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Hey guys

I finished off my Cougar 2 rebuild at the weekend, with the geared gearbox in place (Thanks Mr. Serious )
I tested it out on carpet, stuck an old 12 double brushed motor in it !
diff was slipping, so I tightened that up a little.
but the problem is I don't have a slipper layshaft I can fit to this gearbox without some handy modifying...
So, for now although the car runs great, and has a nice turn of speed, I CANNOT keep the front wheels on the track.
I even threw about 30grams of lead on the front, and it still pops up under the lightest of throttle

any thoughts, or ideas, listened to

Hi Stu.
Good to hear mate. Don't you like the belt transmission? I run my cars on loose dirt and don't have high bight issues.

stulec52 wrote: any thoughts, or ideas, listened to

Drive in reverse???



Alex

Incredible_Serious wrote:

stulec52 wrote: any thoughts, or ideas, listened to

Drive in reverse???



Alex

12t is a lot of power without a slipper. I have a 11t in my Egress and I thats going to be madness.

Does the speedo have a torque adjustment?

let me guess... lipos, right?

Lonestar wrote:let me guess... lipos, right?

Must admit - I never really found a big difference when we went to LiPo batteries - just more consistant punch throughout a run.

A freshly built 12t Double is always going to be a bit 'much' for any 2wd without a slipper!

The nominal run voltage for a LiPo pack is about a volt higher than for a 6 cell NiCd or NiMh pack. Roughly equivelent to an extra cell. The 7.4v rating on a LiPo pack is its discharged voltage. -J

li-po shorty pack
I did just pick up another brushless speedo, so I think I'll stick a 17.5 or 13.5 in there.
It sure was fun with the 12 double though.
The gears are new, all my belt stuff is used, so I knew this would work well.

I have a couple of these geared transmissions plus new internals. Can't say that I love them but I did find a use for it in my Storm truck out in the sand on the beach.