rc cars
I am. I've got a Traxxas Brushless Rustler and a Duratrax Evader ST. (And the Duratrax sucks in comparison.) I also have 3 gas planes that my uncle gave me, which I have yet to fly because there is nowhere to do so, and I can't get the damn things to start. I also need new NiCads or NIMH batteries for the remotes. And the wingspans are like 4 feet, so yeah...
There is some formula that the guys at the shop were trying to tell me for optimum gear ratio. (Balanced ratio anyways.) It was something like the gear had to have 4 teeth for each decrease in turns, starting at some number, idk. It was a rule of thumb. Too bad I can't remember. My rustler is FAST. It goes about 35mph on only a 7 cell 7.2v battery. It is 3600mah (I think) so it lasts about half an hour. If I go with an 8.4 volt 8000mah LiPo I can get 70mph out of the thing if I put the high speed gear in there. The truck also has so much torque that it can burn the tires on bare pavement. No smoke, but the tread is half gone after only about 10 runs. The truck was only about 220 bucks for all that. I was impressed. It is durable too, which I proved lol. I think there is something wrong with the how tight my gear meshing is, because I burned up 3 spur gears in a week driving it normally. (No slamming it into forward then reverse and crap.) I would recommend getting this thing if you can.
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Hey, I have a traxxas rustler too! However, I don't use it even remotely as much as I said I would when begging my mom to buy it...
I have a traxxas rustler too too! haha
but i dont drive it
Im too busy crashing my multitude of RC helis
but i dont drive it
Im too busy crashing my multitude of RC helis
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I don't want a rock crawler.... Too friggen slow. Yes, their ability to climb rocks is amazing... But seriously, who wants to stand next to their rock crawler and watch it go up rocks that you could easily climb yourself? (And I would rather do so.) I like the speed and agility of the other vehicles because I at least know that I can't do that... And, because speed is cool. Rock crawlers can't even go off jumps!
EDIT: Any of you guys have problems with the Rustler shredding its gears?
EDIT: Any of you guys have problems with the Rustler shredding its gears?
- stevenarroyo
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i have a trxxas revo 2.5r
but i upgraded the motor from a .15 to a .26 fast as F... about 45mpr
but i upgraded the motor from a .15 to a .26 fast as F... about 45mpr
- stevenarroyo
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u need to adject it so it does not do that.ammosmoke wrote:I don't want a rock crawler.... Too friggen slow. Yes, their ability to climb rocks is amazing... But seriously, who wants to stand next to their rock crawler and watch it go up rocks that you could easily climb yourself? (And I would rather do so.) I like the speed and agility of the other vehicles because I at least know that I can't do that... And, because speed is cool. Rock crawlers can't even go off jumps!
EDIT: Any of you guys have problems with the Rustler shredding its gears?
i was having the same problem with my revo i had to replace like 3 gears cause i have a bigger motor in it now