damage

Pic's of all the damage I have done to this truck This includes 2 packs or 17 minutes of ruff jumping and harsh landings + running in to a telephone pole and then   3 battery packs or ruffly 30 minutes of running it in to a fence post. 

Oh yeah the body Is pretty much junk now to .

Top ten things you should do after buying a Zmt-10 or 2wd Turnigy stadium king .

For the most part most of this applies to all ready to run or RTR Cars. 

1. Break in your motor by using the water break in method.
2. Replace the brass pinion with a steel or aluminum pinion . (brass wears very fast )
3. Experiment with different pinion gear tooth counts .
4. Remove the play in the steering system .( look at my other post)
5. Drill holes in rims to allow air to escape .
6. Replace bushings with bearings
7. Shim transmission gears and shafts to remove play.
8. Shim differential ( look at other post)
9. Replace broken parts with Traxxas or  aftermarket parts for the Traxxas rustler.  
10. When ready upgrade to more powerful brushed motor or a mild brushless system.

One of my new favorite web pages I have found . It maps hobby kings product stock and can help you decide if a product is going to sell out or if you can wait a little while longer before you place a order . I personally want to thank the creator.  http://www.hobbyking-watch.com/

Cheap speed 3 ZMT_10 project

 Well I bought The ZMT-10 mostly to continue my cheap speed post and to show how fast you can make a R.C. on a budget. so we already have a baseline of out of the box performance . At 17 MPH after installing bearing's. After a couple more packs the bearing', motor and drive gears should be broke in more and reduce the drivtrain's friction and allow additional top speed and I will take a new baseline test to see if there is a measurable change .  then expect to to see the power levels to start raising