Revo vs T-maxx Durability Whining
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Revo vs T-maxx Durability Whining
All you guys constantly crying my Revo is better than you T-maxx and so on and such. Well you guys want something to cry about here is somethin. I own a Revo and a Rustler. Two of my friends have T-Maxx. We go out on the weekends and do some serious bashin. So far every truck has broken at one point or another but all good trucks. Well me and my friends took out my rusty for some bashin. I personally think it tougher than a Revo or a T-maxx. Now before you start cryin let me try to explain how hard we bashed it. We took the rusty and found a roof with about a 20-25 foot peak. Started at one side and launched it off the peak 2 times still ran and drove perfectly. We then proceded to find a 15 foot high storage container and build a 4 foot ramp on top of it. Then launched it off it 4 times aside from bashin in the woods off some 4 foot high motorcross jumps. Keep in mind this truck doesn't have half the suspension of the Maxx or Revo. Well its still runnin and drivin today. Oh trust me vids are comin soon. We just need to bash a little harder with it at least till it breaks somethin to disable it. So go ahean cry and whine as much as you want I am lookin foward to it. I am into this hobby to have fun not to argue over whats better. And me and my buddies have a blast no matter who is drivin what.
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RE: Revo vs T-maxx Durability Whining
And a Mini-T can go even HIGHER without breaking!!!
Ya see...LIGHT trucks are actually a lot less likely to break during falls than heavier ones. It's called physics.
Ya want a truck for jumps & dirt? A stadium truck like the Jato/XXX/even the rustler are great. But if you want something that can run in tall grass & other rough terrain (and literally crush your rusty buddies), ya need a MT.
"Tough" is relative...a 30lb 1/5 scale truck can be built like a tank, but a beefy arm will snap like a toothpick if it hits a track border funny...weight + speed= 'EFFED UP!! A featherweight mini could get dropped from a 3 story building & would have a good chance of surviving unscathed.
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Ya see...LIGHT trucks are actually a lot less likely to break during falls than heavier ones. It's called physics.
Ya want a truck for jumps & dirt? A stadium truck like the Jato/XXX/even the rustler are great. But if you want something that can run in tall grass & other rough terrain (and literally crush your rusty buddies), ya need a MT.
"Tough" is relative...a 30lb 1/5 scale truck can be built like a tank, but a beefy arm will snap like a toothpick if it hits a track border funny...weight + speed= 'EFFED UP!! A featherweight mini could get dropped from a 3 story building & would have a good chance of surviving unscathed.
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RE: Revo vs T-maxx Durability Whining
How fast r those mini t's... can they keep up with a stock maxx? just curious, never seen one run before
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And a Mini-T can go even HIGHER without breaking!!!
Ya see...LIGHT trucks are actually a lot less likely to break during falls than heavier ones. It's called physics.
Ya want a truck for jumps & dirt? A stadium truck like the Jato/XXX/even the rustler are great. But if you want something that can run in tall grass & other rough terrain (and literally crush your rusty buddies), ya need a MT.
"Tough" is relative...a 30lb 1/5 scale truck can be built like a tank, but an arm will snap if it lands funny. A featherweight mini could get dropped from a 3 story building & would have a good chance of surviving unscathed.
Dean
And a Mini-T can go even HIGHER without breaking!!!
Ya see...LIGHT trucks are actually a lot less likely to break during falls than heavier ones. It's called physics.
Ya want a truck for jumps & dirt? A stadium truck like the Jato/XXX/even the rustler are great. But if you want something that can run in tall grass & other rough terrain (and literally crush your rusty buddies), ya need a MT.
"Tough" is relative...a 30lb 1/5 scale truck can be built like a tank, but an arm will snap if it lands funny. A featherweight mini could get dropped from a 3 story building & would have a good chance of surviving unscathed.
Dean
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IM not sure about the Mini T but last months issue of Car Action had a write up about the Mini LST. They claim a top speed of 18 mph. I would say the mini t would be alittle higher...25 maybe? Nowhere near the 40 mph of a max.
I think lighter trucks are JUST AS likely to break as bigger trucks. Eventough they are smaller they are made with smaller, less durable parts...so it evens out the whole weight ratio argument. Just my opinion though for what its worth.
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I think lighter trucks are JUST AS likely to break as bigger trucks. Eventough they are smaller they are made with smaller, less durable parts...so it evens out the whole weight ratio argument. Just my opinion though for what its worth.
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RE: Revo vs T-maxx Durability Whining
A Mini-T with a brushless motor can easily hit 40-50mph. It will SMOKE any nitro MT made..in top speed and accelleration.
They're very common, Tekin & Mamba each make systems (ESC + motor) for about $130 (the same price as the truck!!).
A stock mini t, or one with an upgraded brushed motor can hit about 25mph, max.
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They're very common, Tekin & Mamba each make systems (ESC + motor) for about $130 (the same price as the truck!!).
A stock mini t, or one with an upgraded brushed motor can hit about 25mph, max.
