What did you do to your Maxx Truck today?

[Cwt622]

I bashed it.. HARD

[Sniffin' Nitro]

Me too

[kuskye25]

I cleaned mine really really good, and shelf'ed it, i have alot more new rc projects going on to worry about my tmaxx....

new chopper, new nitro monster truck, and new nitro buggy

[2wdslasher]

Installed some skid plates and chassis braces

[tatsuvw]

Mine sat as I stripped another spur gear.... I hate the mesh. if I am not stripping plastic spur gears I am stripping clutch bells with my steal spur

[holeyguy66]

nothing still waiting on parts

[Monte_1977]

Looked it over to see where I'm gonna start with the hop ups and upgrades. Thinkin about starting with the chassis first then going on from there. Looking to go all out with hop ups.

[Cwt622]

Bump Bump Bump

[doubleshocker]

Switched fuels at the suggestion of the LHS to run cooler. Took several hours of tinkering with the HSN, LSN, Idle to get the new fuel to start combusting properly. Now she runs smooth and cool. No more melting the glow plugs.

[FFnTX]

Took T-Maxx for a ride in the fire engine

[08kgraves]

Mine sat as I stripped another spur gear.... I hate the mesh. if I am not stripping plastic spur gears I am stripping clutch bells with my steal spur

are you using hardend clutch bells? it will do that over and over again even with perfect mesh. i recomend going back to plastic spurs to be honest with you.

[1979chevy.]

I let mine collect some more dust on the shelf

[08kgraves]

i looked over at mine sitting in the closet and remembered the E-clips i need to put back on that came up missing at the end of fall. maybe ill let it get a little warmer and bust her out along with my slayer pro.

[1979chevy.]

Still cold where you are Graves? Shoot, it's 75 currently where I abide in the Southern states.

[08kgraves]

well its ohio man, the weather is super unpredictable here. last week on monday we got hit with a snow storm. was there for about 3 days and about 6" of snow, 2 days before that it was in the 50's. this week its inthe 60's so far and is supposed to stay in the 60's but its raining off and on to. so ill wait a little longer lol.

[1979chevy.]

I hear you, well hope you get some nicer temps. I haven't had any RC out for a while.

[08kgraves]

temps in the 60's or higher are plenty good for me, i just need the consistant weather is all lol.

[Kyleb]

Hit a car and snapped a bulkhead and other stuff rpm a arms held good, but transferred the impact to the bulkheads

[Cwt622]

Took T-Maxx for a ride in the fire engine

Haha! i love it!

[jeradblocker]

Found that I had broke they front left shaft pulled it apart and also found the bulk head was broke so Saturday going tp LHS to get a new set of bulk heads.

[MAXXSTANG3706]

Put my EZ start back on and reinstalled the front end, just need to get the skit plate on. Going to my local track tomorrow to have the guys down there help me break it in. Oh and I'm buying Tekno Rc 3.3 axle carriers with the 8mm stubs. Then I gotta wait til I get 3.3 toe links and wheel shafts

[Cwt622]

Doesn't wanna start this morning.. it's cold here.

[EField13082]

Bashed my 3.3, was awesome and it is running like a dream now. 2.5 still having some tranny related issues... but we will get there!!!

[08kgraves]

well thinking about pulling the maxx out and atleast putting the missing e clips on it. no shoe goo to keep them from coming back off though. and i need to look over my tires before i taker her out on anything not a smooth dirt track.

[08kgraves]

bumpy bump bump bump...................................


pulled the maxx out to install all my missing e-clips to possibly get it running soon. cant do much with my tire options right now though. because i dont want to ruin my race tires.............. so wish i would have put the set of old chevron tires on that were barely glued to the wheels instead of the ones i spent hours ungluing, cleaning old glue off, taping, and then regluing. i guess im debating if i want to go through that again so i have tires to run on............. or wait and get some beadlock wheels which are also 17mm like my race tires.

[guardog]

Dreamed about it as my new 3.3 on old 4910 model is sitting at Traxxas wating to be replaced. Think I got a bum engine. Traxxas is on the ball and offered to replace since it was new on their "power up" program

[srbecker]

I cut out the passenger side windshield and rear window to allow better air flow past the engine, re-applied locktite to some screws that came loose, tuned it for the warmer temps, and went off a 4 foot ramp for my first jump ever and landed on the lid only to find out, nothing broke! Amazing!

