The biggest difference between you and Kev Talbot is that you actually say “What the heck are you doing Traxxas?” Instead of claiming everything they make is the best! Don’t get me wrong I like his channel but I believe it’s lost something over the years. Your channel however has gotten better while still staying true to the hobby and what should come in a $400+ vehicle! An updated transmitter (the 7000yr old line had me 😂), a metal servo and motor heat sink with fan! Also actually contacting Traxxas, like in your Bandit video, and questioning the gearing for the claimed MPH on their boxes! Hats off to you and cheers! Brilliant channel and one of the best in my opinion! Thanks from Ohio USA!
Kevin is a very lonely person. I bet you had someone like him back in school. You know, the kid that no one really liked but he had all the cool toys and video games, and was quick to tell his expensive Transformers toys were so much more fun than the "cheap-ass" Ninja Turtles they other kids had. Pretty much the antithesis of Phil, whose motto seems to be "You don't have to spend premium amounts of money to have premium amounts of fun".
I bought a pair of these on release date earlier this year and love therm. Great parking lot bashers. I took one and put the XO1 6s Castle esc on a 25T pinion with a slipper eliminator and got 89 on 4s.
So it's basically the same as the Slash VXL? It can't run 3s without being really hot and thermaling constantly until you add a fan. Even the Ultimate doesn't come with one.
RC selling points always make me laugh, especially Traxxass's. Taking the most simple things and making them sound fancy. Comes with: TSM - Tentative Stupidity Management Cast aluminium 'wet' drivetrain lubricated with filtered gypsy tears New 'Incendiary' TM propulsion system featuring built in egg frying capabilities x4 Petroleum infused rubber gripping devices for maximum spin Ergonomic handheld vehicle control system with built in wankonometry Limited edition body designed by the pupils at Rushden Blind school 😂😂
It's probably the best yet from Traxxas 🤣🤣🤣 yeah they love all the fancy Nancy writing on the packaging and all the hyped up commercialism. Advertising in other words . I'm actually surprised though that the car got up to within 1 mile of it's claimed top end. And the servo actually didn't fail during the filming of this video. This has got to be a first for Traxxas. Maybe they were listening to what everybody has been saying? I'm actually impressed though. It's got potential and let's face it, who doesn't modify their RC cars with aftermarket parts? The easiest way is to keep the Traxxas plugs but solder in a different servi to the plug lead unless you want to spend big dollars to just replace all the Traxxas electrics. Not bad though 👌
Yeah I’ve owned a few of everything and my favorite car ever was an Ecx amp stadium truck with a 6s castle system, only upgrade to the drivetrain was metal transmission gears and it ran forever.
@@LMH710 you're me a couple years back. I only owned Traxxas and believed channels that said Arrma bent if you looked at it mean. Then I bought one. Fast forward a couple years and my collection has tripled and has gone from only Traxxas to multiples of several brands and only 2 Traxxas left. If the aftermarket gets behind the Redcat Vigilante then it'll replace my Xmaxx. I already like it more and it drives and jumps better. Other then that I only have a TRX6 G63 left and I'm not particularly fond of it. I just haven't bothered listing it for sale since it's only been driven a few times in 3 years. It's been in the box a year now probably. I still like a couple Traxxas cars but hate the company and their BOLD NEW COLORS updates and price increases.
Yeah I had a rustler and got a Trx4m and started to love the hobby and wanted something not Traxxas to have a break from cheap electronics and overpriced stuff but I never knew how overpriced they are when I was picking out my next rock crawler I was looking for battery’s and my jaw dropped on how cheap it was compared to traxxxas
basically a Rustler with a Ford body 420 bucks no fans, no threaded shocks, no center diff they better wake up and actually create something new and actually test stuff the Maxx Slash is an over priced disappointment
You forgot servo and honestly updates to the VXL because it's outdated... Other 3s electronics perform so much better for a much lower price at this point. The thing is, the base of their cars aren't bad and i wouldn't mind this if they updated other aspects like you said. Other companies do the same thing and just have minor updates. But Traxxas charges massive amounts of money for the exact same crappy parts people have been begging for upgrades for years at this point. I love my 2WD slash and Maxx, but that's because they have everything upgraded besides the chassis lol.
@@TomleyRC Thats the thing though. Your planning upgrades to make a Traxxas work out of the box. I know most manufacturers have a really crappy servo (both Traxxas and Arrma are going to break straight away) but Traxxas your also likely to start upgrading parts to simply make it a functional product. Arrma does a bit better here, but they struggle with a heavy chassis and under powered electronics (except that 4s outcast, that things is nuts!)... So pretty much the same cost for either you invest in. I just wish they would stop upgrading cheap plastic manufacturer parts and invest in some solid changes for their customers. Now they have some serious competition nipping at their heals and we're starting to see them trying a little, but mostly just rebadging and not the important parts for a better product like other companies are... So we'll see what happens i guess :)
I'm glad you found a Traxxas that you like ! I built up a Rally from the brushed version to VXL. I put cooling fans on the motor and ESC, I think I'm running a 15T pinion and it's been perfect.
As much money as Traxxas charges for their 10+ year old tech. They should ABSOLUTELY have a fan already installed. Honestly. Every high-speed rc vehicle should have both motor AND controller fans. They should also have better servo's. It is 2024. There is NO reason for a factory servo to only last 6 months to a year with regular use. That isn't just a Traxxas thing either.
