Traxxas Rustler XL-5 - On-Road Runs w/ Sidewinder 8th Combo on 5s - (Part II)

A few runs with my Rustler XL-5. It has a Castle Sidewinder 8th Combo, geared 45/76, and running on 5s. I did about 10 runs total, and it was consistently hitting 77-78 mph each pass. I'm pretty sure it was about maxed with this gearing/ voltage/ weight, so I'll need to make some changes.

[@lightningdad13]

nice runs. have you gotten any faster since this video was made.

[@slampede9564]

Thanks. Nah man, nothing faster. A few days later after this run I totaled it against a wall, then life got crazy busy and I took a break from the hobby.

[@scorchin73chavez53]

niice , does it drift around a lot? seemed pretty straight

[@slampede9564]

+eric chavez Thanks, man. No, it doesn't drift much at all. Tracks pretty straight, and really sticks to the ground.

[@gorillabeartech4577]

Do you need adapters to fit the rustler with the Traxxas xo-1's ?????..... I'm sure that I would need to buy them but idk. I'm running the Traxxas anacondas on my rustler vxl right now. I average about 55-67 mph easy. Running 32 pinion 76 spur both 48 pitch. It's fast on a 3S lipo lmfao. Doesn't want to stay down it always wants to wheelie even halfway down. Sometimes I get lucky and it stays down if I'm always starting off slower. I don't have any super modifications done to it or extra weight. Bought it brushed xl-5 and turned it into brushless velinion 3500 which isn't bad it's powerful as fuck. I got another brushed rustler and idk what it's going to be as far as brushless but I'm also thinking of getting a third brushed rustler and doing a 1/8 Mamba on that one. Addicting hobby. too fun lol

[@slampede9564]

Yeah, you need 17mm hex adapters, I'm using the Hot Bodies Aluminum 10mm wide set:
www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXFJAP&P=FR&gclid=CjwKEAjwh9PGBRCfso2n3ODgvUcSJAAhpW5oR0QfIo_K0gT9JqHVb0rxq-0WCBxN_QchNor64e3q1xoCLbHw_wcB

[@pamoneyman1]

Nice.. You should try mod 1 gears 36 25 or sumn yall certainly hit 100mph i kno cause i have a 2400 kv an it does 90 mph easy.

[@gorillabeartech4577]

You had to already be and should be hitting 90-100 or more on 5-6S lipo man I'm surprised that with the high gearing an sidewinder 8th castle 2200 kv brushless system you only hit 77-78 mph..... I thought you could easily pull that off on 3S.....

[@slampede9564]

I think with more room I probably could have. Also I had a hard time getting the wheels to grab at the get-go.

[@koreycooper7963]

What kind of tires do u have

[@slampede9564]

Traxxas XO1