- Wed May 17, 2017 1:36 am
#145741
I have had this thing for about 4 years now and the kid always enjoyed driving it. But now that he is older it's still fun to drive but it's definitely showing its age. I bought it used and replaced the dying battery with a 12v 18ah one that would last a decently long time (among other minor fixes).
So now I want it to run faster. I have been reading these forums for hours and the only thing I know is that I don't know exactly what to get. I want to go the 18V route so here are my guesses at what I need.
HPI Racing 1145 Gt 550 Motor / Traxxas 1585 Titan Marine 550 Motor / Duratrax 550 Size Motor (which best handles 18V?)
Pinion (teeth/size?)
Motor heatsink
redo all wiring with 10AWG wiring
6v 12ah batteries - 3 wired in serial
replace gearbox as its going (no idea what to get here)
something to indicate the power remaining as I'm sure the stock one will be inaccurate now (not necessary though)
would also like to replace the gas pedal with a gradual one if it's not too big a hack.
The plastic tires started to wear through so I cut up old bike tires and screwed them on. I'm not against replacing these with actual rubber tires if recommended to do so, I've read it's much quieter on roads which is mostly what this is on.
So now I want it to run faster. I have been reading these forums for hours and the only thing I know is that I don't know exactly what to get. I want to go the 18V route so here are my guesses at what I need.
HPI Racing 1145 Gt 550 Motor / Traxxas 1585 Titan Marine 550 Motor / Duratrax 550 Size Motor (which best handles 18V?)
Pinion (teeth/size?)
Motor heatsink
redo all wiring with 10AWG wiring
6v 12ah batteries - 3 wired in serial
replace gearbox as its going (no idea what to get here)
something to indicate the power remaining as I'm sure the stock one will be inaccurate now (not necessary though)
would also like to replace the gas pedal with a gradual one if it's not too big a hack.
The plastic tires started to wear through so I cut up old bike tires and screwed them on. I'm not against replacing these with actual rubber tires if recommended to do so, I've read it's much quieter on roads which is mostly what this is on.