VENOM EKOS 4S 5000mah LIKE BUTTER

[scubasteve95]

OK,
I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE THEADS ON THIS BOAT AND
I DON'T WANT TO SOUND INSENSITIVE ,I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE A LEGITIMATE GRIPE WITH VENOM BUT I CAN'T BE
THE ONLY ONE THATS NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES....CAN I?ALL I DID WAS ADD SOME EXTRA COOLING.
4 RUNS WITH SAME RESULTS
4S 5000mah DLG POWER LIPOS WITH PCB 120 DEGREES SHUT DOWN
MOTORS @ 90-120 DEGREES
ESC'S @ 80-90 DEGREES
RUN TIME APPROX.8 MINS @ WFO
STINGERS @ 0 DRGREES
STOCK PROPS 36mm PLASTIC(VENOM PRO 36mm FOR NEXT RUNS)
ESC'S SET TO 0 TIMING ADVANCE
EST SPEED 45 ISH
GOTTA THANK JAMES OVER @ VENOM AND SAILOR OVER @ MINICAT RACING FOR ANSWERING ALL(ABOUT 40)
OF MY PHONE CALLS
GPS INSTALLED NOW SO I SHOULD HAVE EXACT MPH NEXT POST.
GOING TO TURN ESC'S UP AND STINGERS ABOUT 2 DEGREES NEGITIVE.
ANYBODY WITH INPUT BEFORE I DO?

[FighterCat57]

Nice! I really want to hear/see more positives!

What extra cooling did you add and do you have any photos?

I moved the stingers about a half degree and it's been handling well.
It depends on the battery pack weight in your boat and it's effect on the COG.

[scubasteve95]

I will post photos tonite.
Added 90 degree inlets to bearing cooler on motor mounts and used the pick-ups on the rudder and oem outlets just for them,
added 2 port flush mount pick-ups on each sponce in the rear and removed the exhaust pipes to install 1/8" rivets for the 4 outlets
(didn't want to add extra holes).....each esc and motor has its own in and out for cooling.approx 12' 1/8 water tube added
Batterys weight 1 lb each so i should be able to really dig the props down deep.

[FighterCat57]

Nice. I've got the 90's and more outlets on order and should be here shortly. I wondered why they didn't do that from the factory.

Although, there's a bunch of racers on here that cool their entire race boats with just the rudder pickup.

I'm sure they aren't running 4s through 2800kv 380 motors either.

[scubasteve95]

VENOM EKOS 4S 5000mah LIKE BUTTER

Ok ben,
here you go,
let me know if you want any more or something different...

[scubasteve95]

VENOM EKOS 4S 5000mah LIKE BUTTER

WELL I TOOK IT OUT JUST TO CHECK FLOW ON ALL THE
WATER PORTS AND WAS NOT TOO HAPPY............
VERY LITTLE TO NO FLOW AT ALL EVEN THOUGH IT KEPT EVERYTHING WITH IN THE TEMP I WANTED SORT OF
I STILL WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF A WATER STREAM.
SO HERE IS THE MOD I CAME UP WITH ON THE NOT SO EFFECTIVE OSE PICK-UPS.
SLANT CUT THE EXHAUST TUBE I REMOVED AND EPOXY THEM OVER THE
PICK-UP PORTS....YEA YEA YEA I KNOW MORE DRAG.....BUT I WILL
GIVE UP ALITTLE SPEED FOR BETTER COOLING AND RELIABILITY....
MAYBE JUST MAYBE I CAN RUN THE WHOLE SET-UP ALITTLE LEANER AND MAKE UP THE SPEED LOSE AND STILL BESAFE?????????????MAYBE

[Rumdog]

That was not a good idea. If you're not running hot, why worry about extra pickups? That is going to effect the handling and speed tremendously. You want those ride pads flat and square as possible.

[FighterCat57]

More photos, run times, temps, videos, data, data, data. I love it keep it coming.

[scubasteve95]

VENOM EKOS 4S 5000mah LIKE

NOT RUNNING HOT IN A VERY SAFE SET UP.
ONCE I TURN UP THE HEAT (ie TIMING, STINGER ANGLE,PROP)I AM GOING TO NEED MORE COOLING,RUNNING NOW @ MAX HEATING ON MOTORS AND ALL MOST MAX ON ESC'S @ WFO WITH ALL PERAMETERS SET @ THERE LOWEST.LETS GET SOME RUN TIME
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.....
I WILL SET UP A CAM SO WE CAN ALL SEE TOGETHER.BUT I STILL DON'T THINK THAT WILL EFFECT ME AS FAR AS HANDLING OR STABILITY....SPEED NOT AS SURE.

[scubasteve95]

VENOM EKOS 4S 5000mah LIKE BUTTER

Ben r,
what photos would you like next...i am done with the build as far as i can tell.................i have a wide aray(of photos that is)
o yea ,the pads i installed were perfectly flat and the flow was poor,
@ least i thought it was......any body else have a set installed?
How is the flow?

[Brushless55]

WELL I TOOK IT OUT JUST TO CHECK FLOW ON ALL THE
WATER PORTS AND WAS NOT TOO HAPPY............
VERY LITTLE TO NO FLOW AT ALL EVEN THOUGH IT KEPT EVERYTHING WITH IN THE TEMP I WANTED SORT OF
I STILL WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF A WATER STREAM.
SO HERE IS THE MOD I CAME UP WITH ON THE NOT SO EFFECTIVE OSE PICK-UPS.
SLANT CUT THE EXHAUST TUBE I REMOVED AND EPOXY THEM OVER THE
PICK-UP PORTS....YEA YEA YEA I KNOW MORE DRAG.....BUT I WILL
GIVE UP ALITTLE SPEED FOR BETTER COOLING AND RELIABILITY....
MAYBE JUST MAYBE I CAN RUN THE WHOLE SET-UP ALITTLE LEANER AND MAKE UP THE SPEED LOSE AND STILL BESAFE?????????????MAYBE

Bad idea IMO
this will affect the way the cat handles

[scubasteve95]

What does imo stand for?
I 'm hoping it doesn't,but like i said lets do
some testing this sunday and find out.
Cam will be rolling what ever the outcome.

[Brushless55]

In My Opinion
this will alter the way the cat handles

[scubasteve95]

O,
tune in sunday nite and we will find out

[Brushless55]

I already know what will happen