Superlight emaxx

[Serum]

my savage?

I measured it with GPS, which is NO GOOD!! because a GPS takes too long to achieve the speed it's going, especially on a fast accelerating thingy.. it only did 65 km/h according to the GPS, but it was on a 100 meter run, so i know for sure, that it was faster.. Haven't speedgunned it though.. Speedguns are fair cheap!! i got mine from the US as well..

[RC-Monster Mike]

I think the 1930 is the absolute best motor for a light weight maxx. I also think I could get mine below 7 pounds if I utilized some plastic parts(just over 7 pounds RTR with all aluminum and cvds). I use komodos on my light weight truck, and I think stock diffs, drive shafts, etc. could easily hold up with an appropriate power(battery) choice. A 6 pound truck in theory only needs half the power of a 12 pound truck to get the same performance, so it wouldn't need a lot of cell or a large motor, either. I think if I went to 3s Lipo, my truck would alredy be below 7 pounds RTR and would have plenty of power to compete(wouldn't try 50mph on 3s, but it would get out of its own way quite handily just the same). My truck currently has a basicxl motor, by the way. The xl2800 is my favorite, the the xl3600 on 3s Lipo could be the cat's meow for this light truck(aside from a similar 1930 motor).

i wouldnt worry about overheating. London is cold. Period. And did you mean the XL3100 Mike? I have not seen any XL3600.

EDIT: Nvm just found the 3600 on the site. So XL 3600 on 12 cells you say?

Ok prices would be:
374$-parts to make it lighter
150$-motor
205$-9920
=729$

Thats it right.

[Re~Mix]

Lehner makes a 3600 basic and basic XL motor, many places just don't carry it to my knowledge

[RC-Monster Mike]

I carry the basic xl3600. This is what I meant on 3s Lipo.
http://www.rc-monster.com/proddetail...cxl3600&cat=20
The picture is an xl2400, but they all look the same so the same picture is used in all the xl basic listings.

the 1930 is the way to go in my opinion

[RC-Monster Mike]

Agreed. The 1930 rules in a lightweight e-maxx.

[Mike.L]

ya i bet its light but sometimes using hop up parts can make it heavy but sometimes some parts can stay plastic of rpm nylon and you probably make it even lighter!

no rpm parts please

Originally Posted by $w!ft

Get rid of body mounts, strap body to shock towers(saw this on another forum)( 1-2 ounces..)

http://forum.maxxtraxxusa.com/showthread.php?t=16410
Is that the "other forum"?

Im building my truck with basically the same idea. Im looking to make it as light as possible while being strong enough to not break all the time, with out spending a dime more than I need to.
Unless you want them for the strength/ stiffness, the race skids are a waste of money. I just cut my stock skids down to basically the same shape as the Gmaxx race skids (I did this before I had heard of these skids, I didnt knowingly copy their design).
I dont have the cash for a Gmaxx chassis either. Ive mounted my batteries on the bottom of the chassis to lower the cg, but now Im using 4s1p Lipo, so battery weight is (literally) half what it used to be with 12 cells.
Im using KLPs for now, but I dont race, and the tread pattern is too track oriented for me. I want something more off road capable, so I ordered some 1/8 buggy hub adapters, wheels, and tires with knobbier tread. But small tires are probably the best thing you can do to strengthen the Maxx driveline. Since I put the KLPs in I havent anything in the driveline. This is probably just a coincidence, because I already had CVDs, steel idlers, and a robinson slipper, but its nice to think about nonetheless.
Since those pics were taken, Ive added fastlane aluminum combo bulkheads and a real body, so its not quite as light as it looks there. The body now is a Proline Ford Courier and its attached with velcro across teh tops of the shock towers (still no mounts).
If you have any questions about my truck, or if you think I can help you with this in anyway let me know. I dont look at the Gmaxx forum much so send me a pm.

Ah i see. Well you know im still having trouble with my other brushless its not as fast as i expected and it has a 1930 motor(still dont know if its the batts). So If i decided to change motor, ill just stick the 1930 on this maxx and myabe purchase a 1940/50 and just use the same controller for both.