Destroyed my winter project

[properchopper]

And the Geezer Award goes to :

I got into tether cars in the mid 1950's, then control line & free flight planes (plus a weird one-man .049 hovercraft). In 1958 I bought a [roughly] 26" plastic mono with an all-metal .049 outboard motor. Living on a small island in N.Y., I'd go out in my friend's Lyman runabout, crank up the .049 & let 'the cute little craft bounce around the bay with a mind of its own. Then slot cars. Motorcycles crept in by the late 1950's & I still ride my 10'8" long '66 Shovel-Pan chopper "Black Sunshine". As a liveaboard from 1990 'till 2005, I wanted to go FE but the [now] ex-wiffe said: "No, No". A week after she split in 2004 {I still miss her, 'tho my aim's improving}, I got my first scale rtr boat. Then 2 more rtr's, then..well you know the rest ...

[BILL OXIDEAN]

I got into tether cars in the mid 1950's, then control line & free flight planes (plus a weird one-man .049 hovercraft). In 1958 I bought a [roughly] 26" plastic mono with an all-metal .049 outboard motor. Living on a small island in N.Y., I'd go out in my friend's Lyman runabout, crank up the .049 & let 'the cute little craft bounce around the bay with a mind of its own. Then slot cars. Motorcycles crept in by the late 1950's & I still ride my 10'8" long '66 Shovel-Pan chopper "Black Sunshine". As a liveaboard from 1990 'till 2005, I wanted to go FE but the [now] ex-wiffe said: "No, No". A week after she split in 2004 {I still miss her, 'tho my aim's improving}, I got my first scale rtr boat. Then 2 more rtr's, then..well you know the rest ...

Tony, I know you want to impress us and all, but how could you have been runnin' teather cars in the 50's when you're only 28??

Nice story! You come from the REAL hobbyist age of models..

[properchopper]

Tony, I know you want to impress us and all, but how could you have been runnin' teather cars in the 50's when you're only 28??

Shh !! You'll screw up my Medicare eligibility zip-up:

Nice story! You come from the REAL hobbyist age of models..

Things sure have come a long way.

[crabstick]

ouch Bill! I know the feeling!

I still remember selling my TRC pro10 to buy a TRC lynx 2 Elite. A mate had an RC10L ... first run with my new car I had a 6 turn astroflight in it, were having a drag and using one side of the road when my car hit a pebble, changed direction and darted off under a van that happened to come past right at that moment...

Everything was crushed... including my brand new car :P

[BILL OXIDEAN]

well boys, I'm back.
I'm attacking the neighborhood with my prized Stampede
Novak 5.5 GTB MaxAmps 65002s2p Airtronics M11X

This truck ABSOLUTELY rips video coming soon many improvements have been made but here's an old vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU1M5W1bnVQ&NR=1

[marko500]

I think these brushless cars are faster in person then they appear in a video. When we bought our VXL Rustler and Bandit my buddy at the hobby shop wanted to know if we wanted the wheelie bars to go with them we responded "yeah right". Next day we were back at his shop buying the wheelie bars! Then we tried a 3s battery in them WOW!

[Jeff Wohlt]

I have a stapmede and wonder what motor to put in it. Do I just need a Feigo S motor and how many KV for 2S....without destroying the tranny.

[Darin Jordan]

I have a stapmede and wonder what motor to put in it. Do I just need a Feigo S motor and how many KV for 2S....without destroying the tranny.

Jeff,

I haven't put a BL in mine yet... the 15-turn Trinity I have it there is WAY enough on good NiMH cells, and ballistic using Lipos... Don't really need to go any faster than that with this truck....

[Jeff Wohlt]

Well I was wondering. I run a 27T pro copperhead motor and she is pretty good but I would like to step it up. It would need a new ESC to handle either anyway and BL seems so darn cheap.

[calcagno45]

Jeff: I would look for a Feigao S can in about a 3500-4000kv range. That should run plenty cool enough on 2s and be ballistic on 3s!

[marko500]

On the stock VXL version trucks the motor is a brushless 10 turn 3500kv. I think I have seen a kit that includes the brushless VXL esc and motor as a combo kit. We run our trucks on either 2s or 3s. The escs are programable for Nimh or lipo and have a LVC cutoff.

[BakedMopar]

Here is my buddies stampede. It has a CC sidewinder Nd a 4600kv motor on 7cell NiMh.

http://vimeo.com/5777334

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Ouch, I run cars only and thats one of the worst crashes Ive seen for a while! Although last year at the speed event this happened:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyCTDsoe9d4

Right now I've built/am building a TC5 and M18T for next years event:



The TC5 ran 53mph on a cold road and old tyres, with only 1/8 - 1/4 throttle :D That is a high quality Flightpower lipo not a cheapy from ebay.



Thats the M18T, really wip. Looking for a Neu 1112 to replace one of the 1105's that I previously had. Ran one of them on 4S and got 60mph with an annoyingly low gearing as the old chassis meant that I couldn't gear up any more. Now with this extended one I can gear to the moon. So one of the 1105's will go and I'll keep one for a spare.

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Well I was wondering. I run a 27T pro copperhead motor and she is pretty good but I would like to step it up. It would need a new ESC to handle either anyway and BL seems so darn cheap.

Jeff, yours I assume is one of the older versions like mine and the tranny is succeptible.
If you keep her as is, I'd run like a 15-turn brushed motor like Darin, or a low kv motor around 4,000

The beauty of Stampedes, is that geared right most any motor makes 'em haul.

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Well I was wondering. I run a 27T pro copperhead motor and she is pretty good but I would like to step it up. It would need a new ESC to handle either anyway and BL seems so darn cheap.

What car Jeff? 1/10 onroad/offroad: I'd look at the Ezrun 60A + 8.5T combo. Very very cheap, and fast. You don't really need sensored for running around, only for racing. If you are happy to spend more the Castle Creations Mamba Max 5700kv combo is better.