gorilla maxx vs e revo
 

what is the best gorilla maxx with g3 suspension and extension or e revo

e-revo! e-revo

The e-revo is far superior from the maxx, the revo is alot better because you dont have to waste much money on it to make it durable, as for the maxx even with all the ue stuff it will still not handle like a revo on the track, JMO.

Wrong. It could be very compatitive on the track. I've heard of someone who smoked a few revo's during the x game's last summer with a well set up sm.

But in order to get it to that stage, you end up spending 3 time's the price tag on a revo. So it's not a smart thing to do thus the revo win's. But still, a properly setup sm can take out a revo.

True, a SM can take out a revo, but i bet those werent g2r revos out there on the track!

I know my sm will. Especially with the chassis i'm working on...:028:

He he, this is getting interesting:p But the most important things to have on a track are ;

1. A good driver- without a good driver, it doesnt matter if you have 5000$ put in your truck, a stock emaxx could beat it as long as the driver is good.

2. Controllable power : You dont want to go on a track with a 2250 loaded with 6s lipo, this is overkill, a lighter setup is good.

3. A dialed in truck will make you a very happy racer:)

Well I tell you the truth. I like the looks of the maxx over the revo. I think the revo has more advanced suspension though. It is up to the money you want to put in to it as well.

i myself have owned both and i race as well so i know exactly how to set them up. a supermaxx is a great truck, dont get me wrong, BUT im sure if that driver you were talking about had a revo he would have been even faster. with the money i have in my revo i could have a supermaxx minus the vbs (not like i would spend 2 times the money of the flm). anywho, what im saying is there is a reason that everybody runs the revo....i have found that it handles better in ALL conditions as well as it jumps better, looks better, ect. basically the point is, if you put as much money in a revo as you did your supermaxx the revo would win hands down given the same driver...

And i like the fact that you can easily switch rockers for the track/bashing conditions you are going through.

Interesting Squee. So how come the guy in the x game's smoked some revo's with a sm?

http://forum.maxxtraxxusa.com/showthread.php?t=16801

It still is the driver who need's to get the truck around the track, therefore the revo will not be better per se with any driver.

like i said, im sure if he had a nice revo he would have smoked em never the less.... a good driver can win with a bone stock truck... as a matter of fact, i have won with the stock tires on a essentially stock truck...

There where some pretty nice revo's at the x game's.

I'm actually explaining that you are right here Squee, if you say the revo is better than a sm and it come's down to the driver, he did some impresive job beating a few revo's here and there which I doubt are stock.

exactly what i was trying to say there sneeck. its pretty much the driver but the truck does have some to do with it and the revo does its job great. the main point was that there arent parts for the revo like the supermaxx parts. vbs, true trac suspension,ect.

But flm is coming out with hybrids, and the flexteck arms are great, only if UE made some for the revo, than id be all over them juicy parts! :p

flexteck isnt anything special really. its just titanium stock replacement arms...the ue racer-x has a true trac design which elminates the rear turnbuckles...flm hybrids are gonna be nice, but they arent like the sm parts for the maxx yet again. the vbs has a different kickup in the front which alters the castor..thats just one thing about them. the flm although nice, and my pick, doesnt have that. there just a stock replacement type. they dont alter the handling.

Yes, i can see what you mean, maybe someday, squeee, UE will give the revo drivers somthing new and specail:)

Dace is doing a great job for those crt guy's.

If I was building one or the other and didn't already own alot of parts i'd go with the Revo(G2R).Just because i think it would turn out cheaper to build a simlarly capable truck.Especially for racing,alot cheaper to have a spare car/lots of spares just because you can get away with more stock parts.

That said, don't forget you will need your own alum spare's during racing. If you bend a flm/ ue arm, chances are nobody will have a spare. So you got to check for part's availebility too.

Yea, and UE replacements arent cheap! But the chances of breaking one are pretty slim.

