My baja 5E....sort of

Originally Posted by MTBikerTim

...I'm trying to get some wheel adapters at the moment so I can run baja wheels on my electric savage...

...Tim the new Savage 5T will have these included...Allows you to run baja rims on savage axles with dedicated HPI adaptors...coolies...I am looking at running them on my BL savage too...trying to get the roller down light enough so that i can justify the weight...The front tires (narrower) llok to be better than the rears too...The rears are really fat...

...slightly off topic so back to regular programming...Any updates on this build?

[lydiasdad]

There are updates. I replaced the kb45-10l with a kb45-8xl. I haven't tried 7s2p yet, I'm still only running 6s and I'm happy with the speed. I'm messing with timing and gearing as my motor temps went up after the motor change. I think I'm under geared. I lost access to the video camera but I'm trying to get video of it. Overall I'm very happy with it.

[gyn77]

News about this project?

[Revracer]

i looked at this KB45 and really like it. it makes massive power. it be great for my terra crusher build im about to do. itll be my least expensive build ever! but those motors can make nearly 4k watts... which is friggin huge... great for my 12lbs crusher... but they have a 6mm shaft... i dont wanna try to shave the shaft down so how could i fit a pinion onto that?

[lydiasdad]

you can order 6mm pinions, grind or turn the shaft to 5mm or drill out 5mm pinions to 6mm.

[aqwut]

SDP-SI.com has 6mm Modular 1 Pinions... It's just too expensive to ship to canada..

[Revracer]

terra crusher has a 32p gear though... so mod1 wouldnt work for me...

[aqwut]

I think Mod 0.8 works with 32 Pitch...

I'm taking a stab at a brushless baja right now ....I just finished the rolling chassis and will be shipping it to mike for full conversion in the next week or so, I got over 2 grand just in the roller.

[BL_RV0]

Whoa. What a beauty!! This is worth starting a new thread for, BTW.

[Unsullied_Spy]

What driveshafts are you using in the 5E? Hopefully not the Traxxas shafts, you'll break those things in so many ways...

[lydiasdad]

Originally Posted by Unsullied_Spy

What driveshafts are you using in the 5E? Hopefully not the Traxxas shafts, you'll break those things in so many ways...

MIP cvd's. I was actually going to update this post beacuse I just got my MM. It's going to run a kb10L with 7s2p a123. I'll post picks and a vid when I get it going.
@coolrunnings Very nice. Can't wait to see it finished.

Just found this thread linked from the other 1/5th conversion, looks really good! Have there been any upgrades since?

I was planning on selling my hopped up maxx, but I think I will have a shot at doing a 1/5th conversion. Looks like a lot of fun.

[lydiasdad]

Originally Posted by anson

Just found this thread linked from the other 1/5th conversion, looks really good! Have there been any upgrades since?

I was planning on selling my hopped up maxx, but I think I will have a shot at doing a 1/5th conversion. Looks like a lot of fun.

still sorting out the diff. I have the MMM and a kb45-10l and will be using 7s2p a123 cells. I plan on posting an updated video when I repair the diff. Thanks for the complements

[BL_RV0]

FYI: Someone fried a MMM V3 on 7s a123, I wouldn't risk it, just run 6s2p.