View Full Version : proboat shockwave 36? brushless? racing?
Maxx Fast
08-09-2007, 09:43 PM
i was looking at the shockwave 36 and i was wondering if it would run good brushless or better of nitro. also would this be a good boat for racing...i want like 45mph on it or so... plz reply! ty!
Ron Olson
08-12-2007, 12:40 AM
Stock your not going to get 45 MPH out of it. You can get close to 40 with a few tweaks but you'd be looking at a lot of money to get more out of it.
With the .32 in there you'd have to run in the IMPBA "D" mono class with it and you'd get smoked as you'd be up against boats running 10-15 or more MPH faster.
mjmsprt40
08-12-2007, 10:23 AM
With the .32 in there you'd have to run in the IMPBA "D" mono class with it and you'd get smoked as you'd be up against boats running 10-15 or more MPH faster.
Then again, maybe not. Adjust your engine for best reliability and see what happens. I say this having witnessed any number of races that were won, not by the fastest boat, but by the one that was still running at the end. Sometimes the tortoise actually wins the race, just like in the old story.
Maxx Fast
08-12-2007, 08:44 PM
ok..ty..around what speed do you think i would get running like a .70 or something close? or running the monster mamba max? monster max is like 2000 volts and like 2.7 hp i read in another thread?
Ron Olson
08-12-2007, 11:53 PM
A decent .45 will get you into the high 40's to low 50's with no problem but again it will take some work and the need to find an engine for it. A side exhaust engine will make the transplant easier.
Maxx Fast
08-14-2007, 01:14 PM
but again it will take some work and the need to find an engine for it.
why would it work and need to find one that would fit it. they dont get that much fatter as you go up do they? i knew they got fatter as you go into the 1.0's. ty for your help
Maxx Fast
08-14-2007, 04:14 PM
1 more thing...would this thing run better and faster nitro or with the mamba monster max? ty
Ron Olson
08-14-2007, 11:36 PM
Engine widths and lengths go up as you get into larger engines. It shouldn't take that much work to adapt a larger in there though untril you get over a .45 .
I have zero experience with brushless motors so I'm no help there.