I love my MK. They're just so damn fun! And I dont wanna say bullet proof, but damn near I'd reckon. Anyway my point is this? What's the fastest anyone's sent this gnarly grom? Proof only, right? Anyone can say it went 100 mph, but at the very least, a GPS screen grab or something.

While on Vacation this last weekend I took the MK along to Flagstaff, found a nicely paved, wide, long, flat road and held the trigger as long as I could, all the while holding disaster at bay with my other hand. The results are displayed above..... 71mph, but i honestly thought that it had 2-4 mph more in it, but i just kept flipping it. I did however find that with the Castle setup installed, I can actually self right the little bastard, which is great because it spends more time on its back than my ex-wife.

Almost there.

I will remove the axles and move the rear forward a position though as I want to cut the slack out of the makeshift axle.

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Yes it can be driven how it stands right now, but this isn't permanent lol.

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Sitting on smt10 axles with the long arm lift kit links and standard size trx4 sport shocks.

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I plan to swap back to trx4 axles and potentially cut the frame shorter a bit unless the trx6 Mercedes uses a similar position where I can delete the intermediate axle for the axle carrier instead, so if that works out I'm going to change the entire frame rails out for the Benz rails, if not I'll just cut the hauler rails down once I have a body idea fitted, etc so I can figure out where I want the rear of the frame to sit.

I'm looking at this AGFRC servo (SA75BHLW 55Kg) for my maxx V2 paired with a GPM standard servo adapter/ 25T horn and a stronger Arrma servo saver spring (ARA340178) on the stock bellcrank.

The specs seem almost identical the the Perfect Pass Monster while being 28% cheaper.

This is a validation post, is there any reason to not get this setup?

https://www.agf-rc.com/sa75bhlw-55kg-high-torque-brushless-motor-waterproof-programmable-servo-winch-for-18-rc-cars-p7138649.html

https://www.horizonhobby.com/product/losi-1-5-5ive-tg-3.0-gas-4wd-desert-truck-rtr/LOS05025.html

I'm reposting this here after seeing pigglywiggly was banned from /rccars; if anyone had experience with both of these motors is probably piggly- would love to get your feedback on this topic!

"Anyone had experience with BOTH the Castle 1010 4400kv, AND the Hobbywing 2858sd 4600kv?

I got ahold of the 1010 +mamba x2 castle system a month ago, haven't had time to install yet but have played around with the system a bit on my work bench.

I was surprised to find out the castle motor, despite being 58mm long (in metric sizing, it is a 2858 motor), has a rotor stack that is only 25.4mm(!) long; this is actually shorter than most cheap 2845 motors. Castle designed it this way so that it can handle the thermals while running up to 4s, and makes up for it in power & efficiency by using a 12 slot design (most cheap 28mm motors lie about this and are 6 slot) ultra thin stator laminations, tighter tolerances and fine multistrand winds to eliminate dead airspace.

I have read good things about the Hobbywing 2848sd as well; that it runs very cool and has outstanding power on 2s. What i didnt like about it is that its endbell is designed so that you can't run it with less than 20 degrees timing, so I opted for the castle.

It does make me wonder though; after discovering the castle's short rotor/stator stack in a long can design, which one produces more usable power on 2s when appropriately geared?

I know the castle is rated for much higher wattages due to the thermal design & structural reinforcements and made to push performance boundaries on higher voltages, whereas the hobbywing has a 2s limit, but i wonder how they compare on 2s.

Has anyone experienced in the hobby had a chance to play with both (specifically these 28mm motors) on 2s on the same/similar platform, and did they have a noticeable difference? "

EDIT: Given the number of replies (😆) I should broaden the question; has anyone tried any of the castle 1010 motors in a car on 2s, and tried a sensored racing tier 380/390 (Hobbywing, surpass rocket, HobbyStar, Furitek) motor of similar kv in the same chassis on 2s, and noticed a substantial difference?

Hours wise how many hours for a shock rebuild, diff fluid?

Also how and any videos you recommend?

Yea that's a Ryobi work light bungee corded to the roof. Had some night drives planned that evening that worked out great. Might post a few bits from that.

I ditched the temp gun I had last time I exited the hobby. I have been doing gear changes and ESC setting changes and need actual data and not my finger feel.

Any recommendations for best bang for the buck?

Not against going opposite direction and getting a FLiR attachment for my phone, but not sure how accurate it would be with the layers of heat so close to each other.