[2wdslasher]

Installed some Big Bore shocks

[tatsuvw]

I stripped mine down. Decided to sell my T and just keep my E so I moved all the upgrades to the E.

[TheBoss35]

I had my first bash session. Im new to nitro and bought a 3.3 tmaxx Saturday and today is the first time I've been able to get it runnin. I was gonna take it to the hobby store closest to me (100 miles away) this weekend buti managed to get it runnin and it was a blast. Built a ramp inmy backyard and had a good bash session. However it kept stalling every few minutes when I would be driving slow or idling. Any suggestions?

[08kgraves]

I had my first bash session. Im new to nitro and bought a 3.3 tmaxx Saturday and today is the first time I've been able to get it runnin. I was gonna take it to the hobby store closest to me (100 miles away) this weekend buti managed to get it runnin and it was a blast. Built a ramp inmy backyard and had a good bash session. However it kept stalling every few minutes when I would be driving slow or idling. Any suggestions?

question 1: did you do your break in procedure properly?
question 2: did you leave it at the stock fuel settings or did you tune it after your break in was done?

if not then you need to tune it. which is what it sounds like to me

[skriii]

Took mine out today. Tried starting it but it wouldnt start. The plug was good so i inspected further and saw that the header was wet. Turned the ez start on and saw fuel spewwing out from the top of where the header meets the block. It has a new gasket so i guess its break down time. You gotta love nitro

[TheBoss35]

I did the break in as instructed by the manual but when I went to start it today it wouldn't start so I richened the idle and the needles And it started and I readjusted the Lsn and idle and did my best with tuning the hsn. I would rather it run rich since I'm not tryin to race just tryin to bash and have fun

[08kgraves]

running rich can be harmeful just like running lean can.
you need to do a full tune for performance and then just richen the hsn a hair more to be safe.
explain in detail how your tuning your lsn and hsn and when and ill see how much i can help you out man. do you have a temp gun?

[TheBoss35]

I tuned my lsn with the pinch method and have the hsn as high as it goes(now thinking this isn't a good idea). I have the idle set to where it doesn't move forward in idle. Been tuning after highspeed runs like the book says. I don't have a temp gun yet. No lhs where I live (a small college town) so I'll be getting one in a week or two when I go back to my hometown where I got the truck. I'm new to this so any help with the hsn tuning is greatly appreciated.

[08kgraves]

ok, are you tuning the lsn with pinch test with it just sitting there? or after a high speed run as well? i used to do it wrong thinking just sitting there was right but you need to do your pinch test after a high speed run as well.

for the hsn since you dont have a temp gauge you need to watch your smoke trail more than anything. as long as you have smoke when your going all out at the top of second gear your good. and by as high as it goes do you mean open which is turning it counter clockwise, or closed as in clockwise? if you have it all the way counter clockwise i would bet 99.9% that your to rich and its flooding the engine not allowing it to go to second gear. which is why you had to lean it to start it as well. start with your lsn flush and your hsn 4 turns out and retune from there watching your smoke trails. 4 turns is pretty rich and mostly for break in so you shouldnt be more than that really unless your driving in extreme cold conditions.

[TheBoss35]

Sorry for being a noob but when you say 4 turns out do you mean 4 turns out from all the way as far as it goes counter clockwise? And yes I did the Lsn after a high speed run. Top end seems good with blue smoke comin out. My problems is it cutting off when idling or going slow

[08kgraves]

turn the needle all the way clockwise until it bottoms out, then slowly turn the needle 4 turns counter clockwise from there. what times were you getting for the lsn on the pinch test? by counting 1 mississippi 2 mississippi and so on? if your hsn is to high which all the way counter clockwise is, it can still flood on low speed. if you suddenly mash the throttle does it go instantly? does it bog and try to stall or actually stall? if you slowly ease on the throttle does it get up to speed fine at the same time? these are sympoms of a needle allowing to much fuel by to quick.

[TheBoss35]

3 mississippi on the Lsn. From what you're describing it seems like I'm to rich so when I get it out tomorrow I'll work on that. Thanks for all your help man

[08kgraves]

no problem, good luck and hope you get it going good. i think im going to pull my two rc's out and play some tomorrow as well.