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3906 E-Maxx CVD Upgrades

August 13, 2018 by justin 2 Comments

After doing a lipo battery upgrade to my friend’s 1st gen (3906) E-Maxx, we discovered that if you went full reverse followed by full forward, the truck would basically do a flip in-place.

We didn’t consider that this is very unfriendly to the drivetrain. After about 10-20 flips (or attempts) the E-Maxx was now front wheel drive.


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Filed Under: Cars, Electric Off-Road Tagged With: E-Maxx, throwback, Traxxas

E-Maxx 3906 LiPo Battery Upgrade

July 30, 2018 by justin 1 Comment

My good friend Joe has an old E-Maxx – not wanting to miss out on any bashing and crashing fun, I had him dig it out. It’s an oldie but a goodie. A 1st Generation E-Maxx with dual motors, dual batteries and a 2-speed transmission. It’s the one with the chassis that looks like this:

It’s also a bit of a relic. NiMH batteries, brushed motors, and AM radio aren’t exactly state-of-the-art. But I don’t want to upgrade everything, I just wanted to get it back on the road – so where do we start?

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Filed Under: Cars, Electric Off-Road Tagged With: battery, E-Maxx, throwback, Traxxas

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