“Not that hard if a job” that’s what I really like about these, you think it’s going to be really complicated but when you get into the repair it’s so self explanatory. Great engineering
After a little while stock is never enough. You can always make things better with just a few parts and a little elbow grease! Great job on building them! You have a awesome Fleet of modified RCs! 👊😎👍🇺🇸
Nice looking bulkhead!! Looks like my Rcmax losi 5ive T billet front bulkhead! Just wayy smaller and not polished! Got my first vid up the Xmaxx 8s beast! When did they start match anodizing the shocks to the body?? My Green body matches the green shocks which looks killer! First bash t minus 3 hours at the beach! Im stoked! Im gonna let her have it full blast on 50c 9000mah 4s x2 venom power!😉👍👊
oh man they've been color matching for a while, if you contact Arthur of vitavon directly and he can custom anodize his stuff almost any color you want. I've seen purples, pinks, oranges you name it he can do it.
With the Vitavon bulkhead, did adding all that extra weight do anything performance wise to the maxx? I would imagine that Vitavon bulkhead would be much heavier than the stock plastic.
The only grease I'll use anymore is the dry fluid gear lube. It has an alcohol-based carrier that evaporates and leaves a literal dry Grease behind. It stays on the gears and does not attract any dirt.
Oh my god that bulk head looks amazing!!!!! I have to say the attention to deal is just over the top but I would expect any less from Vitavon and their products. Awesome review and I'm definitely getting one of those Vitavon bulk heads for my XMaxx. Thanks for the awesome review. You like hitting yourself with sand don't you? Lols
@@ExocagedRC oh no no I get it trust it's a monster... What I meant more was I already know when not if he makes those parts for the xmaxx. I know we'll be seeing them.
I kind of screw up I got the Vitavon setup and I did not install the over size bearing that came with the front bulkhead. I noticed at the end I had a extra bearing and it was to late. Should I go back and install and to be honest not sure where it goes? Input shaft? What ever that may be
Have you tried the front/rear diff ring gear and pinion from Vitavon yet? I'm about to be on my 3rd rear pinion in 5 months with my maxx. I tried buying GPM's rear pinion with the stock ring gear, but it doesn't mesh well at all and causes binding, so I took it out and replaced it with a stock sintered one. My ring gears hold up fine, both still look like new, but the rear pinon chips teeth off. Even when not using the "auto self righting" or manually trying to self right.
@@ExocagedRC yes if you noticed traxxas offers the same plastic servo part for both maxx and xmaxx so my thinking is it will work but the only thing will the sevo linkage work..
Just completed the install of a standard size servo in my X-Maxx using a Vitavon servo bracket.. I did have to take a Dremel to the chassis to complete but was easy... If you require additional information about the install will provide...
So, it's been a year... how are the bulkheads holding up? I have broken the ears on both my front and rear bulkheads where the upper suspension arms pin to a few times using the stock plastic bulkheads.. I would love to try a set out depending on how yours have held up...
@Exocaged RC do you have any bashing vids or follow up vids using these? For the price I don't want to lose my shit if either front or rear top arm ears breaks off.. I would be doing a review video on these with a proper bashing to show any durability issues that may come up should I spend the money on these bulkheads.
I have a question for you ☝️😉 what about venting tires do you suggest to drill holes ? I have to run in wet condition . Have you did it with your Maxx ? thanks I appreciate
On these I usually seal them up immediately before sand and water can get in. If yours are already contaminated you can use some thin wall brake tubing, cut it and put it into a drill and put a vent hole in the tread and hope for the best. It didn’t help my Xmaxx tires because they were already messed up inside.
I have the Maxx now one day of use any tips for battery I use the 5000mah 50c i think it’s ok for run time . More big I need to modify the battery tray but I don’t want drill nothing any tips thanks
hey i need some help please. I just got the servo case from Vitavon and the screws wont line up. I got the Savox SB-2292SG. Any help you can offer would be greatly apprenticed.
