Flux XL TVP 1offrc -- Finally installed....w/PICS!!!

So I finally installed my XL tvps from 1offrc. ?Thanks Janeth... I also put on some extended axels and phaltline tires. ?

Yesterday I tried out 2 sets of batteries: ?1st was 8000mah 4s and 5200mah 6s from Maxamps. ?Yeah, I know no one likes them on this forum. ?I was running the truck on an asphalt parking lot and the first thing I noticed was the handling. ?If I went full throttle and made a hard right turn, I was unable to flip the truck over, it would practically drift on all 4 wheels. ?This is a huge difference from stock. ?With the 4S batteries, it did last an impressive 50 mins but it could not take a nitro savage x 4.6 in terms of top speed. ?The only hopup on the x was an hpi tuned pipe. ?It even had stock tires. ?The other thing I noticed was that I was unable to wheelie with the XL tvps and 4S batteries--the only thing I could attribute this to is the fact that asphalt had lots of debris and rocks from the snowstorms and heavy rains we had here in NJ. ?The other thing is that I had dropped the pinion from 25-20. ?

With the 6s, there was a significant difference in performance. ?There was so much power going to the wheels that it was difficult to get all that power to the ground. ?Even with the wheelspin and traction problems, the flux xl blew the savage x out of the water. It was however, difficult to control at anything above 3/4 throttle. Also, with the 6s, I was unable to wheelie but that was definitely because of the traction problems. ?Hopefully this weekend I can try it off road. ?

very nice!

looks really gd... I have heard mixed things about those tyres... Sounds like they arent give you enough grip?

TVPs look great!

Sweet man! Your arms look wider than stock, are they?

Looks Great... I really love the looks of those wheels and tire combination...
I'm having the same problem to much power at the high end with the 3S batterys, ain't it a shame ? Laughing

The added size really helps in the stability.
I went with Janeth's (1offrc.com) as well... Everything fit great no problems, no issues. I had my drill and dremel out and never needed them. She did a nice job on my kit.

Time to go and try to break some plastic... ? Twisted Evil

hahaha i like the scrotum hangin off the backend that friggin funny

I changed out the pinion from the stock 20 to the 25 that was included in the box when I added the 3S packs.

Last edited by Billhere on Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:59 pm; edited 1 time in total

And set the ESC on FIRE, oh ya FIRE-FIRE-FIRE!!!
HPI RMA'ed motor and esc great service...

I run both also and not planning on switching gears back and forth... I need to get a IR temp reader so I can make some kind of smart changes by temps... I understand that is the only way to really set the gearing...

The Spec's are:
G3-VX5500-3S 11.1V 5500 192.5A 357.5A 158.5 x 46.8 x 30.7
They Fit....Tight, but still fit...

Seriously considering these. Are they still bashable? Have anymore air manners left?

So with the extended chassis from 1offrc you can no longer do wheelies? I havent even recieved my flux yet, but was looking to purchase an extended chassis. 1offrc seems to be the only one in stock. But I probably would like to be able to do some wheelies. However i want to extend the chassis so it doesnt tip over as much. what are your thoughts. Thanks

extended tvps will not stop it from rolling over. to stop it from rolling over the extended axels from the savage xl and wide some offset rims. the xl axels plus sway bars makes it handle like a dream

could you list what all I would need to buy. Provide links to the right axels, sway bars etc. I would greatly appreciate it. Hope my wife doesnt inquire too much into how much ive have spent. : ) How difficult is it to change out this stuff. I have never done it before. Also, im sure i will need to buy some tools but I dont know what tools yet. THanks


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