Traxxas Waterproof or Not

[TexasSP]

1. EVX2: good. Super Duty XR: great.

I had two super duty XR's fry on me in to different vehicles running two different setups, that ESC is far from Great and Novak's CS has only been marginal in my opinion.

2. VXL3: good. Mamba Max: great.

While I don't own a VXL, but do own a Mamba, they are really two different markets. A more correct comparison is the sidewinder VS VXL.

3. Rustler VXL: good. E-Firestorm: great. (IMO)

Again, two different markets. The Firestorm isn't even BL and the rustler will typically hold up to abuse better.

My comment about the E-maxx not really being brushless ready was through my experience. IMO if you really want to call something "brushless ready", I want to see a lot more steel and a lot less plastic, especially in the driveline.

You kind of answer this one for yourself with "a lot more money". The plastic components typically work fine and Traxxas addressed the major drive line issues. In the end anyone can break anything, but the stock 3905 holds up rather well under pressure.

[killjoyken]

Let's just agree to disagree.

We could both argue til we're blue in the face and probably never agree. You may have had good experiences with Traxxas and bad experiences with Novak. Personally, I've had the opposite. Yeah, yeah, I know Traxxas has great CS...the point is that I don't want to have to talk to their CS dept in the first place.

As for the SD XR, mine has worked flawlessly for the 2 or 3 years I've owned it. It started out in my crawler, then replaced the esc in my E-savage, then replaced the EVX-2 that wouldn't run on 14 cells until the voltage was drained down to 16.8v. It really pissed me off that I had just dropped almost $400 on this truck and when I plug in my 7-cell packs it won't go.

I won't even get into my VXL issues.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

While I don't own a VXL, but do own a Mamba, they are really two different markets. A more correct comparison is the sidewinder VS VXL.

Actually the vxl is rated higher than the mm. 200amps versus 110 if memory serves me correctly. They are marketed at the same section of the hobby. I would say that the computer interface and overall programming options make the mm superior, as does CC experience in esc production. The sidewinder is not as capable as the other two, spec wise, but still is better than the vxl IMO. On a properly geared 3s powered 2wd vehicle it is an excellent esc, and nothing can touch it for the price. Plus it is fully programmable, something the vxl does not offer. Lack of programability kills the vxl for me.