t-maxx 2.5r power loss
#1
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t-maxx 2.5r power loss
I have a t-maxx with several gallons thru it. i am not getting the ripping low end i Used to. Is it time for a new p/s?
I am not getting much smoke but i do get fuel out the pipe. I went to factory settings and tried tuneing every which way. I replaced the fuel lines but havent sealed the engine yet. Air leak, too rich? it does lean out and rev up when it runs out of gas. Have any machinists out there tried pinching their sleeve in a collet closer?
any help is greatly appreciated!
I am not getting much smoke but i do get fuel out the pipe. I went to factory settings and tried tuneing every which way. I replaced the fuel lines but havent sealed the engine yet. Air leak, too rich? it does lean out and rev up when it runs out of gas. Have any machinists out there tried pinching their sleeve in a collet closer?
any help is greatly appreciated!
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RE: t-maxx 2.5r power loss
ORIGINAL: kustomkb
I have a t-maxx with several gallons thru it. i am not getting the ripping low end i Used to. Is it time for a new p/s?
I am not getting much smoke but i do get fuel out the pipe. I went to factory settings and tried tuneing every which way. I replaced the fuel lines but havent sealed the engine yet. Air leak, too rich? it does lean out and rev up when it runs out of gas. Have any machinists out there tried pinching their sleeve in a collet closer?
any help is greatly appreciated!
I have a t-maxx with several gallons thru it. i am not getting the ripping low end i Used to. Is it time for a new p/s?
I am not getting much smoke but i do get fuel out the pipe. I went to factory settings and tried tuneing every which way. I replaced the fuel lines but havent sealed the engine yet. Air leak, too rich? it does lean out and rev up when it runs out of gas. Have any machinists out there tried pinching their sleeve in a collet closer?
any help is greatly appreciated!
Or buy a new piston and sleeve, or even better yet, do the engine replacement plan(ERP) for like 110 bucks
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RE: t-maxx 2.5r power loss
Thanks,
If I go the ERP route and upgrade to the 3.3 will I start stripping gears, diffs etc. I guess they sell a t-maxx with a 3.3 stock eh?
If I go the ERP route and upgrade to the 3.3 will I start stripping gears, diffs etc. I guess they sell a t-maxx with a 3.3 stock eh?
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RE: t-maxx 2.5r power loss
Yes, they do sell the tmaxx now with the 3.3 stock; however; they also as far as I know, still make the 2.5 engine also. But even if u do th ERP and go for the 3.3; to answer the ? u have' no u wont be stripping gears and diffs right off the bat that like that. Those gears should take quite a bit of abuse even with the 3.3 in it; if not, then u could probably upgrade the gears or whatever u need to IF it got to that point; however, again like I said; u shouldn't have to upgrade them as the stock gears and stock diff gears should be able to handle quite a bit of abuse.....
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RE: t-maxx 2.5r power loss
+1 here... I am in the process of dropping a 3.3 into my 2.5r maxx at the moment... I wont have to upgrade anything yet, as i have many people say that it will be able to handle the extra power... so just $115, and your old engine, and you can have the next best thing, the 3.3!!! No need to upgrade any gears/tranny until you break something. Hope this helps.