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Will this motor work in my Tmaxx

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Quick answer No it will not....UNLESS you buy the extended chassis and beef up the whole driveline and transmission. But if you were going to do that you would be selling yourself short by going with the Axial engine. The Picco Max is a much better choice over the Axial. It is a mid block that was designed to fix a T-maxx or Revo with a special mount. Even though it is only a .26 vs. .28 I think it is a stronger engine in power and WAY better in quality all around. Picco Link #1 Picco link #2
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Is there a more extended chassis and beefier drivetrain than the 3.3? I am not spending over $200 on a nitro engine. I mentioned that already. The reason I picked this motor was because of the price. If the axial won't work I will just rebuild the crappy 3.3 as much as I hate to. It's just a toy to me and it's not worth spending that much on a motor if I don't have to. Thanks for the advice.
 
Yeah you will have to rebuild the 3.3 then. The .28 is a big block engine which is much longer than the .12-.18 sized small block engines. The 3.3 chassis is extended in the front...the aftermarket big block chassis is extended in the rear making the instalation of the bigger engine possible. Also the beefier tranny gears are made by Robinson Racing. Good stuff but a little expensive.
 
You can get a picco 26 for 160 bucks or less if you look around. You'll be bummin with that axial because it'll cost you big to make it work.
I would get any other small/mid block besides a 3.3, dynamite has a .19 that's cheap.

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From your first post: I will buy another redcat before I drop $250 on motor. My 3.3 is toast.

Second post: I am not spending over $200 on a nitro engine. I mentioned that already.
 
The Picco .26's stink, they all leak from the front bearing and run like crap Snd don't hold a tune. A google search confirms this is a wide spread issue.
 
Site has failed to submit more than my first sentence 3 times in row. I'm not typing it all a 4th time. Thanks for advice.
 
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Dude, ok be an un-greatful butthead for us not giving you what you want to hear. You ask WILL THIS WORK? I told you no and why. I gave you other ideas that may work. WTF is your problem with that? I think I covered the bases pretty well with you but that is just not good enough? So it is your POS Axial engine (I have had three...they all sucked) or a rebuild you will have to rebuild. Go find another site...maybe the Traxxas forum retards will miss-inform you with what you want to hear then you can be really pissed off. So at this point you are SOL with your truck. Fix it or deal with it.

Oh yeah go buy another Redcat...lol yeah that's the ticket
 
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(lurking in the corner) I go on vacation for 2 days, sober up, and find the site filled with this crap? Damn. Now I need another drink.
 
I guess I clicked the submit button wrong.

So just because I dont want to spend a third of my paycheck on a new motor I should find a new hobby, wow.

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And yes you did cover the bases very well. and I thanked everyone for the advice. Not sure how that comes off as being an butthead.
 
I think the meaning of your statement was misunderstood. Being a poorboy myself,I can kinda see where you're coming from,you'd rather spend $250 and get a complete vehicle instead of just an engine.

Having said that though,remember that the level of enjoyment is proportionate to the quality of what you buy. Picco engines are good and worth the extra cost over a rebuilt 3.3
 
Racer 1966 said:
I think the meaning of your statement was misunderstood. Being a poorboy myself,I can kinda see where you're coming from,you'd rather spend $250 and get a complete vehicle instead of just an engine.

Having said that though,remember that the level of enjoyment is proportionate to the quality of what you buy. Picco engines are good and worth the extra cost over a rebuilt 3.3
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I'm not for sure what it was, maybe I could have explained it better, who knows. It's not that I would rather just keep buying new vehicles instead of fixing mine. I'm not a poorboy, I'm just a basher and dont feel the need to spend that much on motor to just bash around in the yard and on the track. I dont race competitively. I'm not a good enough driver to run my 3.3 to its full potential on the track so a more powerful motor would be a waste for me. I have a couple friends with redcat short course trucks and they are quite fun on the track and if I did feel the need to spend 200-250 on the hobby I would get one of those. Again thanks for the advice everyone gave, except for the guy that said I should find a new hobby, and I am sorry I chose to rebuild the weak 3.3 instead of buying a superior motor. I didn't come here to argue or piss people off.
 
I have rebuild a couple 3.3's.. I guess I am a glutton for punishment. l.o.l. The only thing I went cheep on was using a reg. conrod instead of the davis deisel conrod.. next time or in a couple weeks, I will be buying a couple of the good conrods.. I honestly like the power out of the 3.3. I have 2 3.3 maxx's and a couple classics one of which has the 3.3. I also have a few red cats in the house.. I would rebuild. the red cats are fun but the maxx trucks are just more fun in my book. This hobby is going to leave you broke at times so that is something you will have to debate yourself is, is it worth the money for you to run nitro.. maybe you would be alittle happier with say something like the slash. electric ease and brushless durable, I know a few people that have went to electric for ease and so they didnt have to mess with nitro motors no more.. personaly If I was able to I would be buying a clock works motor even thought they are PRICEY but I am sure they are worth it.... a rebuild 3.3 will keap u on the track as long as everything else about the motor is still fine.. you can also trade in the old 3.3 at your lhs or buy sending it in to traxxas and you end up with a new engine for about 120. hope this helps.
 
I talked to my lhs guy and he said the piston and sleeve kits just went up in price, around $70. Probably still get them on ebay for $50. i still have my first nitro motor, 2.5R. I really screwed up the break in and it never got more than a quart of fuel through it. Kept breaking down and didn't get a good piston/sleeve seal. I would think that conrod is still just as good as a new one. A guy I work with broke his conrod after 1/2 gallon and he is doing the trade in thing at his lhs. Weird thing is he said his guy told him there are more than one version of the 3.3 motor and they had to order the one for the tmaxx. Can anybody verify this? I think they fed him some crap.
 
Kfarron1 said:
The Picco .26's stink, they all leak from the front bearing and run like crap Snd don't hold a tune. A google search confirms this is a wide spread issue.
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Really? I have one that had a couple of gallons on it when I bought it from another member. I put a gallon through it and still no leaks. Try asking people on here that use them before going to see some random posts from a guy who doesn't know which end of the wrench to use.

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Site has failed to submit more than my first sentence 3 times in row. I'm not typing it all a 4th time. Thanks for advice.
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CheckMyBrain said:
I guess I clicked the submit button wrong.

So just because I dont want to spend a third of my paycheck on a new motor I should find a new hobby, wow.

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And yes you did cover the bases very well. and I thanked everyone for the advice. Not sure how that comes off as being an butthead.
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Axial nitro engines have always been a bit hit or miss in the quality and power departments IMO. Why not save yourself the hassle and actually listen to what people are trying to tell you?????

And btw, RC is my least expensive hobby. I am currently saving money to buy an HF Radio antenna tuner and a new VHF/UHF radio (~$1500) for my vacation later this summer.
 
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hamz9561 said:
Why not save yourself the hassle and actually listen to what people are trying to tell you?????
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What the fiddlesticks is everyones problem here. I have done nothing to get treated like this. I did listen, but just because someone recommends a good motor I should run out and buy it? If you were asking advice on what kind of car to get and someone suggested you buy a lambo or ferrari would you run out and buy it just because they said so. I thanked him for the advice, I am sorry everyone is so butthurt I didn't run out and buy a motor that is more powerful than I need. Why don't you put a jet engine in the car you drive to work? It is way more powerful than the motor you currently have so obviously you shouldn't definitely run out and buy one. The admins can delete my account, apparently if you are not a puppet and do what people say you are not welcome here. Thanks again for the links to the motor, maybe someday when I think my experience level warrants such a motor I will buy one but until then I will run something that is more practical.
 

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