FLM stapede or e-revo?
 

this question may be a no brainer for most :P i am looking to buy a second rc monster truck for bashing, electric of course, i am debating on either getting a FLM stampede with brushless, or a second e-revo. the price difference will only be about $200 but i am not racing or anything, which would be more 'fun'?

i like the idea of the stampede because it is easier to fix, seems more durable, and will go faster ( but not handle as well as the revo)

well since you already have one e-revo you would have parts compatibilty incase you needed to bum parts off one truck to get the other going or vice versa. As for the pede they are a blast but they are only 2wd, much less stuff to break and parts are cheaper also. if i already had a e-revo for racing id get the pede for playing.

Hey qwerty, whats up!

I have both and will say that the pede is a fun truck. Not much point upgrading anything other than the trans internals, and the steel gears from the vxl pede is just fine. I leave mine all plastic, they are super light and fun too. I run a 12s feigao and 3s 4000 lipo and get over 30mins run time!

Since you already have a Revo, and the Pedes are only 2wd, I'd go with a CRT.5.

hmm, not really interested in 1/12th scale, although the pede looks like it, in comparison to the e-maxx. i would be getting a flm pede with extended chassis and a-arms, so it would be as big as my revo (2.5 chassis)

I like Squee's idea. I have a crt.5 and I love it...fast and durable. Mike's conversion kit is TOP QUALITY. All you would need is a MM and a motor. I used a Neu 1509, but there are more cost effective solutions out there...heck you could even get away with a MM/4600kv combo. Maybe even the new sidewinder combo...you'd just have to gear conservatively.

Check my picasa for ideas on the crt.5

BTW. If you really like the Pede...go for it. But IMO, if you are going 2Wd...you may as well go on road...which REALLY opens a lot of doors in that price category (FLM Pede).

you have to realize him going with a crt .5 will cost alot more than a pede.

now if he went with an flm pede itd be a little more but still.

if money is not an option the crt .5 is pretty sweet.

even though its 1/12 scale if you throw some 2.2 proline tires on it you cant tell much of a huge difference. specially with the extended chassis

His prev post indicated that a FLM Pede was on the horizon...which equates to about a $50 diff between the two options. There is no comparison IMO. The Pede will be slow and unresponsive in comparison to the CRT.5:whistle:

I pretty much have all of the above... I used a CF chassis rather than the FLM one...

My 2c is either the CRT .5 or an 1/8 buggy... he pede being 2wd does not hook up like 4wd and really can't take the power.

Very happy with how it looks now but not as fun to play with as either the CRT .5 or my x1-CR.

PS I picked up a jammin X1CR for $125 shipped as a roller :) (minus wing) so with the RCM mount it was only $200 for a ready for elecs chassis.

I have both. I like the Pede for speed runs but its useless above 45 MPH. The is just too much power in the rear end. Go with something that has 4 wheel drive. Stay away from the 2 wheel drive stuff unless your planning on manly driving on hard top. I Like my Revo because I don't have to turn it over much. My Pede rolls a lot and I have a jato top on it with rustler body mounts. I can't get the center of gravity any lower and it still rolls. just my 2c.:whistle:

what other options are there in the $400 range(which includes necessary upgrades) and can keep up with an e-revo??

and just a reminder to everyone, i'm a she :)

you could check out one of the vxl models (rustler is my favorite) and put it on 3s lipo to have theoretically 70+ mph. it really depends what you want to do. i have a rustler with a mamba 6900 in it on 3s li-mn, and it goes well above 70. my gearing is 87/19. (i know this because i raced my friends brushless tc5 and i won, about 5mph faster, and his was clocked at 73mph.)

the only reason i am not going for a vxl is because it is small, with a FLM extended chassis it has a bigger wheelbase, and is longer than stock by an inch, making it emaxx sized.

i think i will get a revo roller, a stampede roller, and sell my nirto revo intact, for the same price as the roller. since the roller has a lot more upgrades (roll cage, RPM a arms, better chocks, blah blah.

I've had a full FLM Stampede and now have a VXL Stampede. I'm just not happy with it compared to how my VXL Rustler handles. Even then, the VXL Rustler isn't even close to as fun as my E-MBX5. I never would have thought that I would enjoy an electric 1/8th buggy like I do, but it's just so friggin fast and durable.

I also have had them both, 2 year ago for Xmas I got everything to make my pede all FLM, MM, batts ETC After I put over 1500 into that truck, it still bored me, so I sold it to help my racing funds

This Xmas I got a CRT.5, Mikes chassis/motor mount kit, a bunch of parts for it, and some racing stuff, I could have a EXT .5, with a NEU, or LMT motor, ESC, and lipos for about 700 bucks, and this thing is the funnest car I have had in a while, it handles like is on rails, it takes all the bumps, to big 15ft jumps to sweat, and its really tough, and doesnt get stuck where my pede used to get stuck..

I would MUCH rather have my .5 over a pede

ok, so what is the best basher for my budget?
i am only looking to spend $400, not including batteries and charger.
i won't be racing this at all.

maybe i should get a rustler instead? i want to stick with traxxas products, but it's not necessary, i just know them better at the moment, how much does a brushless crt go for?

Lightly used CRT .5 200 - RCM Motor mount $35 MM 110 - 9L 50 - Hopefully you have a servo around....

I would get the rustler or the CRT .5. You should be able to swing it close to that amount for the monye, maybe a bit more.

hm,m, all things considered i think i'll stick with a brushless FLM stampede.. we'll see how that goes..

Why not the Rusty? Would it be more in price? It would definatly handle better that the pede IMO.

the rusty would be less, but the ground clearance isn't there and I'd be running in grass mostly, speed's nice, but i won't be going over 45 much. plus with my batteries the rusty will be doing wheelys only. the pede is also closer in size to my revo. i guess it's more of a personal preference really. Then again, what would a rusty with big wheels be like..

Stick with the pede if you are running on grass or mixed surfaces. The rusty just does not have the ground clearance.

Easy solution to the ground clearance issue is to run tires like the Talons or Masher 2000's.

As for wheelies with the Rustler...not nearly as many as a Stampede. That's one of the reasons the VXL Stampede is a pain in the butt to drive. It just won't keep the front wheels on the dang ground.

i can always put some weight on the front. i can machine a tiny bit of steel or aluminumand i don't think it will be a problem

http://rctech.net/forum/showthread.php?t=201533

Check this out for a hopped pede for you...