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- Feb 22, 2011
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- Vehicle Year
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- Transmission
- Automatic
Got the itch a while back to do something stupid, so I put the Volcano S30 under the knife 
Excuse the dirt, I had to test it before I posted it
Removal of old SH .18 and single speed transmission
Arrival of the new nVision NVB521 (basically a rebranded Team Orion CRF) .21 for an 1/8 scale
I didnt get a good picture of the new 2 speed before I installed it, but here they both are bolted up and gear meshed
Better view of the Dynamite tuned pipe. It has the High speed pipe, but I'm considering getting the mid range one for the DTS-1 racing system I just got.
I had to do some remanuevering of the rear suspension to get the manifold to fit and not have to move the engine and transmission forward. I removed the inside spring and shock and moved the spring to the outside shock to keep it level. I mirrored this on the other side just to keep balance in the handling of the truck
The exhaust is just barely out of the way of the new tires (it was definitely in the way of the old ones).
And to protect this madness, I've gotten a Ford Raptor body meant for a Stampede and painted it to match as closely as I could my actual Ranger.
I got lucky and the body naturally curled inward on the sides and completely misses the exhaust, but doesnt go in far enough to mess with any moving parts.
Aaaaaaand glamor shot
Right now it has a minor traction issue. Breaks all 4 tires loose from a rolling start on concrete. To help control this thing I got a new radio (Venom VR3T) to ease into the throttle for me, and it helps a lot. I know, I know, it didn't fix the traction issue since it only slowed down the acceleration, but I'm still working on that. When it hooks up, this thing rolls pretty good. If you pump the gas, it'll hop up on the back tires at around 25-30 mph. We clocked it at 53 in a straight with a broken 2nd gear (already fixed it, but havent gotten to to a re-test). This transmission came out of a truggy and was designed for torque so it wasn't made with top speed in mind. There is a set of high-speed gears that are direct drop in that I may get just for fun.
Any suggestions? Criticisms? I love my feed back
Oh and I should have videos soon
Excuse the dirt, I had to test it before I posted it
Removal of old SH .18 and single speed transmission
Arrival of the new nVision NVB521 (basically a rebranded Team Orion CRF) .21 for an 1/8 scale
I didnt get a good picture of the new 2 speed before I installed it, but here they both are bolted up and gear meshed
Better view of the Dynamite tuned pipe. It has the High speed pipe, but I'm considering getting the mid range one for the DTS-1 racing system I just got.
I had to do some remanuevering of the rear suspension to get the manifold to fit and not have to move the engine and transmission forward. I removed the inside spring and shock and moved the spring to the outside shock to keep it level. I mirrored this on the other side just to keep balance in the handling of the truck
The exhaust is just barely out of the way of the new tires (it was definitely in the way of the old ones).
And to protect this madness, I've gotten a Ford Raptor body meant for a Stampede and painted it to match as closely as I could my actual Ranger.
I got lucky and the body naturally curled inward on the sides and completely misses the exhaust, but doesnt go in far enough to mess with any moving parts.
Aaaaaaand glamor shot
Right now it has a minor traction issue. Breaks all 4 tires loose from a rolling start on concrete. To help control this thing I got a new radio (Venom VR3T) to ease into the throttle for me, and it helps a lot. I know, I know, it didn't fix the traction issue since it only slowed down the acceleration, but I'm still working on that. When it hooks up, this thing rolls pretty good. If you pump the gas, it'll hop up on the back tires at around 25-30 mph. We clocked it at 53 in a straight with a broken 2nd gear (already fixed it, but havent gotten to to a re-test). This transmission came out of a truggy and was designed for torque so it wasn't made with top speed in mind. There is a set of high-speed gears that are direct drop in that I may get just for fun.
Any suggestions? Criticisms? I love my feed back
Oh and I should have videos soon
