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Originally Posted by AP Alex
What do you recommend for a tranny? I'm running the gorillamaxx single speed the mike's idler gear. What would you do if this was your truck?
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The flm half case will help keep the flexing to a minimum. And it will hold the tranny to the chassis better, as a 1521 is heavy and may break the plastic case where it mounts to the chassis. You appear to have a strobe slipper with the disk thingy (sprog?). I never ran that, but i guess it is better than the old friction peg deal. Have you replaced the stock roll pin that holds the top gear onto the slipper shaft, it is inside the tranny, and breaks frequently. A solid piece of steel or a hex key section usually holds up better than that roll pin.
17lbs is a big truck. A 1521 will move it quite well though. For 6s you will need some good lipos, maybe a pair of 6s 3700 25c enerland packs, or some 4000-5000 zippy 6s packs if you want to save some money. Still 200+ dollars in lipo... I suggest 2 of them wired in parallel to provode plenty of reserve for that motor. 1521 motors are rated at 1750watts cont, which is over 2.5hp. That is getting close to a 100amp load, and that is not peak either. I would want a min of 160amps cont on the battery spec...
I have a 1521 2y that i plan to run on 10s lipo in a stretched flm savage. I doubt that my truck will be as heavy as yours though... Make sure that you get a smooth can, as the finned can may be too large in diameter to get the correct gear mesh without contacting the tranny case. And make sure it has a 5mm shaft, as the 8mm shaft models are difficult to get pinions for...