Go Back   XmodSource.com > Miscellaneous > Miscellaneous RC's > Misc Electric
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Gallery iTrader Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 03-20-2009, 11:22 PM
zippo855's Avatar
zippo855 zippo855 is offline
XMS Admin
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Salina, KS
Posts: 2,037
Trader Rating: (35)
Send a message via MSN to zippo855 Send a message via Yahoo to zippo855
Default zippos customs propulses

well i am in the process of getting 3 propulses. trading for some, and buying another next week, if everything goes right.
well here is the first that showed up today, and another should be here tomorrow.

this one has a dual motor setup, and aluminum shocks. I also ordered 2 high torque motors to get set up on this beast. eventually this one will have 2 stump pullers on it. but for the time being the pro pulse high torque motors will do.

one is going brushless, and unsure on the third on as of yet.

well enough talk, heres some pics.






__________________
Keep smiling, people will wonder what your up to.

TEAM X.I.
my massive collection of xmods
http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13526
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 03-21-2009, 12:20 AM
greekone's Avatar
greekone greekone is offline
Volvo Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Marlborough,CT
Posts: 185
Trader Rating: (18)
Send a message via Yahoo to greekone
Default

Nice, I'm trying to get one myself.
__________________
I WILL BUY YOUR XMODS, PM ME!!
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 03-21-2009, 12:22 AM
zippo855's Avatar
zippo855 zippo855 is offline
XMS Admin
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Salina, KS
Posts: 2,037
Trader Rating: (35)
Send a message via MSN to zippo855 Send a message via Yahoo to zippo855
Default

yeah, i checked my rs in town and they are out. ill do some more checking at the other rs's i go to and let you know if you still need one. sorry got busy and didnt get a chance to pm you back
__________________
Keep smiling, people will wonder what your up to.

TEAM X.I.
my massive collection of xmods
http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13526
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 03-21-2009, 01:59 AM
FloydfanYodaman's Avatar
FloydfanYodaman FloydfanYodaman is offline
dirtlover/moderator
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Oregon
Posts: 814
Trader Rating: (14)
Default

congrats...you'll have a blast...mine have been to hell and back...
__________________


Team X.I.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 03-21-2009, 02:20 AM
snowboi1289's Avatar
snowboi1289 snowboi1289 is offline
Monte Carlo owner!!!
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Better state, Florida
Posts: 952
Trader Rating: (9)
Send a message via AIM to snowboi1289 Send a message via Yahoo to snowboi1289
Default

From what I heard from many many people, they suck, they break, is that true? I dont remember who exactly said it, but I know alot of people said it.
__________________
My youtube channel!
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 03-21-2009, 01:17 PM
FloydfanYodaman's Avatar
FloydfanYodaman FloydfanYodaman is offline
dirtlover/moderator
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Oregon
Posts: 814
Trader Rating: (14)
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by snowboi1289 View Post
From what I heard from many many people, they suck, they break, is that true? I dont remember who exactly said it, but I know alot of people said it.
From what I heard from many many people, you ...., you're ...., is that true? I don't remember who exactly said it, but I know alot of people said it.

...way to be positive...sorry zippo had to say something...maybe I will start a Propulse, its a sweet, cheap kickass little ripper that will bash all day Fan Club...any takers? ...cmon for $50 and some cheap upgrades THEY are worth it all day...remember its about having fun...ok...bannish me as needed...
__________________


Team X.I.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 03-21-2009, 01:40 PM
zippo855's Avatar
zippo855 zippo855 is offline
XMS Admin
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Salina, KS
Posts: 2,037
Trader Rating: (35)
Send a message via MSN to zippo855 Send a message via Yahoo to zippo855
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by FloydfanYodaman View Post
congrats...you'll have a blast...mine have been to hell and back...
thanks man, i plan on having 1 as a jumper/ offroader / all purpose basher
Quote:
Originally Posted by snowboi1289 View Post
From what I heard from many many people, they suck, they break, is that true? I dont remember who exactly said it, but I know alot of people said it.
nothing has broke as of yet, only got to drive it a little bit. i know my friend has one and kept breaking the front shock tower. but thats a simple fix. small piece of metal to brace it so it doesn snap in half. the esc's are a weak point from what i have read / been told. supposed to be an 80 amp esc, but i doubt it... we will see. the thing with any rc is if you break it, you had a hell of a time doing it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by FloydfanYodaman View Post
From what I heard from many many people, you ...., you're ...., is that true? I don't remember who exactly said it, but I know alot of people said it.

