Good evening! First thread on any RC forum. Before asking these questions I did a good amount of research and still not 100% on the conversion so please don't fillet me!
My R/C history starts out in 84 with a Tamiya Grasshopper. In 87 I got a Midnight Pumkin then started to race an RC10 then a Turbo Ultima. In 89 I got a JRX2 then monster truck conversion for said jrx2 5 link. In 90 I was one of the first sponcered drivers for Traxxas racing the Blue Eagle and TRX1. After winning some ROAR regional and placing decent at some national events I quit and played college baseball.
Fast forward to 2021 and 6 kids later I have collected about 50 RC cars and trucks of all makes and scales.
Now to my question. I just acquired a tmaxx 2.5 with short chassis, 3.3 engine, gray transmission, (3.3). I have been buying a boatload of parts for the conversion without really finding accurate info. I used youtube and Google for references.....still not confident? I have all the electrics, castle esc, 2200 motor......6s capable. I know I need the motor bracket...see that on ebay. I got all metal driveshafts x 4.....transmission metal driveshafts x2. Finally the Question.....Can I use this 3.3 transmission by installing forward only and or single speed gears? Some say yes, others no? If not do I buy the 2.5 black transmission cases and mount that with the new gears as listed above? Plan is to drive top speed on old runway using metal Robinson Racing 52t spur 30t Pinon. Any info or thoughts would be greatly appriciated! I also bought the 3.3 long chassis, how does this affect deive shaft length! Pics to come!
Thanks, Judd in Alameda, CA
My R/C history starts out in 84 with a Tamiya Grasshopper. In 87 I got a Midnight Pumkin then started to race an RC10 then a Turbo Ultima. In 89 I got a JRX2 then monster truck conversion for said jrx2 5 link. In 90 I was one of the first sponcered drivers for Traxxas racing the Blue Eagle and TRX1. After winning some ROAR regional and placing decent at some national events I quit and played college baseball.
Fast forward to 2021 and 6 kids later I have collected about 50 RC cars and trucks of all makes and scales.
Now to my question. I just acquired a tmaxx 2.5 with short chassis, 3.3 engine, gray transmission, (3.3). I have been buying a boatload of parts for the conversion without really finding accurate info. I used youtube and Google for references.....still not confident? I have all the electrics, castle esc, 2200 motor......6s capable. I know I need the motor bracket...see that on ebay. I got all metal driveshafts x 4.....transmission metal driveshafts x2. Finally the Question.....Can I use this 3.3 transmission by installing forward only and or single speed gears? Some say yes, others no? If not do I buy the 2.5 black transmission cases and mount that with the new gears as listed above? Plan is to drive top speed on old runway using metal Robinson Racing 52t spur 30t Pinon. Any info or thoughts would be greatly appriciated! I also bought the 3.3 long chassis, how does this affect deive shaft length! Pics to come!
Thanks, Judd in Alameda, CA