aluminum tranny case

[Deputy Dog]

Any thoughts or recommendatons?

Dave

[KrAzY-JATO #1]

costs ALOT and you dont need one :)

[2IS]

I got one and I love it. I broke my stock one in a crash and decided to go aluminum. I like the fact that it acts like a giant heatsink for the motor.

http://www.neweramodels.com/item.cgi?part_id=9105

[aramid]

It's quite expensive, and you genuinely don't need one; the stock case is cheap to replace and does its job quite nicely. There are benefits to the aluminum case, though. Screws thread properly into aluminum, and everything is held rigidly where it should be. You add weight, but you add it in exactly the right place. And yes, your motor runs quite a bit cooler.

The most common choice seems to be the Fast Lane Machine offering (http://www.fastlanemachine.com/PublicPortal/ElectricProducts/Slash/tabid/105/Default.aspx). An added benefit of this choice is that it's available with 4° of rear toe-in, which wears your tires out a bit faster but offers greatly increased stability under power.

[Garret Sheld]

all it is doing is adding extra weight at a place that dosnt need it

[AMZ]

I have three of them from Neu era, they work GREAT.
Motors run much cooler ,my brushless Novaks went from 150 degrees to 90 degrees.
Run times are improved, motors will last longer ,bearings last longer, there are certainly tolerance advantages as well.
I think think they are about $60 each , and come with bearings[same size].

[2IS]

Bummer, mine didn't come with bearings.

[aramid]

all it is doing is adding extra weight at a place that dosnt need itYou've never wished you had more traction? Adding weight increases traction, particularly when the extra weight is right over the wheels. As an added bonus, adding weight in that location doesn't change the handling or jumping characteristics of the car at all, for the same reason Formula 1 cars have their engines in the middle - the moment of inertia of the car isn't affected by the extra mass.

And, of course, there are still the other benefits mentioned in this thread; motors run much cooler, additional toe-in is available, and screwing together a well-crafted block of aluminum feels so much more special and precise than screwing together a squishy chunk of plastic.

[Cainam]

I got one of the FLM cases for free from a guy that wanted to run R.P.M. arms in his Rustler. The FLM version doesn't allow R.P.M. arms to fit. I put the case in my Bandit, and I LOVE IT!!! The more precise alignment of the gears, and the more rigid setup really does allow more efficient power transfer. Definately noticable.

I would say that a good (i.e. NOT one from Integy) aluminum trans case is a real working upgrade, it is just a matter of weather it is worth the $60 or so if to you if you have to buy one.

[AMZ]

Bummer, mine didn't come with bearings.

I could be wrong about that, it has been about 4 months since I installed them. At the same time , I ordered other new transmission parts from them.

I DO remember 100% , that they [Neu Era] were very pleasant to deal with.

All the stock components ,bumper-motor gaurd-a arms bolted right back on with no fitting issues.

[2IS]

I too was very impressed with the new era design. Like you said, all the stock components bolted and lined right up with the tranny case using the stock screws.

[aggie rustler]

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh52/cptxaggie/IMG_0085.jpg

I like the aluminum case I have in my Rusty. The Hot Racing transmission (http://www.hot-racing.com/?partnumber=TE1206&c=415) case has the added advantages of having a built in heat sink, you do not have to remove the transmission to replace the slipper shaft and RPM arms fit without any modification (after pic was taken).

However, it do not have any rear toe and it is not listed on their Slash page, I would assume it would fit.