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55T is for crawling

ninjastar

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I was wondering for me to buy a new motor do I have to buy a new esc if I buy a 19x2 or 15x2 morot? Will a hceap one do?

SIRCC

drift you should go 19x2, 19 for bashing

ninjastar

But will the 19t motor burn out the stock esc?

SIRCC

yes it will you need to upgrade

be4life182

hey, Im just wondering how long is my order from RCmart going to take? And how do you track it, its very confusing? I probably wont order from there again.

TIGER76

Honestly it wont m8 i ran a 17 turn method on the standard esc for ages with no problems and a friend used a modded 15 turn too the tamiya 101 esc is solid built and cant run under the 23 turn limit no probs it even thermo shuts down if theres a heat problem,id stick around 17 turns and no lower tho for peace of mind
Tamiya built there stuff strong [8D]

chrisestt01

You should have received an email from them as soon as you have placed the order. At the same time you also receive a Paypal email saying that you have paid rcMart (if you used Paypal). Then in a day or two you get an update email from rcMart telling you that they are processing the order. Then in another day or so you get a final email saying that your order is in the mail. It usually takes about 7 days from Hong Kong to Australia from placing the order and getting it delivered by airmail. I placed an order last night and already received the first two emails. You can also track your order through your rcMart account. I have never had any issues with them and am very happy with their service. It is a lot easier and cheaper than going to my LHS.

be4life182

I got those emails a while ago, I probably had them both by two mondays ago. Now they give you some sort of tracking, but It didnt work for me. Im going to look into it further, but I really want to run my car.

chrisestt01

When you login to your account you should get a listing of your orders with the order ID and shipping number. Click on "View" to check that your shipping address is correct. You can always click on "Express Resolve" to contact them. The "Express Resolve" button only comes on when your order has been shipped.

be4life182

Ok, I guess I was confused because the last email I got said the order was ready to process, but I never got another saying it shipped. When I go to the site the express resolve thing is there, so I supose it has shipped. When I try to click the tracking thing though it comes up with a dead end every time.

chrisestt01

How about you contact them and ask specific details. When it was shipped, tracking number etc. The problem may be at the US mail service.

be4life182

Im going to wait a few days, besides the tracking number is to a Tokyo shipping site or something.

The Rigger

Actually, it seems to work rather well so far... I've also added the adjustable upper arm kits front & rear, set my camber to -2° front and 0° rear, with a 2° toe-in on the rears (aluminum knuckles). There's a slight amount of understeer at WFO throttle, but not any more than with the OEM front suspension parts and it's *FAR* more predictable (surprise-surprise). Next mod will be the turnbuckle tie rods so I can dial in a bit of toe-in on the fronts...

All this, BTW, is on the OEM Tamiya slicks. I have a pair of HPI racing radials with a decent tread pattern I'll switch to when the slicks burn up.

Photos added below.

-Dave

chrisestt01

That's great. When you put on a set of HPI slicks you will notice a BIG difference. The standard Tamiya sliks are too hard and have relatively little grip. They are great for power slides though.

The Rigger

I'm not going to slicks again, I'm going to these: http://www.hpiracing.com/products/en/4490/ They should compliment the front-end work nicely...
FWIW my prop man ran his RC-Whatever against me on our show deck tonight (think slick-painted Masonite surface), running a figure-8 course before the show... I took him in three laps. He jus couldn't keep traction.

-Dave

ninjastar

Well I be told that it can handle lower turn motors, but the question is how long will it last?

TIGER76

Well like i said m8 i used a 17x2 for about 6months with no problems i ended up chucking the motor instead of replacing the brushes in the end lol so the ESC outlasted,my mate still runs a cheap 15 turn fireball and has for over 3months with no problems etc
The only thing i know is someone who ran a modded 13 turn and kept getting the thermo shutdown but no damage to the ESC.
If you stick around 17 turns regardless of the make be it cheap or expensive motor it copes fine with them

ninjastar

but how long did you run it on a daily bases?

SIRCC

here's another upgrade

xxSLiMxx

Niiice. How quick is it?

dfiantii

I would say first thing, is get rid of the Tamiya plugs. Especially if thats a brushless motor

SIRCC

haven't tested it yet!

SIRCC

it has a traxxas plug, you missed that, it's black

dfiantii

I saw the traxxas plug but it still has a tamiya adapter to plug your battery into correct. Tamiya battery plus are notorious for melting. I would get traxxas all around or deans.