AnotherRedcatDude
Newbie
First off, hello RC Crawler forum! This is my first post to this forum, although I've been a watcher for quite a while, haha ;-). I've been slowly building up my Redcat Racing Everest 10 crawler, and for the record I love it dearly. Massive, absolutely massive flex and articulation and very durable. Also btw, I've had fantastic luck with defoaming the stock rubber. I've heard some people say it is too much, but its just right for me. I'll probably stuff the foam back in after the mod I'm about to ask about is complete.
I'm wanting to put a 20t motor in my Everest 10. I am fully aware that this will severely diminish its crawling ability, but that's why I'm keeping the stock motor and pinion for actual crawling. I am looking forward to being able to bash it a little with the extra speed. I currently have the motor sitting on the workbench with the Everest in pieces, I'm waiting on new pinions to come in the mail, because ugh, the allen bolts that litter the truck always strip out on me, and the pinion one didn't disapoint :evil:. My queries are;
1. Around how fast should I expect this truck to go? I'm first going to install it with the stock gearing, I believe its 14/87 off the top of my head. I know it probably won't be touching the 15-18mph the Wraith does with a 20 turn because it has much higher gearing, but will it be enough to have fun as a basher?
2. I've read that there's some clearance issues with messing with gearing on the Everest 10. Would I run into motor mount problems if I went up maybe 2 or 3 sizes on the pinion for the 20t motor? I have a Dremel, I could drill the screw holes a little farther out for more room to adjust gear mesh. This is an awfully specific question, so it mainly applies to E-10 guys.
Thanks in advance.
I'm wanting to put a 20t motor in my Everest 10. I am fully aware that this will severely diminish its crawling ability, but that's why I'm keeping the stock motor and pinion for actual crawling. I am looking forward to being able to bash it a little with the extra speed. I currently have the motor sitting on the workbench with the Everest in pieces, I'm waiting on new pinions to come in the mail, because ugh, the allen bolts that litter the truck always strip out on me, and the pinion one didn't disapoint :evil:. My queries are;
1. Around how fast should I expect this truck to go? I'm first going to install it with the stock gearing, I believe its 14/87 off the top of my head. I know it probably won't be touching the 15-18mph the Wraith does with a 20 turn because it has much higher gearing, but will it be enough to have fun as a basher?
2. I've read that there's some clearance issues with messing with gearing on the Everest 10. Would I run into motor mount problems if I went up maybe 2 or 3 sizes on the pinion for the 20t motor? I have a Dremel, I could drill the screw holes a little farther out for more room to adjust gear mesh. This is an awfully specific question, so it mainly applies to E-10 guys.
Thanks in advance.
