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Grateful Dude

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May 30, 2016
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The xmaxx is really cool, but after running it twice I realized it is underpowered for what I want, so I need to do a motor and esc swap for the hobbywing max6 combo ($269 on ebay). I honestly was expecting standing backflips out of the box. I babied it for the first couple runs to protect the body (running on asphalt) and thought it had a ton of power. Then when taking it off road and jumping it, it doesn't even want to do regular backflips. That is a real bummer for a $900 truck. It has all the durability in the world, but really needs the motor and esc upgrade to live up to the hype. That puts you in at $1200 + batteries and charger. My money is already spent on batteries, charger, and the truck, so the extra $269 at this point is no big deal, but it would have been nice to to know this was necessary prior to purchasing. Once I do the swap out I think I will have a shit eating grin ear to ear.
If you want to go the route of a kit, the tekno mt410 seems like a no brainer. Watch a few videos on youtube and you'll see what I'm talking about. It has all the durability you could ever want, backflips, front to backflip, standing backflip etc...without effort, and is relatively maintenance free. You decide on electronics, so your end product is whatever you want it to be. I went with the hobbywing max8 combo with 2200kv motor amd a Savox sv-1270tg servo (you need a decent servo with power), and the spektrum dx5r receiver. It doesnt come with wheels and tires, nor a body, so you have to factor that in as well (I went with the unbreakable russian body by rc maniacs since i know this truck will be thrashed). I got a few other upgrades as well like beefed up braces and hardened steel spur gear for the center diff. Im guessing I'm in it for around $1200 when everything is said and done.
Once I do the engine and esc swap on the xmaxx aND finish the build on the mt410, I doubt I'll even be using the senton and slash.
Thanks for the info, bro. Time to do some research....
 

La Paix

Fuck this place
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Jan 14, 2015
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Stripped out the hex on the inside of one of my rims.




I went in hoping for a fix as the rims and tires are basically new but it sounds like nothing is worth the hassle. Bought some Traxxas rims/tires and some paint as I didn't like the orange trim. Decoded today is rebuild day once I was there so I got a new chasis, RPM front A-arms, aluminum hex nuts to prevent more stripping, heavy duty drive shaft assemblies, fan for ESC and Proline body mounts with spare caps.




Nobody home for the day so it's synthwave music, Monster energy drinks to wash down some edibles and some fruit salad time.
 

Papi Chingon

Domesticated Hombre
Oct 19, 2015
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Stripped out the hex on the inside of one of my rims.




I went in hoping for a fix as the rims and tires are basically new but it sounds like nothing is worth the hassle. Bought some Traxxas rims/tires and some paint as I didn't like the orange trim. Decoded today is rebuild day once I was there so I got a new chasis, RPM front A-arms, aluminum hex nuts to prevent more stripping, heavy duty drive shaft assemblies, fan for ESC and Proline body mounts with spare caps.




Nobody home for the day so it's synthwave music, Monster energy drinks to wash down some edibles and some fruit salad time.

I thought I was essentially done with the tekno mt410 build, but then mounted the tires. apparently I fucked shit up somewhere in the build, lol. I'm hoping it is nothing more than the camber links, but that front end is jacked up!
Side note: I got the max8 combo and thought since I had traxxas batteries that I could save money by getting the traxxas battery connectors (it is an option with the esc at not charge). well, turns out the traxxas batteries are too long for the tray, so I'm totally fucked since now I need new batteries and am stuck with the shitty traxxas connectors to boot. man, this truck might be a lifetime project, lol.
On the plus side of things my Russian indestructible body is here. Took about a month for shipping. drilling holes for body mounts will be a bitch since i cant figure out a way to line things up and be accurate. Might just take some whiteout and put a dab on each body post, line up, set the body down and then drill, but this will be sketchy.