Just got a E MAXX!!

[TWOCANE]

Got me a E MAXX 3906 who can give me some info on them? Speed, power, wheelies, handling and swaping to brushless ETC..... {pros and cons)....Thanks Guys,
Wayne

 

[TWOCANE]

Now I get to build this!! I am going brushless.

It was hard saying by to my Monster...But any body have any hop ups F/S or wanting to get rid of for shipping.?

 

[Rolex]

The Emaxxs are wheelie machines. Did you sell the T?

 

[Brushlessboy]

Put some 7.2v lipos in them, FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES ONLY, (borrow them if you dont have them) and you will see what the 550's can do. Single brushless is an easy fitted kit, and you can fit 1 brushless motor, and it will be alot better, and will only break with serious driving.
To be honest a good start is throw the EVX 2 speedie away and fit a Novak speedie (brushed or brushless..... The speedie figures out what you've got and adapts) or whichever one Traxxas use in their 16.8v Emaxx, and put 2 8.4v batteries in it. They go hard enough to break them.

 

[TWOCANE]

no, traded it. I no I have alot in the T but I want to hop up the E. Go brushless , the best thing is I dont have to tune buy GP and fuel. But I will get another nitro M/T. OH and my son is scared of my nitro.

 

[TWOCANE]

EVX 2 speedie away and fit a Novak speedie , and those are what?

 

[CharliesTheMan]

You will get a lot more runtime and power out of the brushless setup. Also, there's not much maintenance as opposed to changing brushes, etc... I'm bout to buy an E-Maxx to build for my girlfriend, they're nice trucks.

EVX 2 speedie away and fit a Novak speedie , and those are what?

He's talking about the Electronic Speed Control, the thing that the battery is plugged into, square, mounted on chassis with wires going to the motors.

 

[TWOCANE]

So with the same motors I can just change the speed control.? whats the best way to make this thing fast?

 

[abadk9420]

The best way to make that e maxx fast is do what i did and get a Novak HV brushless ESC with 6.5 motor or if you want to go faster then get it with the 4.5 motor a little less run time but alot more speed http://www.teamnovak.com/products/esc/3220hv_esc/index.html I curently have the 6.5 set up and you can run dual 6 or 7 cell packs in it, one thing you will want to replace are the trany gears with these i keep eating idler gears and these should solve my problem http://www.rcrockcrawling.com/index.php? cPath=69_79&osCsid=106eff78032975aee607915759d12a3d other upgrades i would make are big bore shocks and aluminum bulkheads I personally have mine set up to go just about any where with spools front and rear with Moab XL tires and bead lock wheels I can drive it fast and jump it or crawl over stuff nice and slow have fun the upgrades are endless...

 

[TWOCANE]

couldnt I get the new e maxx tranny?

 

[TWOCANE]

will the 16.8 ESC fit in my rig? and the tranny?

 

[rckid91]

esc are fairly universal the tranny I'm not sure i dont know emaxx but electrics are all pretty common in the esc field and you should be aqble to put any esc u want

 

[Lessen]

Cool deal bud. I just got the E-Maxx I bought for my wife today as well. I got it used and aside from a tore up body it's pretty darn nice. I've never seen a stock E-Maxx go so it's sort of new for me too.

 

[TWOCANE]

yhea I need a manual, it is something I can plug and play. I am modding it a bit. Then get another nitro.But for now This is my main RC.

 

[abadk9420]

the new 16.8 trany will not work in the old e maxx different chassis and bolt pattern here is a pic of my E MAXX https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6020&d=1207435896 ...and you can click this link to get a manual and exploded views for the e maxx http://www.traxxas.com/products/electric/emaxx/trx_emaxx_views.htm

 

[TWOCANE]

thanks for the info and the manual. On the Traxxas page they have the 3905 and not the 3906 anymore.

 

[abadk9420]

http://www.traxxas.com/products/electric/emaxx/trx_emaxx_views.htm#manual try this link its the first manual but the exploded views show you how it all goes to gether...if you have any other questions I can probly help I have had my max scince befor they went wide and i'm actully running prolines wide maxx kit which is basicly what traxxas went to...

 

[TWOCANE]

what is the fastest mode for this e maxx and how do you set it?? I looked at what you sent me but I want to make sure.

 

[abadk9420]

are you running the stock ESC EVX2 set up with 2 6 cell packs.

 

[TWOCANE]

yhea, it is all stock. How can I get the most out of what I have? And I am use to no reverse, if that matters. I thought it said something about setting it up without reverse, I am wanting performance.

Is it something about holding the throttle back while having a light on?