With the rear bulkhead, does sand still get in there with the Vitavon one? I take mine to the beach and sand gets into the pinion area where the motor and plastic cover meet. There is a tiny gap there, just enough to get sand in there. So far ive used some silicon to try and seal it and its ok, just wondering if this Vitavon completely eliminates that problem.
@@ExocagedRC Ah ok. After taking mine to the beach a few times I saw a thread on the traxxas maxx forums about sand getting in there so I took mine apart to see. Sure enough tons of sand in the diff area and scratching on center driveshaft.
@@ExocagedRC I just subbed and love the info so far. I am a huge car guy and luckily rc cars are much cheaper to mod and play with. I definitely want to upgrade the wheels and tires on the Maxx too. Any recommendations
Is it me or is the 25t spline on the vitavon servo arm really shallow? Also, wouldn't you need a stronger servo spring to take advantage of the reefs500?
@@ExocagedRC Anyway to decipher V1 from V2 without a picture of that part? I had a reefs 500 in my MAXX with the plastic servo adapter. It was a nightmare.
I love how you always talk Vitavon up but didn't talk about the fact that you are using the stock motor mount instead of the Vitavon one, because if you use a reasonable pinion, the slide doesn't slide far enough to let yo mesh the gears, but if you put a large enough pinion on there to make it work, than the gear cover will not go on. Be on the real with your viewers man. People will probably appreciate that way more than a blind hype train. "o yeah"
I rarely miss your videos. But you should change your channel name to 'Pissing Contest RC'. Honestly! A Savox 1230SG has the same torque rating as your Reef's for $60 less(and two dabs of weatherstripping glue will 'waterproof' it. The 'bulkhead' is a pragmatic up-grade, but the otherwise 'low-stress' servo adaptor I'm sure can be found in a MUCH more economical 'composite/plastic'. The 'bell-crank' I've not heard of a lot of failures, and OEM is around $15(The OEM bell-crank on my Rustler has over a year's use on it). It's 'nice' that all these 'boutique' manufacturers exist, but not everyone can afford to turn their $$$ RC(s) into $$$$ RC(s).
I know what you mean but if you look at the timeline I do a little at a time, I almost never ever go all in at once as its just too expensive. I've had quite a few 1230's and the 1231's and they are good servos, but the raw500 is faster by quite a bit. the servo mount is about $10 for the traxxas one that will also bolt into an xmaxx, I'm not sure i this one will bolt in or not on that truck. I agree these things are expensive for sure but I've been into several hobbies over the years and none have been cheap.
@@ExocagedRC I much respect your thoughtful reply. Truly; hobbies are ALL expensive, and they innately play upon our individual vanity and egos. But along with your segments on what is the newest, hottest, and trickest accessories and upgrades some segments on how to 'economically' upgrade your RC would surely benefit many. Remember; a $5000+ set of golf clubs is NOT going to enable you or me to beat the likes of Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, or Jason Day using a $500 set of clubs. And a $130 servo isn't guaranteed to make your RC perform any better(or evoke more joy) than a $70 servo with similar performance stats.
“Not that hard if a job” that’s what I really like about these, you think it’s going to be really complicated but when you get into the repair it’s so self explanatory. Great engineering
It looks good, the Titan motor is going strong and picking up more speed 🧐 run, everything never gets old, RC TRAXXAS is better has ever before.😲
It’s cool how traxxas made sledgehammer tires for the maxx
After a little while stock is never enough. You can always make things better with just a few parts and a little elbow grease! Great job on building them! You have a awesome Fleet of modified RCs! 👊😎👍🇺🇸
Thanks, I think everything is modded i one way or another.
Wow man just Wow that’s sick I need some more upgrades it looks like
That bulkhead is sweet!
You forgot to do the stop and front flip, lol... looks awesome Brother 👍💯👊
I believe you have just built the best Maxx ever!
