xmods project skyline (need suggestions)

QPizzle · #1 12-26-2003, 07:34 PM

alright, i got an xmods skyline yesterday as a gift and i already knew of custom mods and motors for the car. heres my situation:

i would like to know what the fastest motor i can buy is, without any internal modification as i dont want to bother with winding and shunts and crap. please send me a link to where i can also buy the motor and if any modification is needed. (ie. dremel/solder/spacers)

the other thing i would like to know is where i should connect my 3cell aaa pack to the car. i have already tried just splicing them in at the end before it connects to the motor and it just runs continuously, so i would need to know where to solder so that its throttle controlled.

please post any site containing any mod for my xmods which is an upgrade/new mod for the car. any little part that is replaceable with something better will be appreciated. i plan on building the best xmods money can buy.

i will post my progress in the gallery forum as my car is already masked for painting. :P

Bad Company · #2 12-26-2003, 08:10 PM

On this page of this link you will find a wiring diagram of where to wire in your extra cells. Not sure the 3-AAA pack will fit though.

http://www.tinyrc.com/forums/showthr...5&pagenumber=2

QPizzle · #3 12-26-2003, 10:34 PM

brilliant!

yep the 3 pack fits for my skyline. i might end up scrapping this for a 2pack because having to use the 2aaa rayovac 15min charger, it would be a pain to wait 1 hour to charge all the batteries rather than 45 mins for a little less power plus it will save motor life a little more. but as for now, its all connected and it is noticeably alot faster than stock, and im still running the stock motor cause its 1day old and i need to know more info on motors.

i also just bought carbon fiber driveshafts (all 3 lengths were included) and was wondering what the driveshaft does, other than to hold that one gear in place?

Revlis · #4 12-27-2003, 01:00 AM

Besides holding the gear in place, the driveshaft is used for powering the front wheels when you have AWD installed.

QPizzle · #5 12-27-2003, 11:27 PM

bump, and also, where can i get like cf centershafts and cf parts not on ebay? and also WHATS THE BEST MOTOR!

pbmax · #6 12-28-2003, 12:25 AM

I don't know because I haven't ordered any, but I imagine the CF driveshafts are simply CF rods that you can buy lots of places. Kites shops and craft stores come to mind. Just cut a groove in each end to fit the notch in the front and rear gears.

QPizzle · #7 12-28-2003, 12:43 AM

yeh but carbon fiber is quite a rarity in tube form or anything. i found a 2'x2' sheet of cf .100 thick for 32$ shipped on ebay but that is way to expensive for what i had in mind.