What to build with $1500?
 

i wanna bash. thats about it. lmk on ideas, setups, motors, any input helps! want about 50mph......

damn.
lol.
uhhhhh id go for a savage. try talking to 2fastss he has an INCREDIBLY savage.

You could build a pretty impressive BL Revo for that price

I would also go for a brushless Revo or a Savage with a Neu Motor, MGM ESC and Polyquest Lipos. I would use a efficient HV-Setup with 8s -10s Lipo.

I would do an XT8, with a neu motor 5s 30c flightpower lipos, put some badlands and maximizer wheels on it, killer 400+oz servo. It would be a great basher.

You could also look into a Monster GT. I think the above choices would be great too, it just depends on what kind of bashing you're into. Does it call for extreme durability? Agility? Performance?

ya what are you looking to do? climb hills? jump far? do backflips? or what?

all of the above, tmaxxracer. i dont really want a mgt, too heavy. im liking the xt8 tho! i want to have it do ~50!!!! with crazy ass accel but not alot of wheelies. what gearing/motor/esc/batts should i look into? i want ~15-20 mins of runtime.

If i had the money to spend, I would wait for Fastlane to release the Savage brushless conversion, get the lst shock conversion, 3-speed w/mech brakes(easy 50mph) 6s-8s lipo with a good motor/controller combo and go jump the biggest thing i could find at top speed. oh eff yeah.

hmmmmm sounds like a good idea. whats everyone's input on that?

You should build me $1500 worth of brushless fun!
(supprised no one has considered this option yet :) LOL

I like the Direct Drive Revo Sikes is building... propably have a little $$$ left over for spare parts for the jumping, flipping, and general mayhem repairs.

$1500? just enough for motor, ESC & Battery... LOL... do an LST.. with all CF and Aluminum upgrades...

replied to yer pm aqwut.

I don't think it's going to matter what you get as long as you build it right. I personally would with an XT8, MGM (or MMM if it comes out soon), Neu, 6s, and some Badlands. I'm actually jealous of Tmaxxracer and all the other XT8 owners. Haha

Sent ya one back... LOL.. Usually when I have a basher truck, I get two rollers... and strip one down and use it for parts, just incase something breaks.. but with the LST and MGT I haven't broken too many parts... out of all the trucks I've had, the maxx broke the most parts.. but that's maybe because it had the most hours on it....

One thing with MT's though is 50MPH WILL be UNstable......

I pick the XT8, one bad arse car

True, but myself.. for bashing, I like the M/Ts.. just because of the high ground clearance.... I know bashing with Buggies and truggies are nice.. but They usually act like lawnmowers on the grass... :) Grass collection...:lol:

Yeah I agree........

But 50 is alot of speed, you gear for 40 and have less heat, more runtime and all... Which to me makes better sense......

well im leanin toward the xt8......

I know that you want brushless, but my next basher is going to be the baja 5b ss kit. I know it is not electric, but I have had great success with my gas powered boats, and the baja is very impressive in person! Take a look at it on hpi's website, it looks badass!

1500 is a fair bit of money, i try to keep between 500 to 800 for my builds, and with some careful shopping you can find some great deals. For heavy bashing, something like a savage or lst2 would probably be best. They do get heavy though.

I have the firehammer and the firehammer M/T... I like the M/T.. same as the FG Marder.... but the Baja 5B is much nicer than the firehammer.... A bunch of guys in London here run the bajas... they go pretty fast with a 30.5 CC Engine... Uber fast...
BL_Revo... for a bash truck, it will be heavy... I think the XT8 is more of a racer... but that is a nice truck for sure... all of my bash trucks are about 15-18Lbs... my Firehammer M/T is 22Lbs...

Since your offering you can finish my home theater. LOL I was thinking this before I read Doc's post. XT8 all the way.

I do like the direct outrunner setups... less parts to break.. trannys are the worst.. but anyways.. something's gonna break sooner or later...

ummmm..... ill call my lhs and ill ask, "do you guys have any more mgt drive shafts left?"
"NO. You bought them all, and our source is out of them too, thanks to you!" :lol:

LOL, I had that problem with my E-maxx.. so I asked RCAlloys to make me a 10mm CVD shaft.... problem solved...

how much did that cost?

Yeah I'd recommend the savage too. You want 50mph though so the savage doesn't really meet the requirements. The XT8 sounds pretty good but I wouldn't thing it would be quite as capable when it comes to bashing but being lighter then a savage it could be just as reliable. Just stick to plastic on the outsides to make it bounce as much as possible.

Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnn dooooooooooooooo! :lol:

the shafts were $25 a piece.... then I brazed the MIP ends onto the shaft... so it's almost impossible to bend these....

for bashing... stockers are the best.. I would only upgrades things like bulks and shock towers.. just because they're a pain in the *ss to change out....