Thanks, I had planned to keep it stock but that didn't work out lol
something super satisfying about upgrading you're rc with aluminum lol
LoL yeah
Nice looking bulkhead!! Looks like my Rcmax losi 5ive T billet front bulkhead! Just wayy smaller and not polished! Got my first vid up the Xmaxx 8s beast! When did they start match anodizing the shocks to the body?? My Green body matches the green shocks which looks killer! First bash t minus 3 hours at the beach! Im stoked! Im gonna let her have it full blast on 50c 9000mah 4s x2 venom power!😉👍👊
oh man they've been color matching for a while, if you contact Arthur of vitavon directly and he can custom anodize his stuff almost any color you want. I've seen purples, pinks, oranges you name it he can do it.
With the Vitavon bulkhead, did adding all that extra weight do anything performance wise to the maxx? I would imagine that Vitavon bulkhead would be much heavier than the stock plastic.
Paddle tire time! WooHoo!!!
I may have some. Need to check.
The only grease I'll use anymore is the dry fluid gear lube. It has an alcohol-based carrier that evaporates and leaves a literal dry Grease behind. It stays on the gears and does not attract any dirt.
really? I've never heard of that before, got a link to what you use?
I need these! The group of guys i bash with have broken those multiple times. Mine is at idle now waiting on my bulkhead to arrive
Oh my god that bulk head looks amazing!!!!! I have to say the attention to deal is just over the top but I would expect any less from Vitavon and their products. Awesome review and I'm definitely getting one of those Vitavon bulk heads for my XMaxx. Thanks for the awesome review. You like hitting yourself with sand don't you? Lols
I use Shell Synthetic Snowmobile Bearing grease. It won't sludge up in cold weather like we get up here in Canada eh!
I just spent the last hour listening to a one minute mark... The sound of the aluminum in your hand.... Shiiing Shing Shing...OohLaLa! ~;+}>
lol
Thank you for the movie, I want to order a servo for my maxx
Yeah it made a huge difference for me.
@@ExocagedRC is it really that great and worth the price? you didn't need BEC to install.
Vitavon, damn..... It's like jewelry for your rc. And since i dont wear any of the crap my wife wears, its all good.
😅😀
That's one expensive Maxx 🤑🤑
J holy C. Vitavon is $$$. I LIKE IT!
Cant wait for you to have all of this on the xmaxx I want them as well!!!
That thing was a beast out there...
I don't think he has all these pieces for the Xmaxx, that thing is a monster right out of the box
@@ExocagedRC oh no no I get it trust it's a monster... What I meant more was I already know when not if he makes those parts for the xmaxx. I know we'll be seeing them.
LoL oh yeah Vitavon is awesome my biggest request right now is for the bulkheads for the lasernut
@@ExocagedRC the way yours is you need to hope vitavon makes a whole lasernut lol
you should reduce the sharpness of the video it looks over-sharpened and noisy
your way of making videos is AMAZING!! cheers mate!
well its 1080p 60fps so its not crazy high.
Exocaged RC the image have grains
The steering is sooo fast!! ME WANT!!!!
And at 6:20 it starts working again with the audio just wanted to let you know I don't know if you're able to fix it or not
Copywrite crap. Had to remove it. Sorry
You should do a video with the vitavon motor mount
What happened to the audio from like 4:20-6:20?
I kind of screw up I got the Vitavon setup and I did not install the over size bearing that came with the front bulkhead. I noticed at the end I had a extra bearing and it was to late. Should I go back and install and to be honest not sure where it goes? Input shaft? What ever that may be
Have you tried the front/rear diff ring gear and pinion from Vitavon yet? I'm about to be on my 3rd rear pinion in 5 months with my maxx. I tried buying GPM's rear pinion with the stock ring gear, but it doesn't mesh well at all and causes binding, so I took it out and replaced it with a stock sintered one. My ring gears hold up fine, both still look like new, but the rear pinon chips teeth off. Even when not using the "auto self righting" or manually trying to self right.
Does the rear bulkhead cover the main gear as well? I can't seem to find a vitavon gear cover anywhere
I might have missed it but what servo horn is this just ordered the reefs raw 500 and am looking for a horn thank you
Get the horn for a UDR. That fits great
Wow, the bulkhead looks amazing 👍 Did you get an answer from Vitavon about the Lasernut bulkheads?
