Hey everyone, I am kind of new to RC Cars/Trucks, But I am having a Great time work and driving Nitro cars/trucks. I am starting to build up a Fleet, so to say. I am maybe looking to trade some. So my Question is, in your Opinion what are the top 3 must have nitro cars/trucks? In 1-2-3 order. Please add some reasons and spec's. Maybe engine size/gear ratio stuff like that. It does not have to be the Biggest, Baddest, Fastest, best racer.....Just fun to drive. What do you like? Thanks
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EXTREME1
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traxxas revo 3.3 for best truck.it's fun,fast,durible.their are plenty of hop-ups for it.
3.3 engine
15/38t stock gearing
2 speed trans.
3.3 engine
15/38t stock gearing
2 speed trans.
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Pretty vague question. Depends on what type you want. Onroad, Offrad, Racing or Bashing etc.
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1 - Losi LST XXL, great handling basher, super easy to work on.
2 - HPI Savage, rock solid basher, stock engine is known for being a pain to tune. (No personal experience with a Savage)
People are probably not going to agree with this one, and it's not the biggest or baddest but it is a blast to drive.
3 - Traxxas Nitro Sport, Great for beginners, it's pretty cheap, 2wd so it's super easy to work on, pretty small (you can find a place to run a 1/10 scale ST just about anywhere).
I beat the hell out of my Rustler, and I'm pretty sure it loves it. After the essential RPM upgrades, I can launch it 15+ feet over and over with no day ending damage. The last time I was out, I blew a shock cap (put it back on and ran w/out oil), and tweaked both rear shock shafts (I only had 70 wt oil, too thick for the big jumps), my day didn't end until I cracked my rx pack in half. I love my Rustler, out of my 7 rigs, it's my go to basher.
2 - HPI Savage, rock solid basher, stock engine is known for being a pain to tune. (No personal experience with a Savage)
People are probably not going to agree with this one, and it's not the biggest or baddest but it is a blast to drive.
3 - Traxxas Nitro Sport, Great for beginners, it's pretty cheap, 2wd so it's super easy to work on, pretty small (you can find a place to run a 1/10 scale ST just about anywhere).
I beat the hell out of my Rustler, and I'm pretty sure it loves it. After the essential RPM upgrades, I can launch it 15+ feet over and over with no day ending damage. The last time I was out, I blew a shock cap (put it back on and ran w/out oil), and tweaked both rear shock shafts (I only had 70 wt oil, too thick for the big jumps), my day didn't end until I cracked my rx pack in half. I love my Rustler, out of my 7 rigs, it's my go to basher.
ozziii
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The Revo for me to, great monster truck, may not be the strongest but with some hop-ups they would be even stronger, they are fast, pretty strong, handle great & lots of parts around. Engine size wise, anything from a .21 to a .30 will make them go great.
1/8 nitro buggies are great to, a good .21 engine make them fly, great fun on an offroad track. Great to race as well. Same for a truggy but I haven't owned 1 of them. (Yet).
1/8 nitro buggies are great to, a good .21 engine make them fly, great fun on an offroad track. Great to race as well. Same for a truggy but I haven't owned 1 of them. (Yet).
ChasCS
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With only my personal experience: You're looking at it!!
hpi Savage X 4.6 Her mighty Engine is not hard to tune at all. She Just takes some minor patience to break her in, & do it correctly, with a jug of fuel...
Tough models for bashing the heck out of, & with unmatched awesome customer support.
Please use a top grade fuel like Sidewinder, which doesn't require ARO (after run oil).
Chas
hpi Savage X 4.6 Her mighty Engine is not hard to tune at all. She Just takes some minor patience to break her in, & do it correctly, with a jug of fuel...
Tough models for bashing the heck out of, & with unmatched awesome customer support.
Please use a top grade fuel like Sidewinder, which doesn't require ARO (after run oil).
Chas
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I agree with Chacs, HPI savage very tough and fast, for hop ups much more parts. For Buggy , I don't know if any body try LRP S8BX2 very strong and handles very great, even I started owned it I never changed any arms , diff or any parts from the body all original, only problem is the availability of parts just in-case.
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From my fleet I would have to say: HPI Savage XL, Traxxas Tmaxx, HPI Baja 5SC. Savage is just a blast to drive and is easy to work on. The Tmaxx was my first nitro and It's a fun little truck to own and run. The Baja is great because you get roughly an hour out of a tank of fuel and it's size always grabs attention.
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Traxxas Revo 3.3
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I dont do on-road or race.
Traxxas Revo 3.3
TLR XXX SCT
I dont do on-road or race.
hamz9561
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Man, you must have a light finger on the throttle. I can only get about 45 minutes of run time on my Baja-5b.
I live in an apartment and don't have a lot of room for the herd so I tend toward micro- and mini-sized fun. I like most of the above mentioned 1/8 and 1/10 scale trucks listed. My favorite monster truck is the Revo 3.3 because of the handling. For on-road I like my Associated RC-18r with a Mamba Micro Pro 6800kV. For general beating I love my mERV VXL (1/16 eRevo). For size and power, nothing beats a 1/5 scale like a Baja-5b.
It all depends on your budget and where you can run. I think I've got most bases covered.
I live in an apartment and don't have a lot of room for the herd so I tend toward micro- and mini-sized fun. I like most of the above mentioned 1/8 and 1/10 scale trucks listed. My favorite monster truck is the Revo 3.3 because of the handling. For on-road I like my Associated RC-18r with a Mamba Micro Pro 6800kV. For general beating I love my mERV VXL (1/16 eRevo). For size and power, nothing beats a 1/5 scale like a Baja-5b.
It all depends on your budget and where you can run. I think I've got most bases covered.
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Thanks for the ideas on Cars. Right now I am Run a Jato 3.3....Fast for a rookie like me, I also enjoy running my T-Maxx 3.3....I can jump it and bash it, then I have a RC-10 GT2 the car that started it all for me......I have a 3.3 mounted on it. The great part about my GT is when I started, it came with 1 car and 5 rollers.......I have endless parts, So I have really had some fun Jumping it.
Thats too broad of a question...Youd have to narrow it down to at least a particular class of RC. MT, ST, Truggy, Buggy, Drifter, Crawler, onroad, Rally, etc etc. For all around bashing my favorites are mostly MTs. Id say my top 4 favorite bashing kits I have are:
Losi LST2-E (MT)
Losi XXL (MT)
Savage X SS (MT)
OFNA 9.5 MBX (Buggy)
Losi LST2-E (MT)
Losi XXL (MT)
Savage X SS (MT)
OFNA 9.5 MBX (Buggy)
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