Just Bought Tmaxx

[ERSO_BANKS_NYC_2_FLORIDA]

well I'm a newjack and bought a tmaxx 2day......whats the deal? I've been hearing bad things but bought it anyway.........are the engines really bullshhhh or what?

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

WHAT!?!?! Hell no! The TMaxx is a VERY good ride of choice! The new 2.5's are exceptional considerring they are stock.

As with all RTR (ready to run) RC's you will want to do your share of Hopups. This is normal. And the TMaxx is probably the biggest money magnet out there.

But absolutely you have purchased a GREAT vehicle!

Now get out there and break something already!

 

[ERSO_BANKS_NYC_2_FLORIDA]

ok sounds good. question.....i found a site and lost it...it said there were like 4 things i should get right away. i think one was a motor saver or something..and some kinda fuel saver for like 6 buxx........know anything bout this?>>>>>>>newjack needs help<<<<<

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

1. Motor Saver Air Filter
2. Fuel filter (I like Sullivan in-line because u can see inside of it)
3. Failsafe and/or Throttle return spring
4. 5 Cell Rechargeable battery pack
5. Better steering servo if you can swing it

Always run good fuel, I suggest Odonnle 20%.

Invest in a decent glo ignitor too some time soon. I use a Hobbico 1.5 hobby cell with the glo plug connector/clip. This will allow you better starts and not draw from your battery that you will need more-so for getting the EZ-Start motor spinning and spinning and spinning.

Hope this helps.

After you get settled in and running you will prob want to do some other upgrades. When you get to that point I will give you some more ideas. Like RPM A Arms, Lunnsford Titanium hingepins and turnbuckles, Dynamite/MIP CVD's, RPM Bumpers, Alum ladder braces, servo cover, ProLine servo saver/steering kit, big bore shocks.... and on and on........

 

[ERSO_BANKS_NYC_2_FLORIDA]

well the first 3 iknow r cheap right? but the other 2 will be later cuz i just dropped 5 bills with tax and all my starter crap and all the other stuff I'm researching and will be in the future,the near future. any other first week tipssssssssssssssss?

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

Not that i can think of.

Just make sure you really, seriously, beyond a shadow of a doubt, FOLLOW THE BREAK IN INSTRUCTIONS to the letter. Not doing so will cause you to become frustrated and possibly trash you brand new engine.

Other than that, ENJOY and HAVE FUN!

Welcome to the wonderful world of RC!

 

[FastEddy]

Read the break in directions.
Then,
Read the break in directions.
Then,
Read the break in directions.
Then Break it in while reading the directions.

This will be the most important thin you will do. Do not evin think about giving it full throttle until after the 5th ot 6th tank of fuel.

If you have never driven an rc before find a BIG open parking lot.

 

[ERSO_BANKS_NYC_2_FLORIDA]

ok isee......i think ill read the instructions..........thanx guys. i got a huge park right by my house, hard objects free

 

[SkyMaxx]

Welcome to the family. I think Çh®i§tiªñ and Eddy have about covered the big things for the start. If you want another inexpensive hop-up, you could get some better springs for the shocks. And at a later date, when you have the dough, get better shocks.

For the springs, I recommend getting a set of Trinity Blue springs for all of them. These are a great strength for just about all driving conditions. As you add more metal to your Maxx, you may get into adding some Trinity Black springs (these are really some heavy weight springs).

But again, sounds like you have a good start on a great hobby.

 

[ERSO_BANKS_NYC_2_FLORIDA]

thank you christian for welcoming me:dance: inexspensive hopups r the only hopups I'm gonna see for a while......:\

 

[Kuma]

My break in session with my first nitro MT was a menace. It came out of the box with the servo set with the throttle wide open, I didn't know it til I started it- the sucker took off and hit my house and I had to disconnect the fuel line to stop it and repositioned the servo arm after looking at ther totary valve. Then the glo ignither battery died (so I suspected), and the engine wouldn't start for days, and I cut my hand while pulling the pullstarter (got blood ALL over the fuel tank and fuel filter and heatsink head!). I hope your break in procedure goes better than mine.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

That engine is awesome it my favorite part of my Maxx. echo Fast Ed: Watch the DVD, read the instructions, watch the DVD, read the instructions. Congrats on the purchase the T-Maxx is all muscle and no fluff you will love it! If you have any trouble or questions feel free top ask as a lot of us have gotten very familiar with every inch of that model.

 

[wdavidhicks]

It's definitely fast out of the box. My mistake was breaking it in on the street instead of a wide-open parking lot. That fifth tank says wide open over three seconds then hold WOT for two seconds more. It was flying when I hit the brakes too hard and sent it cartwheeling. Only bent a lower arm hinge pin a little bit.

The best and cheapest upgrade I bought first was an in-line fuel filter. Some will recommend putting a second on your pressure line from the pipe.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

Originally posted by wdavidhicks


The best and cheapest upgrade I bought first was an in-line fuel filter. Some will recommend putting a second on your pressure line from the pipe.

