Temper mod

[Agre1988]

Hey everyone new to everything RC . I got my ecx temper and I'm starting to do some mods to make it a little better crawler. So I did the battery flip and wheel weights . I have a traxxas 370 motor on the way and a bigger battery I put bigger tires on which made a night and day difference but now I'm rubbing when turning so now I need the extenders. I will let you know how the new motor fits in tomorrow.

 

[MC66]

I went with these:

JunFac 51033 2.2 Wheel Widener, Offset +19mm (set of 4)

Redcat Racing AL Connect Box with Gear, 38T (2) - the stock ones are a plastic center and will round out with the 370 motor.

Vaterra VTR212026 Outdrive Slk RC Vehicle Parts (4) - the stock outdrive is short so the extenders will only catch the 1st three treads when mounting the tire/wheel assembly.

Also adding the nylon spacers (purchased at Lowes) will help with torq twist!

 

[Agre1988]

View attachment 3337 View attachment 3338 I went with these:

JunFac 51033 2.2 Wheel Widener, Offset +19mm (set of 4)

Redcat Racing AL Connect Box with Gear, 38T (2) - the stock ones are a plastic center and will round out with the 370 motor.

Vaterra VTR212026 Outdrive Slk RC Vehicle Parts (4) - the stock outdrive is short so the extenders will only catch the 1st three treads when mounting the tire/wheel assembly.

Also adding the nylon spacers (purchased at Lowes) will help with torq twist!

Hey thanks man. Yea I'm very new and trying just read and read and read as much info lol. I figured the 370 would give the extra speed I was looking for. Thanx for the advice on the gears.

 

[Agre1988]

View attachment 3337 View attachment 3338 I went with these:

JunFac 51033 2.2 Wheel Widener, Offset +19mm (set of 4)

Redcat Racing AL Connect Box with Gear, 38T (2) - the stock ones are a plastic center and will round out with the 370 motor.

Vaterra VTR212026 Outdrive Slk RC Vehicle Parts (4) - the stock outdrive is short so the extenders will only catch the 1st three treads when mounting the tire/wheel assembly.

Also adding the nylon spacers (purchased at Lowes) will help with torq twist!

Also went with a dynamite 7.2v 1800 mah hopeing that will help with the speed a little .

 

[Agre1988]

Here is with the 1.9. TSL super swampers

 

[MC66]

Here is with the 1.9. TSL super swampers

Those are sweet!!!

 

[MC66]

Also went with a dynamite 7.2v 1800 mah hopeing that will help with the speed a little .

The Traxxas 370 will help with the speed. The 1800 mah will help extend the runtime.

You will also need to file the holes in the mounting plate as the holes in the 370 motor are farther apart.

 

[Agre1988]

Those are sweet!!!

They come from a Axial nightcrawler I think. I like them and made a huge difference expect the rubbing is enough to stop the thing completely so defiantly getting the extenders

 

[Agre1988]

View attachment 3340

The Traxxas 370 will help with the speed. The 1800 mah will help extend the runtime.

You will also need to file the holes in the mounting plate as the holes in the 370 motor are farther apart.

So I put in the 370 holy crap is that thing probably triple the speed and most Lilly will start breaking things now lol I had to drill out the holes like you said but other then that it fit perfect. !

 

[MC66]

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So I put in the 370 holy crap is that thing probably triple the speed and most Lilly will start breaking things now lol I had to drill out the holes like you said but other then that it fit perfect. !

Add 4-wheel steering and you can do awesome donuts!

 

[i_r_beej]

Also adding the nylon spacers (purchased at Lowes) will help with torq twist!

Those spacers look very nice. What part did you get? I presume you had to cut them so you could snap them on the shocks?

 

[MC66]

I don't have a part number. They are made by Hillman and measure 3/8" ID x 1/2" OD x 1/2" length, or 3/8" ID x 1/2" OD x 5/8" length.
I found both sizes at Lowe's, but Home Depot or Menard's might carry them also.

 

[Agre1988]

Today I flipped the ecs and cleared off the top of battery holder and got the new speedpack 7.2v 1800 mag battery on it. Take a look

 

[Agre1988]

Here's another view and a underside of crawler where the ecs is . I just goota clean up wiring with some zip ties

 

[CumminsFan]

Here's another view and a underside of crawler where the ecs is . I just goota clean up wiring with some zip ties

How long of a runtime do you get out of that battery? Wanting to see how much of an increase i can get in runtime without running lipo

 

[Agre1988]

Just got the battery put into and havnt really got to run it yet. Waiting for weather ..... But I can say today I messed around with it a little in drive way and street to see how the new motor and battery would run . I had a solid 30 mins of just throttle and didn't notice any battery drop . I will post more towards end of week once I get some solid run time

 

[Agre1988]

The torque twist is killing me . I new the motor and battery wouldn't help .so until I figure what shocks to buy or the beat way to eliminate the twist I used zip ties to compress shocks more to.stiffen up. But I don't want to loose to much of my crawling capability

 

[CumminsFan]

The torque twist is killing me . I new the motor and battery wouldn't help .so until I figure what shocks to buy or the beat way to eliminate the twist I used zip ties to compress shocks more to.stiffen up. But I don't want to loose to much of my crawling capability

I 4 linked mine and turned the motor plate around which helped my torque twist. I just used some lower links and bent them.

 

[Agre1988]

Not a bad idea . I like that a lot .I'm order some wheel extenders I hope that helps a lot. If all fails then I defiantly will look into doing the 4 link .did you do the 4 link in the rear only ?

 

[CumminsFan]

Not a bad idea . I like that a lot .I'm order some wheel extenders I hope that helps a lot. If all fails then I defiantly will look into doing the 4 link .did you do the 4 link in the rear only ?

Yep, rear only for now.