Plettenberg Bigmaxximum Lightning Video

[Takedown]

I would take that bet in a race just for kicks... I was going to run dual 37/48 1000kv 12pole outrunners & dual MM's in my E-Warhead on 5s each.

Originally Posted by Tempted

Well Cmon up. I'll run with ya. I use two Zippy 5000 3s packs in my truck. It runs pretty quick. Its the fastest V-Twin I've seen. The problem is the torque; I can't control it. If you watch the 3rd video, the wheelie was at about 35mph. It yanks the wheels up at any speed and causes me to lose control. Check out the ending of this video and thats with my wheelie bar at the lowest level.

Get a longer chassis (FLM or the new traxxas one) and lower the car and its problem solved!

I have always wanted to bash at a golf course! Looks like a ton of fun!

Nice vid!! Looks like the wing is pulling dbl duty as a wheelie bar! Bet if you took the wing off you could do a full flip by punching it!

Hope mine turns out as well, I'm waiting (patiently) on CC to iron out all the MMM probs - planning on using that to run a BigMaxximum. Thanks to you, Matt, mine is off to a great start! My brother is a builder in Lilburn, not that far away, maybe when....

[plettenbergs]

i can take to my top secret Golf Course!
Duster you probably have one of these already!
ebay has a chassis like mine for sale NOW!!...http://cgi.ebay.com/UE-Supermaxx-Lig...QQcmdZViewItem

FYI:i know the guy selling and he is legit...VERY reliable!...these chassis do not come around very often!...get the chassis for $650 and spend about another $2500 and you can have the Ultimate Emaxx!
well then you have to polish every DAMN piece till your fingers split and bleed!!...i still have night mares from that

[JERRY2KONE]

At least his buy it now price is $650. After seeing several of them sell for $800plus you know these are in demand and hard to get. If you are at all interested grab it while you can. The Lightning chassis is the best EMaxx setup there is.

[George16]

Get a longer chassis (FLM or the new traxxas one) and lower the car and its problem solved!

I highly doubt it. I still flip my truck which has the gmaxx chassis, UE Monoblock, and setback arms from a standstill .

[George16]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

At least his buy it now price is $650. After seeing several of them sell for $800plus you know these are in demand and hard to get. If you are at all interested grab it while you can. The Lightning chassis is the best EMaxx setup there is.

It was the best during its time especially when Lipo is not yet the mainstream. It sits the truck so high making it prone to rollovers.

Don't get me wrong, it's nice but with another chassis like the gorillamaxx , the rest of parts (UE suspension, GEnIV servo saver, other UE doodads) can be added making it as nice while lowering the center of gravity making it less prone to rollovers which turns to faster cornering speeds.

[rabosi]

I think we sometimes forget the power to weight ratio (torque output included) of these vehicles. There may not be much that can be done with these v-twin vehicles short of changing the ratio.

btw, beautiful truck plettenberg

Originally Posted by George16

I highly doubt it. I still flip my truck which has the gmaxx chassis, UE Monoblock, and setback arms from a standstill .

You know what I meant!

Hahaha, it will help alot. But after all its BL Have to roll on the stupid amounts of power

[plettenbergs]

you are exactly right...longer chassis and lo-pro tires will help a lot!!!

[Tempted]

Originally Posted by rabosi

I think we sometimes forget the power to weight ratio (torque output included) of these vehicles. There may not be much that can be done with these v-twin vehicles short of changing the ratio.

btw, beautiful truck plettenberg

Oh cmon rabosi, you know me from the TRX forums! Weight is my number one priority.

[jordan...]

Originally Posted by George16

It was the best during its time especially when Lipo is not yet the mainstream. It sits the truck so high making it prone to rollovers.

Don't get me wrong, it's nice but with another chassis like the gorillamaxx , the rest of parts (UE suspension, GEnIV servo saver, other UE doodads) can be added making it as nice while lowering the center of gravity making it less prone to rollovers which turns to faster cornering speeds.

[plettenbergs]

my truck rides very low...if it were lower it would scrape the "GREEN"...if you know what i mean!

[George16]

Originally Posted by plettenbergs

my truck rides very low...if it were lower it would scrape the "GREEN"...if you know what i mean!

Matt, you can't lower the center of gravity of the lightning as low as the gorillamaxx chassis. The lightning CoG is still as high as the chassis itself .

It might be low compared to the thunder but not to a gmaxx chassis.







With my suspension setup this low, it doesn't scrpe the green of of our golf course.

Originally Posted by plettenbergs

i can take to my top secret Golf Course!
Duster you probably have one of these already!
ebay has a chassis like mine for sale NOW!!...http://cgi.ebay.com/UE-Supermaxx-Lig...QQcmdZViewItem

FYI:i know the guy selling and he is legit...VERY reliable!...these chassis do not come around very often!...get the chassis for $650 and spend about another $2500 and you can have the Ultimate Emaxx!
well then you have to polish every DAMN piece till your fingers split and bleed!!...i still have night mares from that

Matt, I got mine from you a while back, with towered UE VBS, all nicely polished and everything. I know Scott - my paypal acct knows him only too well, lol. I'm getting there, just disappointed about the MMM - had planned on running that, but looks like its going to be a while longer before they get it figured out.