So about 3 weeks before Carve PDX, @Takachi14@poastoast and @Evwan kind of peer pressured me into making some small upgrades my Trampa build… I’ll keep this short and sweet
Trampa Infinity’s on Trampa barrels - inside position front and back
As I rode the board more and more, I got hungry for more torque and speed, I started to hate pelican case, and I felt like I needed to go all out with something brand new for Carve PDX 2022.
So after 2 weeks of constant designing and building, here is the after:
Custom designed enclosures with polycarbonate battery lid
200x75mm Phattys on widened superstars
Same 5.2 ratio on the BN-AT for stupid torque
New 12v system with capacitive touch switches for the lights
Performance:
The top speed is now like 50mph, the torque is insane (lots of accidental wheelies) and it even won a drag race against Poast’s 4wd 18s monster.
I’m very happy, except for when the board shredded the tube apart on the first launch in the official race… didn’t even make it around the first corner before I was riding on the rim
I didn’t have any sensor detection issues, but @glyphiks seemed to get 2 units that would refuse to detect. Though @YUTW123 has said that the cause has been identified and fixed. Only other issue I’ve had is that my Metr UART does not work with it, but the Metr CAN works great.
I’ve been full throttling it, climbing crazy hills, and giving it lots of abuse and with a little bit of airflow it rarely gets above 40C. I’ve had the motors to nearly 100C and the ESC is cool.
Edit: I’m probably the first one here using it, I had it DHL expressed to me right after it came out.
The Trampa trucks on this build turn SO well and precise! Really fun build, blows my mind Joey goes so fast on it! He also has the backlash on the drives super precise - the freeroll is insane (even from standstill), and they are actually quiet! No metal clanking, actually as quiet or quieter than my own 3DS helical drives
A polycarbonate lid on the ESC box would be the only thing I would change on this build. Would complete the look. Also you should show a pic of the motor wire exits - they’re clean!
20s with high current is insane… thats me pulling ahead in the beginning of the drag race and the current/ramping time wasn’t even set very aggressively yet
So good. It’s the torque you need not the top end imo. Don’t get me wrong the feeling of post 40 is unbelievable but you know something bad is the post . When you can pull gees uphill then you’re cooking. Awesome build brother.
I have a similar spec board that I built nearly 2 years ago now. It’s the most fun board I’ve ever ridden and also no one else has really ever ridden it. The pull in the mid range is especially insane.
It’s hard to articulate the feeling of low KV and high voltage but it’s got some kind of response that I don’t feel on other builds. I have ridden boards that on paper are much more powerful, even 4wd, but they just don’t have the same snappy feeling.
We really need to follow the EUC and scooter trends and push for higher voltage. Can’t wait for 24s or even 30s/36s boards and the power they will bring.
