New Traxxas Products

Originally Posted by skellyo

Why do you have such a bad taste in your mouth from Traxxas? It's pretty cut and dry, if you don't like the company, don't buy their products. But really, there's no need to complain about them on the forum here just for the sake of airing your personal opinions.

Last I looked, voicing ones opinion wether it be negative, postive or neutral wasn't against the US law. But hell, in Florida, who knows.

[skellyo]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

Last I looked, voicing ones opinion wether it be negative, postive or neutral wasn't against the US law. But hell, in Florida, who knows.

I'll kindly refrain from posting my opinion of what I think of your opinions.

Originally Posted by skellyo

You guys can bash the new Traxxas stuff all you want, but they sell the heck out of it. Ever check out the Top 25 products sold on Tower? At least half of them are Traxxas. Traxxas would quit selling products based on older platforms if they weren't making money on them.

Same reason that Wal-Mart sells more shit, its cheaper for lower income/welfare americans. Not that theres anything wrong with it, its just simpley a larger market, no different why there are LOADS of Ford Escorts and Honda Civics on the streets vs Lexus and Infinity luxury vehicles.

[BrianG]

I don't understand the hate for the Revo platform. After all, aren't just about all b/truggies based on the same platform as well? Not that I have a special amount of love for the Revo platform, just curious about the bias against it.

Originally Posted by BrianG

I don't understand the hate for the Revo platform. After all, aren't just about all b/truggies based on the same platform as well? Not that I have a special amount of love for the Revo platform, just curious about the bias against it.

Mostly cause my experience with my Revo 3.3 equaled it to being a royal POS in my case. Plastic parts broke all the time, design layout was crap, diffs kept leaking and ripping seals, 3.3 engine couldn't hold a tune worth a crap.

And iv'e seen my friends little stock Stampede XL-5 break more then my two Fluxs combined! So don't say to me that I don't have experience with Traxxass's products.

[reno911]

I am not bashing. I love Traxxas, half of my RC's are Traxxas. I just wish they would keep doing what they do best, remake Radio Control.

I.E. 1/8th Traxxas Buggy, imagine that. It would probably change things again. Oh and trust me I would buy one.

Edit: Revo Platform - I loved my E-Revo, I just got tired of the two battery set ups, single pack set ups are simple in my eyes.

If they came out with a single battery revo I would get another one.

[reno911]

I believe that they make a good product and sell the hell out of it. Nothing wrong with that. Same can be said for lots of things.

That avatar is too distracting...

[nitrostarter]

I just played with the Rally car at the LHS. Its definitely a drift car on carpet!! He fit it with a 1/12th scale wedge body on it. Should be a killer high speed car...

[lincpimp]

I think the pede 4x4 is killer, would buy one tomorrow if the lhs had it.

Not too fond of the vxl stuff, but I bet on 3s lipo geared way down to 45mph or so it will do just fine. Never had any issues with higher rpm cheaper bl setups geared down. I ran a crap load of feigaos before medusa came out and they all did well for me. Would like to see a 15l sized motor in there on 5s lipo with a mmpro or something like that esc. Way too much power!!!

As far as traxxas making crap... I have owned just about every platform traxxas has made, and their stuff is well engineered and easy to work on (save for the jato tranny).

I will say some other platforms (cough lst couch) may be better than traxxas' MT offerings, but they are still good. If you keep an emaxx light and run stock sized wheels/tires on it they are quite durable, add some rpm parts and they are much better. Same thing with the revo, they are 10th sized trucks, leave them that way and they do well, if you want bigger go up to a converted lst or cen monster.

As far as rtr goes, traxxas blows everyone else out of the water, in price and specs. Maybe losi gets close, but most of their stuff is badge engineered (worse than traxxas) and I never cared for their fragile race vehicles.

Traxxas makes good entry level stuff. At least their E-MT trannies stay together under power (cough flux cough)...

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Traxxas makes good entry level stuff. At least their E-MT trannies stay together under power (cough flux cough)...

With the improvements/changes to the Flux tranny, I don't find that argument valid anymore. Bulletproof diffs + HD drive gear = almost invincible drivetrain. The again, 6s lipo is more then enough to trash any drive train if you drive like an uncaring moron.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

With the improvements/changes to the Flux tranny, I don't find that argument valid anymore. Bulletproof diffs + HD drive gear = almost invincible drivetrain. The again, 6s lipo is more then enough to trash any drive train if you drive like an uncaring moron.

Experience talking here- most decent 1/8 buggy/truggy platforms can easily handle 6s.

And if you want a MT to run 6s wide open, lst or the big cen trucks do just fine.

Tire/wheel choice have more to do with drivetrain wear than overall power...

And just a little tip. Some lucas/stp oil stabilizer in your flux steel geared tranny will make it last alot longer. A teaspoon or so will do, just enough to cover the teeth of the bottom gear so when it spins it picks the oil up.

I have made old emaxx trannies survive under bl power. Knowing what you are doing goes a long way in this hobby, along with being relatively open minded! And rest can be found here at rcm, or from the monster himself!!!

And have an oily mess being flung around my diff case? Screw that, my center gears are doing just fine

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

And have an oily mess being flung around my diff case? Screw that, my center gears are doing just fine

So you dont have any oil at all in your diffs/tranny? Not even silicone oil? That's bad news...

[josh9mille]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

And just a little tip. Some lucas/stp oil stabilizer in your flux steel geared tranny will make it last alot longer. A teaspoon or so will do, just enough to cover the teeth of the bottom gear so when it spins it picks the oil up.

I might have to try this. Maybe use some RTV sealant on the tranny halves so it doesnt leak. I play with those Lucas oil dispays every time i go to the parts house, it seems to work pretty well.

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

With the improvements/changes to the Flux tranny, I don't find that argument valid anymore. Bulletproof diffs + HD drive gear = almost invincible drivetrain. The again, 6s lipo is more then enough to trash any drive train if you drive like an uncaring moron.

I find the two manufactures tranny's to be relatively the same. Out of the box, not reliable for 6S. Now if you upgrade them with steel gears, then both will handle 6S well. I agree on the rest of the drive train - HPI does get the nod there.

As far as the Stampede, I challenge anyone to grab an equivelent 1/10 2WD MT and see how well it holds up to 40 mph bashing...the key there is 2WD MT - the RC10's compare more to the Rustler.

Some of you weren'' around prior to the Revo coming out - it was the most revolutionary MT ever. An engineering marvel in the world of RC. It also propelled the brushless push here - how many of us spent the better part of a year or so figuring out how to stick electric power in one...?

And how about the technology in the Summit....might not be up to high power brushless, but have you seen any other company design something that complex?

My only beef with Traxxas was the grandstanding leading up to product releases, and only find out they have done a rebadged this or that...

The world wide web has made it quite easy for a clerk at 7-11 to belittle an engineering staff while he is on his 10 minute state mandated break for hourly workers..