I'm back in the game again - Chitown R/C - Chicago's Largest RC Car and Truck Community

bandit · (#1 (**permalink**))

Well thursday night thanks to the taxman, I was able to purchase myself an E-Maxx and another RC18T (to replace my Bandit edition one I sold). Well I new what to expect from the RC18T, but the E-Maxx really rocks. It is fast and nothing seems to be able to stop it. I had to make adapters for the ESC, since all my batteries have deans plugs on them, and I didn't want to change the EVX esc plug until the the warrenty runs out. So I'm the two 3800's and they last quite a while. And with the Spekturm DX-3 radio no glitches and smooth shifting into second gear. I can't wait to start upgrading this guy, and since almost all Maxx parts will work on all Maxxs I can make this truck into something undrestructable.

Ponch · (#2 (**permalink**))

Cool! What body color? Pics?

bandit · (#3 (**permalink**))

I got the blue, I still have to upload my pics from the camera. Only if I had $200 extra, I could gotten the 3.3 TMaxx too, I guess I have to wait till summer.

kevinF · (#4 (**permalink**))

sweet

bandit · (#5 (**permalink**))

Well here are a few pics of the E-Maxx and RC18T. Still stock but give me a few months

RC18T

Traxxas_Junkee · (#6 (**permalink**))

Nice! The E-Maxx is super fun, I wish I still had mine.

bandit · (#7 (**permalink**))

Even though this will be in the future, but I'm debating when I start upgrading my E-Maxx if I should go all like RPM, or aluminum, or a happy mix of the two. The only thing I know for sure is that I will be goin brushless with it.

Ponch · (#8 (**permalink**))

I would go aluminum bulks, and the rest RPM. Traxxas_Junkee has an all RPM one and it's very durable even with the stock bulks.

Traxxas_Junkee · (#9 (**permalink**))

Yup, on my Maxx, the only thing that i have ever broke are the bulks skidplate and a few axel carriers, but the stock ones are going to be replaced with RPM ones soon.

kevinF · (#10 (**permalink**))

yeah get all rpm arms, and get rpm bulkhead braces(they say these help the stock bulks from breaking)......if you keep breaking the bulks then get integy aluminum bulks, I know I know everyone says intejunk, butI have had these and bashed them for 8 months and ran almost full wot into a tree and they dont show any sign of bending or cracking. also the integy are a little cheaper for front and rear.

bandit · (#11 (**permalink**))

Well it was bound to happen, but was out having fun with the Emaxx and I cut a turn to wide and nailed my mailbox dead on at full throttle. But luckily only thing that was broken was the left front A-arm. I felt so dumb. But it got me to order some RPM arms from Tower. Hobbytown didn't have enough instock, and Al's didn't have the black ones. I wanted the black, because the body I have planned for it. But tomorrow I will run to HobbyTown and pickup a set of stock arms, so I can take it to my uncles track (he just finished it). Well here it a picture of the wound.

So I guess this is the begining of the upgrading process.

Ponch · (#12 (**permalink**))

Ouch....You got lucky.

rocco79 · (#13 (**permalink**))

yeah, atleast it was just an arm

bandit · (#14 (**permalink**))

Well I started to repair the Emaxx with some stock a-arms until my RPM arms arrive. Well when dissambling the front end, I found the lower arm was cracked, and the hinge pins where bent. So looks like I'm off to Hobbytown again tomorrow. Here are some more pictures.

BottledBeast · (#15 (**permalink**))

thats why i bought a lst2...i got tired of breaking arms and bending pins on my maxx

Traxxas_Junkee · (#16 (**permalink**))

You shouldn't have to buy new pins, just put those in a vice to straighten them out, just watch for the threads at the top.