Suprisingly, there was no forum for the e-maxx on this site. Well, I thought I should start one, so here it is! If you have any questions, comments, or whatever concerning the E-maxx, feel free to post them here!
Edited 9-03
This thread is now for both the e-maxx and the t-maxx. feel free to discuss the t-maxx here.

I recently put together an obstacle course in my backyard. Hopefully I'll have pictures to put up here soon. If I had a way to put up a video of my E-maxx going through it, I would.

so let me get this straight: you have to stop giving it the juice in order to switch gears?

Originally posted by JB_The_Evader
....Hopefully I'll have pictures to put up here soon...
yes, pics are good. but how do i post them on this without haveing them on a website?

Yes, you have to let off the throttle when you shift.
As for the pics, I'll probably just post them as attatchments to multiple posts.

that stinks.. i guess if you didnt then you would be stripping gears left and right. i watched this vidoe of the emaxx climbing this hill on the traxxas website. i thought you were exaggerating on how much torque the emaxx had, but during the movie, it handled the hill like it was flat ground. i was in awe for a while.. lol

I am assuming you were either watching the e-maxx movie that had music or the one called "lighting". If so, those were the videos that influenced me to pick the E-maxx over the t-maxx or the lose xxxnt sport rtr. The only problem I have is that with my rocket packs, the battery tub cuts the wires close to the pack. Well, it only cuts the insulation, so I use electrical tape to fix it up. I'm worried it will short one day. Does anybody know if trinity still makes that battery repacking kit?

actually, it was the "king of the hill" video. however, i am downloading the "lightning" movie while typing this.
as for the battery pack, i dont know what to do. if its just a lip on the battery holder, you could try sanding it down to make it a little smoother. other than that, do a layer of electrical tape then do a layer of duck tape. i would try the sanding one first..

Maybe I'll try that. That's the reason I won't buy nice batteries for my e-maxx. They also get way too hot. same with the motors. when traxxas says the internal fans will keep the motors from getting to be over 20 degrees ambient temp, they were wrong. But I don't run many back-to-back runs with my e-maxx (for lack of batteries), so it shouldn't be a problem.
I went to lunch at the restaraunt across the street from the track I used to go to. A guy and his family were there, and they had 3 t-maxxes! One was totally hopped up: better tires, picco .15 enginen, airtronics M8 radio system, a widened suspension, etc.. Another guy was there with an hpi nitro mt. He was driving as well as I would have. He couldn't stay in a straigh line. I want a nitro lol! I'm thinking of saving a little bit of whatever I make throughout the year and getting one (maybe next summer)

Originally posted by JB_The_Evader
...They also get way too hot. same with the motors. when traxxas says the internal fans will keep the motors from getting to be over 20 degrees ambient temp, they were wrong...

fans.. fans.. fans... try going to radio shack and pick up some small 12v (or less) CPU fans. take the leads to the fan, and solder it to one of the motor leads. you can try mounting the fan right in front of the motors (if theres room. i dont know). just a little airflow through might be enough to keep it cooler. another thing you could try (risking your emaxx body, though) is drilling holes on the top of the cab and mount a fan to the top (but still inside) so it blows air down. again, either might or not make your stuff run cooler, so no promises.
oh, and forget the nitro stuff, just get hopups for the emaxx and it will seem the same, but less mess.

As for the nitro, I like the runtime and of course the sound and all. I can only run the e-maxx for 10-15 minutes and then it takes 50 minutes to an hour to charge both, whereas with the nitro, I can run 10 or so minutes, pop the top of the tank open, fill it up, and go.
I plan to have pictures by tuesday or thursday.

ya, well, when your dad wont let you get a nitro, you go for the next best thing..

lol... My dad has already said that he doesn't want the noise of one. He said I could get one, I just couldn't run in the backy yard or too close to him. At least when he's home. But then again, it may not be too loud. It didn't seem too loud when they were running two t-maxxes at the track today. But then again, I wouldn't get a nitro for a while, so he may feel differently.
Of course, I hear 4 stroke engines are quieter than 2 strokes. I could just ask him to buy me a 4 stroke and all the needed mounting accessories if it bothers him that much lol....

i thought you said the track nearby was turned into a golf corse; or was that another one?
lol, i know what you mean. im trying to sell my EVST to my dad, but for the amount of money im asking for, he said he would rather buy a new one.. oh well...

