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Savage03 · 01.10.2009, 11:50 PM

Little update on what I have done so far, added a new 2spd tranny and HPI metal spur with robinson pinion and things are bit more quiet. I ran it for the first time with the 2spd this afternoon(been really sick and still am so ventured out anyways) and it shifts fine, I was in a vacant parking lot so I had tons of room to test it cause I was sure I would have to play with the shift point some, had no blown tranny to report so I just think the ones with issues are the larger lipo users. I will say on the 4s and 49/17 she was darn fast, it would at times lift one front wheel and donut that thing like crazy.
Now stupid me totally forgot about esc brakes not working lol so I have no savage brakes to install right now and im flat broke so its a bit scary to run this thing with no brakes

Here is a question im thinking over and hopefully someone can help me out, originally I locked the 2gear in the 3spd tranny and now I have the fully working 2sp tranny, once its in 2nd will I essentially be in the same ratio as my locked up 3sp was? If so I wasted money buying a new tranny but oh well and I can put it back in and have brakes and reverse!

Janezki · 01.11.2009, 04:36 AM

The second at 2-speed is taller than second gear at 3-speed, so now your truck will go faster with 2-spd transmisson if you're using same spur & pinion. :)

Savage03 · 01.11.2009, 04:43 AM

Think it would be better to just lock the 2nd gear and forget about 1st? or what about locking the 3sp into 3rd? Be nice to have reverse back and brakes without spending more money :)

Janezki · 06:48 PM

IMO the 1st gear is useless and if you're going to break your tranny, it will most likely happen when it shifts to 2nd gear.
...jaddajadda, bahbah...

edit: Oops.. dunno what I was thinking there... it's ofcourse the first gear that has the one-way bearing. Misinformation removed, sorry.

Savage03 · 01.11.2009, 04:39 PM

Ok so I just finished jb welding my new 2sp gears. Had another brain storm lol, any reason I cant put the 3speed 3rd gear back on and leave 1st off like it is now so it starts in 2nd and will shift to 3rd? On 4s im not having issues shifting so be interesting to see if I can run it like that.

Janezki · 07:14 PM

I instead had a little brain fart there with the previous post, see my edit - it's ofcourse the 1st that has the one-way not 3rd.

Anyway, putting the 3rd on will cause an interesting situation at shift point, because then you will have two different ratios connected simultaneously which results a fully locked transmission (and most likely some broken parts...)

Savage03 · 01.11.2009, 07:53 PM

If 2nd gear is not glued or locked wont it shift to 3rd?

Janezki · 01.13.2009, 10:47 AM

It will shift to third in both cases, just that the transmission will lock itself if the clutch at second gear is solid. With normally operating 2nd gear clutch it will work just right.
Getting the truck to move from standstill without 1st gear is problematic - you have to adjust the clutch at 2nd so that it will engage right when you give throttle. Otherwise the motor spools up revs until the clutch engages and then your truck launches with a bang (or brakes gears...).

Savage03 · 02:00 AM

Got some short run time on this guy today till this ended it, never seen a bone shera like that, twisted the ball right off :shock
Oh and enjoy the tune lol :rock

Video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhOsZT5yt6c

BL_RV0 · 01.17.2009, 01:59 AM

I've never seen that clean of a snap in all my days.

BL_RV0 · 01.17.2009, 02:00 AM

All 5617 of them to be exact.

Savage03 · 01.17.2009, 02:02 AM

Had my savage since it first came out and broke many and I mean many a dogbone and never seen one twist the top off. Should note I have upgraded the front end to the XL diff and bones but been lazy and havent got around to the rear lol but I have like a dozen of these so called stronger dogbones in my box still so might go break some more before I upgrade haha

Savage03 · 02.15.2009, 10:49 PM

Well here it is the green machine lol, having tire issues so only the fronts are the new ones of coarse with the new beadlocks, I have been sent the wrong version of the LST tires now 3 times! Word is tho the ones I use(original LST meats) are no more

For those running these how are you setting your slippers? If I run it locked it just wheelies constantly and is rather annoying and really needs a little slippage to tame the wheelies but the savage slipped isnt really the best out there, would be nice to see HPI come up with a HD slipper.

Savage03 · 11:37 AM

Been awhile!
Few things I have done since last post, got the flux tranny gear so no more jb welded gears but now I find its slower then it was before so a gear change is in order. Got a hero cam for my slash and got a mount made up to put it in the savage as well awesome cam to have for rc's! Really about it

Shes a brute now and ready to tear up some pavement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOg2x3B7dgw

Rebelgium · 05.27.2009, 11:34 AM

Great point of view! really cool to seer the front suspension working.

Nice build.