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Old 08-31-2019, 06:40 PM   #1
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Default Any way to change 2nd gear top speed?

I love the 2 speed on the TRX4 and its one of the reasons i got it, but 2nd gear doesnt go as fast as id like it! 1st gear is great and id rather not change the pinion which will compromise crawling speed. Any way i can change just the 2nd gear top speed? My 3s battery runs it to 6-7 in 1st and 12 ish in 2nd. Id like to hit 25+ so i can run my dog down we have a few acres so cruising in the back yard is a necessity!
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Old 08-31-2019, 07:24 PM   #2
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I love the 2 speed on the TRX4 and its one of the reasons i got it, but 2nd gear doesnt go as fast as id like it! 1st gear is great and id rather not change the pinion which will compromise crawling speed. Any way i can change just the 2nd gear top speed? My 3s battery runs it to 6-7 in 1st and 12 ish in 2nd. Id like to hit 25+ so i can run my dog down we have a few acres so cruising in the back yard is a necessity!
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Old 09-01-2019, 12:44 AM   #3
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The ratio of first to second is fixed, neither there are buyable gears to change, nor is there space available to change to largely different diameters.
The only way is to change the overall gearing (with pinion and spur gear) which will speed up the lower setting, too.

A try would be to drive with a sensored BL kit, small pinion and bigger spur. I'd still say reaching that top speed will result in unusable low gear and high strain on it while climbing a hill or something.
Never tried it though.
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Old 09-01-2019, 11:11 AM   #4
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The ratio of first to second is fixed, neither there are buyable gears to change, nor is there space available to change to largely different diameters.
The only way is to change the overall gearing (with pinion and spur gear) which will speed up the lower setting, too.

A try would be to drive with a sensored BL kit, small pinion and bigger spur. I'd still say reaching that top speed will result in unusable low gear and high strain on it while climbing a hill or something.
Never tried it though.
Thats what i thought, its kind of a shame there's no way to do it. On the bright side, literally everything else can be modified on it! Lol
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