You'll be bending steel pillowball's like crazy on a sm. That's the weakest point. So unless you want to drill out the stud's, stock up on ue pb's since they got a hex in the stud so they can be easely removed.

Revo gets my vote... Emaxx gets my vote... In that order.... ( You cant go wrong either way imho )

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Both are very nice,super machine! it depends how you setting it up!!

yop

WOW, old thread! LOL

Hey man go with what ever you want but they are right i had the same choice to make on g-maxx maxx, or the g-maxx revo roller. I went with the Maxx because i alreadly had 200$ bucks of stuff for my E-Maxx project before i found out there was an erevo. But now if i did not already have that cash invested i would hands down buy the revo kit. If you got the cash you can make a max cool because it is a maxx. But they are right you can buy the G-Maxx revo roller for rc monster throw a BL combo in it and take it to the track and bash it and very rarly break anything (when both maxx and erevo are stock revo is twice a durable -Especially no worrys abouut those maxx crappy bulkheads on a revo-" If i were you i would go with the g-maxx revo roller rather than the e-maxx with g3 suspension and xbrace chassis. (both xbrace chassis and g3 suspension cost $512 revo roller costs $595, for only 100 bucks more and it handles better, more durable, and not to mention all you need is electronics and wheels were is the maxx build up would require another 500 bucks to bash and perform as well as the revo) So pretty much you are getting a better truck for less money and anybody at your hobby shop will constantly be hovering over it because most people dont have erevos. Good luck with you choice. Either way should be happy with what you decide as long as you are a good driver and you like your truck you can win with pretty much any car. Just my opinions -My vote is revo- (but i would not trade my maxx for anything)

Didnt Mike win every race he entered with his G/Emaxx at the Rc Monster bash? If the G/Revo could use 1/8 scale diffs, a slippernatural, and wasn't so nose heavy it would win hands down.

This is a stone aged thread, i thought Fred Flinstoned himself posted in it.. Can't find back that post.. Bugger..

YABBA DABBA DOOOOOOOOO:005: :005:

These type of X vs Y threads always turn out this way. It's too subjective to really say. Now, if the title was: "Tyco vs Traxxas", that would be far easier to argue. :027:

Either truck is good, although I'd pick the Revo since I am used to it and it's just too cool. :) IMO, each can be made to perform very well, but I think it would be cheaper to get the Revo to a point where it is an ultimate racer.

I agree completely on both accounts. I have seen UE maxx's runs with and outrun revos so they can be the best. It comes down to a number of details including 1) how much do you want to spend (revo is more affordable) 2) how well can you drive ( a great truck in a beginner's hands will still be slow) 3) what do you want to do with it? etc.

It really all melts down to preferance, IMO a revo with RD Racing parts, 1/8 scale diffs, and a center diff will be pretty darn close to a Supermaxx, but of course wont be AS blingy :)

If the revo is so good. Why does mike race the gmaxx?
Not saying the revo is not good. People act like the emaxx is crap some times.
I think both are nice. It takes some setup to get them both right.
Maybe less money for revo but both can whoop tail.

Nothing against the maxx, i just like on-board suspension, is all. Still if i were to choose over a supermaxx or a hopped up revo, i dont know if i would make up my mind!

yabba dabbba doooo. both rock.

Fred Flinestones here! Can i have your autograph? ;)

Absolutely! The REVO is the best truck "out of the box" but a highly modified Maxx can/will/does kick ass. On a track with brushless, Gmaxx chassis, and UE Racer-X suspension & VBS/8spyder diffs.............

VERY tought to beat. There have been a number of 1/8 buggy owners crying in there beer after getting spanked by that combo!

What parts if any need to be replaced on the revo when racing and mild bashing is there any parts that seem to always find there way breaking. Or are there some parts that need to b replaced to give notable better performance with a small part (for example like steering parts). (BTW I am talking about the E-Revo Kit from RC monster priced at $595)