LOSI LST XXL Conversion ideas - Page 22 - RC-Monster Forums

jpoprock · 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bryan

What do ya think about the esc. location? There is almost an inch from the top of the esc. to the shock mount.It should get better air flow sitting higher than the "temporary" motor.

Bryan... That's where my ESC sits for the most part and it's fine. My truck looks essentially just like this still, but not for long. It'll be more dialed in, detailed, and custom. But I have NEVER had a problem with my ESC sitting up that high. I prefer it actually. Since the stock bodies tend to allow for more splash up and debris, I'd rather not have my ESC sitting directly on the chassis. Maybe it would be ok if I had a better body though?

Bro... Yers sits on the chassis now that you've gone XXL, but it didn't when you were running the LST2 right? I'm pretty sure Bryan's is an LST2 no? And btw... are you ok with our "new design" then? Because the ESC will sit up in front of the rear tower like mine does now. You run aftermarket bodies too, so that probl helps.

MC... I'm not bashin' Neu whatsoever... just in case you were speaking to me.

I was talking about Bro owning his for less than three months and having a receipt... and still having to fork out $50 to fix it when the problem was a bad bearing and rotor? That to me is disappointing to hear. If I smoked a motor and it was clearly "my fault", than I would expect to pay to fix it, warranty or not. But if a motor just dies while under warranty, you'd think that the word "warranty" would mean something huh?

Then again, maybe the policy is different for a Neu refurbed motor? Not sure if either of yours were or not. But either way... I would assume that Neu woudl take care of you either way. I can't think of any other brand of motor I would rather run to be honest! They are the best!

jpoprock · 08.26.2010, 08:26 PM

Bro... I can't believe Neu treated you like that? I have no personal experience with them repair wise, but still... 3 months old and no warranty? That's grounds for a beat down where I'm from! Lol! Still though... Neu motors rule. I would be willing to try a CC Neu though.

Bondonutz · 08.26.2010, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bryan

What do ya think about the esc. location? There is almost an inch from the top of the esc. to the shock mount.It should get better air flow sitting higher than the "temporary" motor.

Bryan, Personally I'd be a little worried about the ESC getting clipped sitting that high. I have mine mounted on the chassis and dont have any heat issues, not only that but it does have a fan if it gets over 150F ?

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Originally Posted by jpoprock

Bro... I can't believe Neu treated you like that? I have no personal experience with them repair wise, but still... 3 months old and no warranty? That's grounds for a beat down where I'm from! Lol! Still though... Neu motors rule. I would be willing to try a CC Neu though.

It will not stop me from buying them. The few problems I had w/NEU mills over the years I'm more than satisfied that I'm getting my $$ worth. So a small expense here and there I can live with. But yeah, under 3 months with no warrantee did kinda blow

mistercrash · 08:53 AM

I'm pretty sure I said I didn't know if it would be warrantied. They have to look at the motor to determine what the failure was and what caused it. I sent the motor a week and a half ago so I still have a long time to wait before I get any news. To early to start bashing Neu here

It's not my intention to make them look bad either. That motor was awesome, it's just that something happened to it and I still don't know exactly what.

brian015 · 10.10.2010, 01:08 PM

Man that sucks.

I'm running 8s with a 1527 in my 19lb truck with no problems. Now I am using the TiN Muggy diff gears - I don't know if that makes the difference or not.

If I were you I wouldn't give up on the LST just yet (since Traxxas has yet to release your upgraded erbe!) - but I don't have any idea what the problem is with your truck.

justpassedu · 10.10.2010, 02:15 PM

If anyone would like a losi lst brushless conversion i just put one up for sale , my feedback is good also - http://www.rctech.net/forum/r-c-item...onversion.html

jpoprock · 10.11.2010, 08:17 AM

I agree with SemiPro... Loosen your slipper. I used to blow rear diffs all the time, especially when running big tires. What tires are you running Ray? I was running 40 series Big Joes on 23mm Commando rims. I loosened my slipper (more than I wanted, but it's a trade off), and put on some 40series low profile Bowties and haven't had a problem since. I love big tires, but of all the tires I have ran, I always go back to 40s Bowties. They are great on everything, they are wide, low profile, and light.

