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My New Blizzard
Topic Started: Jan 9 2008, 11:11 AM (1,428 Views)
jimbiss	Jan 26 2008, 11:10 AM Post #26
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 39 Group: Member Member #668 Joined: January 1, 2008	I'm thinking I might pick up a 30t & 33t. That would give me 17t, 21t, 24t, 27t, 30t, &33t



jimbiss	Jan 26 2008, 06:20 PM Post #27
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 39 Group: Member Member #668 Joined: January 1, 2008	Here is some good video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPDqAp8mc6c



alaskadf300	Jan 26 2008, 09:24 PM Post #28
Making Trax! Posts: 117 Group: Member Member #581 Joined: November 27, 2007	AWESOME!!! congratulations!, when you factor quality, duration, and performance, that is single finest video of the "new generation" Blizzards that I have ever seen. I plan to watch it every morning with my coffee, thank you!.
	"Rule #1, Never Run It where People Walk Dogs!"


jimbiss	Jan 27 2008, 01:22 AM Post #29
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 39 Group: Member Member #668 Joined: January 1, 2008	Here a few pics I took today.



kenchoco	Jan 27 2008, 01:56 AM Post #30
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 95 Group: Member Member #31 Joined: December 28, 2005	freakin awesome!!!!!



alaskadf300	Jan 27 2008, 03:05 AM Post #31
Making Trax! Posts: 117 Group: Member Member #581 Joined: November 27, 2007	Very nice work.
	"Rule #1, Never Run It where People Walk Dogs!"


jimbiss	Jan 27 2008, 01:42 PM Post #32
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 39 Group: Member Member #668 Joined: January 1, 2008	Here is a link that you can download my latest video from if you would like. It is like 35mb, but much better quality than the one on youtube. http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/22/805...izzard%2002.wmv



alaskadf300	Jan 27 2008, 08:44 PM Post #33
Making Trax! Posts: 117 Group: Member Member #581 Joined: November 27, 2007	I tried 10 or so times and it's still only a fragment of the whole video. Is there another file link?. Correction... IT WORKED!, thanks.
	"Rule #1, Never Run It where People Walk Dogs!"


alaskadf300	Jan 31 2008, 01:11 AM Post #34
Making Trax! Posts: 117 Group: Member Member #581 Joined: November 27, 2007	How fast will it go on hard flat snow at wide open throttle?.
	"Rule #1, Never Run It where People Walk Dogs!"


jimbiss	Jan 31 2008, 01:15 AM Post #35
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 39 Group: Member Member #668 Joined: January 1, 2008	I'm not sure, pretty quick. I haven't tried to strap my gps to it and check.



jimbiss	Jan 31 2008, 02:00 AM Post #36
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 39 Group: Member Member #668 Joined: January 1, 2008	Here is a typical shot of the inside after I have driven my blizzard. FYI: here are some temps after I ran. It was 16 degrees outside. After I drove for 20 minutes or so, battery temp (nimh) was 110 degree range, motor temp 66 degrees, forgot to check temp on esc. But i'm guessing it wasn't any hotter than the motor.



alaskadf300	Jan 31 2008, 08:16 AM Post #37
Making Trax! Posts: 117 Group: Member Member #581 Joined: November 27, 2007	Holy cow!, that's a lot more snow inside than I had imagined. It makes me think that the Kyosho engineers chose to use the three plastic fore/aft/belly parts with draining in mind. So perhaps the snow helps keep your components much cooler than if they were closed in?. I notice that so far, no one has used fenders as a way of controlling snow from the tracks. Thanks for posting this.
	"Rule #1, Never Run It where People Walk Dogs!"


jimbiss	Jan 31 2008, 09:32 AM Post #38
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 39 Group: Member Member #668 Joined: January 1, 2008	But most of the snow we have here is powder too



4mods	Jan 31 2008, 04:26 PM Post #39
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 33 Group: Member Member #592 Joined: December 2, 2007	Its uncanny how the insides of our machines look so much alike right now, the balloon placement is almost exzact! haha. Those pics are AWESOME! Just going to load up the vid now. cheers! These things are so wicked to watch blasting all the snow around. So cool.



