TractorKid7 HPI Savage Flux HP 5s December Bash

[twotractony]

I was wondering if you break more parts in the cold weather and what upgrades do you have ? Mine seems to be breaking alot lately and I'm trying to figure out why. I have all the standard bashing upgrades but shit keeps breaking really easy. Just swapped out diff gears for Hot Bodies hardened steel gears and now I'm breaking axles? WTF

[krissford100]

Hey i see ur running terra pin tires, i ordered those for my flux too, but how toght is ur slipperclutch, and gearing and so on ?

[TractorKid7]

@krissford100 stock gearing (20t pinion) and slipper locked down

[krissford100]

How are you able to run 5s 2s+3s or what ???

[TractorKid7]

@krissford100 yea a 2s and 3s in series.

[krissford100]

do you have aluminum a arms if so which type???

[TractorKid7]

@krissford100 no, i run rpm arms

[marvo75]

Thanks for the info,gonna buy a flux and 4 packs 2 cell and 3:p

[TractorKid7]

@marvo75 no problem, youll love it!

[marvo75]

Yeah thats what i meant, so both packs you get 20-25 min... So four packs damn near an hour? How long do you have to let the truck cool before tossing in the second set of packs?

[TractorKid7]

@marvo75 yep exactly. id let it cool for maybe 10 minutes.

[marvo75]

So is that 20-25 minutes per pack..

[TractorKid7]

@marvo75 well you run them in series, so theyre run at the same time. so its 20-25 for both

[marvo75]

What battery packs are you running and what run time do you get?

[TractorKid7]

@marvo75 a turnigy 5000mah 2s and 3s in series. usually get 20-25 minutes.

[similian0]

yeeeeaahhhhhh that was awsome! gd use uv tha snow!

[TractorKid7]

@similian0 thanks!

[CrazySnake5000]

hmm let me see the pinion probably died thanks to the standing backflips and nothing against you just want to rant for a sec but the standing backflips are getting old with the fluxs it is like that and not breaking are the selling points but because the truck is supposed to be strong everyone treats em like shit I mean how many times do they just hold the throttle and see what happens witch to me shows lack of skill to me a single backflip with a flawless landing is tons better then 5 1/2 idone

[TractorKid7]

@CrazySnake5000 lol im sure the standing backflips arent exactly good for the truck but i seem to break more parts jumping, like what happened to the pinion in this vid.

[007FILBO]

Nice paint job on that shell,think ive seen it somewhere before..lol

Hey check out my new vid appropriatly titled best rc video of 2011 =)

[TractorKid7]

@007FILBO thanks. yea i painted that lid over a year ago for my stampede. ok i will

[CODYtheHITMAN]

im getting a savage flux in febuary, what are some good uprades to do first?

[TractorKid7]

@CODYtheHITMAN hardened steel drive gear is a must. thats the only thing i can really think of that u need to do right away, just make sure the wheel nuts are on tight and put threadlock on the set screw on the pinion gear. other than that id just upgrade as u break stuff, its a real strong truck even stock.

[CODYtheHITMAN]

@TractorKid7 ok thanks i think when i break the part il upgrade it, but i cant wait lol, iv been whatching more and more vids and i want it so bad

[fluxful]

nice video man, i love the terra pins ;-)

[TractorKid7]

@fluxful thanks!

[everythingboy13]

sick man great vid.. how do you stripppppp a steel gear. omg idk. but hollly crapo that is rediculous that .that thing can do backflips on flat.. hahahha very very very very very cooool vid..

[TractorKid7]

@everythingboy13 thanks!

[RapidFlux92]

hows that novak mod 1 pinion gears holding up???? the hpi mod 1 pinion gears are always strippiing out on me. =/

[TractorKid7]

@RapidFlux92 skip to 2:35 lol

[RapidFlux92]

@TractorKid7 oh lol I didn't catch that lmao. that sux dude. I don't know why the pinion gears are always stripping on the flux. its gets annoying and expensive. =/

[TractorKid7]

@RapidFlux92 yea ik what u mean. im gonna try an rcmonster extra hardened steel pinion and see how that works.

[TheOttolikesrccars]

@TractorKid7 nice vid ! did you waterproof anything ?

[TractorKid7]

@TheOttolikesrccars thanks! nahh, rx is already pretty protected and the mmm esc is water resistant from the factory. i wasnt too worried lol.

[TheOttolikesrccars]

@TractorKid7 hmm ... the esc of my flux got water inside and so my whole car went straightaway into the next wall lol

[TractorKid7]

@TheOttolikesrccars ahah wow. theres always a chance of problems but im usually willing to take it lol.

[95666]

awesome! that little break dance at 0:36 was badass! cool u got into the snow a little bit, and damn! thats 5s? haha that camera takes a beating. what tooth pinion was that? and that sux it stripped. perfect song, sweet vid!

[TractorKid7]

@95666 thanks! yup 5s lol. that was a novak 20t pinion.

[95666]

@TractorKid7 that looked insane for 5s lol, must be those new tires.

[TractorKid7]

@95666 yea it feels like it used to on 6s.

[thewaltman2009]

Yeah!!, love the body, sucks about your pinion though, never seen that happen before

[TractorKid7]

@thewaltman2009 thanks, yea seeing half the pinion missing was a new one for me too lol.

[rcfreak363]

yeah i know. maybe some time. what do you use?

[TractorKid7]

@rcfreak363 turnigy 5000mah batts from hobbyking(dot)com

[rcfreak363]

@TractorKid7 ah the ones i was goiing to go for. i priced out 2 of those with a charger for $67

[TractorKid7]

@rcfreak363 thats pretty good, lipo prices have come wayy down even since i went lipo 2 years ago.

[rcfreak363]

@TractorKid7 yeah lol i still may. but idk how is your run time with those?

[TractorKid7]

@rcfreak363 20-30 mins depending on how i drive

[rcfreak363]

@TractorKid7 that should be long enough. probably would last longer with the 4 pole motor?

[TractorKid7]

@rcfreak363 maybe, idk ive never used a 4 pole before.

[rcfreak363]

@TractorKid7 neither have I :)

[rccarsrule1000]

this looks like more fun then then my 1/16 e revo lol

[TractorKid7]

@rccarsrule1000 haha yea i like my savvy way more than my merv

[rccarsrule1000]

the camra qualta looked bad

[TractorKid7]

@rccarsrule1000 lol this cam doesnt do as well when its darker out. still pretty good quality though

[rcfreak363]

lol you put that body to use. i got my wheely king going with brushless today. need new batteries :( they aren't good enough. also snowed at my house today lol.

[TractorKid7]

@rcfreak363 yea haha. sweet u should get some lipos lol

[rcfreak363]

@TractorKid7 i really want to but i really dont feel like soldering any more lol

[TractorKid7]

@rcfreak363 thats no excuse lol. just get some with the right connectors on them already

[rcfreak363]

@TractorKid7 those are the expensive ones lol. plus i need a charger. im thinking about getting some cheap traxxas 7 cells from ebay.

[TractorKid7]

@rcfreak363 lol lipo power is a ton better though