Well, took her out for her maiden on my terrace. I had to change my battery adjustment block to fit it in. It was set for my lipo. I took it out knowing that the LVC would kick in in a few seconds. Ran her for 10 seconds and it did happen. Came back to my room to turn the LVc off. I went into what I thought was the program menu but went into the calibration menu ...

I turned the radio on and the ESC went to full forward!! I was shocked and started it again to get the same response. I was about to ask someone what to do when I realized that I should try to re- calibrate it and start again. And it worked. My neutral point was full throttle and full reverse I won't be running her now but I will once I get back from college. Lesson learnt, " Program" your ESC and NOT re- calibrate it....

For the 1 seconds I drove for, it drove pretty well. It felt very stable and nimble. NO body roll AT ALL!!!

But 10 seconds won't say much because my setup wan't right.... I'm looking forward to ripping the track apart.....

what u talking?? Vin Diesel lives his life 10 seconds at a time 

10 seconds is all u need.

anyway its nice to know the monster is up and running.

Hahaha I'm not Vin Diesel by a long shot.

I did realize that my front shocks are leaking

I'll take them apart tomorrow and see if it helps. If it doesn't, I'm going to replace the O- rings. But I'm not too worried about the leak. It isn't leaking like crazy but it is leaking through the bottom which leads me to think that it might be busted O rings...

EDIT: I think I fixed it. I greased my O rings with lithium grease. The whole assembly is smoother. I'll fill my shocks tomorrow and that'll tell if everything is okay....

So, I ran it on my terrace with the NiMH with the lipo cutoff disabled. The power was..... scary to say the least. I heard some weird kind of grinding from the rear but I'm not going to worry too much about it. I'm awestruck!! It is very stable and responsive.

The handling is just...... epic. Pretty much zero body roll. It's very responsive and drives superbly. It is going to be way more fun on track.

All my wires were slightly warm... I hope it has nothing to do with bad solder joints. Maybe they felt warm because my hands were cold I hope it is something like that.

Not really related but I thought I'd post it for the laughs....

I remembered I had a permanent marker lying around and found some of that adhesive paper.... Outcome....?

To make sure I don't go mad at the track when the ESC cuts off...


Never hurts to be too careful, does it?

You can never be too careful

Yup.

Jayanth reminded me to switch my LVC on before the race... From now on, my batteries will make sure the esc is set right for the car...

Kindly check www.traxxas.in site for price

^^
That....

Drove my slash today. I was just after the first few minutes. It's a whole new beast compared to the stock one. The power even on NiMH was astonishing! And the handling even with a slipper was just incredible. The stability was epic. I could control the slides. It's gonna be real fun on track.
EDIT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayAmQEdpOqM&feature=youtu.be

It sounds like a jet plane!

The steering looks great. That LCG kit must be GREAT for handling
 Apart from that, did you see much of a difference with the new ESC, considering  your only running on NiMH?

@Rajat: Thanks man.

@Divyam: Thanks dude. It did feel like the power was more. Now, placebo effect or not, it felt powerful. The ESC added 15 degrees of electronic timing so the added top end is true. I personally like it WAY more than the VXL- 3s. The braking is so smooth. I had the brakes at 25% at that time. I like it that way. Punch control was at 7. I don't want to crank it up to 9 unless it's necessary. The kit is EPIC! Flat out THE BEST upgrade I've got.


This is going to be superb on the track.

It's been long since I updated this thread. The car hasn't got anything new.... yet.

Here's a video of me racing it at Chennai. It's on the slipper so it will handle a LOT better with the center diff that should be on its way to my home. I did a few stupid things on that day. I had super stiff sway bars in the front and that was a mistake.

Nice race....

hmmmm really nice would love to have 1  
but the brushed rustler 3705 with titan 12t motor which i have is some what fast for me and in that scenario this would be like a bullock cart driver driving a F1 car  

The rusty is a good car. Brushless and lipo will wake that baby up.

Hey any updates on the slash?

Well, I have a new center diff coming in. Got a new motor as well. I'm yet to solder it up. Apart from that, nothing more. Racing activity in Bangalore is zero.

nice track

Even if it were active my contribution was nil over the past few months

Those words would be highly appreciated by the Chennai team.

@Rajath: There's no incentive to patronize a track(in Bangalore as of this moment).

Hey! Any updates on your car? If all goes well, I will be getting a Slash 4x4 by the end of this week. So I'm keen to lap up Slash related stuff!

Funny that you ask; yes, there are a few updates.

I won't say what they are until... today afternoon. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

I hope to see you join the vastly underrated slash 4x4 community. If you need any help, I'm just a PM away. I'll PM you my phone number as well.

The newest addition to the family. A radio that'll serve me for ages.
A new radio has been on my wish list for a long time. I'm generally right handed but when it comes to RC, I'm left handed. I had to hold my old radio in a weird way to make it work for me. This one can convert over for left handed use and as you can see, it's already been done. I have a separate Rx for my simulator.





All customized and ready to go.


Rx for the sim.


Rx for my car.