Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 gets notable power gains with this simple change

[@trickmustang1994]

I would love to see a nitro comeback. I just went last week to a hobby shop and purchased 4 gallons of nitro for my old 2.5r revo that has a os .21 tm in it now, a old nitro rustler 2.5 with a new dynamite .19t mach 2, and a HB D8 1/8 scale buggy with a os speed .21. Nitrogang

[@edrc1793]

Awesome man! I know the sickness all too well. Nice collection you got going. Feels good to stock up on gas too. I’ve been ordering bones brew by the 3 gallons at a time. Thanks for watching!

[@tjgetem3783]

On of the best performing tmaxx on KZbin..and trust me I've been looking at all of them.. I really want a tmaxx but man are they expensive! .. thanks for the video and great editing .. you've done this thing right... you're truck runs perfectly

[@edrc1793]

Thanks bud!! I appreciate the positive feedback 💯

[@Crazypaint08]

Awesome video probably one of the best T maxx videos I’ve seen keep up the good work. It’s time to start dusting off mine.

[@edrc1793]

Thanks for the kind words buddy! I’m happy to be back out for this season. I’ve been bringing the camera along for some more footage. 👍

[@Crazypaint08]

Ed do you recommend keeping the 2 speed or changing to single speed. And do you have reverse. Does it run better if you don’t have it. Thanks again great video. ❤️

[@edrc1793]

@@Crazypaint08 , I do have to have my 2 speed. If I raced on a track I would probably eliminate it but for bashing it’s nice to have. No reverse.

[@jasonjones4695]

I already had my t max 3.3 up to 44 straight out of the box . After break in of course! I only leand out the high speed needle one eighth of a turn

[@jayp9299]

That’s awesome. Great video

[@kaycee9337]

Nice video of the sky got to love it

[@DerekRC]

Awesome vid 👍. I'm going with the OS 11k carb on mine.

[@edrc1793]

I run the O.S. Carb on my Tmaxx and I do prefer it over the Losi carb. Only thing is the price, last month I was going to order an O.S. Carb I ended up ordering a whole TM engine (for the Revo) because I somehow justified the difference in price between the complete engine and the carb alone 😅. So that’s why I try to convince myself that a Losi Carb is ok sometimes. Thanks for watching. You are going to love the O.S. Carb for your 3.3, hands down the best upgrade for that engine.

[@DerekRC]

@@edrc1793 how do you like the THS pipe? Worth it?

[@edrc1793]

@@DerekRC , I do believe it is worth it. HP gains have diminishing returns once you start getting to the top. If you have the Traxxas Resonator pipe you will notice improvement but not by much, I have 3 Tmaxx 3.3s and only run THS on one of them because the Traxxas pipe is ok. The one I run all the time is the one with the THS pipe though, it has the perfect amount of power and responsiveness.

[@DerekRC]

@@edrc1793 how tight is the slipper btw?

[@edrc1793]

@@DerekRC It’s hard to explain how I adjust my slipper but I basically hold the spur gear with my thumb and try to lock it down and I’ll take the car and try to roll it. If the slipper is slipping I kind of judge the amount of pressure with my thumb and I know if I need to go tighter or looser. Or if I can’t get the slipper to slip and I’m pushing hard as heck on the car then I loosen it up a little bit. I may include this in one of my videos I’m not sure if this is a popular technique or not, just something I do after years of messin with them.

[@joshuacohn2004]

Bro you are a good driver!!!

[@redbeardrc1452]

Sweet channel! I'm diggin' the nitro love and rare RCs you feature. Just sub'd! 👍🏻👊🏻

[@edrc1793]

Thank you! I’ve got much planned just need to find time to record.

[@williamoleary9330]

Love my Tmaxx’s The only thing I wish they’d redesign the exhaust to come out the back so that the tire and chassis would not have the exhaust sprayed all over I think that would also improve sales Electric is way easier to clean

[@edrc1793]

Yes I agree. Or the bottom like the classic Tmaxx wasn’t a bad idea either. I use the heck out of my Tmaxxes. Thanks for watching

[@williamoleary9330]

great video btw

[@Bobby8451]

I've got some RC heli fuel. Can I tune using that?? U ought to go with a bigger gear on engine or smaller on trans. Lol I ran mine in front of my brothers truck while sitting in the passenger seat and mine did the same exact speed. Mine was originally the 2.5 and I bought the 3.3 to put in it. Its a monster.

[@edrc1793]

I don’t think Heli fuel is the best choice but I’m sure you can get it to run just fine. I run in the grass a lot and in a small track at home, I like having that little bit extra torque. I did recently gear it up higher and dropped back down. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

[@psrco8058]

Great man! 😉

[@edrc1793]

I was back out there today with it and I definitely will not be going back to 20% for a while. I used to always race 30% and bash with 20% and I never strayed from that for some reason. But now that I’ve put it in my bashers that’s it, the truck and I are much happier!!

[@nighthawkj30A4]

Ive heard and seen here that people installed the O.S 11K carbs that makes major differences.

[@edrc1793]

I noticed a big improvement for sure. Throttle response is much smoother and stronger. Top speed is likely the same but everything in between is better.

[@nighthawkj30A4]

@@edrc1793 excellent because mine arrived in the mail today can’t wait to check it out. In my Tmaxx 3.3

[@conwaywebb8686]

Awesome

[@edrc1793]

Thanks!! 💯

[@bombidude]

What do you think about switching fuel percentages. Traxxas says stick with the one you broke your engine in on?