kenchoco	Feb 1 2008, 06:14 PM Post #40
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 95 Group: Member Member #31 Joined: December 28, 2005	awesome



kenchoco	Feb 1 2008, 06:14 PM Post #41
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 95 Group: Member Member #31 Joined: December 28, 2005	awesome



jimbiss	Feb 1 2008, 09:30 PM Post #42
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 39 Group: Member Member #668 Joined: January 1, 2008	K, I just ordered me 30t & 33t pinions, go to have more speed, haha



zenmasterzoso	Feb 2 2008, 09:39 AM Post #43
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 38 Group: Member Member #608 Joined: December 7, 2007	Where is a good place online to order the pinions



jimbiss	Feb 2 2008, 10:43 AM Post #44
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 39 Group: Member Member #668 Joined: January 1, 2008	I ordered these from tower hobbies http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEX69&P=7 http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEX65&P=M But pretty much any 48 pitch pinions should work.



jimbiss	Feb 2 2008, 10:11 PM Post #45
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 39 Group: Member Member #668 Joined: January 1, 2008	So I decided to try something to keep the inside of my chassis a little dryer. I got some 3/8 x 3/8 weather striping and stuck it on sides of the back 8 inches of the chassis 2 layers deep. They pics are after driving it for 10 or 15 minutes in the powder. Big improvement.



alaskadf300	Feb 3 2008, 01:42 AM Post #46
Making Trax! Posts: 117 Group: Member Member #581 Joined: November 27, 2007	Wow!, that did make a considerable difference. That machine of yours kicks up quite the tall rooster-tails. I have been wondering if that brushless system could be capable of "wheelies" under the right circumstances, I suppose weight distribution might be the factor.
	"Rule #1, Never Run It where People Walk Dogs!"


outcastrc	Feb 3 2008, 07:34 AM Post #47
Administrator Posts: 1,150 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: December 13, 2005	For snow entry the reason you have so much getting in is because your using those body mount pads. The constant pressure of the snow flying is able to work its way in. If you run the rubber seal around the side plates and attach the body right down then you won't see anything more then some moisture in there...



alaskadf300	Feb 3 2008, 12:06 PM Post #48
Making Trax! Posts: 117 Group: Member Member #581 Joined: November 27, 2007	Very interesting, it doesn't try to get in much at the rear vent panel.
	"Rule #1, Never Run It where People Walk Dogs!"


r/c kelley	Aug 17 2008, 08:14 PM Post #49
Swayed by the Trax Posts: 2 Group: Noobs Member #1,564 Joined: August 17, 2008	Hi Guys, I am a new mamber and just bought a Kyosho Blizzard EV! I have read evey thread on this EV forum and the GP forum. There are tons of great info here! The picrutes you guys put up are great. Very helpfull, I am sure I could not get by with out this great web site. I want to do the upgrades that are recomended here. I have a set of BB's on the way and will fill my diffs with the 100k silicone oil. Want to order a brace from Kyosho and want to do the break upgrade. What material do I get for the breaks? I know there was a fellow selling the material, but it seems his e-mail address is no longer in use? Also, what size bolts do I need as well? Jimbiss has a good upgrade I belive for the motor and ESC for this EV. I want to get the Mamaba Max 4600KV motor and ESC combo and go with the 4200maH batteries and get the 21-33T pinions. I am sure if I went this way I would be going in the right direction. I have the GP on order as well! I am looking foward to being a part of this wondeful forum here. I will keep you posted on my progress. I will be asking lots of questions...so be ready! Looking foward for some great fun with the Blizzard, thanks agian for having a great site. r/c kelley



RCrunner789	Nov 22 2008, 11:46 AM Post #50
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 54 Group: Noobs Member #1,584 Joined: November 22, 2008	ok i have to say that is nice im getting the df300 here in a few weeks and i have to say im getting excited seeing how they all work on utube and reading all of your posts i just wanted to know is there anything that a first time user might want to know hints or tips on the rig i know one thing i have already designed a snow plow on C.A.D and extztic to get this thing and plow my drive way when the snow is light and watch all the cars stop and watch in awwwww lol all people in my neighborhood are nosy and this should give them something to talk about for a while o and outcast the plow u bilt is mint.



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