Waqr`s Maverick Blackout MT

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Thats the maverick blackout V2 you have there, its a great truck but does need some fiddling.. i would do yourself a favour and strip the stock servo's out and get some decent ones in there. They won't last too long even with the "servo" upgrade.. i have some blue alloy front steering knuckles if your intrested pm me..
 
iwik76 said:
Thats the maverick blackout V2 you have there, its a great truck but does need some fiddling.. i would do yourself a favour and strip the stock servo's out and get some decent ones in there. They won't last too long even with the "servo" upgrade.. i have some blue alloy front steering knuckles if your intrested pm me..
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Yes, I know. I already have a almost brand new Savöx 1256TG that will replace the original throttle servo. The steering servos will be replaced with the new 35 kg Savöx sometimes in the near future :)

When you say V2, is there a newer version of this truck? The dealer told me that this was the latest version of the Maverick.....
 
Yeah that is the latest one you've got, its was a update as the one I and many others bought had plastic gears and even worse stock servos to the ones you own.. this is a great truck but please have a good read of pre run checks in this forum as it does need some bits sorting before u run it.. if you got a while have a read of this might help??

http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/95224-maverick-blackout/page__fromsearch__1
 
Great info there! I will definitely read the whole thread.

Thanks!

Do you still have the truck or have you sold it?
 
So today I got some more work done on the truck. I fitted some boots, out some fuel tubing in the diff cups and also did the vent mod on the tank.

Tomorrow I will hopefully have some time to take the engine apart and start with the porting.

Picture will follow later tonight!
 
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i fitted my Blackout with a Dog pile racing wildchild engine.. awesome bit of kit the only problem is i got my blackout stable then the extra power unit brought out all the other teething issues. i am now having a problem with the layshaft... tried all sorts going to try and get it welded together.. wish a one piece was avaliable..!! here's a vid of the heat cycle.. [ame=

[MEDIA=youtube]lkZ75VRGHkE[/MEDIA][/ame]other vids are on my channel are of the stock engine with the amazing CPI pipe..
 
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No offense but can`t you start your own thread instead of posting in mine?
 
Some more pictures of the vent mod and the protection cap on the switch:

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waqr said:
No offense but can`t you start your own thread instead of posting in mine?
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None taken. Thought I'd share with you as u asked if I'd kept or sold it.

Your work is looking good so far..
 
iwik76 said:
None taken. Thought I'd share with you as u asked if I'd kept or sold it. Your work is looking good so far..
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Thanks man! Why don`t you start you own thread? I read your thread at the other forum and it was very informative so it would be great to have a thread about your truck here aswell :)
 
proberbly not, doing a baja 5T project at the mo so time is short with work/family/rc...

Have you seen the carbon fibre disks/pads for the blackout/rampage?? any plans to get em? if so let us know what they are like...
 
iwik76 said:
proberbly not, doing a baja 5T project at the mo so time is short with work/family/rc... Have you seen the carbon fibre disks/pads for the blackout/rampage?? any plans to get em? if so let us know what they are like...
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No, I haven`t. I will test the originals first and see how they are like......
 
Today I took the engine apart and did some porting. I removed very little material since I don`t want to loose too much bottom end torque. I did widen the inlet, outlet and did some small eyebrows.

I also installed a 9500rpm clutch spring and installed the KillerBee killswitch.

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All very impressive! Did you build the braces from the fuel tank posts to the rear dif, or does the Blackout come with those? Either way I like them!
 
RCDAD said:
All very impressive! Did you build the braces from the fuel tank posts to the rear dif, or does the Blackout come with those? Either way I like them!
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I don`t know if my progress so far is that impressive, but thanks :)

The braces comes with the Maverick and I too think it is a really good feature on the truck.
 
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