Summit Or Emaxx or Other
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Hello im new to this forum and i gonna get an eletric 4wd monster truck soon and this is gonna be my first hobby grade truck so can some one tell me whether i should get the summit,emaxx or something else cause when i bash...i BASH HARD like parts breakin all the time so i need somthing tough.Oh and by the way i had this slow radio shack hummer so defnitley somthin faster than 15 mph.
10-11-2009, 12:07 AM
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
My budget is how ever much a summit cost but i need something water proof but something that can handle all types of off road situations like grass,sand,dirt and rock hill climbs,water,snow,mud,etc. Erevo ground clearance is two low and savage flux isnt water proof. so please more suggestions.
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
in that case it's summit or maxx then... I would choose summit because of it's features... locking diffs, and hi lo gear ratios... perfect for all around bashing and climbing
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
Revo is far superior in design ,handling, bashing, racing, on road or off road.
Its faster that the TMaxx, handles better than all other remotes at the same scale, jumps better, lands better, will outright FLOG a TMaxx down a super rough track, vertical suspension just cannot compete with revos leverage arm suspension.Revo is the better truck no question.
Revo is the winner of the last 7 national titles not Tmaxx. Those races are rough, theres jumps etc, its revo thats the leader, not just from the TMaxx, but aff all the brands, especially there buddies at HPI ! roflmfao !
Get a revo brushless and own EVERYTHING ! hahaha
Its faster that the TMaxx, handles better than all other remotes at the same scale, jumps better, lands better, will outright FLOG a TMaxx down a super rough track, vertical suspension just cannot compete with revos leverage arm suspension.Revo is the better truck no question.
Revo is the winner of the last 7 national titles not Tmaxx. Those races are rough, theres jumps etc, its revo thats the leader, not just from the TMaxx, but aff all the brands, especially there buddies at HPI ! roflmfao !
Get a revo brushless and own EVERYTHING ! hahaha
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
So now im leaning toward the summit so if there are any more suggestions out there bring em on.
BTW: THE REVO AND TMAXX are nitro so those are out of the question but the erevo chassis that summit uses hase been proven to be the best where the emaxx has not been.But the summit is like 520 at my lhs.
BTW: THE REVO AND TMAXX are nitro so those are out of the question but the erevo chassis that summit uses hase been proven to be the best where the emaxx has not been.But the summit is like 520 at my lhs.
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
This guys got em for $479.99, and you know that shipping isnt going to cost 40 bucks!
best deal out there imo...
[link]http://www.rcsuperstore.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=traxxas+summit&Search.x=2 1&Search.y=3[/link]
best deal out there imo...
[link]http://www.rcsuperstore.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=traxxas+summit&Search.x=2 1&Search.y=3[/link]
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
Problem with the Summit is it controls like the bucketo crap it is........We see them at the track, l hope you dont want to keep up with Tmaxx's or Revo's or Flux's cause you aint gunna.
The summit ISNOT as strong. It is a cheap design, be careful.
A brushless E revo is 700ish bucks, plus 40$ postage, the difference is quite unbelieveable, the speed is alot better and control is, LOL!
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...FVSEARCH=erevo
l got mine here. Revo's are electric too ! 1/10th scale and 1/16th scale. Invest in the right machine to start with, you wont regret it, a summit could be regretable !
The summit ISNOT as strong. It is a cheap design, be careful.
A brushless E revo is 700ish bucks, plus 40$ postage, the difference is quite unbelieveable, the speed is alot better and control is, LOL!
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...FVSEARCH=erevo
l got mine here. Revo's are electric too ! 1/10th scale and 1/16th scale. Invest in the right machine to start with, you wont regret it, a summit could be regretable !
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
how is it cheap. It is based of the erevo and the erevo doesnt have the ground clearance and bottoms out on jumps plus brushless erevo is not waterproof so please read orignal post before you start putting stuff plus it cost to much.
"Problem with the Summit is it controls like the bucketo crap it is........We see them at the track"
Chances are that im going to never go race the summit or even take the summit to a track cause it aint made for that im not gonna race for a while i want a bashing truck under 550 that i can beat the piss out of and take it on any offroad terrain to do whatever i want. So my top two are the
EMAXX VS SUMMIT OK!!!!
"Problem with the Summit is it controls like the bucketo crap it is........We see them at the track"
Chances are that im going to never go race the summit or even take the summit to a track cause it aint made for that im not gonna race for a while i want a bashing truck under 550 that i can beat the piss out of and take it on any offroad terrain to do whatever i want. So my top two are the
EMAXX VS SUMMIT OK!!!!
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
This does a good job of illustrating your question...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpEzLHM-eMU
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
ya...well I mean it really just depends on what you want to do...If your going over a bunch of stuff you might want the locking diffs and power and ride height of the summit...if your looking for speed go with the e-maxx...really up to you...both are great trucks..
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
I might get a summit and put a vxl system in it and be done. Im also gin to i hobby so im gonna see if i want a different truck by then.
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
Sheesh sry man was only tryin to save ya some money long term, l got the summit mixed up with the stampede, sorry my bad !
