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BB.. was a bad idea

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hipluther01

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I have decided that putting a K 4.6 on my maxx was a horrible idea. All it does is break crap. I have broke I would say $275 work of drive train parts, mainly driveshafts and differentials, and with the recent addition of the latest break.. I'm pulling the motor. I broke the input shaft on the tranny. Now I have to tear the tranny apart and I'm not looking forward to it. I think I'm going to go and put a 3.3 or something in it. Maybe I wont tear stuff up as bad. For now its just going to sit on the shelf til it has had a chance to think about what its done.. :hehe::p:
 
lmao well I've broke most of the internals on a tmaxx with the stock 2.5 so I'm not suprised at all!
 
All in all, a BB T-Maxx is probably a $300-400 project. You absolutely must upgrade nearly everything in order to hold up to it. Driveshafts, differentials, select tranny parts... it all adds up. By the time you're done you'd have what I have and with all the money spent you could nearly be into 1/5 scale. Not that I regret it, I don't. I love the TMaxx platform, but that's just me.
 
Lessen said:
All in all, a BB T-Maxx is probably a $300-400 project. You absolutely must upgrade nearly everything in order to hold up to it. Driveshafts, differentials, select tranny parts... it all adds up. By the time you're done you'd have what I have and with all the money spent you could nearly be into 1/5 scale. Not that I regret it, I don't. I love the TMaxx platform, but that's just me.
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I wish that was all I had in it.. lol I guess Ill have to do a RRP upgrade. Or do what I'm thinkning about and just put a Traxxas 3.3 mill on it and just play with it and save the motor for a buggy or something or just sell it.
 
I would go with the 3.3 myself. Even after upgrading your trans, then your diffs start to fly apart on you. Spur slipper pegs melt and 1/10 clutch shoes grenade.

I had a maxx with an alloy trans case, full RRP steel gears (except for the big two speed spurs), steel center cvd's and outer cvd's, 1M pitch tool steel spur (RC Solutions), 1/8 clutch setup (savage 3 shoe) and hardened OFNA bell.

In the end, the diffs just couldn't take it and would shell out on me. I gave up and went with a savage. This was pre-3.3 though and the 18TM at the time was $200+. Oddly enough, when I got a revo, the $220 I paid for the 18TM for it was well worth it. Now the 18TM no longer is made.
 
I got my .18 TM and an extra piston and sleeve right before they stopped making them. i put it on my MT2 SS. Very sick engine for it. I know what you mean I did a Savage .25 on an off-brand 1/10 scale buggy. I knew it would come apart...just not in two laps around the yard.
 
I'm doing a BB right now (LRP Z28 spec 3), going all Supermaxx. Tranny is Hard Core case, with OTB gears and UE FOC. Centers are UE dogbones, diffs are UE Ultralite 8 spyder, and UE 6mm CVD's. (I would love to find some 8mm) The only plastic will be the 51 tooth Ofna spur - it's like a fuse for the system. Oh, and UE 4 shoe clutch, and Strobe slipper. Even the wheels and hex's will be aluminum. The chassis is Thunder and RacerX suspension, RacerX KH with UE Supershocks.

If this can't survive a BB, nothing can.:D
 
olds97_lss said:
I would go with the 3.3 myself. Even after upgrading your trans, then your diffs start to fly apart on you. Spur slipper pegs melt and 1/10 clutch shoes grenade.

I had a maxx with an alloy trans case, full RRP steel gears (except for the big two speed spurs), steel center cvd's and outer cvd's, 1M pitch tool steel spur (RC Solutions), 1/8 clutch setup (savage 3 shoe) and hardened OFNA bell.

In the end, the diffs just couldn't take it and would shell out on me. I gave up and went with a savage. This was pre-3.3 though and the 18TM at the time was $200+. Oddly enough, when I got a revo, the $220 I paid for the 18TM for it was well worth it. Now the 18TM no longer is made.
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I have that except for your tranny upgrade and instead of cvd I have solid dogbones and drive cups. I was really thinking about getting the diff upgrade from FLM. But with the new edition to my toy arsonal yesterday.. I think I'm just gonna let it set for a while. I seriously lost ALL interest in it.
 
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MadMaxx2.5 said:
I'm doing a BB right now (LRP Z28 spec 3), going all Supermaxx. Tranny is Hard Core case, with OTB gears and UE FOC. Centers are UE dogbones, diffs are UE Ultralite 8 spyder, and UE 6mm CVD's. (I would love to find some 8mm) The only plastic will be the 51 tooth Ofna spur - it's like a fuse for the system. Oh, and UE 4 shoe clutch, and Strobe slipper. Even the wheels and hex's will be aluminum. The chassis is Thunder and RacerX suspension, RacerX KH with UE Supershocks.

If this can't survive a BB, nothing can.:D
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Wow... the bill on that thing has to be astounding. Post up some pics!
 
YEEAAH...+1 on that Olds....there we have a $1.5K T-Maxx....lol. Good times. It should be solid. I would hope so anyway!

Hey Eric send me the long chassis and i will properly punish it for you!....lol
 
frickenjoey said:
YEEAAH...+1 on that Olds....there we have a $1.5K T-Maxx....lol. Good times. It should be solid. I would hope so anyway!

Hey Eric send me the long chassis and i will properly punish it for you!....lol
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After snapping the input shaft on the tranny... it would have to be fixed first. I would love to send this POS your way Joe... lol
 

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