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  1. KyleRC

    Pinion and spur gear

    The stock spur gear is 48 pitch. Are you setting your gear mesh properly?
  2. KyleRC

    metal or plastic gears

    The plastic gears won’t last long I’d recommend the metal Gear set.
  3. KyleRC

    New NiMh 5100 Batteries Hissing

    Nimh batteries hissing is very bad. Chances are one of the cells overheated and leaked. the batteries probably came partially charged which would be the reason the mah reading was off. What kind of charger are you using and what settings? Pics help a lot.
  4. KyleRC

    transmission noise

    make sure the adjustable gear mesh from the motor to the spur gear is set correctly. They shouldn’t be pushed together too tight or it will make noise. Some people use a piece of paper to set the mesh but it’s inconsistent because there’s a lot of paper in this world. Set the gear mesh so...
  5. KyleRC

    12S BLX 2WD Torment

    I enjoy the blx motors hanging off the back!
  6. KyleRC

    Smoked motor

    When you asked about the granite mega is it the 4x4 or 2wd? The 4x4 tends to have issues with the brushed motor no matter what battery is run, they do much better brushless. I have no experience with the 2wd granite because I got in the arrma game only 2 years ago and it was long gone by then.
  7. KyleRC

    Smoked motor

    The extra runtime from the 6500mah probably did it for that motor. It wouldn’t hurt to look for a 550 can motor as an upgrade. The titan 12 is a good motor in my opinion and they last a long time as long as their clean but they are still a brushed motor. Brushless is always and option but...
  8. KyleRC

    Tips and Tricks for Improving Steering and Handling on an AMP

    The servo saver eliminator is definitely worth it as long as you have a metal servo and a metal arm on it the plastic ones strip out easy. For reliability some better steering links might be a good idea.
  9. KyleRC

    ECX AMP Metal Axles

    The hot racing axles are just about the best ones to get. Your best bet is to wait it out. The traxxas steel splined ones for the rear of the traxxas slash 4x4 work too but they are obnoxiously overpriced .
  10. KyleRC

    Is 1/10 2WD Torment still being manufactured?

    +1 on any of the new version 3 blx 4x4 models.
  11. KyleRC

    Metal gear set diff bearing removal

    Use a flat screwdriver or something of the sort to work them off. If it’s new and never taken apart before it will be harder just take you’re time so you don’t poke yourself.
  12. KyleRC

    Balance your wheels!

    I did this with my stock slash 2wd when I raced before the local track closed. Even though it added weight I shaved off at least 3/4 of a second which is huge. Unbalanced tires are just another inconsistency that makes anything harder and less reliable to drive. Traxxas tires are horrible...
  13. KyleRC

    Bought a pair if used trucks, how did I do?

    the futaba should work unless it’s an old model, don’t bother with old am radios, otherwise people recommend the dumbo rc and it’s like $20 dirt cheap. The charger I use is the lectron pro ac/dc 10amp and it works great for me.
  14. KyleRC

    Bought a pair if used trucks, how did I do?

    Not to bad. Fortunately those escs have low voltage shut off built in so you don’t need to use a LiPo alarm. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to look into a bigger and more interactive charger so it’s shows you what’s going on in the batteries because it’s safer to know. That stx2 radio isn’t the...
  15. KyleRC

    Metal gear box?!

    I doubt the bolt patterns would line up. The part that is the biggest concern is that it doesn’t have a differential which would make the car not handle as well. Locked diffs are really only used for drag racing, drift cars, and sometimes speed runners but not all the time. I think integy...
  16. KyleRC

    Air shocks on ecx amp

    Those are for crawlers and will most likely be way to soft springs. The air shocks (especially cheap ones) probably don’t work very well in terms of actual damping because air is compressible and would make the car bouncy and impossible to drive on bumpy ground.
  17. KyleRC

    Hex size for grub screw pinion?

    +1 get the mip drivers I’ve had mine for 2 years and still love it. They are expensive but last a long time.
  18. KyleRC

    Melted Steering Servo

    Definitely upgrade the servo and get the rpm bell crank kit. Sadly a lot hobby shop employees are less than experts and probably won’t make a choice you’d like.
  19. KyleRC

    4000kv amp mt gearing running 3s lipo 50c

    I have blown 4000kv motors on 3s before where the magnets come off the rotor. The smallest pinion i could fit with a 540 size can (without modding the trans case) was an 18tooth. It might be easier to buy a lower kv motor or run that one on 2s and gear it up if you want 3s LiPo speed. IMHO 3s...
  20. KyleRC

    Wheelies!!!!

    The stock torment body catches a lot of air. And i would expect a 3800kv Motor with a 23t and 3s would get real hot and still cook on 2s. are you just doing speed runs?
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