who has a brushless 5ive so far?
 

mine has been flawless on 8s so far. its a beast! goes through tires kinda fast .

If I had a 1/5 scale track anywhere near my house I would've had one 6 months ago, I cant justify the expense for just bashing when I have so many basher RC's now as is.

i hear ya and have the same problem. just something i had to have.:-) there is a 1/8th scale track a half mile from my house and the owner hasnt givin in yet to a 1/5th scale weekend.

Hope he does give in but would understand if he declined, they are destructive to the track and pipes compared to anything 1/8-scale not to mention liability/injury potential would double. These beasts needs lots of room.

Where I work I have a pit to run in anytime I want. Only thing stopping me is the $. I would prob keep the set up as is and run the 2 stroke...?

I want one, lol. But ~$2000 after selling the gas stuff and getting the electric conversion is steep. I could probably trade all my 1/8s in for one.

I don't like the looks of it. The 5b looks better. And don't want parasitic 4wd drivetrain loss. The telemetry is cool though.

This looks more my style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeb03Qoi-dw

I disagree...4wd is the way to go for sure. I like Losi's idea of the truck but wish they wold sell tires more along the lines of MT.

2wd is a joke.

MEH :no:
No parasitic loss with a HV system

+1

+1

I also like the looks of the 5b - but would never get a 2wd one. If I were to buy a large-scale truck someday, I'd be interested in a Losi 5ive-B (if they ever make one) brushless.

you can have a losi 5iveB. a company in france makes one. comes with a new chassis and buggy body etc. http://www.ajaprod.com/#!__ajaprod-english/buggy-b4.0

gonna cost ya though. 1500 for losi.minus 350 for gas junk. plus a grand for brushless plus the aja kit. OH then u need a dual servo conversion and a few minor hopups :-) oh and its worth every penny!

Nice (and expensive) - I'm partial to the Baja 5b roll-cage/sand rail look myself - that's what I'd like to have in a 5ive-B. (Maybe I'll build one someday)

well theres always the red cat dunerunner.4x4 ( yikes) i had one . great oval car. just bring lots of spare parts and a fireextinguisher for the gear set lol

I wasn't bashing 2wd. I just stated a fact that a 4x4 drivetrain will lose more power to gear inefficiency than a 2x4 drivetrain. I love my 4x4 rc trucks, but if I had to have something with a weak 26cc motor, I don't want to lose any more power than absolutely necessary. It mainly carries over from my 1:1 hobby, where AWD has almost 2x the drivetrain loss.

I had a baja with a 29cc kit and all CF parts, and it was a nice basher. Just the right amount of power for a 2wd.

why use a weak 26 cc engine? yes in a 4x4 that doesnt make sense. my gas truck has a OBR 30 cc reed case 8.2 hp . put that in a baja and all your do is dounuts.

but what does this has to do with the topic of this thread????? oh and BTW there are 5ive owners that have made their trucks 2wd just for the fun of it.

because after buying the 5ive
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ky1cMl0oRP...0/no-money.jpg
for upgrades

I'm talking brushless. 2wd is useless given the awesome torque of brushless motors.

+1 My feeling exactly.

A 5T-E is def not for the faint of heart nor wallet, if you want it to happen one way or another you will. I dont have a expendable 2K sitting around either but I could rake it together in various ways if I had a local large scale track.

Same here. I'd just spend less money on my 1:1.