???? Hot glue holds better than the stock sticky pads

I’ve had to spend at least $2-300 in the past few years on just maintenance and durability upgrades to handle the power. Stock is DEFINITELY easier to work with!

Could've just run it on 3s or 4s... 🤷🏻‍♂️

Just did this an hour ago haha

Thanks! 😀

I tried, but I found some gear mesh issues so I just set it by hand. I geared it up later, so I can’t use the mesh adapter anymore anyway.

I’ve adjusted enough gear meshes that I’m able to sort of just eyeball it. The gears should be as close as possible while still having enough play that you can click them back and forth a bit. Some people use the “paper trick” where you put a piece of paper between the gears and press them together to get the right distance. I’ve found that it generally gives them a tiny bit too much space, but it’s a good starting point. I also tightened the bolt down like crazy to keep it from moving.

Nice!

I hadn’t thought of that! I’m not sure if it’d fit, but it’s probably pretty close! I’ll take a look.

What do you mean by light kid?

I hadn’t thought of mounting it on the front! That’s a good idea! I’ll have to see if it fits.

@@CHEESEBURGERRC ok dude hope it helps!👍

Leds? Are you looking at a light kit?

You have to be sure that it’s plugged into the right spots. The esc should be plugged into channel 1 I believe. If you accidentally put it in the wrong one, it won’t work.

@@CHEESEBURGERRC You were exactly right man! I had the plugs in backwards which is why it wasn't working. Thanks for your quick response. Will be subscribing.

Had my 1/16 slash with the 10 scale vxl back in the day. Insane little car.

By “grinding the slipper clutch” do you mean the gear is stripping? Or are the clutch pads wearing out? If the gear is stripping, it means you probably have a bad mesh. The fixed mesh adapter has some problems, and I had a bit of shearing with mine too. If you set the mesh manually and make sure all the screws are tight, that should fix it! If the pads are wearing out, it probably means the clutch is too loose. From the factory, it’s meant for a 3s system, so you’ll definitely want to tighten it down for 6s. I would definitely recommend upgrading it to a center diff soon though. The slipper clutch and the plastic spur gears are definitely not meant for 6s. I use the Traxxas center diff, and it’s much tougher than the slipper clutch. If you’re shearing teeth on the gear under regular driving conditions though, definitely fix that first. Installing a tougher center diff will fix it temporarily, but the problem will still be there, and will only get worse. I hope this helps!

Yeah. I’ve got some metal shafts and hex’s on the way, and I’m looking into some tougher tires too!

Have you blown your diffs with the castle ?

@@coltongilmore1130 The front diff went out after a few runs with the 2200 Castle. I switched to XO-1 front/rear differentials and it hasn’t been an issue since.

I’ll definitely look into that! A solid adjustable wheelie bar would be perfect!

Same here, the Rustler 4x4 wheelie bar and mount are garbage. What you and I did is a huge upgrade.

I ended up getting a Hoss wheelie bar. It’s a WAY better design than the stock one. Better mounted, better at stopping wheelies, stronger, etc. Shame they don’t make them with it!

Yes! The max 10 is smaller than the max 8, so it would probably actually be easier because it would fit better.

I’ve got the Velcro glued into the car, and then it loops around the batteries to hold them in. If you wanted it more secure, you could consider drilling into the chassis and screwing the velcro down (being careful to not scratch the batteries with the screw sticking out). I can’t really think of another way to get 2 batteries into the factory spot. The stock battery hold down won’t fit over them. I suppose you could 3D print an extension, but velcro is definitely cheaper and stronger.

@@CHEESEBURGERRC Thanks! Making a speedrunner of the rustler 4x4😁 good advice, I really appreciate that 💪

If the gears are grinding, it’s probably a bad mesh. Upgrading the gear won’t help that, and can even make it worse because it’ll damage the motor instead of the gear! I’d recommend adjusting your mesh first before upgrading your spur.

