I could pull from my setup.
This is a Factory Team kit w/ the RC-Monster full chassis conversion. I'm running a MMM esc, Tekno Neu 1515 2.5D, RC-M 4500mah 5s lipo, LPR bowties.

TempA is motor and B is Lipo

Now if I'm doing the math correctly that's pretty close to a peak of 3.5HP!!!

E-Revonut · 08:52 PM

Here's a close up shot of the highest Amp draw I had with the voltage. At 160+ Amps I was still holding close to 3.2V/cell and this was almost 8 1/2 minutes into the run. If the C rating was calculated w/3.2 being the standard that would be about 35C. These lipos from Mike are awesome!

pinkpanda3310 · 07.20.2009, 07:32 PM

Thanks for the post E-Revonut. That gives me an idea if i'm in the ball park with my set up which is similar.

As mentioned before- are you going to change your forum name? I used to be a traxxas fan but not since the rc8t.

E-Revonut · 07.20.2009, 07:37 PM

I forgot to mention my gearing is 50/15.

As for changing my forum name....Most likely not. I'm known here as E-revonut and don't want to confuse people by making a new account with a different name. My name reflects where I have been and what I have done. I've had several Traxxas vehicles, none of which have been any good without mods. The E-revo was fairly stock, except the esc/motor, tires, rims, and rear chassis brace that was home made. E-Maxxs require tons of upgrades but not as many as a VXL rustler!

Rnemhrd · 07.20.2009, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by E-Revonut

E-Maxxs require tons of upgrades

No I still have the stock tranny and axles on my E Maxx. The rest of the parts are not even close to a ton. 8 or 9lbs maybe. Ya I would even say 10lbs of upgrades, and a crap load of $$.

pinkpanda3310 · 07.20.2009, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rnemhrd

No I still have the stock tranny and axles on my E Maxx. The rest of the parts are not even close to a ton. 8 or 9lbs maybe. Ya I would even say 10lbs of upgrades, and a crap load of $$.

That's why I've gone off traxxas