Anyone into R/C?

I had a 2.5 T-maxx and than converted it into a 3.3 long chaise and made it fully aluminum. Than was spending to much money on repairs so I sold it and bought a Rustler VXL and put a Mamba Max motor on it and speed controller. Not my rustler is all aluminum. I also have sand, mud, street and tires for it. I love it. Ill post pics

 

i have an ofna buggy and a couple associated street cars but cant get the nitro tuned right up here at elevation... (6000')

 

Thats what I have. An OFNA Hyper 7 I think it is? Been too long lol

 

use a fuel with a higher nitro content, that should help you out

 

tried that. still doesnt run right... about 75% power.

 

I've ordered stuff from here and highly recommend them

http://www.amainhobbies.com/

EDIT: check out the brand Protek (owned by A-Main Hobbies), its fairly inexpensive and A-main will warranty their batteries and chargers

 

since i do mostly hobby RC and backyard bashing, i get some of my parts from www.hobbypartz.com

haven't had any problems with their stuff...

got my AC/DC lipo charger from them for 30 bux...

 

http://youtu.be/T31juxlQuGA

 

for my crawlers, i always ran NIMH since i typically run 65 to 85 turn brushed motors on them... i usually run a 6 cell 4500mah or 5000mah...

for my current crawler, im running an 85 turn brushed with a 4500mah 6 cell which tends to last longer than i can keep my interest, so i only end up charging the battery after a few days...

 

I would look at 7.4v look packs, they will give the longest life and good consistant power. You should be able to find a 5000mah pack for not too much.

On the second note, with great power comes great responsibility. Lipos need a little more care, do not run them completely dead, they won't come back. Make sure you get a look specific charger. Yes they can be expensive or really cheap, be wary of really cheap. And also they don't like extreme heat or cold.

If you can handle that, lipped are awesome they have incredible power and and an almost flat discharge curve. All I run in my rc's are lithiums.

 

20T is good for scale rock racing...

if you want to do the slow torque crawl, a 55T runs great...

 

Good thing you got an electric, gas are a bitch to keep up with.. Very time consuming hobby.

 

I run 12S 50V packs in my rc

 

turns= the number of times the wire is wrapped on each arm of the stator.

the higher the turn count the more torque and less rpm it creates, the lower the turn count the lower the resistance so a 6 or 7 turn motor creates tremendous power and rpms, at a cost, they do use way more electricity. think of it as the less number of turns, the less resistance and the closer you get to going to a short.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpSBWqk_G1w

here is one of my rc cars, the vid isnt the greatest and the have been minor mods to is since this vid was made

 

Bad ass. You make that chassis?