T-Maxx Venting

[irishbrigade]

OK, now that spring is here. I have to ask where do you guys think the best places for air holes in the body of a standard T-Maxx should be? I did a search and only found brief mentioning of people doing it but not where the ideal spots should be located.

I am thinking of making a round hole 3/4" on the passenger side of the windshield and another in the rear window same side. I figure that will would give good air flow to the air filter and let some cooler air get by the cooling fins on the engine.

Any pictures would also be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[NCNitro]

I also like a hole in the windshield directly in front of the cooling head.

 

[Maxx Trooper]

Originally posted by irishbrigade


I am thinking of making a round hole 3/4" on the passenger side of the windshield and another in the rear window same side. I figure that will would give good air flow to the air filter and let some cooler air get by the cooling fins on the engine.

Thanks

what u said is what most people have done. i have a cut in the front window on the passengers side and the cut out in the bed of the truck for the engine cooling head, and thats it.

u might also want to look into the louvers made by RamTech RC www.ramtech-rc.com U can also check out the forum here on the site
https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=71
later

 

[SkyMaxx]

Here is how I vented my basher body for my T-Maxx. The smaller holes help maintain the structural integrity of the shell a little better for those not so pretty rooftop lanings.

 

[TT120]

Here's the front of mine. You can see the hole in the windshield and the ones in the front.

 

[SkyMaxx]

Steer clear of square shaped holes. If you must make a square shaped hole, make certain that the corners are rounded and not an angular cut. The round shape removes the stress and prevents cracks that start at the corners.

 

[Maxx Trooper]

Those holes drilled in the front of ur body reminds me of somethin i seen. it was a mesh grill for lexan bodies. u cut out the grill on ur lexan body, then u took the mesh grill piece and shoe glued it to the inside of the body and it looked so real and it allowed the air in too. the site i found it on www.projectmadmaxx.com but it seems there site is down.

later

 

[irishbrigade]

Thanks for the help! I am going to go with Maxx Troopers approach. I guess the thing that will irk me for a while is the fact that the openings on the passenger side will make the truck not look symmetrical. But hey better to be cool than cook things that cost $ and time.

Also thanks for all the pictures. Being a solo basher really makes glad to have people here to help out.

Thanks

 

[SkyMaxx]

Sometimes you have to sarifice aesthetics for functionality. I drilled my screen with several holes in a symmetrical pattern to get the looks and the function.

Either way works just fine.

 

[Maxx Trooper]

Originally posted by irishbrigade
Thanks for the help! I am going to go with Maxx Troopers approach. I guess the thing that will irk me for a while is the fact that the openings on the passenger side will make the truck not look symmetrical. But hey better to be cool than cook things that cost $ and time.

Also thanks for all the pictures. Being a solo basher really makes glad to have people here to help out.

Thanks

ever watched the show Monk on USA? lol. he is a neat freak, and he has to have everything symmetrical, he had a cut on 1 had and put a band aid on the other hand so it was symmetrical.

back to rc, if u really want to u can cut out the whole front windshield but that will really loose a lot of strength in the body. with me it doesn't matter because i run with a roll cage.

later

 

[TT120]

I glued some screen to the inside of this body. I cut 2 holes in the windshield for better support.

 

[Chevy-SS]

I really like the screen, it would be better lookin' painted black.

 

[Maxx Trooper]

Originally posted by TT120
I glued some screen to the inside of this body. I cut 2 holes in the windshield for better support.

thats what i was talking about except a R/C company sold it as a kit.

later

 

[Rolex]

I agree with the round corners, any way you do it. Run a piece of 1/8 " silver tape down the center of the winshield. Cut out the passenger's side, leaving the corners rounded. DO NOT cut a hole in the back window. That defeats the purpose of the air from the windshield being directed to the lower portion of the engine. The head sticking out of the bed of the truck gets cooled by air being sucked into the vaccuum created by the solid rear window. With the black windshield, the silver tape makes it look like a split windshield, and the hole on the passenger's side doesn't look bad at all.
If you have a dremel, open the grill also. I did that with the Dodge Ram body, and it makes it look and run cooler.

 

[4u2nv]

I think if your going to get "Flow" you have to have some sort of hole in the back. Its like having a window open in your house. If you have just 1 window open, not as much of a breeze comes in. But if you open up a window on each end of the hous it seems to flow through ALOT stronger.

 

[SkyMaxx]

4u2nv, the entire undercarriage of the body is one big hole. While a hole in the front and rear would create airflow across the deck of the body, a hole in the windshield only allows air to be drawn in and forced down onto the base of the engine (as Rolex stated).

As proof of the body airflow issue, I have been running my Savage without a ventilated body. I simply raised the body posts one notch and the engine gets all the air it needs up under the lid.

There are a few ways to accomplish ventilation. Not all of them work, and not all of them are wrong. Some, however, are better than others.