I have/had 3 tracks near me. One of them (mile square park) was turned into a golf course several years ago. The other one, the one I went to the other day, is just in a vacant field and not really run by any one. The other is www.socalrc.com . I'm going there tomorrow, but that's not too close to my house.

lucky! hopefully the city approves the track being built in manteca. then they will be the closest town with a track AND a hobby shop. my friend at school, who runs a traxxas nitro sport (i think, didnt really get a straight answer) said that their is a hobby shop in stockton, but it has high prices. i say, if its within an 20min raidus, its worth it...
so are you going to run your maxx or the evader there?

I'll be running my evader there. I've run my e-maxx there, and let me say it wasn't that great of a racer. It would have been better had my tires hooked up better. But I didn't buy the e-maxx for its racing abilities; I bought it 'cause its a big tired, big everything truck! My first upgrade will be alumium shocks, once I get the money from my aunt. Then, it will probably be skidplates. Then a diff spool, maybe. Or some more aluminum parts.
I think I need some more bricks for my obstacle course. My E-maxx goes right over it! I think my neighbor has some more.

i (hopefully) have an attachment of the track im working on. note: i have a small space to work with and im still working on the design..



or not....

I took my e-maxx to a park tonight. That was so much fun! It was great going down stairs, up and down a slide... The E-maxx thought it was a little kid!

quit it! your making me want the emaxx even more! dang, i need money!! lots and lots of money!!

lol... Ok I'll stop. I'm suprised we are the only people using this thread. Is anybody else out there?

what do you mean? thats more posts for us! woo hoo!!! anyway..., have you thought of trading your "power wasting" tamiya plugs for some good ol' deans yet? it might be something that would get you some more runtime (i know it did for me..)

Yes, I have considered it. I think I'll pick up some soon.

hope their cheap at your LHS. it cost me almost 20 bucks to change all mine.. oh well, the people there help me with everything and it was worth it (money wise).

Smojoe, what do you think the new traxxas truck will be?
Here are some ideas:
H-maxx; A hybrid (hence the "H") that would have the speed and power and all of a gas truck with a motor for torque.
Mini-maxx; as it sounds: a miniature maxx truck.
can't think of any more name specific ones. It would be neat to see a dual engine maxx, a quad motor e-maxx, a maxx that is bigger than the current ones... anything would be good.

a six wheel drive, brushless, DUMP TRUCK! that would be tyte!
but seriously folks..., im not really sure. a mini would be cool. a hybrid wouldent be so cool. who would need both? torque (electric) would be first gear, and speed (nitro) would be second. now a 3 speed tranny; that would be cool!

They already have a 3 speed tranny for the t-maxx (www.radrc.com, I think), but it would be good if it came stock. How 'bout a four speed? The brushless would be great. But a dump truck?!lol.
How about 4 wheel steering, 3 shocks per wheel, one or two more motors, a 28.8 volt system, and a manually shifted 4 speed tranny! Ok, so that's just about impossible, but that would be awsome!

4 speed manual isnt inpossible. just hook a tranny rite after the other tranny, but that would be hard. wait.. that would be a 3 speed. dang, this is hard! dont worry, i'll have a disign by tomarrow nite...

You could just double the size of the current e-maxx tranny, put o more sets of gears in it, and give the 3rd channel switch four positions to click into. it would be interesting.

just have two trannys and one servo to control both. you have the first tranny put in 1st, and the second in 1st. then the first in 2nd, and the second in 1st. heres the tricky part; having the first tranny switch back to 1st, while the second tranny switch to 2nd. after that, first in 2nd and second in 2nd. ta da! 4 speeds. but you would need to alter the gear ratio in either the first or second, because 1,2 and 2,1 is the same speed if you dont. all that took me lunch time to figure out :lol: ...

