In this video we have the unboxing of the hobywing ezrun max 8 esc, what you get in the box, a quick installation guide and a test run of the new esc in the car!! And what a beast it is!! Deffo worth doing this upgrade.
I have a new combo just sitting around waiting for the right car. I’m putting this on in for sure! Thanks buddy!! That’s a cat pack, it stores voltage for hard trigger pulls. Dumps extra burst of power, definitely install it. 👍
My ESC from my Maxx took a dump. Will the Max8 be a good replacement? I'm not planning to run a bigger motor, just run the stock motor and keep using the 3s lipo. Not planning to go big in cell. Thanks for your help!
And except the receiver and transmitter, those are decent. I wish I knew this before I bought mine, I wouldn't have bought the LED kit and the link module and with that money I would have paid for the Max8+motor combo!
Haha! Its evil with that gear ratio, it gets hot a little too hot for my liking, 80 degrees +... recentyl changed gears to tame it a little as i couldnt squeeze throttle above halfway
I don't think you can... Same thing happened to me, I bought the LED kit along with the MAXX, 6 weeks later the ESC died, so I got the Max8 with the 2200KV motor combo. Luckily Traxxas replaced the ESC under warranty so they sent me a new one! But now I have the Traxxas ESC stored in a bag along with the motor and the LED kit as spares.
@@thisIsRC yep I am going the same route. I may buy a 2nd maxx one day and between the two esc s and Traxxas warranty be able to keep one running stock lol
The black thing is a capacitor pack mate. Use batteries with a decent C rating and you don't need the pack. Bastards gave you a free fan. Gave me nothing with my max6 mate and my fan broke first use lol. You Maxx has just woken up I'd say, awesome throttle response 🙂
Jitter finger!! Try pulling trigger steady and hold in one spot and stop pumping it so much. You’ll get much better results and you won’t look like an idiot!
Dude took the time to make a video and is recording himself having fun with his RC vehicle and you tell him he looks like an idiot, because he is getting used to the new power? People like you are what drives people away from the hobby, and it's sad. Don't be mad. Life is short. Take your insecure self, elsewhere or make a tutorial on how we can all be miserable fat assed pro's, like you.
I have a new combo just sitting around waiting for the right car. I’m putting this on in for sure! Thanks buddy!! That’s a cat pack, it stores voltage for hard trigger pulls. Dumps extra burst of power, definitely install it. 👍
Bro , you got one helluva a hobby shop to give you that max 8 esc ! I've got the max 8 2200kv combo in my maxx , couldn't be happier !
How did you mount the max8 on the chassis? It’s not flat so I guess I can’t use double sided tape?
My ESC from my Maxx took a dump. Will the Max8 be a good replacement? I'm not planning to run a bigger motor, just run the stock motor and keep using the 3s lipo. Not planning to go big in cell. Thanks for your help!
Yes a muchuch better upgrade!
Thanks for the reply
Goodbye tire foam. I have started plugging the holes with epoxy on my Maxx's. Tires last so much longer
Should drill them mate. Smallest drill bit you have got. Streight through rubber tyre and rim. At .12oclock 6oclock 3oclock 9oclock
@@madonrc83 what gearing? We’re you running 6s in the video
Hi, how come you needed an extension for motor fan when it plugs directly to the servo? Thank you
Not on the max 8 fella its a red plug not your standerd reciver plug.
@@madonrc83 cheers. Got mine today, how did you remove the 2nd battery terminal? I thought they'd come out with a bit of force but can't shift them
@@b_h675r alot of force haha, they are stiff, get some pliers an wiggle an tug
Hi, I believe that the thing that you don't know what it is is a capacitor bank, for weak batteries.
What batteries did you use?
My max 6 won’t connect how do I plug it into the receiver for everything to work
Maybe it needs binding mate?
Too much
Have you been happy with the max8?
Yes mate its a solid build
I used the ESC fan on my motor, all I did was unplug it and plug it in that position and it worked no problem
Is it a hobbywing EZrun max8 V3 150a?
What would you recommend vxl 6s or the max8 esc for the maxx?
