Brushless Rustler?

[TraxMaxx24]

Ive been getting mixed messages about if a Rustler can be brushless or not. I have an electric rustler and am looking into getting a brushless motor for it. Will it work, if so what do I need to get for it to work? This is a good time to find out because brushless motor prices have dropped. :D


Thanks


Nick

[chilledoutuk]

mate you want to check out swami's site he uses a traxus rustler and a stampede.

http://www.fdc.arizona.edu/drennen/stampede/videos.cfm

also the best rc videos i have seen. check out the rocket rust for some wicked on board camera shots.

[TimisTim]

I think you just have to beef up the tranny gears, mabey only the idler gear.

[bob2300NX]

Yepp most probally only need the aluminum idler. I was running a basic 4200 on 12 cells, which is alot of power and weight, and my tranny never had a problem. Just just thick grease.

Alot of people like this grease since it makes you differentional alot stiffer: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXFTY0&P=7

[tcolesen]

I stripped an *old* diff the other day. Then, after I replaced the stripped diff gear, I COMPLETELY shredded the *old* internal sun gears (inside the diff). The aluminum idler is good. I use a Feigao 12s and MGM 120amp (Jamie didn't have any 80amp versions) and I run 3s Lipo/12cells, and soon I will be getting a 4s Lipo pack that will be able to provide more power than 12 GP3300 cells for about the weight of 4-5 GP3300 cells.

[bomb-proof]

Its like putting a silk hat on a pig. But ya, it can be done.

[bob2300NX]

What grease were you using? I wonder if a aluminum chassie housing would fix this (just like I hear about the emaxxes)? I am surprised by how you stripped your gears but your setup is not that much more powerfull than the 4200 on 12 cells 700 watts to 1000 watts, right?

[TraxMaxx24]

Thanks everyone. What motor do you recomend I get? I dont want to spend alot of money. how fast will the motor go with 14 cells in powering it? I want performance and speed. Thanks again everyone.

[tcolesen]

Bob - It was just some old Associated black grease. I don't pack the diff with thick stuff since I mainly drive on road with the occasional off road. I was having a problem with my slipper clutch where I would set it, and then it would tighten up completely on its own, so it's not surprising to me that the gears stripped. The 12s is quite a powerful motor, but I can't compare it to a 4200.

TraxMaxx - So you want to run 14 cells? The 12s can take 14, but would be better off with 12 for most of the time. And the 12s only costs $70:
http://www.starluckrc.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=71
Performance and speed will be unbelievable to you! The acceleration is incredible! Even if you had a setup that didn't go that fast, the acceleration would be so good that it wouldn't matter!