Best OBR engine for the Redcat Chimera?

[RampageHopUps]

No and no. And yes, the plastic gear plate causes problems.

 

[phreerider]

Anything OBR is pretty good, 4 bolt prostock is a serious bench mark.. power is well matched for weight and application. i always go back to this motor and never a disappointment. MT gear plate or 7075rc makes for a solid choice with a mountain of time on this combo and the only real complaint comes from the screaming tires

 

[talunceford]

Nice. Yeah I ordered the 7075rc plate. Gonna go for the full mod 7.5hp or the 8.2hp reed motor. Have you had any issues with the gears once you went to the solid plate?

 

[phreerider]

xb went straight to MT plate never a problem. plastic one i have still a virgin.

 

[talunceford]

Awesome. Just reached out to Sean at OBR with some questions. Hopefully have a few suggestions on motors real soon.

 

[ROCKHEART]

Recently put an obr g340 in my rampage mt. Best decision I ever made lol

 

[ROCKHEART]

 

[talunceford]

I am assuming you have the aluminum plate as well.

 

[ROCKHEART]

Plastic gear plate still.not got round to ordering the metal one. In the vid was running 35 25 25 25 gearing.when I spoke to obr a few months back they told me the biggest motor they have to drop in the rampage is a g340 full mod reed case.

 

[1RC5]

Recently put an obr g340 in my rampage mt. Best decision I ever made lol

Did you install the G340 Full Mod or the Reed Case engine? How long have you have it and how is the drive train holding up?

 

[talunceford]

So, Sean came back and said that with the upgraded drivetrain, it will definitely handle the power of the G340 series of motors. Looking at the reed case. Does anyone make an aluminum diff case? Not the diff housing, but the case itself. The pumpkin as full scale racers call it. I'd like to get rid of the plastic one and go full aluminum if I could. I might have to contract that out to get produced. I've got access to CNC mills and people that could produce them. That is a possibility, but need to see if there is an after market diff readily available first.

 

[ROCKHEART]

Mines the 340 full mod. Not had it in the car long so can't comment on the drive train though on the last tank I lost a pin off a rear dog bone.

 

[talunceford]

Ordered the G340rc full mod reed case. Upgrading all of the drivetrain at the moment to the aluminum carriers. Once that is done, I will start the assembly process. Have the 7075rc layshaft support installed, and the aluminum center spool supports on their way. The next order of business will be upgrading the suspension arms. I do have a question, I am assuming you have the chimera correct? Are you running the jetpro pipe for the chimera with your OBR? I've almost considered calling Bartolone to see if they can custom make a pipe for the Chimera. I know the jetpro is a great pipe, but I will have to see how the engine performs after I get it installed and see if it gets the full performance out of the engine. We shall see.

 

[Ice_2k]

Mines the 340 full mod. Not had it in the car long so can't comment on the drive train though on the last tank I lost a pin off a rear dog bone.

Is this the one you have?

 

[talunceford]

Is this the one you have?

http://www.oneillbrothers.com/rc-car/engines/full-mod-engines/6310-9-4hp-full-mod-g340rc-34cc-2mm-stroker-tr-obr-reed-case-engine.html

This is the one I have.