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TOMS97ZJ · 02-25-2009, 02:07 PM

Hey SnoopMaxx, have you ever thought about a brushless setup in your WK? I was thinking about going in a similar direction with my WK as you did. But I was thinking more of a jeepspeed look. Keep the solid axles and 4wd, extend the wb, get bigger tires and a fast motor. I'm sure with a brushless setup you could fly up the hills. You would probably want a low kv motor so you wouldnt be outta control all the time, but with the extended wb it should be easier to control. Plus driving in sand helps a lot to keep the wheely's down as it allows the wheels to slip more... make any sense? What do you guys think?

SnoopMaxx · 02-25-2009, 03:26 PM

Well that is what I all ready did

Oh an I build my Foff after the Finland Modified Foff rules

Quote:

Modified Rules:

- 2ws only
- Max WB 34cm (approx. 13.4")
- Max cell voltage 13v (fully loaded! = fe. 3s lipo = 12.6v)
- 2.2 tires only (wheels could be bigger than 2.2)
- car looking body/tuber required

Everything else is up to you.

I use a 3500 Kv motor and a VXL-3s

With out body panels
showing the battery, ESC and BL motor

Top speed is around 30 Mph
with the MudSlingers

minor_threat · 02-26-2009, 12:45 AM

now this i could get into for hillin'.

TOMS97ZJ · 02-26-2009, 02:03 AM

I guess I should pay more attention eh, lol I wanna run a similar setup on my WK. Maybe a little longer, but I am not into doing comps, just for fun...

SnoopMaxx · 02-28-2009, 11:11 AM

The World Championship R/C Foff was planed to take place here in Denmark but was moved to Finland
So I can´t participate :-(

My WB right now is only 12.5 "
I may stretch it out to 13.4"

TOMS97ZJ · 02-28-2009, 01:17 PM

Aww man, thats a bummer...

Hey I was looking at the Mamba Sidewinder motors, either the 4600 or the 5700, those should give me a decent amount of power for flying through sand and up dunes right?

SnoopMaxx · 02-28-2009, 02:14 PM

Cyberdog is using a MMM V3 and a 5700kv Dynamite C4
2x 3s 2800mah lipo
He had a Sidewinder but it got very hot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojAFpmfKigY

Here is my new gearing Mod 1 38T/22T

chongdigga · 03-03-2009, 10:52 AM

wow that sucks u live 4 the foff hu? ive been watchin previous years on u-tube looks like alot of fun sorry u have to miss it. well im goin to get a brushless today. I'm probably goin to thrash my tranny tho cause im gettin a fast one. any suggestions? lookin 4 speed but still have some torque 4 the dunes. oh yeah i posted a vid on u- tube crappy quality tho.

SnoopMaxx · 03-03-2009, 11:53 AM

I use a VXL-3s and a 3500Kv motor but some of the fins use 7700Kv 3s all the way up to 2200Kv 6s

I saw the vid and I talk´t to two guys from Finland
They are coming to Denmark on June 13 to make an exhibition show during the 1:1 Foff championship race

I am building a 45cm WB Foff E-Maxx and I hope I will be finished before the 1:1 foff race

minor_threat · 03-03-2009, 01:19 PM

Nub question. Can i build up one of these with the traxxas tranny? Would I need to silly putty the diff to make it work right? could I start with the flm/rem pede chassis as a base?

SnoopMaxx · 03-03-2009, 04:03 PM

You can use any 4x4 buggy or truggy with paddle tires
I use a ´Pede tranny with a locked diff
You can also use a spool like Cyberdog did
The ´Pede chassis may not work ´cos you need 4wd
to get to the top of those hills

A few Vids of R/C Foff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gGei...e=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myfGE...eature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgbMx...eature=channel

Finland Foff vids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDhRchKqdtI

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC4siP6VpQ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3mnx9MMgls

This is Cyberdog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXUbINI8f3M

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

And 1:1 Foff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vXA3Jbz5Dk

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

This is just some of the cars I have seen used in Formula Off-Road
2.2 class
AX-10
Wheely King
Tamiya CR-01
HBX Bonzer

Unlimited class
1/8 Truggy
E-Maxx
E-Revo
E-Savage

chongdigga · 03-03-2009, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnoopMaxx

