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KMN · 12.22.2009, 03:36 AM

Those diffs were meant to be sealed.

Very nice looking, I love it, but the plastic Associated diffs are going to drive you nuts if you run it more than once.

With 2S1P 30C lipo I'm getting around 35-38mph out of the 5700, and around 42-44mph out of the 6900. I'm geared 25/72 with HPI X Patterns.

I had to completely tear my TC3 apart after the first body... 20-25 packs worth, to rebuild almost everything. The plastic just doesn't hold up. I can't imagine it holding up while being completely exposed. The top of the stock diff cases have holes in them, and mine sucked in enough dirt to a diff ring or two... or four.

I also had a blowout without the belted X-patterns with my NiMh's.

You should also look into the NTC3 steering. The swing-rack is another headache in itself. I think, with that chassis, you can use the NTC3 stuff without modification.

I still love that chassis, I just wish they would have sealed the diffs.

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KMN RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 110 Join Date: Dec 2008	12.22.2009, 03:36 AM Those diffs were meant to be sealed. Very nice looking, I love it, but the plastic Associated diffs are going to drive you nuts if you run it more than once. With 2S1P 30C lipo I'm getting around 35-38mph out of the 5700, and around 42-44mph out of the 6900. I'm geared 25/72 with HPI X Patterns. I had to completely tear my TC3 apart after the first body... 20-25 packs worth, to rebuild almost everything. The plastic just doesn't hold up. I can't imagine it holding up while being completely exposed. The top of the stock diff cases have holes in them, and mine sucked in enough dirt to a diff ring or two... or four. I also had a blowout without the belted X-patterns with my NiMh's. You should also look into the NTC3 steering. The swing-rack is another headache in itself. I think, with that chassis, you can use the NTC3 stuff without modification. I still love that chassis, I just wish they would have sealed the diffs.