Not yet. They were on a holiday of some sorts. I have my hopes up
@@ExocagedRC please keep us up to date ✌
I am planning to install the servo mount in my xmaxx ..I just got it in the mail..
This Vitavon one? Let me know if it fits I’m due for a servo or something in my Xmaxx to help it out a bit.
@@ExocagedRC yes if you noticed traxxas offers the same plastic servo part for both maxx and xmaxx so my thinking is it will work but the only thing will the sevo linkage work..
Just completed the install of a standard size servo in my X-Maxx using a Vitavon servo bracket.. I did have to take a Dremel to the chassis to complete but was easy... If you require additional information about the install will provide...
Vitavon is definetly 2 or 3 steps ahead of gpm and integy
No BEC for the Raw 500? Not knocking just curious because the ESC seemed like it handle it well.
the Castle esc is good for about 8a I believe, so plenty for this servo
@@ExocagedRC 8 volts?
So, it's been a year... how are the bulkheads holding up? I have broken the ears on both my front and rear bulkheads where the upper suspension arms pin to a few times using the stock plastic bulkheads..
I would love to try a set out depending on how yours have held up...
These are as close to unbreakable as it gets.
@Exocaged RC do you have any bashing vids or follow up vids using these? For the price I don't want to lose my shit if either front or rear top arm ears breaks off.. I would be doing a review video on these with a proper bashing to show any durability issues that may come up should I spend the money on these bulkheads.
I have a question for you ☝️😉 what about venting tires do you suggest to drill holes ? I have to run in wet condition . Have you did it with your Maxx ? thanks I appreciate
On these I usually seal them up immediately before sand and water can get in. If yours are already contaminated you can use some thin wall brake tubing, cut it and put it into a drill and put a vent hole in the tread and hope for the best. It didn’t help my Xmaxx tires because they were already messed up inside.
I have the Maxx now one day of use any tips for battery I use the 5000mah 50c i think it’s ok for run time . More big I need to modify the battery tray but I don’t want drill nothing any tips thanks
Well if I need more than 5000mah I usually just get a second or third battery.
hey i need some help please. I just got the servo case from Vitavon and the screws wont line up. I got the Savox SB-2292SG. Any help you can offer would be greatly apprenticed.
just split the difference on the servo tab holes
Im getting the same steering setup. But am running stock ESC. Have you tried the Raw 500 on 6 volts??? Thats what I will be running.
How much do all the parts weigh did you change your gearing? The Maxx is a beast probably doesn't need it
I need to weigh it now you’re right. It has a 46t spur and stock pinion.
Joe, 10 months on and will you still recommend the Vitavon bulkheads upgrade? Just the front one or both? What about the extra weight and handling?
👍🦅
With the rear bulkhead, does sand still get in there with the Vitavon one? I take mine to the beach and sand gets into the pinion area where the motor and plastic cover meet. There is a tiny gap there, just enough to get sand in there. So far ive used some silicon to try and seal it and its ok, just wondering if this Vitavon completely eliminates that problem.
Honestly I’m not sure. Last time I had it open was to put in the Hobbywing motor and didn’t notice anything unusual in there.
@@ExocagedRC Ah ok. After taking mine to the beach a few times I saw a thread on the traxxas maxx forums about sand getting in there so I took mine apart to see. Sure enough tons of sand in the diff area and scratching on center driveshaft.
could you suggest a whl/tire upgrade from stock. I had a tire blow on me the other day
Proline has some nice belted low profile tires that many guys like, the sledgehammers seem to be running good too.
Do you recommend any other servos for less serious hobbyists
Yeah. The much cheaper 25kg and 35kg you find on amazon and ebay work well but they aren’t as fast.
@@ExocagedRC I just subbed and love the info so far. I am a huge car guy and luckily rc cars are much cheaper to mod and play with. I definitely want to upgrade the wheels and tires on the Maxx too. Any recommendations
Is it me or is the 25t spline on the vitavon servo arm really shallow? Also, wouldn't you need a stronger servo spring to take advantage of the reefs500?
