yup, those are the ones i'm sticking with. or, i could just say i friggin' suck.mrlexan wrote:Is that what you are using? Excuses, excuses....scr8p wrote:my problem was the lack of off-road experience in chassis setup and driving.
Mikedealer's Hotshot II Build
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Re: Mikedealer's Hotshot II Build
I am not here cause I am playing photographer and on my mountain bike.
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Re: Mikedealer's Hotshot II Build
Just come back from the Australian vintage meet.
I went down with a Boomerang ( modified)
Hot Shot almost as modded as Mikes.
We ran Sport tune motors 23t i think and found the Boomerang very good in speed and acceleration with the 17t pinion.
I ran the hot shot for a couple pratice laps and was also very good but i was running a 16t pinion with the sport tune.
I thought the hot shot needed a smaller pinion than the boomerang due to its weight being almost 500g heavier.
Has full metal kit on it too.
Wish i ran it more as it was so good to drive.
If i was running brushless i would be using a 18 to 19t pinion which requires modifications to do so..
I went down with a Boomerang ( modified)
Hot Shot almost as modded as Mikes.
We ran Sport tune motors 23t i think and found the Boomerang very good in speed and acceleration with the 17t pinion.
I ran the hot shot for a couple pratice laps and was also very good but i was running a 16t pinion with the sport tune.
I thought the hot shot needed a smaller pinion than the boomerang due to its weight being almost 500g heavier.
Has full metal kit on it too.
Wish i ran it more as it was so good to drive.
If i was running brushless i would be using a 18 to 19t pinion which requires modifications to do so..
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Re: Mikedealer's Hotshot II Build
i was looking at that, to be able to run a 18-19t pinion... obviously it looks possible although the motor would be slightly lower to the ground, but sufficient i think. gonna have at it with a dremel this weekend
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Re: Mikedealer's Hotshot II Build
Way to go let us know how you go. Oh pics would be good too.
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Re: Mikedealer's Hotshot II Build
Hey Mike,
First off, nice Hot Shot, it looks menacing,
I ran a CO27 27t stock motor with a 30C Orion lipo on my Losi XX, and I was keeping up pretty good with the 10.5 BL guys.
A 17.5 is only competitive with the brushed stock motors, if they're geared through the roof.
I would suggest try the Brushed 27t stock motor, and see how that works out for you.
First off, nice Hot Shot, it looks menacing,
I ran a CO27 27t stock motor with a 30C Orion lipo on my Losi XX, and I was keeping up pretty good with the 10.5 BL guys.
A 17.5 is only competitive with the brushed stock motors, if they're geared through the roof.
I would suggest try the Brushed 27t stock motor, and see how that works out for you.
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Re: Mikedealer's Hotshot II Build
i am going to try the stock motor setup too. i never really figured out the whole stock to brushless equivalency thing lol.
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Re: Mikedealer's Hotshot II Build
In genral a brushless will require at least 4 to 5 teeth bigger piniom of the brushed equalivant.
I do only have a little experiance with brushless but this is were it gets weird.
The bigger the pinion you go the faster it accelerates as well. Thats why you hear about the temps of the motor. So they gear it just before Thermal cut off.
I run brushed in all my vinytage tamiya's and a brushless in my rc 10 graphite.
I do only have a little experiance with brushless but this is were it gets weird.
The bigger the pinion you go the faster it accelerates as well. Thats why you hear about the temps of the motor. So they gear it just before Thermal cut off.
I run brushed in all my vinytage tamiya's and a brushless in my rc 10 graphite.
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