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DiEzel · 09-27-2009, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by EeePee

I got dig now.

Bye bye man card.

EeePee · 09-28-2009, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiEzel

Bye bye man card.

I'm surprised you know what that is, you never having one to begin with.

EeePee · 10-03-2009, 08:01 AM

Did you guys know that if you hit the dig switch and sit in one spot on a rough driveway and burn the front tires for about ten minutes straight the front axle gets really hot?

Like 209 degrees hot!

Motor was the usual 110.

big_boss · 10-03-2009, 01:48 PM

[QUOTE=EeePee;2026564]
Did you guys know that if you hit the dig switch and sit in one spot on a rough driveway and burn the front tires for about ten minutes straight ...
QUOTE]

What purpose does that serve?

Anyway if you happen to melt the axle casing don't say no one told you :
If it gets that hot don't do that... LoL

XSRCdesign · 10-03-2009, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EeePee

Did you guys know that if you hit the dig switch and sit in one spot on a rough driveway and burn the front tires for about ten minutes straight the front axle gets really hot?

Like 209 degrees hot!

Motor was the usual 110.

Are your front tires now the same size as the rears?

EeePee · 10-03-2009, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by big_boss

What purpose does that serve?

Tire break in.

Quote:

Originally Posted by exesivefire

Are your front tires now the same size as the rears?

Not quite.

Just knocking the edges off.

big_boss · 10-03-2009, 02:22 PM

Why not hook it up to a drill and use a sanding block squeezed in a vise to scrub the tires?

EeePee · 10-03-2009, 02:36 PM

Cause the tires were already on the truck and all I had to do was hit the dig and hold the gas and drink beer for ten minutes?

big_boss · 10-03-2009, 02:51 PM

Drinking beer is very very important. point taken.

XSRCdesign · 10-03-2009, 02:53 PM

So that was about what 3 beers worth?

toyofast · 10-03-2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by exesivefire

So that was about what 3 beers worth?

Or roughly one 40oz with a tip of the bottle to the homies.

atekt · 10-03-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by EeePee

Cause the tires were already on the truck and all I had to do was hit the dig and hold the gas and drink beer for ten minutes?

EeePee · 10-12-2009, 02:11 PM

So finally after putting the dig servo in I got a chance to comp with the Losi.

Took home the win, by a lot too.

And man does the dig work flawlessly. No matter when I went to use it, it was there. This has to be the best mechanical dig out there? I mean I haven't tried them all, but the Losi sets the standard in my book. Almost as instant as an electric dig, allllmost. Well done Losi.

Rest of the truck worked killer as well. Except the memory foams I have in the tires. Gotta change those out to something not memory as it's cold out here now. The Novak system worked perfect, had plenty of grunt and gas when I needed it. Hyperion batteries seem a bit cold sensitive, after the first course seeming a little sluggish, I kept them in my pocket til it was time to run, it was fine thereafter.

That's it.

AreCee · 10-12-2009, 02:31 PM

We noticed that several brands of Lipos were affected by the cold. It was only 42F and my battery gave me half the usual run time.

EeePee · 10-12-2009, 02:47 PM

Yeah, I'd guess all lipos are? All mine have been. Four or five different brands.

I don't know about runtime, but they definitely have less kick in the pants than usual.

Which I know that, I just hadn't realized it was so cold out already.

JasonJones · 10-12-2009, 03:22 PM

Yep, Lipo's don't like cold... Do like you did and keep them in a pocket close to the body and they will perform a bit better...

Glad to hear you like that dig, took you long enough

congrats on the win too!

EeePee · 10-17-2009, 09:56 AM

Made a couple changes. Big comp tomorrow.

Not that I didn't know this already, but I was trying to take the lazy way out and not change out four foams. The predicted temps are in the 30s so as an experiment I put a Losi memory foam in the refrigerator overnight. I wanted to see just how hard it'd get if I were to run memory foams outside at the comp.

It'll hold up my beer, it's solid as a rock. Couple minutes later it's soft again.

Went to stock Losi non memory foams all around.

EeePee · 10-17-2009, 09:58 AM

Also flipped the front RPM 2 stage pistons over to try to keep from droppin a tire and maybe keep the front hunkered down during a climb? Who knows.

Also made a battery plate to help get things lower and off the chassis.

And Night Crawler body posts cause they're much cooler.

EeePee · 10-17-2009, 01:51 PM

Had to make sure it'd climb the steepness. Pistons are showing that they do something.

Front pistons are set up for fast compression, slow rebound. The front dive coming down is excessive.