The new V2 horns have a deeper spline than the older ones. Yeah a stiffer spring would help but not with speed. This thing turns really good.
@@ExocagedRC Anyway to decipher V1 from V2 without a picture of that part?
I had a reefs 500 in my MAXX with the plastic servo adapter. It was a nightmare.
@@ExocagedRC I contacted Vitavon, they said "it is for Maxx 1:10 , we only have 1 version. pls note."
How does the reefs feel? is it better than going to traxxas's 2085X. or does it feel too touchy?
I love how you always talk Vitavon up but didn't talk about the fact that you are using the stock motor mount instead of the Vitavon one, because if you use a reasonable pinion, the slide doesn't slide far enough to let yo mesh the gears, but if you put a large enough pinion on there to make it work, than the gear cover will not go on. Be on the real with your viewers man. People will probably appreciate that way more than a blind hype train. "o yeah"
I ordered every vitavon part they make for my maxx. The engine mount is a fail for sure.. I’ve been happy with everything else
Is this still an issue or been redesigned ?
Just a heads up, your audio goes out around 4:14 into the video
Probably a copywrite mute. They do that.
The audio for some reason stops playing at like 4:20 timer on video
I blew my center diff, brike rhe cross pins, i dont why they didnt make them one solid piece
I’ve never done that. Must have been a hard full throttle flat landing to do that.
Does that rear bulkhead commonly break on the Maxx?
i wudnt put tht on my maxx, wudnt it b more weight and i havnt broke a bulkhead yet
I really don’t like repairing stuff. I see this as preventative upgrades. LoL.
do you have to buy that bulkhead to use the vitavon motor mount on this truck joe ?
He has a motor mount that fits the stock bulkhead.
@@ExocagedRC so is that the one listed as v2 ?
what cart do I need to go to when buyn maxx tires to help you out?
Click the store link (Amain,Amazon,etc) that has it in stock and check out, doesn’t matter that he didn’t link the actual tires.
yeah so long as its in the cart you can use a link to get there and check out
What is the acronym on the hardware? EGM? EGW?
ESC=Electronic Speed Controller
@@ExocagedRC What? No. Lol... I'm talking about the three letters imprinted into the top of the screws @2:49
I rarely miss your videos. But you should change your channel name to 'Pissing Contest RC'.
Honestly! A Savox 1230SG has the same torque rating as your Reef's for $60 less(and two dabs of weatherstripping glue will 'waterproof' it. The 'bulkhead' is a pragmatic up-grade, but the otherwise 'low-stress' servo adaptor I'm sure can be found in a MUCH more economical 'composite/plastic'. The 'bell-crank' I've not heard of a lot of failures, and OEM is around $15(The OEM bell-crank on my Rustler has over a year's use on it). It's 'nice' that all these 'boutique' manufacturers exist, but not everyone can afford to turn their $$$ RC(s) into $$$$ RC(s).
I know what you mean but if you look at the timeline I do a little at a time, I almost never ever go all in at once as its just too expensive. I've had quite a few 1230's and the 1231's and they are good servos, but the raw500 is faster by quite a bit. the servo mount is about $10 for the traxxas one that will also bolt into an xmaxx, I'm not sure i this one will bolt in or not on that truck. I agree these things are expensive for sure but I've been into several hobbies over the years and none have been cheap.
@@ExocagedRC I much respect your thoughtful reply. Truly; hobbies are ALL expensive, and they innately play upon our individual vanity and egos. But along with your segments on what is the newest, hottest, and trickest accessories and upgrades some segments on how to 'economically' upgrade your RC would surely benefit many. Remember; a $5000+ set of golf clubs is NOT going to enable you or me to beat the likes of Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, or Jason Day using a $500 set of clubs. And a $130 servo isn't guaranteed to make your RC perform any better(or evoke more joy) than a $70 servo with similar performance stats.
What voltage do you run the servo at?
8v off the esc
What gear grease do you use on that?
I used the new Reefs RC grease.
What gears do you have in there
You are even right
1!😱😁