I got a smokin deal on an Associated DR-10 the other day on A Main. It got delivered today.
First impressions: it looks great. Love it. I’m glad I got a good deal on it though. The ESC looks pretty weak. Looks like maybe 14 ga leads for the motor and the battery. The leads that are soldered to the motor are visibly larger. I cut the T plug off and soldered on an IC5 to work with my batteries. Gonna run it like it is for a bit. I will not be surprised if I pop that little ESC. Everything else seem pretty quality. I put it up on my setup stand and everything looked pretty good. Mad a tiny toe adjustment and that was all it really needed.
First mods will probably be stiffening up the diff a bunch and some shock tuning once I get to make a few passes and see how it handles. Most likely step up the pinion a few teeth too. If I do pop the ESC I’ll probably replace it with a castle. I’ve been really happy with the one I put in my Slash/Porsche.
Mini-Z Rubicon for scale
First impressions: it looks great. Love it. I’m glad I got a good deal on it though. The ESC looks pretty weak. Looks like maybe 14 ga leads for the motor and the battery. The leads that are soldered to the motor are visibly larger. I cut the T plug off and soldered on an IC5 to work with my batteries. Gonna run it like it is for a bit. I will not be surprised if I pop that little ESC. Everything else seem pretty quality. I put it up on my setup stand and everything looked pretty good. Mad a tiny toe adjustment and that was all it really needed.
First mods will probably be stiffening up the diff a bunch and some shock tuning once I get to make a few passes and see how it handles. Most likely step up the pinion a few teeth too. If I do pop the ESC I’ll probably replace it with a castle. I’ve been really happy with the one I put in my Slash/Porsche.
Mini-Z Rubicon for scale