Ooh that’s a hard one... I’d say probably the best one for me was the bearings because it makes the car way faster, but I don’t know for sure how much of a difference bearings would make with the stock motor. The Latrax Teton tires definitely make a big difference in grip compared to stock (for general and off road bashing. They’re not as fast as the street tires), so those are good too. I’d say get the bearings and tires, and try to get a brushless system later on.

@@CHEESEBURGERRC thanks I will definitely get the bearings and I drive it in the grass a lot so maybe not the tires

So far it has!

@@CHEESEBURGERRC you have already upgraded the axle? If yes which ones? Great vids

I have! I’m running GPMs.

In this video, I was using an 11t pinion. (Stock ratio.) I found that it was under geared though, and have swapped it for a 13t gear with big tires.

Not for me! I’ve owned it for almost 2 years, and I’ve abused it almost daily, but I’ve only ever broken 3 driveshafts. I briefly had an issue with spur gears shearing, but I discovered that it was because I had killed a motor bearing. Once I fixed it, it was good as new! I would guess that if you do tons of hard jumps on concrete, you’d probably break a lot more, but generally I think most stories of it breaking a ton are greatly exaggerated for a warranty claim.

Wow ok thanks!

Yes!

The Max 10 is for a 1/10 scale, and the Max 8 if for a 1/8 scale. So the Max 8 is bigger, faster, more powerful and just better in general.

Is the rustler 1/10?

@@SeleverRyan Yes. So a 1/8 scale motor gives a lot more power than it needs, which is a ton of fun!

Awesome imma run this setup, this video was very entertaining!

Ok thanks guys.

Yes! It is much better. It doesn’t shear or melt anymore.

@@CHEESEBURGERRC OK nice. do You have other problems with the combo?

I haven’t had it for long enough to see too many effects, but it does blow tires and destroy driveshafts, so you’ll want to upgrade those.

@@CHEESEBURGERRC Ok, Thx for the answer. :-)

I've actually been looking into some Wltoys cars for a little while now! I think that might be the way to go!

I'm getting frustrated with 1/18 scale cars. They break a lot and they're hard to control. My latest car is a WLtoys 124019. It's 1/12 scale and would fit your Traxxas motor quite nicely. KZfaq it.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a66TpK2Hm8qlcYE.html

@@danielanderson5326 Haha looks like a monster! Looks like I have a new project for this summer!

How about something like this for a next project? 😆😆😆 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pMeJlrOVvbHOgGQ.html

That sounds awesome! The 2wd Rustler is pretty crazy on 3s. I can’t even imagine how crazy it is on 6s!

@@CHEESEBURGERRC yeah it ended up destroying the gearbox so i just gave up and bought a vxl so i can actually bash good

Ah. Well the 2wd Rustler is a lot of fun, even bone stock!

@@CHEESEBURGERRC what pinion did you use for the motor? I had a few 11tooth but the mesh seems to not line up

@@CHEESEBURGERRC when the 2wd trans goes out its usually the input shaft which is $3. If its the diff its $15 or $30 for a hot racing sealed case. Or get a proline or FLM trans. Just letting you know

11 tooth. It can easily go higher though! I'm gonna gear it up very soon!

Yes a 5mm bore and 0.8 pitch. I got mine from Hobbytown. I’ll find you a link to the exact one next time I get a chance!

I got one of the same from Robinson racing 12T. How did the glue gun lol hold up under the esc and was that the only idea u came up for it. I’m wondering if I can buy the carbon fiber tray for the hw esc and if the motor will still fit. I’m doing the same exact set up but I want it done right haha

2 years later the hot glue is still holding strong! I think my 12t may actually be a Robinson racing one but I’d have to check. It definitely sounds familiar!

But yeah you could definitely rig up a tray if you really wanted to. You’d probably have to drill some new holes though because the stock ones will likely be too close.

@@CHEESEBURGERRC so does the motor overlap the esc holes?

