VENOM EKOS 4S 5000mah LIKE BUTTER

[VIKOS]

When is is good t ochange the stinger motors..they seem good and I take them out when ever I lube the shafts and use an ole' toothbrush to clean them, then I stick them in a ziplock bag with royal purple lubricant for like an hour moving them around letting them soak. They don't have any ruff spots when you spin them. There the stock bearings I have like 3 more sets aswell so no real worries. If they still fit snug in the stinger and roll well is there any need to change them. I do notice the more you remove a certain bearing the less it likes to sit snug in the stinger.

[forescott]

As long as you dont let water set in them, and lube em like youre doing, they should last a long time. I have one side that keeps working its way out and I have to super glue it all the time.

[VIKOS]

Thanks Scott didn't think about cleaning grease part way in and super gluing it to stay. Gottah try that. Well I changed them tonight but kept the old ones as spares. No they spin freely since day 1. No ruff spots when turned. You hear bout ceramic this and that. But the stockys are pretty dang good. Yeah they get grease on them but once clean and I drop them in a zip lock of lube and let them soak. No real issues really. Teflon lube is also another idea to use.

[forescott]

I was thinkin of going ceramic. But they are big $$$$$$$ Stockers are good enough for me!

[scubasteve95]

I do run 4s most of the time. I use my cf-40's that have gotten me 55.2mph so far on 4s. I do like to use 3s when I want good run times and less heat.

where did you get the cf-40s to fit the 4mm shaft or do you use adapters?
are thy cr props?gunna go 10xl's in furture.
priced out boca bearing and got 48 for all shipped...not to bad
(ultra ceramic)

[VIKOS]

Yeah not to bad if it's a one time continous deal. If u still have to change them I can buy about 10 sets for that price. I might get the ceramics if one buy one deal is where it's at.

[forescott]

where did you get the cf-40s to fit the 4mm shaft or do you use adapters?
are thy cr props?gunna go 10xl's in furture.
priced out boca bearing and got 48 for all shipped...not to bad
(ultra ceramic)

I use the cf-40's for the 3/16 shaft and use spacers. The cf-40 comes in reverse rotation too.

[forescott]

I think the cf 40's would be great with the 10-xl's. They are inexpensive too!

[scubasteve95]

Yeah not to bad if it's a one time continous deal. If u still have to change them I can buy about 10 sets for that price. I might get the ceramics if one buy one deal is where it's at.

hook a guy up...where?
10 sets sound better..i lube after each day out
would be nice to have a bunch already togo...

[scubasteve95]

I think the cf 40's would be great with the 10-xl's. They are inexpensive too!

thanx gunna start looking...

[obrien008]

Does any one know if the sponsons can fit a zippy 5s 5800 lipo, im thinking about getting a bare ekos and making it a single drive and would like to use my existing packs. I know that they fit with some room to spare in the hotr cat which is also a 32". If anyone knows please let me know.

[forescott]

If you can post the dimensions of the pack, I can let you know

[obrien008]

Hey thanks, its 145x50x50mm, I was thinking one in each sponson, and a 540XL single drive, hopefully its pretty similar to the hotr cat space wise. Also do you think there is enough height for the motor in the middle? Thanks alot

[VIKOS]

Yeah there's enough space. You'd have to re
remove the hatch foam but it works. I cut half of it off just invade.

[obrien008]

So both the batteries in the sponsons and motor should fit then? Anyone know what strut people have been using on single drive ekos setups? Something like whats on the genesis cat or?