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RE: Revo vs T-maxx Durability Whining
I guess it varies....a XXX going 30mph is just as likely to snap an arm as a Maxx going 30. But "FALLING" is what I'm kinda talking about. I saw a XXX at a skate park hitting asphalt from 8 feet without damage....a MT could NOT get away with that. There's an infamous video (that I have, it's a XXX Main one!!) of some guy (Drake?) jumping HIS HOUSE w/a buggy, and all that happened is the shell popped off.
So I'll qualify my theory by saying small/light trucks can withstand GRAVITY-DRIVEN IMPACTS much better than big/heavy ones.
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I think lighter trucks are JUST AS likely to break as bigger trucks. Eventough they are smaller they are made with smaller, less durable parts...so it evens out the whole weight ratio argument. Just my opinion though for what its worth.
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I think lighter trucks are JUST AS likely to break as bigger trucks. Eventough they are smaller they are made with smaller, less durable parts...so it evens out the whole weight ratio argument. Just my opinion though for what its worth.
Goodin
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A Mini-T with a brushless motor can easily hit 40-50mph. It will SMOKE any nitro MT made..in top speed and accelleration.
They're very common, Tekin & Mamba each make systems (ESC + motor) for about $130 (the same price as the truck!!).
A stock mini t, or one with an upgraded brushed motor can hit about 25mph, max.
Dean
A Mini-T with a brushless motor can easily hit 40-50mph. It will SMOKE any nitro MT made..in top speed and accelleration.
They're very common, Tekin & Mamba each make systems (ESC + motor) for about $130 (the same price as the truck!!).
A stock mini t, or one with an upgraded brushed motor can hit about 25mph, max.
Dean
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I atually wrote this becas so many people start stupid arguments on good topics I figured I would give them something stupid to argue about and wast there time. I have a revo an love it I like my rusty too. Its all about fun!!!
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I don't know if I can agree with that... friend has a RC18t w/ mamba and 3-cell LiPo... it's fast... but against my TM323 Revo... it's not fast enough... I accidentally ran him over when we were racing... LOL
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Now THAT I would like to see video of. There are a couple different factors here. What Mamba set-up was it? obviously, it was only the 4200 or 5400 motor. The 6800 Kv Mamba with a 3 cell LiPo will do about 50 MPH, and the Mamba CompX package (8000 Kv) has been proven to go over 60 MPH with a 3 cell LiPo. Also, was the Mamba geared properly?
I don't know if I can agree with that... friend has a RC18t w/ mamba and 3-cell LiPo... it's fast... but against my TM323 Revo... it's not fast enough... I accidentally ran him over when we were racing... LOL
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The 6800 Kv Mamba with a 3 cell LiPo will do about 50 MPH, and the Mamba CompX package (8000 Kv) has been proven to go over 60 MPH with a 3 cell LiPo. Also, was the Mamba geared properly?
use the 60/14 combo and the AE plate to accomodate the 60
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RE: Revo vs T-maxx Durability Whining
hehe you folks are NUTZ!!! but i do have to agree with some of this. it is fun to go all out jump as high as ya can and see what breaks. and i for one dont really care what someone else is driving as long as they like it and are having fun, isnt that why we do this? to have fun? hehehe i know it why i have been and ive been breaking r/c toys for 45 years now lol just today my bud, his son and i took our street force cars out and we ended up running like nascar. with tony behind jeff and jeff flipping and blaming tony! but my bud son waaaas going to slow in front of me and when he got up on 2 wheels in a corner i couldnt stop my car from going under his and rolling him hehe. but it was a fun day lol but we do that with our trucks too hehe
just had to give my 2 cents guys
just had to give my 2 cents guys
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RE: Revo vs T-maxx Durability Whining
I have a mini t and they only go about 13 mph out of the box on the aa's. My only does about 20mph-25mph and i have a 6 cell battery pack, Trinity motor and bearings. Mini t s are horribly slow out of the box.
How fast r those mini t's... can they keep up with a stock maxx?
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RE: Revo vs T-maxx Durability Whining
are you kidding i got a mini to dooing like way over 60 mph i had a 58 tooth spur and a 17toth pinion and a 3 cell lipo and wow i say like in the mid 65 ishes and i could easy out rum and t maxx or revo
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brushless minis haul for sure! and they can take some serious abuse. heres a jumping vid, my 30 revo and 2 rc18t with the mambas.
http://www.rcpics.net/img/71230
and heres one of my brushless mini lst, it a hyperion 6000 and 2c lipoly. its fast but hard to drive!!
http://www.rcpics.net/img/71556
http://www.rcpics.net/img/71230
and heres one of my brushless mini lst, it a hyperion 6000 and 2c lipoly. its fast but hard to drive!!
http://www.rcpics.net/img/71556
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RE: Revo vs T-maxx Durability Whining
are you kidding i got a mini to dooing like way over 60 mph i had a 58 tooth spur and a 17toth pinion and a 3 cell lipo and wow i say like in the mid 65 ishes and i could easy out rum and t maxx or revo