[@edrc1793]

I think the important thing is to tune it correctly. I can’t see why it would matter switching, I haven’t noticed anything being affected by the switch, actually made my engine keep cooler on the higher percentage.

[@fishininjun]

that was cool!

[@edrc1793]

Glad you liked it! 😎. Thanks for watching

[@Tegridy_Rc]

Nice bro!! What camera were you using on the truck?

[@edrc1793]

Thanks for watching. I am running a GoPro hero 7 black on the back of the truck. For some reason I feel that the 7 is tougher than the 8. I’ve got an 8 that didn’t last very long, it’s going back for service for the second time. My Hero 7 looks like it’s been too war and back and it still works awesome. Maybe I’ll get better luck on the 8 when it gets back.

[@93Jafet]

What are your temps? You never give it a break!

[@edrc1793]

I don’t tune to temp, and I really don’t check them much. A lot of my engines are happy in different temp ranges. If I’m seeing smoke my engine is happy. I have been beating this Tmaxx up this year though! Thanks for watching.

[@Harvz78]

Still running it?

[@ublk94gt]

You can’t rag on Traxxas engines. They run great when tuned correctly. 3.3 s run great. I modded one with a Dave’s Diesel rod, modded sleeve and crank. I had it in a Revo 2.5 and it was a rocket.

[@edrc1793]

I’m with you on this one 👍. Wish I could find a DD connecting rod, shame he’s not making them anymore. I run the heck out of my T-Maxx 3.3.

[@theedge5584]

Where can one get modified cranks and such??

[@shoowan]

So how is that Torco nitro fuel going? Do you recommend it couse im thinking on that brand.

[@edrc1793]

I had no complaints with it. I’m pretty sure the 30% would run just as good as other brand fuel.

[@thomasteigen2793]

Nice bashing👍

[@edrc1793]

Thanks! And thank you for watching!

[@pmatrisotto]

What camera are you using that puts the GPS heads up display?

[@edrc1793]

The GoPro Hero 7 black, the 8 will also do it (must have gps chip). You have to edit your videos using the gopro desktop app and it lets you overlay several widgets onto the video, speedometer being one of them. The processing of the video is annoyingly slow and that's the reason I don't always overlay it on the onboard shots.

[@ivanomarra4865]

200 temp gives best performance I had 6 of them 2.5 2.5R 3.3 .26picco

[@mattster197]

They tell me that running a 30% nitro will increase your detonation timing so you need to decrease or increase the shimming of the head button. What's your opinion?

[@edrc1793]

I didn’t mess with the shims. I’ve heard of that but I’ve been running 30% for several gallons and have not had any issues and temps stay good. I think elevation is a factor as well or maybe even more so.

[@arturos.l.2248]

Shims aren't needed on the 3.3. What is needed is 33% traxxas fuel though, 33% traxxas blend is the only kind that will actually get it to 45mph

[@Hittin2thabass]

What is your carb settings for the losi 3.4

[@edrc1793]

I am not sure exactly the needle turns. I tuned it like I normally do, it did feel easier to nail a tune with that carb.

[@bassslayer3656]

How much do u like the THS pipe vs the resonator

[@edrc1793]

The resonator is not a bad pipe but if I had to choose I’d go THS, it has a slight edge in performance. Feels like it gives more torque throughout low and midrange.

[@bassslayer3656]

@@edrc1793 Do u notice higher temps with the resonator? I had a trinity on a 3.3 and noticed lower temps. Wondering if the ths will be the same?

[@edrc1793]

I’m not sure bud, I rarely check engine temps. I always tune by how it sounds and runs.

[@big_daddee]

What kind of ramps are those?

[@edrc1793]

They are skateboarding ramps. When Toy R us was in business they used to sell them there but I also picked up a couple local to me on Craigslist by searching for skateboard ramps

[@big_daddee]

@@edrc1793 right on thanks!

[@ivanomarra4865]

Get a temp gage keep at 200 temp

[@rcmachinehead4085]

Is this northshore bike path?

[@edrc1793]

Suburbs. 40 miles east

[@rcmachinehead4085]

@@edrc1793 i grew up 45 min north

[@btsofroxkkout]

the fuel you used in the video messed up my motor

[@edrc1793]

Which one? The Torco or the Bones Brew? I haven’t heard any bad stuff about the Bones Brew, the other one I bought from Amazon and I had never bought it before, I went through 1 gallon with no issues, seemed ok.

[@btsofroxkkout]

Ed RC the Torco

[@charleskenney5174]

Bones Brew Ryan Lutz 30%

[@scottgaskin8574]

What do you do to retune it for the 30% ,thankyou

[@edrc1793]

For mine I had to richen slightly. Your able to burn more fuel in turn making more power and since you are bringing more nitro into the engine it also runs a little cooler. So you lose a little runtime but you gain a cooler running stronger engine.

[@DavidJones-xp2sh]

That’s a sub from me you’re a one and only channel that focuses on nitro love it keep up the good work! I also own a tmaxx 2.5 there a very capable rc car. Check my channel as I do nitro rc car videos as well 🤙👍

[@edrc1793]

Thanks for the sub! I’ll check out and sub to your channel also. I never owned a trx2.5 until this week, I got one in a package of stuff I bought. I put it in one of my Jatos and it’s a really good running engine. I’ll be making a video on that soon also 👍

[@DavidJones-xp2sh]

Ed RC thanks for the sub check out my tmaxx video I uploaded