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I went with the spektrum 85A 4000KV combo. It's been perfect since installed.

@@kylegeldmaker and just fit right into no cutting u have the link ? If not thanks

@@sosdeathvalley the 3650 in the spektrum kit requires a some trimming on the chassis to fit. The 3660 did not. Besides the motor length you need to match the shaft diameter to use the stock pinion, I believe it's 3.175 from the factory. This is the closest I could find on Amazon that will drop in: a.co/d/02uMQWVU this link is the motor only, you'll want to find a 3s 100+ amp ESC to get some real speed .

Take a peek at @1:00 I didn't use ESC power. I just wired the 2 fans together and used a 9v to power them. It worked out pretty decent.

Do you have to swap to the 19t pinion to fit the heat sink over the motor?

@@coltonmcmurry2433 no, I don't think so.

Thanks! I think I agree. I looked at the most recent releases a few days ago and I'm shocked at how elevated the prices remain.

I went with the DumboRC 6 channel with the gyro. This one, to be exact: a.co/d/9R4iG26

The factory ESC did hold up for a pretty good while, however, one of the leads de-soldered, but I think that was due to a cold solder. The factory ESC can take a 2s LIPO and I believe it's 40A. If you're interested in tinkering, the spektrum brushless combo is really nice. I put that in a few models.

I dont believe you can get the gasket alone. looks like the cheapest way is to get this: bit.ly/3ut1kng - It's listed as a "parallel gear and differential pad". I would probably just buy a spare diff from amazon or something, this is the cheapest one I found: a.co/d/3OEByzx

@@kylegeldmaker Thank you💪

@@Winston-hw8wb sure thing!

Thank you for watching! The Kaiju is still one of my favorite models too. Id love to see it back under $400 but who knows if that'll ever happen.

Gearing + juice = more powah, baby! I believe 3s is the max for that ESC, I've hit like 56 mph on that combo with my buggy.

What’s the setup u got

Which ones? I had an issue with one skid plate screw

Every screw that went into the body. For the servo all 4 screws got stripped and I had to hammer in a bigger hex to get the screws to tighten. I'm currently installing the shock tower and all 4 screws are stripped. I've resorted hammering in a bigger hex and using that to screw in everything

I bought some better tools and everything turned out fine. No more stripped screws.

@@piscesenfpliberal sometimes that's all it takes haha.

The grey T handle hexes are from Harbor Freight, the blue handle hexes are from a company called "Extreme RC Precision", I tried to grab the link for you but the website is dead. I have a link in my description for a pretty decent toolkit that has most of what you'd ever need in normal tinkering.

I couldn't agree more. I think this was a great move for Arrma to get more people interested in RC.

I've never had an issue since installing them. I haven't gotten around to the bellcrank yet but im probably going to tear her all the way down for a good maintenance soon.

Glad it helped! I learn pretty much everything from TH-cam University lol.

what battery are you running? Mine runs for a good 45 mins on my 5200MAH, 100c batteries.

Exactly. If you look at the twin fan units youll see what I cut off

@@kylegeldmaker what all did u have to remove from the heat sink for it to fit around the motor ?

@@mattc3597 I cut the bands that wrap around the can, probably 85% and the second fan

Are there bashers out there often? Ive been looking for some kind of RC community for the better part of 3 years and there doesn't seem to be much in central Florida

@@kylegeldmaker 🇺🇸I will find out for you I know the guys over at Central Florida Toyota they do some bashing and crawling I will find out next week buddy 👍 bro enjoy your weekend

Thanks!! You're always so positive :)

The most recent information I've seen says the main issue with the upper arms is a threaded rod that runs through the center of the aluminum bar isn't always "centered" evenly between the plastic ends and this is what's causing the premature failures. I believe the solution for that particular project will be replacing the ends with a new design that has a longer center threaded rod. And while I agree with the spirit of your point, from holding it in my hand and placing it against previous forms (the shredder) and rival-esque models (Corally Punisher), it definitely has a very high-quality feel to it and I would consider it hobby grade for sure. This ordeal is unfortunate, especially for $500, but I think Redcat handled it well. I feel like they were pretty transparent and did the best possible thing they could by halting delivery. Maybe I can change your mind when I finally get to run it 😂😎. Thank you for watching and taking the time to share your thoughts.

It's definitely better looking. It feels stronger, especially in the chassis. When you hold them right next to each other there's definitely a lot more design evident in the machete. It feels kinda like my Corally, which has never broken a single component.

I think perhaps they should just sell the whole company and dump it

Haha, I'm sure they'll work something out. Their fix for the Kaiju arms worked well.

Man, this seems more involved than their "official" statement suggests. I'm familiar with the customer R&D as I was an early adopter of the Kaiju. Hopefully JT had isolated issues

The shocks look identical to the shredder shocks but with red tubes. I haven't had any issues with the shocks on my shredder.

Did yours break?

Thanks for taking a look! Are you thinking about picking up a kit or already established in the hobby?

Does this stock gearing use mod 6? Thanks

It wasn't too bad. I've had it this way for quite a while and I haven't broken a single thing or noticed any issues that could be caused by notching the chassis.

Basically yes, if you don't drop in a servo with the correct spline count then you'll need to replace both components. I wasnt able to find any drop in replacements for the Spektrum (S651 I believe) so I picked up a whole hit racing assembly. Its worked ever since I installed it without any issues. I keep meaning to make a video replacing the stock steering rack but it's never down for repair 😁

@@kylegeldmaker thank you SO MUCH! I subbed for more great info from you 🙏

@@JimboHurt Hopefully I'll get some time to actually edit the stuff i've recorded the past few months. My job requires lots of travel and I'm usually gone for full weeks, sometimes several weeks at a time.

Thanks!!

Mine is still going strong, I don't think you're going to be disappointed

They closed up shop earlier this year. I believe Integy makes something for the voltage.

@@kylegeldmaker thanks for the info, i'll take a look at Integy

I bought two more of those Spectrum combos. Im thinking about tossing one into one of those wltoys 14th scale buggies.

@@kylegeldmaker Sounds like a great idea. You might need to add some weight as well or attach some wings. 👍👍😀😀

@@RCRoads it's got one on the back already, haha.

This should help :) I also have a video showing the install of the belly skid plate.

@@kylegeldmaker cool, I will definitely check it out.