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better watch out, dont want to break something. by that i mean the ramp, you aint gonna hurt that savage!
order on a friday afternoon and youll be pissed lol. i always order me stuff after 6p.m. on friday's and it doesn't get delivered to my door step until the following tuesday. you lucky ass! maybe i should learn a lesson from myself lol.. that is great service though!
better watch out, dont want to break something. by that i mean the ramp, you aint gonna hurt that savage!
Or not.
The ONLY time I've broken things on my Savage is when jumping it. ;-) Out of the box...these things don't like to jump. If you jump it high off that ramp...you will eventually break something (or have stuff come loose). Especially with the stock shock oil which is like 25w I believe). That makes sense for bashing so it can handle bumps, but I'd recommend minimum of 40w. Also, make sure you put washers around ALL the ball ends as they will pop 50% of the time if not done so.
I guess my point here is that the biggest weak-area in the stock Savage is it's inability to stay in tact after jumping. It's pretty easy to mitigate, however. Mainly popping rod ends/shock ends, bending shock shafts, hinge pins and strep screws.
The Savage is no where close to as durable as some guys make it out to be. The beauty in it is how easily it can be made it durable.
BTW, sweet ramp! I like your style. Jump the poop out of it, and as things bend/break just work-around it. If you would like a list of crap I did to make it 'jump-friendly' let me know and I'll pass along what's worked for me.
So I figured it out and got it mounted. So just a round up of this week.
1. Took out diffs cleaned out grease and put in 50k diff fluid front and rear.
2. Changed shock oil to 45wt
3. Installed LRP .32 engine.
4. Installed ERCM 221T end bleed pipe.
5. Installed 17t vented bell.
6. Upgraded to Futaba 3PM-X radio and matching receiver.
7. Installed HPI wheelie bar with big wheel.
Yet to do next week.
1. Change out screws to Tony's screws.
2. Install Integy aluminum throttle mix arm.
3. Install HPI87245 suspension conversion kit.
Oh and what should I do with the old motor? It has 5-6 tanks through it. I ran OFNA after run oil through it and put the LRP covers over the intake, exhaust and fuel nipple, so its good to sit for a while, but not sure I would ever go back to it, especially I'm sure once I see the LRP power. If the LRP ever needs replaced, it will probably be a Nova anyway. Should I sell it or is it always nice to have a spare around just in case?
Gablet, i ordered my LRP ZR.32... and i did it on a friday, ill never learn my lesson! damnit lol, but hey I'm gonna get with ERCM tomorrow and get a pipe and send my motor to them, you've talked me into it!
Got to love the power of those .32 LRP's, really nice power output for the price! That is a really nice savage man! I hope to do a tear down on my X soon to do a build. So I will be asking some questions.
Okay, so we all know an engine is only as good as its tune. I'll put a spot on tuned Traxxas 3.3 against a poorly tuned modded LRP .32 or even Nova any day of the week. I doubt anyone disagrees with that,I am really tempted to get another .32 and send it to ercm. Or I might just go crazy and get a clocked nova.