I use a VXL-3s and a 3500Kv motor but some of the fins use 7700Kv 3s all the way up to 2200Kv 6s

I saw the vid and I talk´t to two guys from Finland
They are coming to Denmark on June 13 to make an exhibition show during the 1:1 Foff championship race

I am building a 45cm WB Foff E-Maxx and I hope I will be finished before the 1:1 foff race

back from hobble shop got a sidewinder 5700 kv motor and the esc came with it. im installin 2nite. wish my tranny good luck 2morrow lol.

couldnt wait i put the stock wheels & tires on, took it out on the road and amazing. never thought when i bought that little truck that i would ever see it move like that!!!! quick ? it was clickin real bad if i got on it to hard 2 rast. i think its the diffs. b4 i locked them it clicked with the 17 t. when i locked the diffs i put them back opposite front in back. u get it. but the clicking stopped after that until now. so diffs or tranny educated guess?

SnoopMaxx · 03-04-2009, 11:24 AM

No need to guess
It is the twin idler gear in the tranny
I is assembled with a spring and acts like a slipper

You have a few options to solve it
1: steel gears from RC4WD or CKRC
I made my own gears

2: lock the idler gears together so they wont slip

3: replace the plastic gears every week

I now use a ´Pede VXL tranny
it has steel gears as stock

Ooh and this is my WK with Jug2 axles
I replaced nearly all of the parts on my WK
and then reassembled it again LOL

minor_threat · 03-04-2009, 11:45 AM

THnx Snoop!!!

SnoopMaxx · 03-04-2009, 02:02 PM

Any time dude

chongdigga · 03-05-2009, 12:07 PM

hey snoop thanx 4 the info. i ordered my gears from ckrc 2day and heavy duty final drives. i should b back on the beach by mon. did u like my vid? u can hear the tranny disintegrate lol

SnoopMaxx · 03-05-2009, 03:30 PM

Yup I saw your vid

Do remember to post a few pic´s of the new gears and tell us how you like them

chongdigga · 03-05-2009, 04:01 PM

no problem. ill post em soon.

p.s. its pretty quick hu?

SnoopMaxx · 03-05-2009, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chongdigga

no problem. ill post em soon.

p.s. its pretty quick hu?

Yup

My WK has a topspeed of around 25 MPh
with a 22T/38T Mod 1 gearing

chongdigga · 03-05-2009, 05:44 PM

damn ur tranny looks bullet proof!! i hope mine holds up because that side winder is evil. any new videos coming from u ?
oh yeah i read somewhere that its good to leave the spur gear stock plastic so that it is the weakest point of the drivetrain,and you would want that to break b4 anything else because they r cheap and its a quick fix. true or false ?

02-25-2009, 02:07 PM	#141
TOMS97ZJ Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 272	Hey SnoopMaxx, have you ever thought about a brushless setup in your WK? I was thinking about going in a similar direction with my WK as you did. But I was thinking more of a jeepspeed look. Keep the solid axles and 4wd, extend the wb, get bigger tires and a fast motor. I'm sure with a brushless setup you could fly up the hills. You would probably want a low kv motor so you wouldnt be outta control all the time, but with the extended wb it should be easier to control. Plus driving in sand helps a lot to keep the wheely's down as it allows the wheels to slip more... make any sense? What do you guys think? Last edited by TOMS97ZJ; 02-25-2009 at 02:16 PM.

03-03-2009, 10:52 AM	#148
chongdigga Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Greensburg PA Posts: 412	no foff wow that sucks u live 4 the foff hu? ive been watchin previous years on u-tube looks like alot of fun sorry u have to miss it. well im goin to get a brushless today. I'm probably goin to thrash my tranny tho cause im gettin a fast one. any suggestions? lookin 4 speed but still have some torque 4 the dunes. oh yeah i posted a vid on u- tube crappy quality tho.

03-05-2009, 05:44 PM	#160
chongdigga Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Greensburg PA Posts: 412	damn ur tranny looks bullet proof!! i hope mine holds up because that side winder is evil. any new videos coming from u ? oh yeah i read somewhere that its good to leave the spur gear stock plastic so that it is the weakest point of the drivetrain,and you would want that to break b4 anything else because they r cheap and its a quick fix. true or false ? Last edited by chongdigga; 03-05-2009 at 05:52 PM.