I've got some pictures of my e-maxx. Sorry about the quality. You can only do so much with a polaroid and an inexperienced (SP) photographer (my aunt) Here's the first one: going down the stairs

the second one: doing a donut on the baseball field

and the third one: just messing around on the same field

sweet! how did you post them? i tried the attachment thing but it didnt work for me. that, and my internet is slow...

so which esc is the 90 buck one? also, is it reverse? unless your racing, i would, personally, get a reversing esc.

for about $90 i could either get an lrp ipc pro sport or a duratrax 8t pro racing. for about 10 dollars more i could get one with reverse. i would need 2

do you know how the rear turnbuckles (or whatever you call em') are attached? i was thinking about 4 wheel steering, but dont know how to attach and make the servo work. all you would need to do is have a VERY hi torque servo (speed wont matter) and have a short servo arm. the short servo arm would be cool because im "real" monster trucks, the back wheels turn a lot less that the front. man i need an emaxx! i allready have all the hopups/ costom things listed; i just need the car. lol

it looks you might be able to alter it for 4ws.
I finally got some aluminum on my e-maxx! I got a skidplate set (front and rear) from duratrax. Next up is a skid plate under the tranny. Then either aluminum bumpers or shocks. Yes, I know we've both said the aluminum bumpers are overkill, but now that i've got a little aluminum on my maxx, I want more lol!!

get the shocks, skids, aluminum chassy, and the trophy RC arms. everything else you dont need unless your racing with the big boys...

Someone makes a 4ws kit, just can't remember where I saw it. Megatech makes an aluminum steering drag link for $6-8. Exellent hop-up. Racers Edge makes Ti skidplates, doesn't get much better. Probley don't even need bumpers with them.

I think the aluminum chassis is overkill. If I put a bunch of aluminum under the chassis (which I plan on doing using duratrax parts), it should be enough. Unless any of you guys know of an aluminum chassis under $100.
The 4ws system might have been rad rc. I'll go check.

Yup. It was rad rc. They also do 3 speed t-maxx trannies and monster pirate tire adapters.

that looks sick! only thing is, how does it handle on tight turns or on a slipperey surface? other than that, it sure beats my idea. oh well..

Racers Edge: $75 in blue, silver, red, black or purple.

www.racers-edge.com

They're distributed by HRP, so maybe your lhs could get one.

they want 130 bucks for this?!?
http://www.racers-edge.com/images/product_pics/re4921p.jpg

give me a hunk of aluminum and a dremel and i'll make that for you for 10 bucks.. (im exaggerating JB; not really)

I agree, $130!!? Looks nice though.:roll:

Sorry I haven't posted anything for a while. I've been in michigan and i have limited use with a computer.
I have changed my project truck idea. Instead of doing a rock climber, I'm gonna do a jumbo-sized, ultra versitle e-maxx. I plan on getting possibly the ESP mad maxx conversion kit, and I wan't to get the rad rc 4ws kit. the mad maxx conversion kit has clodbuster wheel adapters for extra size, and i would like to get either the hummer body or another pickup body. any suggestions?

get the trophy arms and put some touring car shocks on. that would be almost impossible to flip! anyway, what made you change your mind? the fact that you dont have any rock around your house finally occur to you? ( :lol: )

lol...
Actually, I didn't want an e-maxx that could only do one thing well. In order to do the best possible rock climber, I would need diff spools. I wouldn't be able to run it on the street or do many normal things with it. doing an e-maxx that is just bigger than most others still lets me run it anywhere I want.
I've ruled out the mad maxx conversion kit, at least for now. too expensive for what it is.

Originally posted by JB_The_Evader
...doing an e-maxx that is just bigger than most others still lets me run it anywhere I want...

i couldent have said it better, JB. however, where i live, im looking for 2 things; run time and how much air i can get off a jump (aka speed). once i get the emaxx (once; not if) im just going to stick with the stock stuff and buy another ultra metal pack. HVs= speed; 3000+mAH = runtime. man, do i love day dreaming.......