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I am considering doing two mods to my Granite Voltage.
1.) Changing the Pinion to a 19tooth(or even 25 tooth) pinion, from the stock pinion. Looking for reason to, or not to do this.
2.) I know one negative of changing to a higher pinion would be increased heat for ESC, possibly engine? My plan is to get 2 40mm fans(or maybe just one on either ESC or Engine, whichever would need it more, which I don't know), and hook them into an open pin, if possible.
a.) What kinds of fans should I get?
b.) what kind of connectors/adapters will I need.
c.) Does Granite Voltage have this capability?
d.) Should I do 2 fans, or 1 fan?
e.) What would benefit/need a fan more, the ESC or Motor(or both)?
I know that the Voltage doesn't play well with upgrades, but I'd like to push it a bit more if reasonable, mainly for fun. But, I've never done mods, so am trying to gather a little more information about doing this...
1.) How much postiive change will it produce(I am already on 2S LIPO)
2.) How possible is it(I'm not even sure if it's possible to hook fans into a Granite Voltage)
3.) What drawbacks will it produce?
a.) Lower battery life(I am fine with this, I don't have problems with battery life even on NIMH)
b.) More heat... hoping the fans will deal with this
c.) Acceleration loss? Wondering if the higher pinion will make it noticeably slower acceleration/torque at lower speeds, of it isn't really an issue.
d.) Component wear and tear. Not sure how the pinion will affect other things, and curious about how the added potential stress might affect other components.
I'm willing to veer a little bit into the "stupid" territory, but not too far. I'm willing to red line it, just for fun, and if I have to replace a part so be it. But I don't want to try to do something that is straight up stupid and will break instantly, or isn't worth the benefits at all. Or something that isn't even possible(like if it's literally not possible to easily hook the fans in).
Also, if someone could explain/Link to specific models of fans/Pinion that would be compatible with what I'm trying to do, that'd be helpful.
1.) Changing the Pinion to a 19tooth(or even 25 tooth) pinion, from the stock pinion. Looking for reason to, or not to do this.
2.) I know one negative of changing to a higher pinion would be increased heat for ESC, possibly engine? My plan is to get 2 40mm fans(or maybe just one on either ESC or Engine, whichever would need it more, which I don't know), and hook them into an open pin, if possible.
a.) What kinds of fans should I get?
b.) what kind of connectors/adapters will I need.
c.) Does Granite Voltage have this capability?
d.) Should I do 2 fans, or 1 fan?
e.) What would benefit/need a fan more, the ESC or Motor(or both)?
I know that the Voltage doesn't play well with upgrades, but I'd like to push it a bit more if reasonable, mainly for fun. But, I've never done mods, so am trying to gather a little more information about doing this...
1.) How much postiive change will it produce(I am already on 2S LIPO)
2.) How possible is it(I'm not even sure if it's possible to hook fans into a Granite Voltage)
3.) What drawbacks will it produce?
a.) Lower battery life(I am fine with this, I don't have problems with battery life even on NIMH)
b.) More heat... hoping the fans will deal with this
c.) Acceleration loss? Wondering if the higher pinion will make it noticeably slower acceleration/torque at lower speeds, of it isn't really an issue.
d.) Component wear and tear. Not sure how the pinion will affect other things, and curious about how the added potential stress might affect other components.
I'm willing to veer a little bit into the "stupid" territory, but not too far. I'm willing to red line it, just for fun, and if I have to replace a part so be it. But I don't want to try to do something that is straight up stupid and will break instantly, or isn't worth the benefits at all. Or something that isn't even possible(like if it's literally not possible to easily hook the fans in).
Also, if someone could explain/Link to specific models of fans/Pinion that would be compatible with what I'm trying to do, that'd be helpful.
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