Of the two your looking at get the summit.
Of the two your looking at get the summit.
10-12-2009, 07:02 AM
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ORIGINAL: Xmoto16
how is it cheap. It is based of the erevo and the erevo doesnt have the ground clearance and bottoms out on jumps plus brushless erevo is not waterproof so please read orignal post before you start putting stuff plus it cost to much.
''Problem with the Summit is it controls like the bucketo crap it is........We see them at the track''
Chances are that im going to never go race the summit or even take the summit to a track cause it aint made for that im not gonna race for a while i want a bashing truck under 550 that i can beat the piss out of and take it on any offroad terrain to do whatever i want. So my top two are the
EMAXX VS SUMMIT OK!!!!
how is it cheap. It is based of the erevo and the erevo doesnt have the ground clearance and bottoms out on jumps plus brushless erevo is not waterproof so please read orignal post before you start putting stuff plus it cost to much.
''Problem with the Summit is it controls like the bucketo crap it is........We see them at the track''
Chances are that im going to never go race the summit or even take the summit to a track cause it aint made for that im not gonna race for a while i want a bashing truck under 550 that i can beat the piss out of and take it on any offroad terrain to do whatever i want. So my top two are the
EMAXX VS SUMMIT OK!!!!
for your bugdet i would get a brushless rustler thay are waterproof, but i know thay are not 4x4 but with the bashing preformance u wont regret it. it wont blow the budget for spare parts
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
Get the summit and then go check out Kershaw Designs, they have motor kits that allow it to still be waterproof and have more speed/power.
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Get the summit and then go check out Kershaw Designs, they have motor kits that allow it to still be waterproof and have more speed/power.
Get the summit and then go check out Kershaw Designs, they have motor kits that allow it to still be waterproof and have more speed/power.
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
champ69, there is no god ! Science owns you hahaha ! sry couldnt help myself ! But u know its true hahaha !
Darwin ROCKS ! hahaha
Darwin ROCKS ! hahaha
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
personally,id go with an E-revo,they tougher than the summit,are faster,and are generally more true bash-worthy.the summit is cool but remember,more moving parts (locking diffs,shifting tranny) equals more things to break.and either car will need to be dried off after a wet run so whats the point of the waterproof?...josh
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
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Hello im new to this forum and i gonna get an eletric 4wd monster truck soon and this is gonna be my first hobby grade truck so can some one tell me whether i should get the summit,emaxx or something else cause when i bash...i BASH HARD like parts breakin all the time so i need somthing tough.Oh and by the way i had this slow radio shack hummer so defnitley somthin faster than 15 mph.
Hello im new to this forum and i gonna get an eletric 4wd monster truck soon and this is gonna be my first hobby grade truck so can some one tell me whether i should get the summit,emaxx or something else cause when i bash...i BASH HARD like parts breakin all the time so i need somthing tough.Oh and by the way i had this slow radio shack hummer so defnitley somthin faster than 15 mph.
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champ69, there is no god ! Science owns you hahaha ! sry couldnt help myself ! But u know its true hahaha !
Darwin ROCKS ! hahaha
champ69, there is no god ! Science owns you hahaha ! sry couldnt help myself ! But u know its true hahaha !
Darwin ROCKS ! hahaha
Now lets not make this thread a religious fight and lets stay on topic please.
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
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l will just make it this simple....... There is no other 4wd MT on the market that can take the punishment that a Savage Flux can take.
Your a joker mate, my flux has broken 5 diffs from jump landings because the whole front end flexxes to much in them, the front shafts that hold the suspension arms on FALL OUT they are designed crappy, you need to put a clip tie on the front bumper to keep it all together, what a joke.
The suspension is no match for the Erevo l bought to replace it !
The power plants pretty much the same.
But the chassis is a whole different ball game, my flux, meh FLIX is bent up the front where the plastic'ssupport is not bracing the alloy, my e revo isnt bent it does the same jumps...
While were on the FLIX subject, as much as l loved it, l got one before e revo, its no comparison to a revo at all, at high speed the FLIX will get HUGE rubber roll and become freakish to control where as the revo drives so straight you'd swear its on train tracks, and [ lol bad pun commin ] 'god' forbid you hit a large bump at high speed in that flix its gunna get redonkulas to control flip and the rest is mash mash mash, hit that bump in the revo and itis absorbed it and stays pretty much straight.
Also FLUX battery holders have holes in them for cooling, a HUGE dissadvantage for LIPO risking a rock or stick puncturing a cell, instant fire.
Revo has them built in on top of chassis, clever place for it really.A little more thought went into design basicly.
l like my flix, still, well sorta, its cost me too much, l regret that, was fun to drive, and l cant seem to sell it, but when someone claims them to be best, then an opinion is needed to explain why there not ! hahaha
l still love HPI but, my BAJA is awsome fun ! low tide on beach, sick fun. l saw a LIPO BRUSHLESS BAJA converted somewhere, wasnt it a beast. Anyone got a link to that ?
l will just make it this simple....... There is no other 4wd MT on the market that can take the punishment that a Savage Flux can take.
