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Serum · 03:15 PM

Welcome on this forum!

No wrong intentions, but have you driven a truck at 50 mph? I can tell you; that is FAST for such a large thing! (TWICE as fast as stock!)(once you drove it on such a high speed, you’ll be hooked though..)

The CF gmaxx frame is in one word superb, It is very rigid, can take serious abuse, and to gain stability it's cg is ultimate low (buggy style, it could be called truggyconversionframe as well.. ;) )but if you want to push your truck to or thru the 50mph barrier, you might consider on beefing up the drivetrain as well.

It could be managed on 12 cells though. I read a thread from one of our forummembers, Promod, he managed running 50mph on 12 cells. (lehner XL3100) with a stock drivetrain. Don't count on it to last forever though, but it is doable! And rather cheap too! And that motor COULD take 14 cells too!! But i would not gear it down a bit if you did.

Be sure to use topnotch cells if you want to push it that far!

If you want to make a lightweight truck that can go 50mph and can run it without to many servicehours, i would strongly suggest on beefing up the drivetrain. (diffs/cvd's) if you want to loose some weight, Lipoly is an excellent choice!

Rather expensive, but excellent..

To build a lightweight truck i would suggest to use;

-Stock or bigbore traxxas shocks (4 pcs instead of 8)
-gmaxx CF frame
-in the very near future the 1 speed conversion from Gmaxx! (you could drop the shifting servo and a few gears from the gearbox (including the weak idlers)
-MUCH weight can be saved with using other tires as well (1LBS on the truck with ease!)

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Serum RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 10,480 Join Date: Feb 2005	04.25.2005, 03:11 PM Welcome on this forum! No wrong intentions, but have you driven a truck at 50 mph? I can tell you; that is FAST for such a large thing! (TWICE as fast as stock!)(once you drove it on such a high speed, you’ll be hooked though..) The CF gmaxx frame is in one word superb, It is very rigid, can take serious abuse, and to gain stability it's cg is ultimate low (buggy style, it could be called truggyconversionframe as well.. ;) )but if you want to push your truck to or thru the 50mph barrier, you might consider on beefing up the drivetrain as well. It could be managed on 12 cells though. I read a thread from one of our forummembers, Promod, he managed running 50mph on 12 cells. (lehner XL3100) with a stock drivetrain. Don't count on it to last forever though, but it is doable! And rather cheap too! And that motor COULD take 14 cells too!! But i would not gear it down a bit if you did. Be sure to use topnotch cells if you want to push it that far! If you want to make a lightweight truck that can go 50mph and can run it without to many servicehours, i would strongly suggest on beefing up the drivetrain. (diffs/cvd's) if you want to loose some weight, Lipoly is an excellent choice! Rather expensive, but excellent.. To build a lightweight truck i would suggest to use; -Stock or bigbore traxxas shocks (4 pcs instead of 8) -gmaxx CF frame -in the very near future the 1 speed conversion from Gmaxx! (you could drop the shifting servo and a few gears from the gearbox (including the weak idlers) -MUCH weight can be saved with using other tires as well (1LBS on the truck with ease!) Last edited by Serum; 04.25.2005 at 03:15 PM.