its time consuming, but taking off the entire front bulhead is, by far, the easiest way to take off those stubborn screws. use a large headed screwdriver to minimize the chance of them stripping out. other then that, just take your time.

torp update....
I have the steering working (used some heavy-duty rubber tubing and small washers) but when shifting the servo from side to side, there seems to be alot of chassis flex in the servo area. once i get some more free time, I'll be making a H shaped brace to stiffen the servo area. also, I got the enough velco to mount the batteries, just have to find a good adheasive that is strong enough to hold it, but can still peel it off if I need to re-do anything. questions or comments are welcome.

Bill, I use a 1/4" socket and small rachet with a #2 phillips bit and back it out a 1/3 turn at a time.

Had my first run with the Torpedo today. all I can say is "yippe!" gunning it off the line is first gear on pavement only gives you a little (maybe 3"-4") wheelie, and once you shift into second, its amazing how stable it is a high speeds. Had a little scare when the set screws on the pinions came out (no loc-tite, but there is now), but other then that, all is awsome. and the heatsinks work wonders. for once, I think the motors were about at cool as the ESC.

whats next, you ask? SM center shaft. thinking about buying the whole center kit for stock e-maxx, then selling the SM rear center shaft and MIP outdrives that i dont need. if I do this, are there any people who would want it?

That would depend on price.... I now have 3 E-maxxes in my house. I might be interested!

That would depend on price.... I now have 3 E-maxxes in my house. I might be interested!
I dont know. might be a week or so befor i even get the shafts (will be ordering them tonight), so we have some time to figure out the price :lol:

I got the enough velco to mount the batteries, just have to find a good adheasive that is strong enough to hold it, but can still peel it off if I need to re-do anything. questions or comments are welcome.

Shoo Goo

Also, have you guys seen the new ad for Novak's Maxx brushless setup?
"Bash more wrench less"
About the only thing I've never had to wrench on are the Titans/EVX...must be they mean AFTER you've upgraded the entire drivetrain!

Shoo Goo

I ended up using silicon sealer, which worked out fine. I can pick the truck up by a batter pack and shake it around without the velco coming apart, so I think its on there pretty good.

so when are you getting a brushless set up?

so when are you getting a brushless set up?

at this rate? maybe next x-mas. but in reality.... gimme two years... lol

Well, at least your maxx will be ready for it.

Got a chance to do a late night jump session with my maxx last night. The batteries had been sitting for a while, so the performance wasn't too great. I wish I had a backyard with some rougher stuff other than grass. That would really let the maxx be in its element.
Hey Smojoe, check out the Chit Chat area.

I still need diffs and a new tranny untill it can handle BL. lots of cash to needed...

still need some things before I take the maxx out to the "normal" bashing spot. Deans and a new rear bulkhead brace. but noo, my parents rather go to bookstores and buy nothing then help me get my $400+ truck running better... :rolleyes: :lol:

chit chat? what the...?

Down at the bottom of the rc forum listing is the new Chit Chat (off topic) section of the forums.

I found it :thumbsup:

Me and the boys raced our Maxxes last Saturday, what a blast!

How'd it go?

Not too bad, When you race Maxxes it don't matter where you qualify, as long as you're in the A you have a shot to win. I qualified 7th and my oldest 10th in the A, my youngest was 2nd in the B. The youngest won by a lap. I had the lead for a while in the A but then made some fatal mistakes and dropped back, My son came thru and finished 2nd, I lost 3rd on the last lap by tangleing with 4th and ended up 4th.

10 Big trucks on a track with 8ft lanes, it don't take too much to go from 1st to last! Nobody want's to step out in front of a speeding E-maxx to marshall a stuck one! 11 laps in 5min. is fast on the track we run on. Visit the Washtenaw Raceway thread for pics of the track!

Hey Tom,
Did Eric figure out what was wrong with the Maxx he bought from Scott? I heard the esc wasn't working. ( I suspected the receiver) What was it?

Nope. Gonna have to send it in. I did every check I could think of, but no output to the motors. Stuck my back-up EVX in it and and away it went!

I'm suprised he didn't break the thing, he's gotta learn not to hit the brakes in the air! :lol: He learned by the end of the day and is starting to catch on now. But it took alot of dirt pounding with the front bumper to get there!

I'm glad he's having fun with it. I felt bad when I heard about the speedo. That's just how these things go (the EVX). It was working fine at Jones, we took out the Rx and servo and stuck it in the box for Eric (still with dirt on it, of course!). Homer's died on him like that at least twice.

Yep, that it does.

Who set up that truck anyway? We re-did the shocks on it so it would be like our other trucks and the spring clips were all different on all the shocks, it was wierd. And yes, thanks for the extra Jones dirt... I had to clean my table again after working on that thing! :mad: :lol:

Sounds like you had a blast, Tom

not to brag or anything, but..... :lol:
got the SM center shafts in today. working good so far :thumbsup: just need to go to the LHS tomorrow and pick up the RPM bulkhead braces and I'll be set 'till x-mas. Should have some pics of the "completed" truck by thursday or friday.

Have one SM titanium center shaft and two MIP outdrives up for sale. Think Toms got dibs, though..

Sounds good, smojoe. We need some pics of this thing in action!