...way to be positive...sorry zippo had to say something...maybe I will start a Propulse, its a sweet, cheap kickass little ripper that will bash all day Fan Club...any takers? ...cmon for $50 and some cheap upgrades THEY are worth it all day...remember its about having fun...ok...bannish me as needed...
yeah same price as a new xmod, and have some better off roading capabilities. i mean i bought 2 motors last not off ebay, the high torque ones with mounts, brand new for less than 14 shipped.
__________________
Keep smiling, people will wonder what your up to.

TEAM X.I.
my massive collection of xmods
http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13526
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 03-21-2009, 01:58 PM
FloydfanYodaman's Avatar
FloydfanYodaman FloydfanYodaman is offline
dirtlover/moderator
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Oregon
Posts: 814
Trader Rating: (14)
Default

careful with the dual motor setup...i have read the torque shreads gears/diffs or something...i know my dual motor setup went from AWD to a rear wheel drift monster...chaotic on the dirt but a blast on the asphalt...always thought a dual high speed motor setup would be a trip...thoughts?
__________________


Team X.I.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 03-21-2009, 08:22 PM
zippo855's Avatar
zippo855 zippo855 is offline
XMS Admin
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Salina, KS
Posts: 2,037
Trader Rating: (35)
Send a message via MSN to zippo855 Send a message via Yahoo to zippo855
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by FloydfanYodaman View Post
careful with the dual motor setup...i have read the torque shreads gears/diffs or something...i know my dual motor setup went from AWD to a rear wheel drift monster...chaotic on the dirt but a blast on the asphalt...always thought a dual high speed motor setup would be a trip...thoughts?
the dual motor setup so far seems to be a plus. i know it rips wheelies fairly easy

well the second one showed up, it is actually set up pretty much like the first one. dual motor setup, aluminum shocks. different tires, and i have to put in a servo, and come up with soemthing for the linkage to steer it. the ball is broke off the arm. ill figure something out though. i am thinking i need to invest in a better charger. doing the math on these, 122mah battery, 150 mah charge rate, 8 hours later i can play. not so fun, so i am going to look into an adjustable rate charger.




edit, got the steering fixed. had a servo lying around and took a ball and drilled a hole into the arm and screwed the ball into it. here she is.


__________________
Keep smiling, people will wonder what your up to.

TEAM X.I.
my massive collection of xmods
http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13526
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 03-21-2009, 09:43 PM
ling427ttvette's Avatar
ling427ttvette ling427ttvette is offline
Elite member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 724
Trader Rating: (13)
Default

Exactly the idea that I had to fix it but I didn't have any spare parts to do it.

Glad to see it's in good hands. I'll admit I do miss it, but I have a feeling when I get my Slash next week it won't bother me as much.
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 03-21-2009, 11:46 PM
greekone's Avatar
greekone greekone is offline
Volvo Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Marlborough,CT
Posts: 185
Trader Rating: (18)
Send a message via Yahoo to greekone
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by zippo855 View Post
yeah, i checked my rs in town and they are out. ill do some more checking at the other rs's i go to and let you know if you still need one. sorry got busy and didnt get a chance to pm you back
It's no problem, thanks for trying.
__________________
I WILL BUY YOUR XMODS, PM ME!!
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 03-22-2009, 11:35 PM
zippo855's Avatar
zippo855 zippo855 is offline
XMS Admin
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Salina, KS
Posts: 2,037
Trader Rating: (35)
Send a message via MSN to zippo855 Send a message via Yahoo to zippo855
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ling427ttvette View Post
Exactly the idea that I had to fix it but I didn't have any spare parts to do it.

Glad to see it's in good hands. I'll admit I do miss it, but I have a feeling when I get my Slash next week it won't bother me as much.
i just used some of the spare parts in the back, and im not exactly sure where i even got the servo, it was in my parts bin though. yeah im sure when you get the slash you will have a blast with it.


well i took them out today, and for some reason these have more glitching and twitching than my xmods do. one of them stops every once in a while and does nothing. the other one started, towards the end of playing with it, kinda jerking when you hit the throttle. you can see it in the video but its just in forward. should i just upgrade the electronics?

got them dirty, and now have to clean them up. i was drifting the one around for a little bit on some small loose gravel at the inlaws. and took it through the yard.
the other i think i am going to set it up for jumping things. it actually did real well. with the exception of the glitching, and the litte accident it had with the pipe i was jumping. nothing major just pulled the shock outta the cup where it hooks. was able to put it back together and it seems alright.
heres some videos.
first one is in my kitchen, and the dog loves this lol.


heres one of the things i was jumping
__________________
Keep smiling, people will wonder what your up to.

