FIRST Time RUNNING The HIGHSPEED OPTIONAL Gearing in My Traxxas Slash XL-5 2wd - NiMH + 2S Lipo TEST

[@alanwilliamsbackyardrc5904]

As usual this was a great review, I appreciate your honest opinions, when your looking into buying a new RC vehicle, videos like yours are priceless!

[@RCKnockout]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it! 😉

[@rahkinrah1963]

LOVE the launches!

[@RCKnockout]

Thanks! Me too!

[@ButchiRC]

Nice info about the difference of Nimh and Lipo when it comes to speed degradation

[@RCKnockout]

No problem! Glad you found it helpful

[@insanerc9585]

Ahhhh the stock days, they were fun, now I jump it higher then my house

[@christiansrcs7789]

How?

[@RCKnockout]

Lol. That’s how things usually evolve. I haven’t broken anything on mine yet. I guess that means I’m not jumping it high enough? Lol 😂

[@insanerc9585]

@@RCKnockout I guess the as high as the house is a little over exaggerated but omg that thing takes some abuse

[@RCKnockout]

@@insanerc9585 yeah they’re pretty tough trucks!

[@rc123channel7]

Yeah I’ve done that too

[@aidenmaves5537]

Dam, glad i got a lipo i get like 20-30 mins of driving time in negative temps while holding it wide like 80% of the time

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah lipo is definitely gonna be a better bet!

[@jasonmorgan661]

Shheesh i just took apart my Castle motor and im bone dry and no one has the proper mineral oil in stock!😣

[@RCKnockout]

Do you have a bunch of dirt and debris inside of it?

[@jasonmorgan661]

@@RCKnockout No but theres a weird chunk of the resin on top of the armature i just seen that yesterday at the hobby store in someones motor. I think thats from going above 2s with a 3800kv motor and running it in water. The bearing gets super hot and then wham! You throw water on the motor all of a sudden and your basically throwing water in the frying pan. My theory is people overpowering motors in bad conditions as far as thermo tolerances. So if you run a castle 3800 kv with a mamba x Capable of running 3s i woulf recomend 2s at 50c for the perfect balance and only use mineral oil on high grade bearings in the motor and check and take apart after every run even if its only a spash of water. Im thinking of making the 3 can screws on the motor where i can hand turn by using a fat grip head machine screw for easy access and wire all 3 together so they dont back out the way they do screws on avaition equipment. In aviation all the screws get wire twisted together to stop screws from backing out from vibration.

[@RCKnockout]

@@jasonmorgan661 I very rarely take apart my brushless motors even after running them in water. I usually just spray the bearings down with some wd40 and let things dry. I imagine mud and water isn’t very good for any motor though lol 😂. Hopefully all of those things work for you! 👍😉

[@jasonmorgan661]

@@RCKnockout wd40 is a solvent. It basically disolves the oil and greese. Use high grade meneral oil. I learned thats whats used in submerged super computers and high speed bearings in motors because regular oil is conductive and very dirty. Ill give you the best example. ALL HIGH END MOTORS use only mineral oil in industrial standards. My rc shop guy didnt even know that.

[@RCKnockout]

@@jasonmorgan661 thanks for the tip! I was always told wd40 forces moisture out of the bearings.

[@huesos7953]

Well i think is mostly skill, i use brushless 3s without tsm and i dont have trouble with it And using the optional gearing

[@huesos7953]

It does want lose control but i learned how to control it

[@RCKnockout]

@@huesos7953 yeah but If you wanna get the power to the ground on dirt or when you’re racing having TSM is a huge bonus

[@huesos7953]

@@RCKnockout yeah i agree

[@mmar4281990]

make sure you have it set to sport mode

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah it is

[@mmar4281990]

I been driving mine for years on training 😆 til now finally put it In sport

[@RCKnockout]

@@mmar4281990 better late than never lol 😂

[@Mac_Mixxed]

It sucks I can’t get my high speed gearing in without it being wayyyy too tight. Maybe I’ll try again idk why I can’t get it to loosen up I’ve used the wiggle technique and all that yet everytime I try to install one it’s too tight. Been the same issue on my slash, bandit and rustler

[@RCKnockout]

