07.29.07 - So it's been a couple of months since I broke out the ole' 18T.  After the spur gear was cooked, I stuck in on the shelf until just this afternoon when I decided to pull it down and get it running again.  I replaced the spur gear with a new 60T and then went ahead and cleaned out the entire car from the diffs to the shocks.  There was so much dirt and grime in the ball diff housings, it was creating a lot of wear on the ring and pinion gears.  So I cleaned those up really good, now the whole drive train is smooth as silk.  And while the car was apart, I decided to dump the stock 27-turn 540 and install a 10-turn Trinity D6 Single and GT7 speed control.  I put in a brand new M2.0 Ice Blue SSG carbon graphite motor plate as well.  It matches the battery tie down, which now serves as my ESC bracket.  Then I threw back in that 11.1V 3S li-po (which isn't a great fit for the truck, but it works) and went for a spin.  Though I don't have any video (yet) dude, this thing freaking screams.  It is outright unbelievably fast.  I can't keep on the throttle for more than 1 second before it's all the way down the street.  It literally spins out at will and so far there is no end to how much power there is.  It's great, I absolutely love it.  I can't wait to get some more wheel-time on it, it is completely insane, like nothing I've ever driven before.  So here's some pics.  If you take a look at that sticker on the D6 is says 106.7 Nm/m of torque - wow, that's killer. It has a max RPM of about 39,500 at 7.2V.  Wanna know what it is at 11.1V?  It's crazy, that's what it is.  Theoretical top speed with this setup and a 25-tooth pinion is about 60MPH (assuming the tires don't balloon, which they do, so much so that the front and rear tires almost touch).

 

3S 11.1V Li-po with 10-turn D6 540 Motor & Novak GT7 ESC

04.05.07 - As if a 540 in an RC18T wasn't enough, I decided to try it out with a 3-cell li-po battery.  That's 11.1V to what is basically a full-scale 540 motor in a 1/18th scale car.  We managed to get some video of it before completely toasting the spur gear.  It was sickeningly fast, faster than the video really shows.  But here it is anyway, the 540 RC18T with a 3-Cell Lithium-Polymer battery pack.  Remember, this is a stock 540 motor, so there's still plenty of room for more speed.  But 47MPH isn't bad.

3-cell  Lithium-Polymer 540-Powered RC18T

04.05.06 - Finally, some video of my RC18T!  I shot this vid of my car while driving it, so it's basically as good as I can drive with one hand.  Setup is a Team Epic 540 Binary2 Outlaw and a MaxAmps 2100mAh 2S li-po.  It's sickening fast.  Dan's 540 Li-po RC18T Video Clip (25MB).

2-cell  Lithium-Polymer 540-Powered RC18T

01.22.06 - You know we're all about power and speed and we wouldn't stop until we had done the ultimate engine swap.  And now we have done it.  Introducing the first 540-Powered Lithium-Polymer RC18T.  Nothing can beat the shear strength and performance of lithium-polymer battery technology and when teamed up with good old fashioned brute power of 540-sized motors, you end up with a deadly combination of mind-blowing, rubber-burning, dirt-flying, killer-jumping, fun.  Check out the details here!

08.26.05 - First and foremost, welcome to danmarx.org/rc18t!!!  Stop in, pull up a seat, and check us out, and then let us know what you think!  Got an idea for an article?  Want to see a product reviewed by us?  Got some sweet pictures of your ride?  Or an awesome mod that gets another 10 MPH out of your stocker? (besides slapping on some of the those really cool REEDY stickers).  Let us know!  We'll get it included on our site and who knows, you might get some free stuff from us. 

How to Drop of 540 into your RC18T - Okay we're not actually going to tell you how to do it (not yet anyway) but instead we're just going to show off how we did it, well sort of, we may just say we did it and show some pics and video and leave it at that.

Dan's Backyard Track - What can happen on a Saturday afternoon while the misses is sleeping.  Shhh, don't look in the backyard hun.

Going Lithium!  - What's all the hype about?  What you need to know about fitting the latest battery technology into your RC18T.  It's almost as easy as falling off a log!

HS-81MG Installation - How to fit this classic servo into your truck.  All it takes is a Dremel, this tutorial, and bit of tinkering skill.  Be able to turn your tires on shag carpet with ease!

Titanium Turnbuckles  - What we like and what we don't like.  Are they worth their weight in gold, err, um titanium?

MIP Super Diffs - Can these diffs stand up the horsepower and abuse we're going to put them through??  We'll let you know!

Ride of the Week - Jamin shows off his sweet RTR and what another $200 in hopups and accessories will get you.  Is his ride PHAT or just full of CRAP!  Check it out to find out.

Desert Jumps - Hitting some sweet jumps out in the Arizona desert.

Skate Park Cruising - Let's see those skaters get some sweet air likes these babies!