e-maxx

[Wicked_Jester]

hi, i recently got an emaxx and want to get a lot of speed out of it, im looking at buying 2 esc's and using a y connector and using an aluminum that can hold 4 6 cell battery's

would 2 13x1 that have an rpm of 34,500 will it give me a good amount of speed running on 12 3000mah cells per motor

and anyone gotany recommendations for gearing

 

[Cake Eater]

You'd be faster with something like Novak's HV Brushless system... 4800rpm's per volt, do the math... At 14.4v (two battery packs) you'd be at 69120rpm.
And that'd be a lot less weight than with 4 batt packs.
But if you insist on going your route, be sure that each esc can handle 12+ cells(14.4v) if you have the batteries wired in series. Otherwise if they are wired in parallel, then you be pumping in 7.2v to each motor, but have longer run times.

 

[Crawler Noob]

you want speed, go brushless.

 

[D-ran83]

x3 Brushless is the way to go, probably cheaper than your monster plan, brushless run times are better and less maintnance, did I mention fast as helll?.

 

[Wicked_Jester]

trying to build it on a decent budget right now and eventually upgrading to brushless, i have 2 13x1 motors that have been sitting here and 2 of the same esc's(from my 12th scale pan cars) and wanted to make the maxx go a little faster

 

[Grape Ape !!!]

What you will run into is that the 550 can motors that are on it have a little more punch in the asss than a 540 setup. the fact that your posting your buying two esc's then saying that you have the esc's, misleads the individuals trying to help you.
What you want to say is I have pan car SHlT laying around and I want to know if it will work. all though the 13 singles have a lot of torque your going to undo a lot of their power by doubling the weight you are throwing around and raise your cg at the same time or lower your ground clearance.

If you are going to buy the chassis for it its gonna run from $50-100 to get that, you should run the stock chassis with 2 3300 or higher batteries and get a brushless setup which should average less weight than 4 batteries and stock setup
the added battery weight is going to force you to re-adjust your shock settings and new springs $7-15, shock oil $6-8 and your y harness at about $7 in connectors depending on location and pricing.
Your total with worst case needed parts is gonna be right round $130, now purchasing the brushless from the tower(not recommended Support LHS's) For
$279-300 that brings your "immediate solution" to almost half the price of the brushless.
This is kind of a case of SHlT or get off the pot IMO, either you jump brushless and save money in the long run or you put it off and spend 1 1/2 times the orig ammount and end up with the same performance

 

[toyofast]

I too wanted speed in one of my rigs. I thought that a 9-turn motor would be good for the "budget" since I already had it on hand. A hot motor like that pushing a non-lightweight rig around causes shortened brush life, short run times and poor fun factor. After 2 packs you'll have to replace the brushes, springs and probably do a full motor rebuild or tune-up. Is that time worth it when the guy with a brushless can play at high speeds all day long?

I jumped into the big power of brushless and will never go back. It is work the cost, trust me. The fact that I can run anything, brushed or brushless motors, and set it up my way via laptop out in the field. I always have a permagrin on my face. Watching the tires ballon up and cause very poor handling yet it's going faster than any brushed motor would allow it.

 

[Wicked_Jester]

im going to be running 2 3000 or higher battery's wired parallel, will this brushless set up work:http: //www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXNKU2&P=0

 

[whalebone]

I have the hv-maxx set up in my truck.Just keep in mind that your going to need a metal spur and cvd all of them and then get ready to break diff's,tranny gears,wheel hex's and when your going that fast and can't stop everything else been there done that"thumbsup"

 

[Wicked_Jester]

could i use the mamba max system in my e-maxx though

 

[whalebone]

Im pretty sure you can isnt it made for a maxx?

 

[nktrnl]

yes, dont forget the cvds if you go brushless. My first run on my e-maxx with the Novak system lasted...one 2 second pull, to twist my rear drive shafts into pretzels.

 

[skellyo]

yes, dont forget the cvds if you go brushless. My first run on my e-maxx with the Novak system lasted...one 2 second pull, to twist my rear drive shafts into pretzels.

You can get away without using CVD's if you convert the shafts/carriers/turnbuckles over to the T-Maxx/Revo 3.3 versions.


And in response to the guys asking about using a Mamba Max in an E-Maxx...no, it's not made for it. The Mamba Max ESC can be used in it, but not the MM motors. Motors better suited for use in it are Feigao 540XL's, 540C XL's, Neu 1515's or Lehner 1940 or 1950 series.