Confused???
 

have a few questions i need answered a.s.a.p im dying to try this out, thanks in advance. :D

1. What all is needed for the 5-cell setup?

2. any certain type/brand rechargeable batteries required/recommended?

3. where to buy rims ?


heres is what i have right now.im a noob so go easy on me . :D

stage 1 motor upgrade
AAA battery add-on for 5th cell
18 gauge wire (is this nessacery?)

1. For the 5th cell:
- Soldering iron, or gun (and solder)
- Some sort of quick disconnect that would work with your 18 gauge wire
- Hot glue gun
- Heat shrink tubing (highly recommeded)

2. Rayovac IC-3's are the battery of choice for a lot of people on this site, you need the charger to go with the batteries. RS sells IC-3's under their own brand name (more expensive though). I know that Wal-Mart sells the 4 bank charger, and I think the AAA's (they're pretty hard to find). If you had to, you could buy them online @ www.microcenter.com.

3. I assume you know that RS sells rims. Check out this site, at the bottom it has the e-mail of a guy selling aluminum rims.

ok cool , any advice on a quik connect setup? yea i knew about the rims at RS ,but i was wondering if there is any compatable ones from other dealers like Kyosho? also i read today that the starter kits comes w/ one stage 1 motor is this true? if so i think i wasted my money buying the stage 1 kit right?

ok cool , any advice on a quik connect setup? yea i knew about the rims at RS ,but i was wondering if there is any compatable ones from other dealers like Kyosho? also i read today that the starter kits comes w/ one stage 1 motor is this true? if so i think i wasted my money buying the stage 1 kit right?

The S1 motor kit will give you the option of running motors with different pinions for different gear ratios.

The starter kit only comes with a Stage 1 drift motor, which is the torquiest motor available from RS, also the slowest motor as far as peak RPMs.

I would say, your money wasn't wasted.




craftsman, on this forum, sells aluminum wheels compatible with Xmods. Find him and give him an email.

Actualy according to this post the stage 2 motor can spin faster and can make more torque than the stage 1. The only advantage is that the stage 1 draws fewer amps.



These quick disconects are the ones I got. There are better ones, like Deans connectors, but you have to get them online...I think.

For Mini-Z wheels you'll need to modify them to work. BC has a tutorial located here that describes how he modded some wheels he got at his LHS to work with his XMod.

alright thanks alot for the info.

Meh, too much info to read - not in the mood at the moment :P



I don't see how a motor with so many more winds(85 compared to 49) will make less torque than a motor with far fewer winds. Given they are using the stock pinions. If the tests show otherwise(I didn't read through, nor open the pdfs), I would say one or more of the motors used were flawed.

The only other conceivable differences must be the wire gauge and/or the magnets.

Magnets are the same.

There is a wire difference, 32 on the S1s and 30 on the S2s. I positive thats not enough of a guage difference to put the S2 further in torque than the S1 considering the 35 turn difference.

Are these quick connects ok.

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...t%5Fid=64-3131

They might be a little big to fit under the car, but if they fit then use them. :)