Did a run today to see what kind of temps I would be getting from the new setup... the bash session went on for about 25 minutes...
Lots of long 'high speed' passes and hard braking too... it's quick... a ton of torque got to the rears pretty quickly even when the
diff unloaded to the fronts, resulting in some really cool launches from a standing... braking was great... I think I can still turn
down the percentage to reduce locks ups... see the below temps...

ESC - 30% punch control | 3.5v per cut off | 50% reverse| 50% braking | 125°
CC 1520 1y - 17t Novak | 140°
OFNA Spider diff - 50wt oil (half full) | 168°
Batts - 105° average
Bow-ties - (now tread free :lol:) 130°

I am really happy with the setup at this time... but it will need some more work...

Alien

Nice rig. Whats the wheelbase?

Thanks man:yes:.... Can't quite remember right now... i will measure it and post up the info when I get home...

Alien

The wheelbase is 14.75 inches...

And whats the thickness of CF plates?

It's 4.3mm... planning on building one? You can use 3mm carbon, I am sure it'll be thick enough ... I used 4.3 because I saw it going for cheap on ebay...

Alien

BUSTED:lol::lol::lol: Yeah, I would love to have an e maxx like that but I am not sure if I can spend so much money:whistle::neutral:

well the whole point of the chassis project was to reduce spend by doing it myself... it was a lot of fun going through the process of sourcing the bits to get this bad boy together... and I can appreciate it
a lot more when I stand back and say... "I did that with my hands!'":yipi:... I got the FLM chassis braces from Mike for a good price and from there i started looking really cheap deals on Carbon Fiber...
I am sure you'll have a good time with a project like this... just be pacient (it took me over a year to get to this point and there is still more to be done)... I know funds are tight everywhere now, but
just keep your eyes open for good deals, they're out there...

Alien

I was also thinking about making my own custom chassis braces.Something like FLM but a bit longer to lenghten my maxx by 40mm.
I already have an 3908 E maxx with bigbores, CVDs, two speed conversion set and new revo 3.3 rims with offset.
I am still waiting for two 3S 6000 mah lipos and charger!:smile:

BTW. Whos Mike? Everybody's talking about him but I dont understand. Link to his store or something?:oops:

Mike is RC-Monster! :intello: http://www.rc-monster.com/

You should do some researching in this forum from about 5 years ago or more when this forum, Mike and a few others were the original pioneers into the brushless world. Will give some appreciation of where the Electric RC world came from and where it is now.

I dont understand how did you mount Pro-line steering/servo saver? I know that with UE steering/servo saver you have to mount it to flat surface(I mean you have to cut those two litle poles from stock emaxx 3905 chassis). So does this one you are using mounts the same as UE or you have done modifications?

PS. : What runtimes you get with your 5S batteries?(also tell me the mah count)

The pro-line steering servo saver assembly or the truck didn't need any modifications to install it... it's pretty straight forward actually... well.... both the carbon upper
plate and skid plate that it is mounted between are flat... I can't recall ever reading that modifications to the chassis are required for this servo saver...

I bash a lot (full throttle mostly)... the truck will run up to 20 mins before the lvc kicks in... not bad for 'cheap' packs... they are 40C and 4000mah... I'm going get some
40c 5000s when i eventually start racing...

Alien

I totally missed this build! but it is Awesome to say the least. What do you guys think about using a scroll saw for cutting carbon fiber. You know the tool used to do intricate wood work.

I did consider the scroll at one point, but getting one in the island would prove very expensive... I don't see why it wouldn't be option... you will need to find some tungsten carbide cutting tools
for it though... Carbon fiber is relatively easy to cut, but softer tools will wear easily...

Alien