TEAM X.I.
my massive collection of xmods
http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13526
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 03-22-2009, 11:59 PM
FloydfanYodaman's Avatar
FloydfanYodaman FloydfanYodaman is offline
dirtlover/moderator
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Oregon
Posts: 814
Trader Rating: (14)
Default

cool vids...one of these days you are gonna take out that camera...and your pup rocks...i got a cat that acts like him, around the xmods...sometimes mine get glitchy when the batts run low...or if they have been taking a beating thru 2 or 3 packs...then i just take it as a sign they need a rest...glad you r havin fun with em...
__________________


Team X.I.
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 03-26-2009, 09:30 PM
zippo855's Avatar
zippo855 zippo855 is offline
XMS Admin
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Salina, KS
Posts: 2,037
Trader Rating: (35)
Send a message via MSN to zippo855 Send a message via Yahoo to zippo855
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by FloydfanYodaman View Post
cool vids...one of these days you are gonna take out that camera...and your pup rocks...i got a cat that acts like him, around the xmods...sometimes mine get glitchy when the batts run low...or if they have been taking a beating thru 2 or 3 packs...then i just take it as a sign they need a rest...glad you r havin fun with em...
yeah hes a cool dog. he doesnt actually do any damage to these, or xmods when i run them around him. most hes done is grab an xmod antennae and try to pick it up. otherwise he just plays around with them and liks em. lol

well i got my other one bought, and should be here sometime next week. so until then here's some parts that showed up. i am going to put the 2 high torque motors on one of these. then when i get about 70-80 bucks extra cash they are getting true stump puller motors. :devil:
now its time to clean them up and add some of these parts to them.


__________________
Keep smiling, people will wonder what your up to.

TEAM X.I.
my massive collection of xmods
http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13526
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 03-27-2009, 04:42 PM
ling427ttvette's Avatar
ling427ttvette ling427ttvette is offline
Elite member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 724
Trader Rating: (13)
Default

Aaand I just remembered what I forgot to send you with it.

All of the tires I had for it. If you want them, expect them sometime halfway soon.. I should have a box big enough to hold them somewhere.
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 03-27-2009, 06:42 PM
zippo855's Avatar
zippo855 zippo855 is offline
XMS Admin
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Salina, KS
Posts: 2,037
Trader Rating: (35)
Send a message via MSN to zippo855 Send a message via Yahoo to zippo855
Default

lol, i'd take them. i think before its all said and done on thesse i will be shredding the tires. let me know when they ship
__________________
Keep smiling, people will wonder what your up to.

TEAM X.I.
my massive collection of xmods
http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13526
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 03-28-2009, 01:14 AM
zippo855's Avatar
zippo855 zippo855 is offline
XMS Admin
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Salina, KS
Posts: 2,037
Trader Rating: (35)
Send a message via MSN to zippo855 Send a message via Yahoo to zippo855
Default

well, heres how i spent last night. watching the ku game, drinking some beer, and messing with one of the propulses. i got the dual high torque motors installed. need to pick up some deans plug, so until then its rigged up. checked out the diffs and all bearings. and found the rear axle carrier bearings need cleaned so i gotta take them to the shop tomorrow and clean them up. well heres some pics






__________________
Keep smiling, people will wonder what your up to.

TEAM X.I.
my massive collection of xmods
http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13526
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 03-31-2009, 07:31 PM
zippo855's Avatar
zippo855 zippo855 is offline
XMS Admin
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Salina, KS
Posts: 2,037
Trader Rating: (35)
Send a message via MSN to zippo855 Send a message via Yahoo to zippo855
Default

well my last one showed up. can a mod change the title to zippos customs propulses . thanks

this one came with some goodies too. now i have a bunch of extra parts and a few more on the way.





__________________
Keep smiling, people will wonder what your up to.

TEAM X.I.
my massive collection of xmods
http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13526
Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old 03-31-2009, 07:34 PM
mustanglover's Avatar
mustanglover mustanglover is offline
US Air Force
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: FL
Posts: 1,547
Trader Rating: (9)
Default

very nice.
Reply With Quote
  #20  
Old 03-31-2009, 08:05 PM
texan_idiot25's Avatar
texan_idiot25 texan_idiot25 is offline
Yes, 1945 Cadillac Tank
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 3,366
Trader Rating: (5)
Send a message via AIM to texan_idiot25
Default

Your making me severly miss my old one. I was one of the 1st rabid buyers that christmas.

Loved if for a few months, but with dual motors it melted diffs way too fast, and this was before there was a solid knowledge of what fit, so I put it in the corner and it's been pillaged for parts on other things.
__________________
You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, hot pink, with whale
skin hubcaps and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights. Yeah! And I'm gonna drive
around in that baby at 115 miles an hour, getting 1 mile per gallon.

I may be king of the idiots, but my kingdom is vast and my subjects are everywhere
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 3 (0 members and 3 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:01 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.