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BrianG · 08.18.2006, 11:31 PM

I don't know. I kinda like the Jato because it is easier to handle inside the house for rainy day "bashing". The Revo is great for outside where room is unlimited. I was thinking maybe an RC18, but it might be too small.

I was also thinking of making a "muscle car". It would be another 2WD vehicle meant for drag racing or pulling. Most of it would be custom built with maybe some parts from a current vehicle, like suspension. I figure a STRONG diff would be in order of course. I was toying with the idea of a planetary inline gearbox so the motor would be in front with a driveshaft directly to the rear like a real vehicle, but I don't know if those gearboxes could take the abuse (and they're expensive). That would leave plenty of room on the sides for batteries and would allow me to tune weight distribution by sliding them forward or backwards.

I ran the Jato around a parking lot today and it is quite fast, at least 35-40 mph. It handles VERY well. I had a blast. The rear tires are getting a little worn already, but I finally figured out how to control the throttle to prevent spinouts. I was able to run for about 35 minutes at high speeds, and that was after playing around with it inside work and demo-ing it at my nearby LHS (HobbyTown). SO, I'm happy with the runtime.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	08.18.2006, 11:31 PM I don't know. I kinda like the Jato because it is easier to handle inside the house for rainy day "bashing". The Revo is great for outside where room is unlimited. I was thinking maybe an RC18, but it might be too small. I was also thinking of making a "muscle car". It would be another 2WD vehicle meant for drag racing or pulling. Most of it would be custom built with maybe some parts from a current vehicle, like suspension. I figure a STRONG diff would be in order of course. I was toying with the idea of a planetary inline gearbox so the motor would be in front with a driveshaft directly to the rear like a real vehicle, but I don't know if those gearboxes could take the abuse (and they're expensive). That would leave plenty of room on the sides for batteries and would allow me to tune weight distribution by sliding them forward or backwards. I ran the Jato around a parking lot today and it is quite fast, at least 35-40 mph. It handles VERY well. I had a blast. The rear tires are getting a little worn already, but I finally figured out how to control the throttle to prevent spinouts. I was able to run for about 35 minutes at high speeds, and that was after playing around with it inside work and demo-ing it at my nearby LHS (HobbyTown). SO, I'm happy with the runtime.