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the truck looks pretty sweet, too bad its stinkin' nitro:diablo: it will be brushless conversion central as soon as mike comes out with a motor mount for it:intello:

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Originally Posted by emaxxracer15 (Post 189201)

the truck looks pretty sweet, too bad its stinkin' nitro:diablo: it will be brushless conversion central as soon as mike comes out with a motor mount for it:intello:

It is a revo, so anything that we use to convert a revo will work with the slayer.

You know what I don't understand is why?,other then racing in a class with others.Could you please explain what your thinking of doing with it.It's basically a narrowed 2.5 revo.Now if they release a chassis that shortened it to about stampede size I'd be on it.

Be nice if AE brings out one and Kyosho bring out another one but this time based on the ST-R chassis

http://www.rc10.com/images/redbull/1.1.700but.jpg

it will be indestructable tho, a revo is already tough.. shorten the wheelbase, give it tiny wheels, and you will never break it

I'd like to get that body for my Revo, and a set of those tires. I like the looks of it.

I was at the LHS last weekend, and they had one of the Slash's there. That suspension was very soft and supple and lots of travel....(hope Linc doesn't see that comment)...

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Originally Posted by big greg (Post 189210)

it will be indestructable tho, a revo is already tough.. shorten the wheelbase, give it tiny wheels, and you will never break it

I thought the same thing...

Not knocking anyone,just confused when you think about it.It has the same wheelbase as the 2.5 revo,but it's 4 inches narrower.I normally try to widen my stuff out to handle better.When I first saw the truck I was excited the more I looked and thought ,I just don't get it. Someone please come out with a conversion chassis that shortens the wheelbase to about 10 inches,and adds brushless. Then run a ST body and 3s lipo and I'll get it.

^^^ it is not designed to handle mlike a monster truck, because it is not a monster truck. it is supposed to be a scale rc truck and it drives like the real version and i think thats all that matters. just my 2 cents.

I'm no expert as I understand it is narrower but if you consider that it also has lower CG due to the reduced tire diameter. it will handle differently from a Truggy or MT.

A good sway bar would help improve handling....

OT:
Anyone knows if I can fit the 12mm Hex hub and Wheel/tire of Slash to an E-Revo? I plan to put those tires and some 1/8th scale on-road car body to make a sort of E-Slayer....

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Originally Posted by emaxxracer15 (Post 189222)

I have a feeling that it will be very fun to drive. Looks like the suspension is lowered a bit, so the cg should be considerably lower than a revo. Maybe closer to a buggy. It should be better at mixed bashing than a buggy, if not as stable. The full body is my favorite. How much bigger is it going to be than the slash? Is it any bigger?

Its the same size as the slash...

I was excited at first too, but the more I look at it, the more I think a modded buggy would be better. Even cheap ones are pretty bullet-proof out of the box. The Revo needs a bit of work to get there. The only downsides to using a buggy platform would be the tires (but buggy tires are close), coming up with a body mount (easy), and coming up with a bumper mount.

Also, did anyone catch that the Slash wheelbase is actually longer than the Slayer? The wheelbase of a Slash is close to a buggy.

I'm probably going to pick up a cheap buggy kit (Ofna MBX?), give the suspension a little more travel (and make it sit a tad higher), and do the normal conversion process. Slap a Slash body, make body mounts, and make bumper mounts/ Should be cake to do and a whole lot simpler IMO...

I have a spare revo, so I will pick up the bumpers, body and arms, and maybe the wheels. Or I will run some buggy wheels with 17mm adapters...

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Originally Posted by BrianG (Post 189234)

If you want a longer wheelbase slash just use the revo 3.3 chassis. Should be able to pick one up fairly cheap as a part out on ebay.

If you are looking for durability dont get the ofna MBX. IMO MBX=POS. Never had a worse buggy. Bought it, converted it, broke it repatedly, sold it. Finally happy. I guarntee the slash will be a better than the MBX. If you still want a good tough buggy for a basher just go with the Hyper 7. I think they still sell the TQ. Its way better/tougher than the MBX and its pretty close in price if I remember. Just my opinion.