MY turn to Ask the QUESTIONS

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by BrianG

I don't know about the rest of you, but it seems the electric-specific vehicles don't seem as solid or built as sturdily as the Nitro counterparts. My son has a Pede and it works well and all, but for a speedy and/or powerful R/C, a Nitro roller conversion seems to be the thing to do, despite the trials and tribulations of the conversion process. Of course, anything can be made bulletproof to handle high power with enough $$$...

I agree to a certian extent, the nitro's do seem to be tougher toa certian extent. But there is an electric stadium that is as tough as any nitro, thats an associated T4. It has the GT diff and is all around stable with brushless power (except for on 3s:020: ) and the only parts i ever broke were my doing not from the power. I have a t4 RTR as well and run it for a year before i stepped up to the team, I never adjusted or rebuilt the diff in the time i run it. The T3 is good as well and in some cases may be better, the suspension seems to be tougher than the T4 and i have had one for four years and never rebuilt the diff. The reason i mentioned the diffs so much, is because i got friends who race XXX-T's and with stock (old style)ss5800's, they rebuild their diffs every 5 runs, because from the 6th to the 8th run, the diff will fail

[jollyjumper]

Originally Posted by crazyjr

The reason i mentioned the diffs so much, is because i got friends who race XXX-T's and with stock (old style)ss5800's, they rebuild their diffs every 5 runs, because from the 6th to the 8th run, the diff will fail

i havent had my diff fail and i have about 25 runs with higher power then a 5800ss
i do however have the mf2.
my diff is still silky smooth.

[Gustav]

I love the MF2,a 2wd electric stadium truck is hard to beat for fun,low maintenance and low running costs.i think they're perfect for someone who wants a fun basher but doesn't have a huge amount of time to put into RC,plus they're relatively easy to achieve very high speeds from.And they're pretty hard to break compared to a MT.And they handle so well,a good MF2 is a joy to drive(kit settings are pretty dialed since it's a Losi).

I do need to do regular diff rebuilds though,any mistake adjusting the diff when you're running a lot of power and the diff gear will melt,not just too loose,if it's too tight it will over heat when it diffs out.that said,diff gears cost pennies and it's a very quick job.I have a 7075 hard anodised diff gear for the genII tranny if i can figure out the diff ball size it uses.I always carry a spare complete tranny when i run anyway,and rebuild the other one later.once you get the knack of building the diff and adjusting the diff and slipper they last fairly long though.

here's mine after a winter overhaul, all ready for spring time:024:

If it's a 1/10 4wd there's not too many options(unless you want a buggy) other than the MT2 18SS,which are great but are tight for space,conversions are usually an excercise in packaging.

the schumacher havoc is 2wd 1/8 truck that has a bullet proof ball diff and transmission,i've always thought someone should convert one of those.