Rear pistons are slow in compression, and fast in rebound. Rear is planted pretty good.

Little bit of wheel slip, but overall climbs what I expected. Front end doesn't really stay hunkered down.

Only 3 ounces in the front wheels. RTR at 4 pounds 11 ounces.

Tanis · 10-17-2009, 02:04 PM

Looks like it works pretty good on flat ground:-P Have you tried dropping your front uppers down to the bottom hole yet?

10-17-2009, 09:56 AM	#117
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	Made a couple changes. Big comp tomorrow. Not that I didn't know this already, but I was trying to take the lazy way out and not change out four foams. The predicted temps are in the 30s so as an experiment I put a Losi memory foam in the refrigerator overnight. I wanted to see just how hard it'd get if I were to run memory foams outside at the comp. It'll hold up my beer, it's solid as a rock. Couple minutes later it's soft again. Went to stock Losi non memory foams all around. Attached Images

10-17-2009, 09:58 AM	#118
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	Also flipped the front RPM 2 stage pistons over to try to keep from droppin a tire and maybe keep the front hunkered down during a climb? Who knows. Also made a battery plate to help get things lower and off the chassis. And Night Crawler body posts cause they're much cooler. Attached Images

10-17-2009, 01:51 PM	#119
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	Had to make sure it'd climb the steepness. Pistons are showing that they do something. Front pistons are set up for fast compression, slow rebound. The front dive coming down is excessive. Rear pistons are slow in compression, and fast in rebound. Rear is planted pretty good. Little bit of wheel slip, but overall climbs what I expected. Front end doesn't really stay hunkered down. Only 3 ounces in the front wheels. RTR at 4 pounds 11 ounces. Attached Images

10-03-2009, 08:01 AM	#103
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	Did you guys know that if you hit the dig switch and sit in one spot on a rough driveway and burn the front tires for about ten minutes straight the front axle gets really hot? Like 209 degrees hot! Motor was the usual 110.

10-03-2009, 01:48 PM	#104
big_boss Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Israel Posts: 228	[QUOTE=EeePee;2026564] Did you guys know that if you hit the dig switch and sit in one spot on a rough driveway and burn the front tires for about ten minutes straight ... QUOTE] What purpose does that serve? Anyway if you happen to melt the axle casing don't say no one told you : If it gets that hot don't do that... LoL

10-03-2009, 02:22 PM	#107
big_boss Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Israel Posts: 228	Why not hook it up to a drill and use a sanding block squeezed in a vise to scrub the tires?

10-03-2009, 02:36 PM	#108
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	Cause the tires were already on the truck and all I had to do was hit the dig and hold the gas and drink beer for ten minutes?

10-03-2009, 02:51 PM	#109
big_boss Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Israel Posts: 228	Drinking beer is very very important. point taken.

10-03-2009, 02:53 PM	#110
XSRCdesign I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 8,817	So that was about what 3 beers worth?

10-12-2009, 02:11 PM	#113
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	So finally after putting the dig servo in I got a chance to comp with the Losi. Took home the win, by a lot too. And man does the dig work flawlessly. No matter when I went to use it, it was there. This has to be the best mechanical dig out there? I mean I haven't tried them all, but the Losi sets the standard in my book. Almost as instant as an electric dig, allllmost. Well done Losi. Rest of the truck worked killer as well. Except the memory foams I have in the tires. Gotta change those out to something not memory as it's cold out here now. The Novak system worked perfect, had plenty of grunt and gas when I needed it. Hyperion batteries seem a bit cold sensitive, after the first course seeming a little sluggish, I kept them in my pocket til it was time to run, it was fine thereafter. That's it.

10-12-2009, 02:31 PM	#114
AreCee RCC Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chicago/Bloomington Posts: 1,505	We noticed that several brands of Lipos were affected by the cold. It was only 42F and my battery gave me half the usual run time.

10-12-2009, 02:47 PM	#115
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	Yeah, I'd guess all lipos are? All mine have been. Four or five different brands. I don't know about runtime, but they definitely have less kick in the pants than usual. Which I know that, I just hadn't realized it was so cold out already.

10-12-2009, 03:22 PM	#116
JasonJones Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Surprise, AZ Posts: 494	Yep, Lipo's don't like cold... Do like you did and keep them in a pocket close to the body and they will perform a bit better... Glad to hear you like that dig, took you long enough congrats on the win too!

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10-17-2009, 02:04 PM	#120
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	Looks like it works pretty good on flat ground:-P Have you tried dropping your front uppers down to the bottom hole yet?

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