these 1/16 traxxas cars are really fun my first rc car a few years ago was 1/16 e revo VXL was hooked once i ran it on 3s, 2 years later and got like 10 cars now
Of 2 mervs iv had one for probably 14 years, best combo iv used is the stock vxl motor paired with a sidewinder mounted inside the right side battery tray with the top cut out for the wires and cooling fan to stick out, run the biggest 3s you can fit and gear it to the max, plenty of torque from the stock vxl motors to make it grenade diffs on demand and does well over 50mph..currently running mine on 3s with 33/50 gearing.
What pinion and spur are you running on this? I'm going to keep the stock gearing and install a 2s-4s brushless motor and esc combo (4000kv) but I feel like I'm going to shred the stock plastic spur. Let me know
I have my TRX4 running a 4 cell with a 80 amp ESC by Holmes Hobbies, it is very fast but not fast enough. Yes, I know.. it’s a crawler, but it can move!
That specific castle motor is what I'm running in my Traxxas, it's hard to keep on the ground. My Traxxas would stay on the ground until I hit 60mph then it would just catch 5ft of air. Had to modify some of the body for it to.
@@mikerc69 I have a castle mamba x coming in the Mail. Hopefully the infamous 1415 2400kv motor by next month is coming too. I live in Japan, hard to get great American made RC parts like the castle creation brands and traxxas. If you do find them, they are super over priced. You have to go online to get them. What I am doing isn’t new, people are doing it, but NOT here, in Japan. They follow too many rules on how shit works. What I mean is.., if I am putting an overpowered ESC and motor on a crawler, that to Japanese men, is bad or breaking the rules of what the RC is designed for. You get my point? I am like.., WHY NOT HAVE FUN!!
@@krbrc Thats a nice combo i have one in my slash 4x4, ill do a video soon, haha yes sir its all about having the most fun! This hobby is awesome because there are no limits to what you can build and drive, thanks for the comment!
@@mikerc69 I will definitely watch the video. I am in the process of making a video on the whole transformation. I have the TRX4 2021 Ford Bronco. That’s my platform for now. I am going to buy me a traxxas Maxx for some serious fast power soon.
