Heavy
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I've been rock crawling with Clod axles for a few years now and I've got the slow thing down pat.. (3rd in points last year in the SERCRC series), but I'm a complete newb to the fast Clod scene.
It all started when a buddy of mine said something along the lines of "You need to get an e-maxx so you can race me and the other guys." I told him I'd just build a fast Clod and whoop up on him, he replied "those things ain't good for nothing but crawling"
Fast forward.. I've got what I think is a pretty capable Clod I recieved in a trade. Red Xtreme carbon fiber chassis, good shocks, I mean the truck was built well. I was told it ran at a "Worlds" on carpet.
It came with a pair of 17 turns and stock 13 tooth pinions. I wired it up and was dissapointed. I figured it wouldn't be what I wanted and I was right. The speed was not what I hoped for and of course the runtime was not either. It was fast, but remember, what I'm wanting is an e-maxx beater.
So I put in a pair of Johnson motors that I had gotten from a friend, he said they came on an e-maxx he got, but never ran them. I wired them up to an EVX and ran them on 14.4 and that was much better. It ran even with my buddys maxx, even had better runtime to boot.
So, here's where I'm asking for help. I'd like it to be faster. Of course I know of the Titan motors. But that's the only motors I know. I would like some other options other than those. They need to run on 14.4. I've heard mention of "multiplex" motors but don't know anything about them, or where to get them.
I'd also like to know where these motors stack up against each other, speed/power wise. Would the Titans be better than the Multiplex, or the Johnsons. I just can't start buying without some advice from someone more experienced than I...
Hook me up with some options guys..
Heavy
It all started when a buddy of mine said something along the lines of "You need to get an e-maxx so you can race me and the other guys." I told him I'd just build a fast Clod and whoop up on him, he replied "those things ain't good for nothing but crawling"
Fast forward.. I've got what I think is a pretty capable Clod I recieved in a trade. Red Xtreme carbon fiber chassis, good shocks, I mean the truck was built well. I was told it ran at a "Worlds" on carpet.
It came with a pair of 17 turns and stock 13 tooth pinions. I wired it up and was dissapointed. I figured it wouldn't be what I wanted and I was right. The speed was not what I hoped for and of course the runtime was not either. It was fast, but remember, what I'm wanting is an e-maxx beater.
So I put in a pair of Johnson motors that I had gotten from a friend, he said they came on an e-maxx he got, but never ran them. I wired them up to an EVX and ran them on 14.4 and that was much better. It ran even with my buddys maxx, even had better runtime to boot.
So, here's where I'm asking for help. I'd like it to be faster. Of course I know of the Titan motors. But that's the only motors I know. I would like some other options other than those. They need to run on 14.4. I've heard mention of "multiplex" motors but don't know anything about them, or where to get them.
I'd also like to know where these motors stack up against each other, speed/power wise. Would the Titans be better than the Multiplex, or the Johnsons. I just can't start buying without some advice from someone more experienced than I...
Hook me up with some options guys..
Heavy