I'm running on an LST2 though, and use a Neu 1515 2.5d. I think that motor is probably one the best MT motors ever made, and it LOVES 6s. Perhaps that motor you have is too much afterall Ray?

mistercrash · 09:20 AM

I fixed it yesterday, it was one of the sun gears that broke in two. I'll try readjusting my slipper again, it's already pretty loose but I gotta do something. Punch control is at 70% and I'm running Proline 40 series Mashers mounted on Losi 420 dish rims. They are not that heavy. I also had a bent front shock shaft. Yeah, 5 mm thick shaft is not enough to keep it from bending. Well there was this 12 foot high dirt hill and I jumped it sending the truck I don't how high. I was getting neck pains looking at it

Good thing I made a spare.

_paralyzed_ · 10.11.2010, 04:24 PM

mistercrash-

I read the thread and skimmed over it a second time, I'm sorry if I missed it but-

What driveshafts did you use from the diffs to the tranny? Custom or did the stock units fit? Thank you!

mistercrash · 10.11.2010, 09:04 PM

I used a stock XXL middle shaft for the front of the tranny and a stock LST2 middle shaft for the rear of the tranny.

_paralyzed_ · 10.11.2010, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mistercrash

I used a stock XXL middle shaft for the front of the tranny and a stock LST2 middle shaft for the rear of the tranny.

sweet. thank you.

Overdriven · 10.13.2010, 08:30 PM

Mistercrash, saw you're interested in park flyers. I too have been bitten by the flying bug. The flight simulators definitely helped me out a bit. Now I have a Parkzone t28 trojan and a micro t28 trojan. I have to say I recommend the micro t28. Its easier to fly believe it or not, and can be flown in a smaller area. I love coming home from work and flying it up and down my block. I've hit some power lines and then the ground, but nothing has broke, only pushed the lower cowl in a little. Great little plane, and on calm days someone with only simulator experience should be fine with it.

mistercrash · 10:06 AM

Finnster
If you can get 6 mm shafts to work it would be good. The 5 mm shafts were better than stock but I did manage to bend one. I was able to bend it back straight. Then it did bend again in a bad landing from very high up. That's when I changed it with another 5 mm shaft I had made. I think the rods I used are just too soft.

Overdriven
Thanks for the suggestions, I looked up those planes and they are very cool. I bookmarked the website.

jpoprock
I used Losi HD cups. As for the 40 series Mashers being too heavy, my son has the same tires on his ERBE which is running the stock Traxxas diffs. I know it's not the same truck, and not the same motor and he doesn't run on 6S. But still he uses those same tires and the puny little Traxxas diffs hold up. I think the weight of the truck is the major problem, there's no way to make it significantly lighter. And the wheel/tire combo might be a bit heavy but really they are not THAT heavy. The motor might be too torquey but this heavy truck needs torque to make interesting to play with. And if another one tells me that the slipper is too tight, I'm gonna become very very angrrrrry

Can't wait to see those project LSTs you guys have in the works.

I READJUSTED MY PRICE ON MY LST XXL following the suggestion of someone and his nameless friends

For those who PMed me asking for the price, I dropped that price by $50.

mistercrash · 10.18.2010, 10:28 AM

Deal pending

jpoprock · 10.14.2010, 09:48 AM

I have toyed with buying this from Ray because it is a sweet custom truck. But my buddies and I are working on our design using the Erevo tranny, so it would be silly for me to buy this. I've begged Ray to let me buy some of his spare parts that I need, but he wants to try and sell it all in one shot. (Look at me talking about him like he's not here, ha!). Ray: if u sell it, let me know to whom so I can see if he really needs all those parts!!)

I'd like to know who out there uses big tires with a big motor, like Ray does... And if they have diff probls too? I still say if you went to a 1515 and used low profile 40s tires like Bow Ties, it would solve the probl. Maybe just a tire swap alone would? I know that on this same set up, the bigger the tires, the more prone I was to blowing diffs. This tells me that the Losi diffs may not be able to handle it. Maybe the TiNi gears would help? I'm pretty sure it's the Losi diff or nothing right? You can't run anything else?

I'm almost done with my custom XXL chassis set up, Bro too, so, I guess I'll have to find out for myself and experiment with tires. Bro uses the Nova cups. I use the HD cups. Not sure if Ray used Nova cups or not. Ray?

Good luck buddy! Yer efforts were much admired!

Btw.. I too would love to own that flight simulator program! I've never messed with planes, but would like to someday.

J