Stock 2wd transmissions have a plastic piece pushed from behind the motor mount that prevents the motor from being slid…basically it keeps the gear mesh right for the stock gearing…if you are changing from the stock gearing make sure to remove the plastic piece between the motor and motor plate otherwise you can’t run a larger pinion

[@eds1990sporty]

The speed gears are meant for Road use only

[@RCKnockout]

If it breaks it breaks lol 😂

[@cbossplayz3555]

Can you give me the link for the Zop power lipo

[@RCKnockout]

I actually don’t remember where I bought those. It’s been so long

[@BriansRCStuff]

LIPO's lose their power as soon as you start running them (the voltage drops). Maybe not as quickly as a NiMH but the voltage drops as does the performance as you run it.

[@RCKnockout]

Didn’t know that

[@jaredharris1970]

Everyone tells me I should get into brushless I would get more speed but I’m not in the hobby for the speed it’s just for killing time having fun getting out the house away from the phone and tv

[@BriansRCStuff]

@@jaredharris1970 they are more efficient and virtually maintenance free too.👍

[@jaredharris1970]

@@BriansRCStuff I know I don’t run my RC’s that often all mine are bone stock and only about 2-3 years old and don’t run them hard so mine are virtually maintenance free lol last time I ran them was was like 4 months ago lol haven’t had much time from work to wind down and run them I’m more busy on my days off lately that’s why they been shelf queens for so long lol

[@jeffbryner5355]

The xl5 slash is super slow isn't it?

[@RCKnockout]

Compared to a VXL….yes lol 😂

[@seabear722]

At one point the motor went over 180

[@RCKnockout]

Probably….you gotta worry about the esc a bit more than the motor

[@pete24p]

the speed is tied to something called the gear ratio... and you can adjust the top speed and acceleration characteristics by changing the spur and pinion gears the battery just delivers the power more rapidly and lipos provide constant power until they are dead where nimh slowly die and performance dies along with it... hope you figured this out by now!!! dont some of the slash rtr trucks come with a high speed gearing option that clearly states that changing it is for high speed and lipo use only? i think so!!! read the manual bro bro..... nice roosting urself tho i do that all the time... i got some rpm mudflaps kit and that solved the problem and combined with the race rear and the bucket led light kit it really adds some scale realism and can hook into the brake so it gets brighter when u brake which always adds a dope scale feel...\ but yea change ur gearing and run a lipo u can get some higher speeds with a 23t pinion and 86t spur gear and ull be ripping alot faster there

[@rc123channel7]

He knows that but a higher gear ratio will strain the motor and it might sap power

[@johndanby1795]

Looks to me like it has absolutely no torque my XL five rustler can’t keep the front end on the ground with 2s

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah the brushed system definitely lacks torque

[@Skilpadjie1]

As note. The optional gears should not be used on grass. Your going to burn the motor.

[@RCKnockout]

Yeah I’m fully aware of Traxxas recommendations…..the plan from the beginning was to burn up the stock system and upgrade it to brushless….

[@WESTVIRGINIAOUTSIDER]

I run traxxas slash 4x4 I was messing with the gearing and came to find out the high gearing u go the motor heats up fast and it does not like grass check out my youtube channel and your see the gearing and runs i have done

[@goofy_nate]

Mines so fast fast that the tires spin out for 3 seconds then takes off

[@bjorndecker3233]

How do you manage to get it to do that? What are you running for battery/ motor?

[@scott6074]

It’s a lie mine is on 4s and 2wd and it doesn’t do that. Maybe in the rain

[@goofy_nate]

@@scott6074 no I mean like I've adjusted mine to do that

[@supremogarcia9258]

Ur not going to get full speed on the grass. Go to the pavement bro!!!

[@mr1osia]

Exactly

[@jessehernandez3688]

Use lipo

[@Earle_stoeckel]

Can you ship me a free 3s for my slash?

[@mr1osia]

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[@joellofton4541]

You can trade in your xl5 ESC and upgrade it to the 3s xl5 for $25

[@DavidNaritaYT]

First the faster pinion setup says only for on road. Not for offroad, and you clearly were off road lol. Plus you forgot gps so this wasn't a good test for the pinion setup you chose. Hope the next video is better

[@christiansrcs7789]

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