Max 8 ofc only reason people put VXL 6s is they most likely already have one around from swapping it out of the revo
How did you mount the max8 on the chassis? It’s not flat so I guess I can’t use double sided tape?
5cents from me. those small screws will not hold the esc. I had one in me Erevo and well. ESC just escaped from the car when bad landed :D
Mine did not come with a Cappack! Are the Cappacks supposed to be included?
Same happend with my maxx and i bought the same esc, but i‘m driving on 4s
6s is evil
And i want ask you, if you haye the same problem with your Maxx. The big ball Bearings (sealings) are komplete broken! On all 4 tires.
@@juki-kartracing7547 the main wheel bearings in the hub you mean?
Yes, the big one
But only the black sealing on all 4 hubs
After purchasing each Traxxas car, it is necessary to replace all electronics except the engine.
Well said 🤣
And except the receiver and transmitter, those are decent. I wish I knew this before I bought mine, I wouldn't have bought the LED kit and the link module and with that money I would have paid for the Max8+motor combo!
@@thisIsRC well said same boat here also😵💫😵💫😵💫
Hello, how's the control with this ? I'm interested in more fine control at low speeds, the stock one is very hard to manage
Turn down the punch
How are your motor temps doing? That thing is mental
Haha! Its evil with that gear ratio, it gets hot a little too hot for my liking, 80 degrees +... recentyl changed gears to tame it a little as i couldnt squeeze throttle above halfway
Are you running on 4s or 6s?
6s mate
@@madonrc83 ah that explains the peppiness 💨
Flipping meoownnnn
What kind of motor did you put on this after the stock one went out?
Can you fix a Max 8 if it blows smoke out of it?
no probably not buy a new one
Bec stock or 7.4V ?
What gearing are you running in the video?
I think it was 24t pinon and 46t spur from memory
Is that stock motor?
It was but i upgraded
@@madonrc83 so you just upgraded the esc in this video and ran it on 4s still?
@@kobeaulaumea3900 i had the max 8 esc and stock motor and ran on 4s, then the motor went so i got the motor to mach esc
@@madonrc83 so you ended up with a max8 combo
@@gonzodetroitify yea
Anyone figure out how to keep the light kit? Already spent $100 before I realized this stock esc is a time bomb
I don't think you can... Same thing happened to me, I bought the LED kit along with the MAXX, 6 weeks later the ESC died, so I got the Max8 with the 2200KV motor combo. Luckily Traxxas replaced the ESC under warranty so they sent me a new one! But now I have the Traxxas ESC stored in a bag along with the motor and the LED kit as spares.
@@thisIsRC yep I am going the same route. I may buy a 2nd maxx one day and between the two esc s and Traxxas warranty be able to keep one running stock lol
The black thing is a capacitor pack mate. Use batteries with a decent C rating and you don't need the pack.
Bastards gave you a free fan. Gave me nothing with my max6 mate and my fan broke first use lol.
You Maxx has just woken up I'd say, awesome throttle response 🙂
Evil with the 46t spur lol cant full throttle it
@@madonrc83 lol practice with the throttle control you'll be fine bro 👍 it will be awesome with the backflips lol
You need the wide maxx kit.😄
Stock motor correct? What size pinion and spur?
Not stock motor
I say in the video mate what gear ratio is, i cant remeber now
Ok. Im at work nd was tryin to watch it but got distracted lol. Gonna re watch when I get home
Too much power for a small truck...almost 8s power ...they over engineered it....cheers from Arkansas
Where did the servo plug move to?
I assume the receiver? At the top?
@@kylekritter9157 yea mate
Thank you sir
The one thing that sucks about changing the ESC on the Maxx, is you can't plug in the light kit into it.
Tooo much power bro👊🏾✌🏽
Wayyy too much, just waiting on new gears goin for the 54T spur
Jitter finger!! Try pulling trigger steady and hold in one spot and stop pumping it so much. You’ll get much better results and you won’t look like an idiot!
Dude took the time to make a video and is recording himself having fun with his RC vehicle and you tell him he looks like an idiot, because he is getting used to the new power? People like you are what drives people away from the hobby, and it's sad. Don't be mad. Life is short. Take your insecure self, elsewhere or make a tutorial on how we can all be miserable fat assed pro's, like you.