Does that fit? I just hooked up a max8 g2 to mine and the only gearing that fit was 25 50(that I had available) and I need to gear down cause it is way overpowered, I have yet to hit max throttle and it goes like 60 at 75%

In theory, I could go 17t and still have a ton of torque, but that might be a bit overkill. I might go 14t, but I’m thinking I’ll instead just give it some big tires.

Do you know what size bore pinion you need is it 8mm?

It’s a 5mm bore.

The best I’ve done is 55 on the setup shown in this video. That was on a fairly short stretch of wet pavement though, so you could probably get a few mph more if you have a good place to do it!

@@CHEESEBURGERRC youre a legend and thanks for the fast reaction

I got mine at my hobby shop. They also sell them online!

1/10 scale car with a 1/8 scale motor

So far, it’s holding up great! I would guess that parts will wear out a bit faster, but only time will tell.

@@CHEESEBURGERRC im planning to go 4s... but its interesting to know someone a bit crazy run in 6s!! 😎

Awesome! 4s seems like a lot of fun!

@@CHEESEBURGERRC hi again so do you have more bad Or good experiences with the combo after that time? It seem to be a bit too much in 6s but this combo on 4s with the Rustler could be really interesting…

Hi! I’ve had a mostly good experience with it. Not surprisingly, I’ve had to replace the tires, driveshafts, and the slipper clutch with tougher parts. I’ve also had to upgrade some other parts like wheel carriers so they’d survive the harder crashes. I suspect you’d probably have to do the same stuff with a 4s combo, so you may as well go for 6s if you want it!

That’s definitely a good idea! The vxl 3s system is pretty high in Kv and gearing, and a bigger motor would definitely help.

Both my wife and son have rustler 4x4s with max 10 4000kv combos and they also run 4s and using a Maxx heat sink cut to fit the motor and they never overheat

Cheeseburger RC and Bryan Miller, thanks for the info definitely going to give it a try now. I've had it up to 78 mph, but that's when I can watch the temp gauge on a steady climb.

you know fan and heatsink solve that problem....

@@maszkalman3676 I've tried that. Have them on the motor and the ESC. Keeps them a little cooler but depending on the outside temperature here they still get hot. I like running these trucks so much, I run them year round when I have time.

Sure! I got mine at my hobby shop, but I’m pretty sure this is the link: www.hobbytown.com/robinson-racing-extra-hard-steel-mod1-pinion-gear-w-5mm-bore-11t-rrp1211/p454463?v=25017

@@CHEESEBURGERRC thanks I got it ordered

@@zachspear5726 awesome!

On this setup, my top speed was 51 on wet pavement. Since making this though, I’ve geared it up and given it bigger tires, so the new speed is probably even more!

Sure! Do you mean the parts for this video or all of my upgrades? I’ll reply again soon with them. I’ve got to find the names and links lol

@@CHEESEBURGERRC yes. My rustler is completly stock i didnt buy the vxl i have the normal one so i wanna make it faster now :)

I tried to use that, but the mounting plate didn’t fit right, and the tape wouldn’t stick to the chassis because of the honeycomb shape.

You’re right! It was not at all efficient in this video. Since making it, I’ve geared it up, added bigger tires, and given it metal driveshafts. Now it works great!

I hadn’t thought of that. I’ll have to give it a try once the hot glue fails! (It’s definitely getting close - very wiggly.) Thanks for the tip!

Hello!

Lol we probably won’t run the Rustler on 6s for that😂

In some cases yes, but not here. It basically acts like gearing the car up, so with the stock motor, it might get overloaded which would make it slower, but with the upgraded motor, it makes it into a rocket!

Haha very soon!

That looks pretty nice! You may want some new driveshafts if you’re running belted tires! Also, is that a 6s 2wd rustler I see? Because that thing will be nuts!

Yes sir it is I upgraded the 4x4 to the Rpm shafts they work perfect plus there thick and tuff and thanks