Hacker Maxx Build

[lincpimp]

Ok, so I have pieced together a new Emaxx. Got the diffs, center chassis, tranny and steering from Sike (thanks buddy!). I had the front and rear suspension sets hanging around. Found some traxxas wheels and bowtie tires in the parts box. Had to buy a few things, mainly a pair of steering servos. I went with a pair of futaba 3050 servos. At 6.3v from the cc bec they are super strong and fast.

Motor choice is a Hacker C50 15l? with a quark 125b. I put the question mark behind the motor as I am not sure that it really is a 15l, but it must be close to the 1600kv rating. Power comes from a pair of 2200 20c 5s lipos from UH.

Gave it a trial run with 20/48 gearing (mod1) tonight. Wow, at around 30mph full throttle results in killer wheelies. I ran it hard for about 15mins, and think that slightly lower gearing would be good. It is too fast, maybe 45 mph, so I figure 20/52 would be ideal. This motor has alot of power. Kind of like a feigao 7xl that spins up faster. The slipper is getting a workout! Without the wheely bar it will do a back flip from a stand still, and land on the tires. I have to say that this is the most violent rc I own at the moment, great fun.

I can definately say that the hacker motor is much more powerful than the feigao equivalent. Can you believe that i have a 13l on 5s in my LS10! That truck is geared for about 50mph and even then it does not really load the motor. I have an older emaxx with a feigao 15l that I run on 5s thru a 9920. It is only 2wd and does not have anywhere near the power of this setup. I can only imagine what a hacker c50 xl motor can do. Guess it is time to search one out!

Pics will be put up tomorrow as the camera is out of reach!

[snellemin]

Yea, the hacker motors are crazy. I only have the little C40 motors and they are mean little suckers on 5s and 6s A123.

[lincpimp]

What do you run the c40 motors in?

[sikeston34m]

Wow Linc! Yes Pictures please!

Ladies and Gentlemen. Can we please take up a collection for Linc a Video Camera? He spent all his money on RC.

[snellemin]

I run them in my all purpose rustler. Soon I'll stick them in my prostock dragsters. I run the 12T 3500kv and 8L 3750kv hackers.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by sikeston34m

Wow Linc! Yes Pictures please!

Ladies and Gentlemen. Can we please take up a collection for Linc a Video Camera? He spent all his money on RC.

If I had a vid camera I would shoot some footage of all of my rc stuff. I think everyone would really wonder about me then. To put it another way, I put all of my various brushless motors in a box. It weighs about 10 lbs now. I also have a 600 sq/ft room dedicated to rc.

Pics will be up tomorrow, looks just like a new emaxx with a purple finned motor and a quark 125. Now my use of a lsp body may be a first? I picked up a few of those bodies for 12 bucks a piece, so they will be on alot of my trucks.

It is funny, I own an auto paint and body shop and I have custom painted dozens of cars. And I do not care about painting rc bodies. I even try to buy prepainted bodies if the price is right. Kind of funny and ironic!

[lincpimp]

Snellemin, the rustler looks good, and I am sure those c40 motors kick azz too! They look like the best size (power to weight) motor for a lighter 2wd vehicle.

[jnev]

Sounds like a great project. And pictures are definitely a must. I also sent you a PM about some Hacker motors btw. Hopefully they are what you are looking for...

[snellemin]

Looks good man. Whats up with the scuff marks on the motor?

[lincpimp]

I like to do my test runs without a body (I am a dumbass). It had alot more power than I was expecting from a l can motor!

[snellemin]

There might be XL hackers on sale at the offshoreelectric forum. I haven't checked lately.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by snellemin

There might be XL hackers on sale at the offshoreelectric forum. I haven't checked lately.

I will have to take a look. There are a ton of brushless motors for sale on rc groups. A bunch of stuff and the prices are not too bad on most of it.

[snellemin]

Is that were you get your 10lbs box of motors from? hehehehhe

let me know how the 37 kontronik twister works out. Seems to be just as good as the hackers.....in chrome.

[lincpimp]

Not sure if the twist is as good as a c40 hacker, but we will see. I may try it out in a pede on 3s and see how it does. Couldn't pass up a deal! I actually got most of my motors from ebay, new and used.

[snellemin]

Here's a link that shows alot off motors with their corresponding kV and resistance. The C series hackers are on there as well.