Best Chassis, etc for a e-revo racer

[Sylvester]

I dont know, but it looks as if the 1950 for instance will have an issue getting the wires up on the chassis since the wires are horizontal.

as long as the motor can be rotated, and the wires arent solid steel coming out of the center of the motor, shouldnt be a problem.

[starscream]

Not to step on anybodies toes here but, if your budget can handle it, the G2R is the best RACE chassis available.

The bomb-proof chassis looks very intersting but without the ability to place packs on either side of the chassis, for weight balance, the G2R has several advantages for racing.

1. The G2R has a very low CG (The lower plate of the G2R is as low as you can go without sacrificing stock ground clearance.) Anything lower than the G2R will probably constantly bottom out on jumps.
2. The G2R has the ability to mount emaxx or tmaxx trannies (As well as the slipperential)
3. The G2R has many motor mount options (center, off center, left, or right)

I like the innovation of the bomb-proof chassis but I think its weak links are the lack or option of a side-by-side pack config and motor mount options. There's definetly potential there though.

I also find it a bit complicating that companies do not have a standard diff fluid weight measurement. I use Mugen diff fluid for all my vehicles. The traxxas 100K fluid seems to be less than the Mugen 10K fluid.
So when I hear people using 250K or 300K it sounds outrageously high. Mugen 10K works well for me on hardpack dirt, I'd probably go to 30K on loose dirt.

well we cant please everyone all the time, and everyone is entitled to his/her opinion.
as for the G2R, it does have its down falls as well.
-for 1 it has no kick or anti squat.
-as far as using an emaxx tranny, thats only an option for the quick and easy build. the emaxx tranny is easy to install, but id far from the ideal tranny for real power
-the g2r has different motor mount options, high, higher or high on the other side
i am not knocking the gmaxx chassis, it is an easy conversion for the general public. we dont go down that road, we prefer to blaze new trails and try new ideas. not all are good ideas, or even functional ideas, lol, but thats what makes this hobby fun for us

[starscream]

Originally Posted by emaxxjeremy

well we cant please everyone all the time, and everyone is entitled to his/her opinion.
as for the G2R, it does have its down falls as well.
-for 1 it has no kick or anti squat.
-as far as using an emaxx tranny, thats only an option for the quick and easy build. the emaxx tranny is easy to install, but id far from the ideal tranny for real power
-the g2r has different motor mount options, high, higher or high on the other side
i am not knocking the gmaxx chassis, it is an easy conversion for the general public. we dont go down that road, we prefer to blaze new trails and try new ideas. not all are good ideas, or even functional ideas, lol, but thats what makes this hobby fun for us

Hey jeremy,
I admire the invovation and look of this truck but I can't speak to its race potential yet (I'd be happy to review it if you sent me a chassis :028: ). I am sure that if this chassis is setup properly, its a beast on the track. I understand you can't cater to everyone's needs but some of us are needier than others :005: I picked up some A123 packs that need some extra elbow room so thats where my concern come from.

I am an avid racer and am always looking for improvements so I appreciate your work.

I have a few quetions on this truck. You mention kick and squat characteristics of the chassis. How much difference in kick does this chassis have compared to the stock Revo/G2R (I can't quite tell from the pics)? From the pictures, it actually looks like there is kick in the front and rear. Also, is squat tammed by your chassis design or the center diff, or both (I assume the center diff)?

I'll be very interested to see completed pics of this bad boy :017: