mariusml1972

i have a gearing problem too![:@],and my friends have a same problem!..teeth on the pinion look like this....no more drifting for 2 weeks[:@]..i just ordered a steel(not aluminium) pinion from robinson

Raguvian

My motor overheats after about 10 minutes of playing with it... some people here said that the gearing's too high and i need to lower it because my motor can't take the load, and others were saying that the motor is reaching max RPM's too high and is overheating like that so i need to gear it higher.

DirtBonez

Thats wierd My gears are still mint and I did not even put grease on them But its no secret that the tamiya pinions are made of crappy metal. I guess they have to keep the cost of their kits down somehow.

DirtBonez

Oh and Raguvian I don't think hitting high rpm's will overheat an electric motor only heavy loads so just put the stock gears on there again or something. Your sig says you have a 12 turn? Thats a high performance motor right? So maybe try a heat sink with a fan.
I know one thing I have no worrys about overheating anything here this time of year. Damn its cold today [:'(]

Raguvian

It is stock gearing though, 19/61.
Shall I buy a 17 t pinion or something? My friend told me to leave it as is and not use the brakes.
And I already have the heat sink on it. I don't know how i'd attach a fan to it though.

DirtBonez

Naw I would not buy a 17t pinion that cant be the problem. Not using the breaks would help but other than that I'm stumped. Maybe someone with more motor experience can help you[sm=confused.gif]

Raguvian

A 17t pinion would undergear it more, wouldn't it?
Or maybe it was because i drove it on a very hot day?

DirtBonez

Ya it would but the stock gearing would not put too much strain on your motor anyways so it cant be the problem.

mariusml1972

...but a 17 t pinion you can't use..minimun is 19 t. what esc you have??
if motor reach high rpm is good gearing...your motor is ok??(brushes,comm??)

Raguvian

Oh, that's right. Stupid motor mount.[:@] Thanks for reminding me before i bought one.
I have a Duratrax Intellispeed 12T ESC (that also got flaming hot too when i ran the car, but i was running the car really hard that day, probably shouldn't have used the brakes so much). Also, the Orion motor is in great shape because i've only run it 3 times.
So I guess i can't gear the car any lower then, because the 61t spur is the biggest i can buy, or else i have to cut the bottom of the chassis to get more clearance for a bigger spur.
I'll just leave it as is and never use the brakes (unless i'm going to crash into something).

mariusml1972

...yep, you can't gear the car lower,or try another motor with more turns.
i think i buy a venom fireball 19 T(its cheap....and brushes is 6$ for 10pcs...worth to try)

damb

here is my tt01 let me know what u guys think

Raguvian

I wish i had enough money to buy stuff like that.
Nice car though.[8D]

damb

thanks im proud of my tt01

Raguvian

You should get some Deans though. I melted my Tamiya connectors...
How much were those toe rods?

DirtBonez

Looks good man. I would not have gone with the alum arms and nuckles but everything else is sweet. How is the steering with the alloy rack and those adjustable turnbuckles? The stock setup is real sloppy I bet that stuff really helps. Also what shocks are those and how well do they hold their oil?

damb

yeah i already bought the deans i just haven't had time to put them, the tie rods i think they were $15 im not sure

damb

the steering is pretty good , the shocks don't really remember who makes them but they are really good i havent had any problems with them so far[8D]

sanshu

nice chassis man!
with all the hop ups and all
how much money did you put in it man?

DirtBonez

***?!?

saunders_121

lol love it

damb

mmmmmm i think over 300 im not sure

pimpedarse

hahaha i cant tell but are the wheels even placed right?

that would be crazy to drive,

does it even drive in the first place?

DirtBonez

Well someone removed my post I guess it was kinda pointless. But no the car was just sitting on those wheels there is no way it would work

TIGER76

lol imagine the motor trying to power those tyres damn it would smoke out after a run down the street
just stick them on the back wheels and make a dragster lmao