New Engine & Tranny Installed! Pics! (D.U.W.)

[SeventyMach1]

Well ... kinda, lol. Made you look. Forgot those of you who were into nitro stuff ... but those of you who are can relate. This is truely a VERY fun hobby. Just like the Stang ... only on a smaller scale, lol.


On a MAXX 2.5 truck. I just installed a new O.S. .18TM engine. Traxxas 3.3 transmission (tired of rebuilding the 2.5 tranny). Removed Opti-Drive system. 3.3 disc brakes. TRX A/M header. Tuned pipe. Hi-Tech steering servo (metal gears). New 3.3 throttle linkages. New fuel lines. I removed my aftermarket on-board temp. gauge .... and picked up an infared temp. gun for more accurate readings. Still using stock clutch and flywheel.

Also gonna pick up a forward-only conversion. And upgrade the driveshafts using a couple modified REVO halfshafts. This thing is gonna scream!!!


Going to spend a couple hours tomorrow breaking the engine in and tweaking the carburetor. Working on an F-250 body at the moment. Here are some current progress pics ...

 

[Nik_95Cobra]

That's wicked man!

 

[juiced_94gt]

I need one of those...would you recoment a car or truck??? i think truck would be more fun as it can go anywhere

 

[SeventyMach1]

Truck. They can go just as fast as most cars. Except they can do it on OR off road.


I'm gonna take this thing down to the 1/8th mile track eventually and see what it will do. 60' time will be insane!

 

[1TallMF]

Good lord, thats awsome stuff!
I don't know much about them, but I thought the nitro cars didn't use a spark plug, but rather a glow plug Looks like there is a sp wire going to it on yours...
But yeah, I bet that thing goes like snot

 

[SeventyMach1]

You are correct Stephane! Kinda like a diesel.


The wire you are seeing is for the Traxxas EZ Start system (electric starter). It sends a charge to the glow plug to heat it up for starting.


Most others you see do not have this. Most are pull start and you have to use a hand held ignitor for starting.

 

[Bosko5.0]

I was thinking of getting into that stuff but my mustang takes all the money.

 

[The Green GT]

I was thinking of getting into that stuff but my mustang takes all the money.

same here. Looks fun though.

 

[SeventyMach1]

I finally got this beast broken in and running. OMG this thing screams. I can't keep the front wheels on the ground! I'm gonna relocate some stuff on the truck to try to keep it down.


Over the last several days I installed a forward-only kit, upgraded driveshafts, failsafe, pull start conversion, and new A-arms.


I need to make a video for you guys to check out. This thing is FUN.

1.6HP @ 29,000 rpm's. Oh, and yes ... it turns alot higher than that, too!

 

[Nik_95Cobra]

Ha that's crazy, looking forward to the vid!

 

[MysteryMachine]

looks cool. I know nothing about them though

 

[vp6799]

That's an awesome setup you got there.

I just finished up my HPI Savage and my Ofna 1/8th scale buggy.
The savage got a 1.5" chassis extension and a Mach 26 engine (2.75hp at 30k rpms), Beadlock wheels, and a 3 speed tranny.

The buggy got a ported and polished picco .12 engine. This thing is faster than my savage...lol

Now i'm looking into building a tube chassis rock crawler with a 17" wheel base. That should be fun...

 

[SeventyMach1]

Sweet! Glad to see another hobbyist on this. I like Savage's. My brother-in-law races one. He has around $1500 in it. Do you have any pics?



Tomorrow evening I am going to be racing my brother. He has a 3.3 T-Maxx RTR. I keep telling him ... just because he has a larger engine does not mean he will beat me. I think I am going to slaughter him. I can't get mine to shift at the right RPM's ... so I just need to adjust my shift points a little.




For those of you that said you don't know much about them .... I didn't either. That's why I got one. Pretty much ... take your Mustang and crash it into a Weed Eater factory. The result will be a nitro truck/car. These things are MUCH like regular cars on a small scale.

 

[vp6799]

For the guys that said they know nothing about this. "GO GET ONE"

These things are so much freakin fun, but also are a money pit if you don't watch yourself. I've got about $1500 into my savage. My buggy is stck except for the motor, and I just picked up a helicopter.

They can go pretty quick also. I had an HPI Super Nitro that got clocked at 67 mph by a police friend of mine. That run also made me some money in bets.

 

[vp6799]

Sweet! Glad to see another hobbyist on this. I like Savage's. My brother-in-law races one. He has around $1500 in it. Do you have any pics?



Tomorrow evening I am going to be racing my brother. He has a 3.3 T-Maxx RTR. I keep telling him ... just because he has a larger engine does not mean he will beat me. I think I am going to slaughter him. I can't get mine to shift at the right RPM's ... so I just need to adjust my shift points a little.




For those of you that said you don't know much about them .... I didn't either. That's why I got one. Pretty much ... take your Mustang and crash it into a Weed Eater factory. The result will be a nitro truck/car. These things are MUCH like regular cars on a small scale.

Here's some pics:

side by side comparision with a stock savage:
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Buggy:

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This is the only pic I have left of the Super Nitro:

The rest of the pics are here: Click here for pics

 

[Venom351R]

1/8 mile times please

 

[WHITE94COBRA]

I bought a jato a few month's back, and it's soooooo fast, my little RC10 gt is no match for it, but my old t-max is still a blast to drive through everything.

 

[vp6799]

I bought a jato a few month's back, and it's soooooo fast, my little RC10 gt is no match for it, but my old t-max is still a blast to drive through everything.

Aren't these things a blast.. I started with an HPI Nitro Rush and just kept going without a break...LOL

Anyone see the supercharger and nitrous kits for these yet??? I am almost tempted to get one for the buggy.

 

[milewsky80]

I had a traxxas nitro stampede. Ran it to hell and back, bought the .15 engine for it when they first came out and barely used it. Sold it for probably a quarter of what I spent.

 

[vp6799]

I had a traxxas nitro stampede. Ran it to hell and back, bought the .15 engine for it when they first came out and barely used it. Sold it for probably a quarter of what I spent.

That's the only ****ty part. If you wanna sell it all, you have to part it out to make most of your money back. If you sell it complete, your gonna loose alot of money.