Going to go back and bash at the "play-ground" in the morning with my new paddles on... hopefully I will see better performance than my crawling tires and stock tires give me....
image of summit with paddles: ( more pics)
Last weeks vid at "play-ground" (more vids)
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAyEeUFhIMg
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJBFh...eature=related
Sorry vid was sshhhaaaakkkyyyy - had a hard time recording and driving ( and watching the big dog watch me ...closely) ...
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Thread: Summit with Pro-line 40 Paddles
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08-21-2010 09:02 PM #1RC Qualifier
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Summit with Pro-line 40 Paddles
Last edited by mdlopez1; 08-21-2010 at 09:10 PM.
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08-21-2010 09:06 PM #2RC Champion
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That is wicked, can't wait to see some vids
http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread.php?536733
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08-21-2010 10:16 PM #3RC Qualifier
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I liked the music in part 1. Lol
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08-21-2010 11:29 PM #4
motor and gearing please?? super sick!
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08-21-2010 11:34 PM #5RC Qualifier
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Car is bone stock minus the extra tires I have purchased....
Originally Posted by Gj basher
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08-22-2010 12:34 AM #6RC Champion
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you should try going up a couple teeth on the pinion, with those tires you should be able to get away with at least 16T, but watch your temperature, those tires are high traction/high load. Originally Posted by mdlopez1
http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread.php?536733
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08-22-2010 05:22 AM #7RC Qualifier
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PM REPLY: Q- Why does your summit sit so high? Is it so that you don't rub or what?
A: (wow -thats twice I was asked that Q) Mystery of the day.... I asked that too... everything is stock minus the tires (even spring adjustments from factory....) but it sits real high.... however when I accelerate or brake it squats just the same as everyone else's.... if you look a pictures of it muddy, it squats right back down like others I have seen... but dusty or clean it sits high.
I checked with a local hobby shop/ and some friends we think the springs are goofed... when compressed they feel harder than the other they had in the store... one of my friends swears my suspension seams larger... we just laugh and think he is nuts since it looks the same to everyone else.
we also noticed it's slower on speed but more torque than my friends running similar set-ups.... we tried a tug of war once (and never again - too much damage for not so much fun) they kept saying it takes 2 of their trucks to pull my one... again thats the same guy I mentioned earlier that we think is nuts...Just do it...they make replacement parts.VXL power
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08-22-2010 09:45 PM #8RC Qualifier
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40 series paddles off pede and put on summit... runs great but wheels are so light it tumbles easily on inclines ... the much heavier krawling tires I have kept it wheels down better. much better acceleration and climbing ability... I was able to go way up some of the steep hill sides of loose sand (20-25 feet though hard to tell in vid) that with other tires only did about 5-10 feet
BTW - also posted vid of pede with my "sand racing" set-up... its pretty fast even with a 6 or 7 cell. ( need to replace my shorted 9 cells or go lipo... I miss the all out speed of my pede)
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Summit with paddles vid
Pt1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqLUT...eature=channel
Pt2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UPZ8...eature=channel
Pede- Sand set-up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FvtJ...eature=channel
Action pics
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08-22-2010 11:08 PM #9RC Racer
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Nice looking truck mate. I have a theory why your truck looks so high. New truck where the springs have not settled yet & also small wheels gives an illusion of height between the guards. Here is my Summit with small & large wheels on it. The suspension has not changed.
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08-23-2010 09:14 PM #10RC Qualifier
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Re: Post #8 - Tire weight..
PM Reply: The krawling tires are much heavier....
Krawling tire - 1lbs 9.8oz each
Paddle tire - 10.6 oz each
Pics and vid of "weigh in"
Vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnSfLbhU_z4
Pics:
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08-24-2010 11:26 AM #11
Looks like you might have broke part 5678 in the vid. If you lock your rear diff and one side starts pulling, thats it!
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08-24-2010 09:29 PM #12RC Qualifier
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Originally Posted by markster
Thanks, i will gladly check it when I lube things for maintenance... how could you tell in vid? I did not notice that? I need to watch it again to see if I can see what you saw....
I know I stripped out the rim where the 17mm hex connects but definitely will check that this weekend when I can sit down and do some maintenance... its that time of the month for the full breakdown ...clean and maintain.
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