Your a joker mate, my flux has broken 5 diffs from jump landings because the whole front end flexxes to much in them, the front shafts that hold the suspension arms on FALL OUT they are designed crappy, you need to put a clip tie on the front bumper to keep it all together, what a joke.
The suspension is no match for the Erevo l bought to replace it !
The power plants pretty much the same.
But the chassis is a whole different ball game, my flux, meh FLIX is bent up the front where the plastic'ssupport is not bracing the alloy, my e revo isnt bent it does the same jumps...
While were on the FLIX subject, as much as l loved it, l got one before e revo, its no comparison to a revo at all, at high speed the FLIX will get HUGE rubber roll and become freakish to control where as the revo drives so straight you'd swear its on train tracks, and [ lol bad pun commin ] 'god' forbid you hit a large bump at high speed in that flix its gunna get redonkulas to control flip and the rest is mash mash mash, hit that bump in the revo and itis absorbed it and stays pretty much straight.
Also FLUX battery holders have holes in them for cooling, a HUGE dissadvantage for LIPO risking a rock or stick puncturing a cell, instant fire.
Revo has them built in on top of chassis, clever place for it really.A little more thought went into design basicly.
l like my flix, still, well sorta, its cost me too much, l regret that, was fun to drive, and l cant seem to sell it, but when someone claims them to be best, then an opinion is needed to explain why there not ! hahaha
l still love HPI but, my BAJA is awsome fun ! low tide on beach, sick fun. l saw a LIPO BRUSHLESS BAJA converted somewhere, wasnt it a beast. Anyone got a link to that ?
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
I want the gears and stuff to be covered and plus isnt brushless not water proof. If some one knows a way then I will tell my dad to get me the erevo brushless edition or savage flux or something simliar.Im just lookin for a good reliable 4WD MT that is great at jumping and just serious bashing but the 1/16 scale is to small and 1/5 scale cost tooo much.So after i goto ihobby i will have a better idea of what i want.
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RE: Summit Or Emaxx or Other
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the summit is to slow. i would even consider other brands before one for bashing, what kind of jumps does a e-revo bottom out on? ive got a revo platinum 3.3 with the excact same ground clearence, suspension & wheels as the e-revo (brushed & brushless). ive done some stupid jumps with the revo that a summit wouldent be able to do even with a rockett straped on it & i havent had any ground clearance problems so i dont think its really a issue. all so keep in mind u can adjust the e-revo suspension to mimick the summits.
for your bugdet i would get a brushless rustler thay are waterproof, but i know thay are not 4x4 but with the bashing preformance u wont regret it. it wont blow the budget for spare parts
ORIGINAL: Xmoto16
how is it cheap. It is based of the erevo and the erevo doesnt have the ground clearance and bottoms out on jumps plus brushless erevo is not waterproof so please read orignal post before you start putting stuff plus it cost to much.
''Problem with the Summit is it controls like the bucketo crap it is........We see them at the track''
Chances are that im going to never go race the summit or even take the summit to a track cause it aint made for that im not gonna race for a while i want a bashing truck under 550 that i can beat the piss out of and take it on any offroad terrain to do whatever i want. So my top two are the
EMAXX VS SUMMIT OK!!!!
how is it cheap. It is based of the erevo and the erevo doesnt have the ground clearance and bottoms out on jumps plus brushless erevo is not waterproof so please read orignal post before you start putting stuff plus it cost to much.
''Problem with the Summit is it controls like the bucketo crap it is........We see them at the track''
Chances are that im going to never go race the summit or even take the summit to a track cause it aint made for that im not gonna race for a while i want a bashing truck under 550 that i can beat the piss out of and take it on any offroad terrain to do whatever i want. So my top two are the
EMAXX VS SUMMIT OK!!!!
for your bugdet i would get a brushless rustler thay are waterproof, but i know thay are not 4x4 but with the bashing preformance u wont regret it. it wont blow the budget for spare parts
the erevo bottoms out like nobodys bussines the ervo is more of a racer you can turn into a basher but emaxx and summit can bash right put the box(espically emaxx cause it comes with batteries) so yeah .
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I want the gears and stuff to be covered and plus isnt brushless not water proof. If some one knows a way then I will tell my dad to get me the erevo brushless edition or savage flux or something simliar.Im just lookin for a good reliable 4WD MT that is great at jumping and just serious bashing but the 1/16 scale is to small and 1/5 scale cost tooo much.So after i goto ihobby i will have a better idea of what i want.
I want the gears and stuff to be covered and plus isnt brushless not water proof. If some one knows a way then I will tell my dad to get me the erevo brushless edition or savage flux or something simliar.Im just lookin for a good reliable 4WD MT that is great at jumping and just serious bashing but the 1/16 scale is to small and 1/5 scale cost tooo much.So after i goto ihobby i will have a better idea of what i want.
http://www.beatyourtruck.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=60766
The flux is an awesome truck but it may be a bit more then you can swallow cost wise. Its almost $900-1000 to get a Flux all ready to run with Lipo's and good charger
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