what was i thinking???
 

i was in my lhs 2 days ago and they just recieved a jammin' x1 crt rtr. naturally, i bought it. been thinking about a truggy for a while. now to the questions:

1) which lmt?
2) which esc?
3) which cell count lopos?

this truck will be a dedicated racer so please consider weight and handling when addressing these questions. thanks, tally.

1) 1940, something at the 30-35000 rpm range
2) quark 125 or MGM 24160 (both have a built in lipo cut-off)
3) 6S lipo (though 4S would be enough allready, but you can take a lower kv motor and invest the extra 2S in runtime.)

Or you could do as Daniel (dafni) he bought 2 2S packs and 2 3S packs.

that way, you can run any configuration you like.

will that combo let me keep up with the other truggies? mostly lightnings.

Yeh, you could take a 1950, but it's not needed. the 1940 will do the job with ease on 6S lipo..

my g2r has a 1950 and its about right, torque and speed. the crt should weigh about the same, right?

also, ofna used red locktite on the motor mount to chassis, and 2 screws are still in it. i broke my ae hex drive on them. any suggestions on how to dissolve red locktite?

can you heat them up. That helps break the loctite or loosen it.

should i use my soldering iron?

Do you have one of those mini torches?

nope.

You can get one from Harbor Freight for like $3.

i've decided to say the heck with light weight racer and go balls to the wall, for me anyway. 2240 5 or 6 turn on 3s or 4s lipo and a micro 20120. what do you think. still handle good?

There's no need for a 2240 to get the most out of 3s or 4s.A 1940 would be better,even a 1930.

i want this truck to be faster than my revo(1950/8, 6s lipo, 12020). i don't think those will get the job done?

If you want balistic speed, a 2230 on 6S lipo will haul @$$.

The 2230/6s would probably perform very similar to the 1950/6s setup though,unless you went with a hotter wind.I'd try it with your current setup first,if you want to go all out and build a straight line rocket then a good 8s lipo will do it,or if you want it to be a track weapon i'd get a lighter system than you have now.