02-26-2009, 12:45 AM	#143
minor_threat Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: east bay Posts: 544	now this i could get into for hillin'.

02-26-2009, 02:03 AM	#144
TOMS97ZJ Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 272	I guess I should pay more attention eh, lol I wanna run a similar setup on my WK. Maybe a little longer, but I am not into doing comps, just for fun...

02-28-2009, 11:11 AM	#145
SnoopMaxx Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 904	The World Championship R/C Foff was planed to take place here in Denmark but was moved to Finland So I can´t participate :-( My WB right now is only 12.5 " I may stretch it out to 13.4"

02-28-2009, 01:17 PM	#146
TOMS97ZJ Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 272	Aww man, thats a bummer... Hey I was looking at the Mamba Sidewinder motors, either the 4600 or the 5700, those should give me a decent amount of power for flying through sand and up dunes right?

02-28-2009, 02:14 PM	#147
SnoopMaxx Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 904	Cyberdog is using a MMM V3 and a 5700kv Dynamite C4 2x 3s 2800mah lipo He had a Sidewinder but it got very hot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojAFpmfKigY Here is my new gearing Mod 1 38T/22T

03-03-2009, 11:53 AM	#149
SnoopMaxx Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 904	I use a VXL-3s and a 3500Kv motor but some of the fins use 7700Kv 3s all the way up to 2200Kv 6s I saw the vid and I talk´t to two guys from Finland They are coming to Denmark on June 13 to make an exhibition show during the 1:1 Foff championship race I am building a 45cm WB Foff E-Maxx and I hope I will be finished before the 1:1 foff race

03-03-2009, 01:19 PM	#150
minor_threat Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: east bay Posts: 544	Nub question. Can i build up one of these with the traxxas tranny? Would I need to silly putty the diff to make it work right? could I start with the flm/rem pede chassis as a base?

03-03-2009, 04:03 PM	#151
SnoopMaxx Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 904	You can use any 4x4 buggy or truggy with paddle tires I use a ´Pede tranny with a locked diff You can also use a spool like Cyberdog did The ´Pede chassis may not work ´cos you need 4wd to get to the top of those hills A few Vids of R/C Foff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gGei...e=channel_page http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myfGE...eature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgbMx...eature=channel Finland Foff vids http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDhRchKqdtI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNrvzwnEyec http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC4siP6VpQ0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3mnx9MMgls This is Cyberdog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXUbINI8f3M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojAFpmfKigY And 1:1 Foff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vXA3Jbz5Dk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENEuNkulwCU This is just some of the cars I have seen used in Formula Off-Road 2.2 class AX-10 Wheely King Tamiya CR-01 HBX Bonzer Unlimited class 1/8 Truggy E-Maxx E-Revo E-Savage

03-04-2009, 11:24 AM	#153
SnoopMaxx Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 904	No need to guess It is the twin idler gear in the tranny I is assembled with a spring and acts like a slipper You have a few options to solve it 1: steel gears from RC4WD or CKRC I made my own gears 2: lock the idler gears together so they wont slip 3: replace the plastic gears every week I now use a ´Pede VXL tranny it has steel gears as stock Ooh and this is my WK with Jug2 axles I replaced nearly all of the parts on my WK and then reassembled it again LOL

03-04-2009, 11:45 AM	#154
minor_threat Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: east bay Posts: 544	THnx Snoop!!!

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03-04-2009, 02:02 PM	#155
SnoopMaxx Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 904	Any time dude

03-05-2009, 12:07 PM	#156
chongdigga Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Greensburg PA Posts: 412	hey snoop thanx 4 the info. i ordered my gears from ckrc 2day and heavy duty final drives. i should b back on the beach by mon. did u like my vid? u can hear the tranny disintegrate lol

03-05-2009, 03:30 PM	#157
SnoopMaxx Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 904	Yup I saw your vid Do remember to post a few pic´s of the new gears and tell us how you like them

03-05-2009, 04:01 PM	#158
chongdigga Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Greensburg PA Posts: 412	no problem. ill post em soon. p.s. its pretty quick hu?

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