Not trying to flame but why the hell do you want to put a fuel filter in the exhaust line? There is no fuel transfering through that line. It is just meant for back pressure so the fuel can go out the tank and through the fuel line to the carb properly. It would not help and only hurt you back pressure. If you are trying to "adjust" the amount of back pressure by putting the fuel filter in the exhaust line then the correct way to do that is to shorten or lenghten the exhaust line itself. Who told you that? They were huffin paint.:flamer:

 

[SkyMaxx]

Actually it isn't a bad idea. Have you seen the muck and mire that gets pushed through the pressure line? Take a clean tank of fuel, run the engine for a bit and take a look at the fuel. It will have a new color and some sediment in it. A fuel filter on the pressure line will minimize that. As for it hurting the back pressure, I don't think it would. The fuel filter is used to passing fuel through it...air is not nearly as dense as fuel and would pass through the filter quite readily. The problem would be to check it frequently to make sure the filter isn't loading up with crap and blocking off the air flow.

So...while a lilttle unorthodox, the idea has merit.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

Opinions are like assholes everyone has one. I have never and I mean never seen or heard ANYONE doing this and I am specifically taking about "pro" and "amature" racers rides on and off-road. It might be the next big thing NOT. I have never had a problem with ANY type of junk coming throught my ehaxuast return line and into my gas tank. If you are having that problem you engine is not tuned right because it is "loading up" with fuel and thats dumping out the exhuast port and filling up the pipe (this is a bad thing). Granted air can pass through the fuel filter but you have to admit that it has more resistance passing throught the filter rather than a clear uninterupted fuel line.

 

[FastEddy]

Time to be humbled Humboldt:trout:
Being open to different ideas good or bad is sometimes difficult.

I read an article that had this mod included and my first thoughts were "Why" but if you think about it, it just can't hurt as long as it is kept clean. The article (I'm still looking for it) stated that you should use a clear filter because it needs to be cleaned and checked often.

I haven't had this issue on my Maxx but have found that my XXXNT always has fuel and crap in the pressure line.

O-well..... :flamer: We still like you.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

I still wont buy that idea. I guess I just need to see it used to belive it kind of thing. I am new to this hobby and I dont go out on limbs listening to every idea that comes down the pipe because if I did my rigs probably wouldnt run. I admit I am a sceptic and do not really know enough about it to say yeah or neah and my opinion on the issue to actually hold water. I gauge what I do and what hop-ups I add by what professionals are doing. I figure I dont know enough yet to be experminting with everything and I figure the "pros" are "pros" for a reason and the know ALOT of tricks to improve performance and to take messures to ensure proper running and that why I use them as a bench mark. I just havent seen that one yet so I say dont believe the hype!

 

[SkyMaxx]

All I can say is ouch. I get flamed for voicing an opinion. Hey, wait...that happens all the time.

Humboldtblazer, like it or not it exists and I have seen it used. I just do not advocate it nor do I smack people around who do. As for your comments on tuning, thanks for the suggestions but my rig runs just fine the way I have it and I still have gunk that gets through the pressure line. I ask you where do you get clean exhaust air? Doesn't exist from any combustion engine I know, that is why most have some kind of catalytic converter strapped on (you might know it as a muffler).

So...back at you on the whole opinions are like assholes comment. Might I suggest leaving the flames where they belong.

Also, I am knowledgeable enough to experiment with things and whether or not a pro uses some trick or not is a good idea, but they are not the be all and end all for this hobby.

As for hype, there wasn't any...the new guy just made a comment that some might recommend doing this. He wasn't hyping anything. My remarks were purely observational in nature about how this might provide some benefit.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

Wow sorry to get everyone so touchy this morning. I was saying opinions are like assholes meaning he had one, I had one, and you had one and all of those brown eyes were different right?

I dont know everything and quite the contrary I am learning a lot. Granted I should have held back a little on my first reply leaving room like Ed said "being open to new ideas" I guess my statement should have looked a little like this:

I wouldnt use it because I have never seen it and I am a leary newbie. I also have no problems with any of my engines spitting junk back into the fuel tank but that might be a good idea if you have that problem. Everybody ok with that comment?

I am glad your engine runs great. I could see how my comment was a little harsh but honestly there might be something wrong if a bunch of unused fuel is coming out the pipe and into the tank? can't we agree on that? As for this comment :

I ask you where do you get clean exhaust air? Doesn't exist from any combustion engine I know, that is why most have some kind of catalytic converter strapped on (you might know it as a muffler).

On a real car a fuel pump or pumps are used to deliver fuel so exhaust air is not recycled to be used for fuel tank pressure like on our models. The Catalytic converter was invented in the first place for pollution reasons and does nothing as far as performance is concerend but hinder it. What the Catalytic converter's job is to treat the exhaust before it leaves the car and remove dangerous pollution (gases not unburnt fuel and oil). This is why a lot of "Rice burners"
(modified Honda's) take off their CAT (which is ILLEGAL SO DONT DO IT) to create more HP from their car. And to say you might know it as you muffler! ha nice try at a jab at my intelligence. So are we clear what a CAT converter is and why its on a real car?