Freeze's Savage Flux "Frostbyte II" build thread

[thzero]

As reference I am running a 2200kv with MMM on 5S on a 16.4lb 5T conversion and I'm not seeing this. So it is probably not the XL chassis and its not the tires. Maybe it "sealing" the front end might be part of it but maybe not.

But yeah get a heat gun/temp guage.

Are the tires different size from stock that you need to adjust gearing? What about timing in the ESC? Low/Medium/High? I had some heat issues with my RC8Te and dropped down to the Low settings and that helped.

[Manne]

Turned out Nice Freeze! I hope it´ll pleas you for a long time:)

[josh9mille]

Looks good man! Looks like you are running 4s? 5s is the sweet spot, 6s is almost too much, but kinda fun once in a while. If you dont run too many cycles on those 2s batts you can just buy the same amount of 3s batts and still be ok as far as mixing 2s and 3s to make 5s. I bought 3-2s packs and 3-3s packs so i could run 4, 5 or 6s, or just all 5s. I only run 5s now because that is perfect for me. 4s is not quite enough spunk and 6s is like balls-to-the-wall, all-out, uncontrolable craziness lol. I cant even go full throttle, or anywhere near it, even in a 300foot straight with my flux on 6s. I can take it to where i cant even hardly see it and drive it towards me and still not be able to go WOT with it without it doing a backflip.

[ZippyBasher]

Still no Temp Gun? Harbor Frieght they are like $8

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by ZippyBasher

Still no Temp Gun? Harbor Frieght they are like $8

This before anything. It may be 160F, too hot for comfort, but fine on the motor.

[josh9mille]

first i would try taking all those screws out of the motor and then do a duplicate run. I doubt its your tires since they are just barely bigger or heavier. The ext tvp's add what like maybe 3 ounces of weight? I dont think its that either.

[josh9mille]

Oh and remember this as well:

Originally Posted by Pdelcast

Note -- you won't do any lasting damage until you exceed 240F (internal -- which is about 200F external), but 170F external is a completely safe operating temp.

[nitrostarter]

Really like the CORR body on the savage. I have a new SC10 body laying here I'll have to fit onto my Emaxx or Revo.

[Arct1k]

Get a temp gun - unless you are very experienced you really need a temp gun to tell anything

PS Airflow is key - Any windscreen holes in your body

[brushlessboy16]

Your going to end up spending hundreds of dollars diagnosing a phantom problem when you can spend 20 on a temp gun

there have been times where i have felt my motor and could have sworn it was cooked, but then the temp gun says 160, which aint bad.

Just get the temp gun....

[Muggydude]

Well to put in some input. I have sealed the motor like Freeze did, running 20/44T with the same exact 2s lipos (Turnigy 5200mah 30c). I also have the heavy-ish TCS 5mm chassis, but i am running on Masher MT tires whith RPM stablemaxx wheels (Smaller than stock tires). Anyways, my motor has stayed pretty cool, hottest right around 120F. The ESC has runa little hotter, as the fan will intermitently come one and off during the run for about 45 seconds. So it should be around 145F throughout the run. Not sure exactly what to say, as the ony difference in our setups are tires and chassis.

My LHS guy says the IR temp guns arn't accurate worth a crap and I need to spend the money on a freaking laser one. What say you? Suicide neil is saying I don't have enough voltage to move this big of a monster truck without generating alot of heat, any truth to that? I dunno what the total weight of this thing is. No, I have no holes in the body anywhere, I figured the body was so wide and open enough that airflow wouldn't be an issue, or so I thought. Crap, I really wanted to keep those screws in the endbell to keep dirt outa the motor but if its overheating it, that does me no good and I never had temp issues with drag brake on my first flux.

Damnit, I really do need a temp gun....

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

My LHS guy says the IR temp guns arn't accurate worth a crap and I need to spend the money on a freaking laser one. What say you? Suicide neil is saying I don't have enough voltage to move this big of a monster truck without generating alot of heat, any truth to that? I dunno what the total weight of this thing is. No, I have no holes in the body anywhere, I figured the body was so wide and open enough that airflow wouldn't be an issue, or so I thought. Crap, I really wanted to keep those screws in the endbell to keep dirt outa the motor but if its overheating it, that does me no good and I never had temp issues with drag brake on my first flux.

Damnit, I really do need a temp gun....

poppycock about the temp gun, just dont point them at refelctive surfaces..my cheap o duratrax one is within +/- 8degrees of a 400 dollar lazer one.. that the locals had at my home track

[Arct1k]

And those extra holes will do nothing meaningful to heat dissipation.

Originally Posted by Arct1k

And those extra holes will do nothing meaningful to heat dissipation.

You mean for the motor?

Allright, i'll go place an order for that Duratrax gun right now, I gotta know what is going on with my truck so I don't fry the thing cause i'll be sad and cry....