New traxxas castle mamba monster extreme?

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

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You can bash TRX for a lot, but they really put effort into this car.

Yeah you can buy the ofna cheaper, but what will it take to get it too 100mph with full telemetry???? I can guarantee when your done you'll have at least 1k if not more into it. After all, the ofna is a roller nothing more and has none of the air control surfaces built in as the TRX car.

It's funny, everyone always complains that TRX never does anything new, just rehashes other designs (pretty much like every other RC company but nevermind that). When they do come up with an extremely well thought out and engineered design that is all new, people still bitch.

Traxxas hasn't really designed anything to get my heart pumping since the revo until this, so I give it up to them for nailing it well. They will sell these like hot cakes.

Like I said, my only hangup is the idevice requirement. However, seeing as used 3g's and 3gs's are everywhere for cheap, including the one my wife doesn't use, it's not a huge deal. I will still be okay when I decide to get one of these.

When you consider the package they put together, even at 1.1k, it's not a horrible deal.

MMM is 150, batteries would be in the 200 range, motor will probably sell for around 300, roller is probably a good 300 seeing all it has including the aluminum parts, telemetry system is at least 300. Right there you are at 1250 and I am sure there are things I missed.

ty texas and linc

i was really geting sick of all the crying about this car, personaly i have an iphone and i love it, (its the only apple i have owned other than an i pod)
the fact that they set it up this way is a game changer in the industry, castle link live is crazy, im thrilled to see something like this come out, now everyone else is going to have to play catchup to traxxas and castle, it may breath new life into an industry that has been slowly dieing off again

just from that stand point i have decided to buy one

but i do wonder if the batterys will hold the car back, oh well they may just have to go in my slash lol, it doesnt hurt my feelings to have to pick up good batterys.

[lincpimp]

Ok, did some more reading and i have a question:

Does the Traxxas Link communicate with the MMM? Does it act as a type of castle link and allow for all of the esc adjustments to be done on the fly?

[suicideneil]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Ok, did some more reading and i have a question:

Does the Traxxas Link communicate with the MMM? Does it act as a type of castle link and allow for all of the esc adjustments to be done on the fly?

Seemingly not- the esc relays the telemetry data to the rx ( via castle link live ), then the traxxas link software just displays this data on the iPoo. The tx settings can be adjusted & saved on the iPoo, but you don't have direct control over the esc settings from your radio or iPoo- you still need the castlelink/ fieldlink & a PC to make changes to throttle, brakes, timing etc etc.

That's the way I understand it to be anyway.

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by suicideneil

Seemingly not- the esc relays the telemetry data to the rx ( via castle link live ), then the traxxas link software just displays this data on the iPoo. The tx settings can be adjusted & saved on the iPoo, but you don't have direct control over the esc settings from your radio or iPoo- you still need the castlelink/ fieldlink & a PC to make changes to throttle, brakes, timing etc etc.

That's the way I understand it to be anyway.

Oh no no no, Castle Link Live allows for on-the-fly settings changes!!

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by Pdelcast

Oh no no no, Castle Link Live allows for on-the-fly settings changes!!

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take that novak

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by Semi Pro

i love you

Aww, I love you too!

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by Pdelcast

Oh no no no, Castle Link Live allows for on-the-fly settings changes!!

I am sold on this now! $800 or so for the car and another 100 bucks for an older i touch or iphone. I do think I will pick up some 5k 40c lipos, but that is less than 100 bucks too. Almost every big rc I have done has cost around a grand if you factor in the batts and radio gear.

[snellemin]

You forgot the tires. I don't have to look for grp's or ipanema anymore for my cars. I'll just buy the traxxas ones for my speed runners.

[Unsullied_Spy]

The diffuser and the motor cooling slot are very nice design implements as far as the chassis, that's for sure. I keep going back and forth on this thing, it sounds like it's going to be far too expensive but if you can get one without the lipos and the extra nonsense that'd be OK. Surely someone at my LHS has an iPoS to remove the electronic nanny from the ESC. I don't think of it on the same level as the Revo, it's not that much of a game-changer. All-in-all it is definitely an accomplishment, but I'm not really sold on it.

For me, the make-or-break point will be the handling. My Hyper 7 TQ is set up for street use and is no slouch, but if all the work they put into the XO-1 pays off when you turn the wheel it could be worth selling my Hyper for it. The ride height of the XO-1 is a concern for me, most of those low-slung cars don't do very well unless you have a perfect surface to run it on. I loved my 3.3-powered Nitro 4-Tec but when you hit a crack or any imperfection in the surface it would spin out or go flying and I gouged the crap out of the chassis. Granted this was before our downtown parking garage was built and that is just an awesome place to take our onroaders, but everywhere else needs something with a little clearance and some give to the suspension (hence the Hyper).

Patrick: You've driven one, are you allowed to comment on how it handles? Both going around corners at bonkers speeds and real-world driveability?

[snellemin]

That on the fly settings is pretty gangster. Now I want one as well.

[TexasSP]

Damn, it just keeps getting better.

The cool thing is that all of this technology will not just stay on this car, we will get it everywhere.............

[mac3194]

I don't know why everybody hates on the iPhone/ipods I've had both iphones and androids. Ive had an iPhones for 3yrs and and Android phone for a year they both have positives and negatives but I always go back to my iPhone because it just works! Just give one a try u wont regret it! :)

[crazyjr]

Patrick, How are the sensors setup? I'm not asking for company secrets, Just if they are internal or external and if the esc reads them or the radio.

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by crazyjr

Patrick, How are the sensors setup? I'm not asking for company secrets, Just if they are internal or external and if the esc reads them or the radio.

Both. The radio can talk with the ESC directly through Castle Link Live, and get on-the-fly data and setup information and change ESC settings.

But the receiver can also talk to external stand-alone sensors as well.

[_paralyzed_]

Originally Posted by RC toy

The spring thingies. He didn't mean it's rubber, but the idea is the same.

I see. I was thinking 1:1 motorcycle clutch, not auto

Originally Posted by RC-Monster Mike

Many 1:1 street bikes have Cush drive rear wheels.

I've seen those and was thinking the traxxas cush drive was more like a bike's rear wheel.