Yup, send me a PM with what you want for it. Be nice now!! :lol:

You changed MY setup? :eek:

well, its friday, and i told you guys i would have a current pic up. LHS didnt have my RPM bulkhead braces in ( :mad: ), but the truck still looks good!
http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/94126/7.jpg

p.s. you may notice on the motor leads, half of the deans connector on the ESC side is black. i did that so when i rebuild the motors, i know which leads got to the motors and which leads go to the batteries.

looks pretty good. How well do the motor heatsinks work?

from the two runs that i have done since i got them, they have worked very well. while lugging around a 11+ lbs. truck, things get hot, but they seem to keep the motors much cooler then before. have you done the washer mod for the motors? that keeps em' cooler, too.

I haven't done that yet, but I will once I'm able to get around to it.

p.s. you may notice on the motor leads, half of the deans connector on the ESC side is black. i did that so when i rebuild the motors, i know which leads got to the motors and which leads go to the batteries.

The motors aren't rebuildable..... And why not just use the female connector on the ESC side for the motors since you use the male connector for the battery? It does look pretty good though!

Next time I disassemble I'm gonna flip the diffs and turn the Trans around!

by rebuild I meant spray out with motor cleaner and re-lube the bushings. and I just put on the deans without thinking, then modified it to for me to understand better. as you can tell by my spelling, Im not the best educated person in the world... :lol:

Next time I disassemble I'm gonna flip the diffs and turn the Trans around!

I though that was illegal in most states :lol:

Givin ya a hard time Smoe!! :lol:

Bill - Uummmnnn...... Hey! I don't mean it THAT way! :tongue:

Givin ya a hard time Smoe!! :lol:

I know. just need to learn how to word my posts better :freak:

Racing again this weekend.... Bought some new packs to try out Integy stickered them at 602sec and 1.22 volt at a 20amp match, I wanna see if the cells were my problem! Last race I made run time 1st Q, felt it go soft right at the end of the 2nd Q and was dumping pretty badly at the end of the 3rd Q (but still had an A-Main run!), Ran my two other packs set for my XXXT and XXX4 in the main and had no dumpage with run time to spare.... Methinks my Maxx batteries lost their match or something! But they work awesome in the my truck and buggy, run time not an issue.

So THAT'S what's in the bag on the pit table

I'm suprized your running them more than once or maybe twice a day for racing. I thought the rule of thumb for these new batts was once a day?

Nah, the NiMh's can handle multiple runs thru the day as long as you let them cool before recharging, usually you get better voltage on each charge (with a slight loss in run time), usually run time is not an issue with 3300's. I seem to be an exception in my Maxx!

I run my 3300 three times a day in the maxx without any problems.

Just in case anyone is interested I have super small cooling fans availabe that would be ideal for mounting directly on your E-Maxx ESC. Just use a couple small dabs of shoo-goo to stick them on the heatsinks... use two fans for full coverage.

Find more info on the HobbyShopper web site at http://www.hobbyshopper.com

Click for a picture > http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/attachment.php?attachmentid=6658

wow... those things are tiny.

Well, I havnt posted in the ol' Emaxx discussion for awhile.
Here is the reason..
http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/94126/8.jpg

and sorry for the offtopicness; it wont happen again :lol:

nice, smojoe! Looks like a losi xxx-s (judging by the way the motor is mounted.)

Its a yokomo mr-4tc

now to make this maxx related...

My LHS still hasnt gotten in my RPM bulkhead braces, so I havnt been running the maxx much. Three times since I got the torpedo, i think.. :rolleyes: and its been raining on top of that, and you guys know what happens when you mix water and the EVX :lol:

I know what you mean. I've never had an evx blow out, but at the track last night some guy's speedo caught fire (doesn't that sound painful?), so I can imagine what an evx would do.

Hey, I know this might not fit here, but In the buy sell part, I have an emaxx supermaxx chassis for sale if anyone's looking for one. Check it out!

took the maxx out for a small jump session in the grass today. flies much better then how I remember with the old chassis. still getting used to the in-air control and also need those bulkhead braces ( :rolleyes: ) before I go hit the dirt.

cool!!

Ok I have a couple questions...for someone getting a new widemaxx style emaxx, and no realistic near term future racing goals for the truck so I guess playing only driving. What are the best mods? I was thinking of the slipper clutch, and possibly some sort of aftermarket driveshafts (after a bit of research). Am I missing anything?

Now with that said I have heard that the diffs too need to be upgraded...who makes better diffs? Traxxas?

Would you guys say the Gorillamaxx, or xtreme carbon style chassis' are only needed for competetion? Is it because the chassis' sit lower? Are they lighter? I read that the gorilla is slightly heavier than the stock chassis.

Has anyone thought of trading the 8 shock setup for 4 of the 8th scale ones like those found on the dominator? Seems to me that this wouls lighten up the truck and do the same job as the 4 extra shocks??? Of course I could be off base here.

Thanks

Paul

Well, if all you're going to do is play, get the truck and drive it. Purchase hop ups as you see fit. If something seems to be wearing funny, thats a good candidate for a hop up.

For bashing I would say the most important hop up woulf be Heat sinks, something to keep the heat down, it will increase longevity.