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thought i would do some before and after pics of the merv,, Gonna do some cosmetic upgrades along with going thru the diffs, rebuilding the shocks, changing up the wheels and tires (thanks for the help HPI-GUY).....will take some progress pics as i go. Hopefully with the new charger and upgrades i will be having some fun in a week or so.

Bone stock except the shocks.

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mine are leaking like a sift, and it had silicone between them and the skid plates
 
waiting on parts........trust me I'm more anxious that a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
 
not been in storage,its my first electric and i just now bought a charger for it.
 
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The good thing about the mERV is that they don't require a lot of regular maintenance.
 
HMMMMM cookies!!!!!! :hehe: I'm looking forward to getting it going, i was able to run one 2s pack thru it and it was a blast, hopefully by the end of the week ill have all my parts for it and have a little fun with it,
 
I too just got a MERV and it is my first RC car in awhile. Had a Duratrax car about 7 or 8 years ago but didn't stick with it. I also am looking at upgrade parts. Can you list what you have coming? So far I have an second stock battery and the series cable, a heatsink, and wheelie bar installed. I also just got a center diff for it but want to wait a little while before putting it in so I can tell the difference better. I have a couple 2s lipos and a couple 3s lipos in the mail and hope to get those soon.
 
Just tires, wheels, and some rpm items,for now, will most likely order a few more 2s batteries, and I still need to buy a soldering station and some deans plugs.

As for recommended upgrades, rpm arms rpm bumpers,a good shock set, just for starters.
 
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I know you can't run 2s or 3s lipos in seriers in the MERV but can you run them in parallel for longer run times? I plan to switch all my batteries and ESC to XT60 plugs because that is what I use on my planes. Makes it easier when charging if they are all the same plug.

I want to add the RPM bumper and arms but need to wait a little before spending too much more money. I also just ordered a Hitec x4 4 port charger because I have 1 charger at this time and between my car, planes, and heli I am going to be charging non stop.

A tip on the deans plugs, you can get them cheap at www.hobbyking.com. They are not "Deans" but work just as well. I was using those on all my batteries but don't like how the male plug's connectors aren't covered for my lipos. I store a couple together in a lipo safe bag and worry that something would get shorted out while moving around. but either way Hobby King is a good place to order parts like that if you are not in a big hurry. They come from China.
 
Matthew62024 said:
A tip on the deans plugs, you can get them cheap at www.hobbyking.com. They are not "Deans" but work just as well. I was using those on all my batteries but don't like how the male plug's connectors aren't covered for my lipos. I store a couple together in a lipo safe bag and worry that something would get shorted out while moving around.
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The female plug goes on the battery packs. ;) They're recessed too, so that's not an issue.
 
i'm still hoping to join the Merv club, as soon i sell off a few more things so i can pay for one! looks good man ! keep us updated !
 

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