Element Enduro Ecto Black- I bought one!

[332_RC]

SkyRC corner weight scale of the RTR Ecto. Completely stock.

No battery. The rear is 110g different side to side.

 

[332_RC]

First mod. Cut a piece of 5x3mm carbon fiber tube to go across between the two shock towers. Used the body post holes & a pc of M3 SS threaded rod, goes all the way through. I noticed the towers flexed & this stiffened them up, alot. Already had the tube & hardware. Threaded rod was $6. Clears the servo.

 

[Doom!]

First mod. Cut a piece of 5x3mm carbon fiber tube to go across between the two shock towers. Used the body post holes & a pc of M3 SS threaded rod, goes all the way through. I noticed the towers flexed & this stiffened them up, alot. Already had the tube & hardware. Threaded rod was $6. Clears the servo.

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Never seen that done before, I like it.

 

[332_RC]

Never seen that done before, I like it.

Thank you!

 

[majin]

First mod. Cut a piece of 5x3mm carbon fiber tube to go across between the two shock towers. Used the body post holes & a pc of M3 SS threaded rod, goes all the way through. I noticed the towers flexed & this stiffened them up, alot. Already had the tube & hardware. Threaded rod was $6. Clears the servo.

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those shock towers were a pain for me
the little metal square that the shock screw threads thru? mine popped off and out multiple times. was brutal. i ended up changing towers pretty quickly because of it.

once i swapped em havent had a shock pop loose

 

[332_RC]

those shock towers were a pain for me
the little metal square that the shock screw threads thru? mine popped off and out multiple times. was brutal. i ended up changing towers pretty quickly
once i swapped em havent had a shock pop loose

Got it! This mod cost me $6 bucks. I have more of the CF tube & can put another pc between the two inserts F&R to keep that from happening.

 

[majin]

Got it! This mod cost me $6 bucks. I have more of the CF tube & can put another pc between the two inserts F&R to keep that from happening.

Yeah that would work great it just needed a backer to secure it. It just resting in the slot and with the amount of bouncing mine did with the full droop wasn't a good combo

 

[332_RC]

Yeah that would work great it just needed a backer to secure it. It just resting in the slot and with the amount of bouncing mine did with the full droop wasn't a good combo

Cool. I'm not gonna go full droop. Gonna stay more like a trail/woods truck. I'm not worried about rock crawling. I'll share the results when I secure the metal inserts in the hoops.

 

[332_RC]

those shock towers were a pain for me
the little metal square that the shock screw threads thru? mine popped off and out multiple times.

I'm just curious. How do or did they pop out if they are pulled into the plastic cavity & held in thru with the shock screw? Do the screws work loose?

 

[majin]

I'm just curious. How do or did they pop out if they are pulled into the plastic cavity & held in thru with the shock screw? Do the screws work loose?

well... I'm ridiculously rough on my truck, 12 foot drops are not uncommon.....
i tried to find the exacrt post i made about the issue but I'm stoned and can't locate it i keep getting side tracked.
but it fell outon a trail walk once, it doesn't secure by itself, it relies on the shock to pull it thru from the inside to the outside and theres a lip preventing it from pulling thru
apparently that lip isnt on the inside and its able to just pop free. @doom helped me thru my issue. but again. i am not afraid to let mine drop 12 feet to the ground then throw it back on to try again.
its seems if i remember correctly to have happened twice on me, making my truck undriveable for weeks while waiting on parts .

see on the backside here?

in the above photo you can see how without the shock to holld it in place it will just pop right out. i guess my nut backed off while runningallowing the shock to hang freely. then i continued to drive untill i realizedsomething wasn't right, by then was no way of finding that little fella

 

[Warby]

well... I'm ridiculously rough on my truck, 12 foot drops are not uncommon.....
i tried to find the exacrt post i made about the issue but I'm stoned and can't locate it i keep getting side tracked.
but it fell outon a trail walk once, it doesn't secure by itself, it relies on the shock to pull it thru from the inside to the outside and theres a lip preventing it from pulling thru
apparently that lip isnt on the inside and its able to just pop free. @doom helped me thru my issue. but again. i am not afraid to let mine drop 12 feet to the ground then throw it back on to try again.
its seems if i remember correctly to have happened twice on me, making my truck undriveable for weeks while waiting on parts .

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How do you rate that sound system?

 

[majin]

How do you rate that sound system?

i loved it for a few hours. eventually it does get annoying. but it casn be turned off easy peasy. i bounce it between vehicles but now i think its got its final home in my sons basecamp
id buy another tho, so id rate it pretty high
@Warby heres a little example of it it kinda gets you an idea on its range of hearing and such, is a lot of programable sounds for it

 

[Warby]

i loved it for a few hours. eventually it does get annoying. but it casn be turned off easy peasy. i bounce it between vehicles but now i think its got its final home in my sons basecamp
id buy another tho, so id rate it pretty high

Does it come with preset sounds or can you download them or both?

 

[majin]

Does it come with preset sounds or can you download them or both?

nah it comes blank i believe, but you connect it to the laptop and it takes you to the store to download sounds, its all free, can have 2 saved programs, so in the video i had it on setting 2, when i put it in old man i long press to switch it to preset 1 and now its got the loped out chug instead of that high pitched scream,
its got horn sounds as well, THOSE you can customise, for awhile i had trump saying you're fired as my horn! lolol

 

[Warby]

nah it comes blank i believe, but you connect it to the laptop and it takes you to the store to download sounds, its all free, can have 2 saved programs, so in the video i had it on setting 2, when i put it in old man i long press to switch it to preset 1 and now its got the loped out chug instead of that high pitched scream,
its got horn sounds as well, THOSE you can customise, for awhile i had trump saying you're fired as my horn! lolol

Thanks for the info

 

[332_RC]

Made a foam insert for the shorty 2200mah battery. A 4200mah fits the entire tray.

 

[332_RC]

Anybody tried the Reedy program card? I'd like to keep it stock for now & use this.

The brake is a little harsh for my terrain.

 

[Doom!]

Haven't tried one, but now I'm curious.

 

[332_RC]

Haven't tried one, but now I'm curious.

I ordered it. Be here tomorrow. I'm kinda determined to get all I can out of the 5 slot.

 

[MVRCA]

SkyRC corner weight scale of the RTR Ecto. Completely stock.View attachment 202732

No battery. The rear is 110g different side to side.

Run this again with your battery installed. I'm curious.