FLM Tranny Forward Brushless Conversion (FLM49000)

[Nard Cox]

You can : FLM49050 Brushless Motor Mount

Mike doesn't carry the item, but RCBros does for $38 (and it's in stock according to the site).

EDIT: Will also send you a PM in case you are not reading this.

[Nard Cox]

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[suicideneil]

Thats just savage (flux) power- even with a longer chassis and forward tranny it still wheelies like a nutter.

[Nard Cox]

Yeah, wheelies ain't a problem (although during the end of the LiPo, with lower voltages, driving wheelies (30kmph) are not possible). And this is just on 4S ... I really can't image that 'thing' on 6S.

[Bondonutz]

Can you please tell me the wheel base lenth ?

[thzero]

1.9" longer than the stock Flux I do believe. So not even as long as an XL.

Originally Posted by Bondonutz

Can you please tell me the wheel base lenth ?

[Bondonutz]

CRAP ! In the video it looked much larger.
Great video and fantastic build.
Thank You

[Nard Cox]

Well actually .....

HPI Savage lineup
Savage Flux & X = 534mm
Savage XL = 570mm
Difference = 36mm

Wheelbase is extended 1.9" from stock Savage length.
1'' = 25.4mm
1.9'' = 48mm

So it's 12mm longer than a XL.

Ow and thanks for the compliment. Also just found out that 6S will fit according to this guy:

http://picasaweb.google.com/jssoutht...99739897412594

I think he's running taller gearing then me and that's why he made it fit.

[Bondonutz]

In this FLM chassis, will a much larger/longer motor fit with out clearance issues ??

Thanx

[thzero]

I measured the actual plates themselves for the 5T thread and came up with the following (with a ruler, not exact... they turn out to be .5mm off):

372mm HPI Savage XL
314mm HPI Savage X

which is a diff of 58mm, or 2.2". :)

Which corresponds with the stated wheelbases on HPI's site (http://www.hpiracing.com/kitinfo/10515/) of

395mm XL
336.5mm X

or a diff of 58.5mm.

HPI also states 590 as the length of the XL not 570.

Originally Posted by Nard Cox

Well actually .....

HPI Savage lineup
Savage Flux & X = 534mm
Savage XL = 570mm
Difference = 36mm

Wheelbase is extended 1.9" from stock Savage length.
1'' = 25.4mm
1.9'' = 48mm

So it's 12mm longer than a XL.

[Nard Cox]

Looks like someone needs to put decent information on their website then.

You made me curious so I'm going to measure it myself now :)

[thzero]

Hehehe... :)

Originally Posted by Nard Cox

Looks like someone needs to put decent information on their website then.

You made me curious so I'm going to measure it myself now :)

[Nard Cox]

Ok, from the centers of the front to rear my FLM is now 393mm. No idea what it was before. To show the extension of this chassis over the stock Flux I took two mounting points and measured the distance between them.

Stock Flux : 203mm / 7.99''
FLM Flux : 248mm / 9.76''
Difference = 45mm / 1.77''

[Bondonutz]

Originally Posted by Bondonutz

In this FLM chassis, will a much larger/longer motor fit with out clearance issues ??

Thanx

Can anyone answer this ?

[Nard Cox]

Ups, sorry. As can be seen on my pictures the Flux Blur barely fits and the motor is 42mm in diameter I believe. So any thicker and you will have some issues making it all fit. Of course you can fab an own mount but then the LiPo space question also comes into play.