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  1. 17 minutes ago, Michael Rosen said:

    Okay so I changed my mind on it being an open custom, I'm gifting the Fuel Injection name to LordFrosting so he can run it in leagues.

    But it's done, and there's 3 versions. Made a truck entirely out of my favorite color and it's not even mine lmao.

     

    All I gotta do is make mini's and it'll be up for download.

    You make me happy, beautiful truck. Can't wait to drive it <3

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  2. 30 minutes ago, Michael Rosen said:

    Been thinking of what to pair Perpetual Destruction with for a long time, ever since I planned on doing V2. So here's the touring partner, "Pennzoil: Fuel Injected"!

     

     

    Should let me drive that in a league ;) <3 Great design! I love it

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  3. 7 minutes ago, cp2013 said:

    we have a metal mulisha driver.

     

    another motocross driver going from two to four wheels

    I was wondering if I should've posted the pic of the scheme, but wasn't sure if it was already shown. I like the new design though, I like the idea of having less going on towards the front and transitioning into more of the design in the middle and back

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  4. 1 hour ago, Garrett Hanson said:

    ok here's some progress I did on this thing:
     

    used Blasie's MC Donalds ETL Chassis for the truck, need to move it forward and drop it down a bit so the bottom 4-links will match up.
    don't worry i'll get some more V5 Parts on it.

    Looks like the makings of the old Sudden Impact, I assume I'm wrong? either way, looks awesome

  5. 59 minutes ago, Jon Cannon said:

    I'm not trying to say brushed motors are better than brushless, I'm saying that that is why he went through so many motors. You don't have to run it through any kind of thick dirt, the brushes will be contaminated anyway after a while on asphalt or concrete. I would be the first to say brushless is the way to go if someone asked, I've been racing since before they came out and witnessed the benefits first hand when I bought one of the first Novak 6.5 turns in 2005. The Traxxas electronics may be water resistant, but most Reedy or Tekin motors today are not. All the enclosed casing does is protect the magnets and stator from contamination, not from water, as the shaft that the pinion goes on top of has holes that are still completely exposed, on any brushless motor.

    My apologies, I read something that wasn't there, got the wrong idea.

    On 12/27/2016 at 6:31 AM, bkelley said:

    So I got a Traxxas Stampede 2WD and I'm a bit 'out of the loop' with upgrades and whatnot. 

    So I've been looking for a front bumper and apparently the Stampede 4x4 bumper doesn't fit the 2WD, and I should get a Slasher front bumper, is this correct? As well as the slasher light kit?

    Also basic maintenance and cleaning?

    From what I'm reading and looking around for, the RPM Slash Front bumper fits perfectly to the Stampede. For Traxxas products, just make sure you clean the areas around the screws and try to keep dirt from the motor. Most stock slash parts will last you a while, I'd just upgrade as you break like  @DDT Said. 

  6. 23 hours ago, Jon Cannon said:

    Brushed motors are designed to be cleaned frequently. Dirt and debris get in between the north and south magnet, the rotors and the brushes and cause them to lose connection completely after a while. 

    Should just go brushless :D. I had a brushed bandit that went through 3-4 motors for no reason, wasn't getting dirty or anything. Luckily my friends dad (who got me into RC, as he and his two sons all had 4WD Slashes) hooked me up with a brushless 2wd slash for $100 plus the bandit. Brushless is nice because it's mostly water-resistant, and all the other electronic mostly come water resistant. Plus, you don't have to worry about dirt and mud as much.

  7. 5 hours ago, Jack Merkle said:

    Absolute first thing you need to upgrade is the castor blocks.  They're the weakest point of any traxxas truck and have been for years.  Go aluminum.  Next go for the control arms both front and rear.  Dont get aluminum and you want those parts to have a little give.  Go with RPM.  After that if you plan on just bashing maybe look into better tires as the stock ones are hard as a rock and offer little to no grip.

    Agreed on the RPM parts. My Slash Brushless 2WD has most RPM parts and those parts have never broken.

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