@@CheapCheerful the quality may be nice, but something that won't happen for a long time is those Chinese brands keeping up with the traxxas parts department. The spares, upgraded parts, etc, is unmatched.
Great video as always. The VXL does run so hot on 3S. I have the Slash running on dirt and had to fit a fan and heat sink to keep it cool. I used a 3r party on for about $15 off Amazon. It’s solved all the heat issues, even with on of those mesh body protectors to keep the dirt out. I do want the Fiesta body, but will buy a clear one and create my own paint scheme.
Considering their premium price and litigation happy patent department, this shouldn’t be a problem. It should do what they say out of the box, and it doesn’t, and certainly wouldn’t reliably with that kind of heat
As always a down to earth and honest review! We are waiting for two of those for a while now, there's a problem with older models containing asbestos so there's a import stop here. At least we have enough time to get the motor fans!
Traxxas stuff is arguably more durable than an arrma. Traxxas chassis don't bend. And not to mention their parts are a hell of a lot cheaper than arrma. And, in all of my years of owning rc cars, I have never had a traxxas part break other than the body on an ancient rustler, which was inevitable.
Goood evening am a recent subscriber and recently got into the hobby I have a TA03f but want to upgrade the motor ? Could you recommend one ? Many thanks Sion
Sorry for the offtopic, can anyone in the UK recommend whats best to use to completely remove paint from lexan body without making it cloudy? Thanks for any advice!
My Rustler did the same thing, high speed pinion and it'd go into thermal shutdown, on pavement.... Swapped out the VXL for a Castle Creations, haven't had a problem since
Good review . Heat is the Enemy in RC . Unless you're running nitro , LOL. These issues are not new from them , I remember having one of their ESCs blow up because I changed gearing 2 teeth once . Thankfully , but after much ado, they sent a replacement , with the stern warning to never change stock gearing .
Good review Phil. Yeah that motor is a worry. I was wondering if that guard on the back of the motor was rubbing the driveshaft, but looking through the vid that doesn't seem to be the case. The driveshaft would likely have a wear mark if that does happen. I dunno, maybe check the driveline so see if it is moving freely.
I don’t think anything was rubbing. I guess the slipper was not as tight as it should be, and my ‘over enthusiastic’ launching just was a little too much 😅
They are fast after you change the electronics out 🤣 i managed 127mph on 6s, stock body, stock plastic cvd's. 133 on 8s but that run was cut short with a epic crash
@@younggrasshopper-apprentice broken parts here and there but it's been rebuilt and turned down into a street basher. I have video of it on my channel just have to go back about 10 months
15:00 the heat, well, the body looks pretty sealed so how much air flow are you getting? (slim to none). I had the same issue with my 144001 so I cut out the vent holes and it improved immensely. I'd be checking the resistance through the drive train looking for anything that is binding. That would cause the motor to heat up as well.... amps + resistance = heat.
Traxxas needs to put out a multichannel transmitter that is programmable and holds 10 vehicles. Forget all of the silly modules and phone needed to do something out of the ordinary!
I have the original Rally that came out when they were wider. I absolutely love that car... Bashes and speed all in one. It handles so good on dirt... And drifts so well...
My first mod was replacing the battery hold down with the Traxxas tall version, which will work for small or tall lipos. It should be standard equipment
I called it i. Your tomley 2 channel.. motor gets super hot.. ill repeat myself a lil bit for yall.. i took a pull off system out of a kraton 6s.. popped it in the vxl rally and ran it in 4s and solved the motor overheating issue.. only thing is i had mount the esc way forward with a homemade esc plate.. works perfectly now
i never knew how much tight the clutch. last time it got so slippery that it melted bearings somehaw. so i changed damaged bearings and tighten it all the way down :P
It is the LCG Slash Chassis. I have it and was just thinking that looks identical. My Slash is a beast! JConcepts makes a great replacement honeycomb motor mount and fan combination that is stellar for the VXL. Really helps with keeping her cool.
That thing is awesome. I love traxxas, Arrma, Losi, etc, they all have awesome RC’s. But I agree that if traxxas is gonna charge us premium prices for their cars, at least add heat sinks and cooling fans. They’re cheap as heck to buy. So why not just factory install them?
driving on the high speed pinion is like riding your bike in the highest speed gear all the time. its fast when you are moving but slow to get up there and takes a lot of energy at lower speeds.
And add the optional centre diff lol They should come with fans for the electronics. Your looking at £60ish ontop. And £60ish for centre diff seems a bit high too.
mine had a castle 3800 and a 17t with a robisnon spur and the bigger motor plate(for the bigger bearing), it also handled really nice with the soft sway bars in back and medium in front
I bought a Velenion in 2008 that I have in my Heavy Metal Sand Viper, and it doesn't get too hot. Then again, I only have a 19 tooth on the stock spur.
So ive been using the veleneon for a while now, it has a but of a break in period from what i see, when i got my slash 4x4 it would get hot hot for the first like 5 runs. Then i never had an issue with heat again
I also recently found the VXL3S is not really a 3s capable system in my Slash 4x4. I was running it around our new local dirt track, and it cut power after about 4 laps. Stock gearing and no way it could make it through a race. 😒 Have yet to see if it did permanent damage.
I got the Rustler Ultimate and that didn't come with fans, even for being the ultimate edition.. anyway I had the same heat issue. But when I installed a fan on the ESC and another fan on the motor with heat sync, I ran it endlessly on high speeds and motor stayed just warm for touch.
I'll never pass up an opportunity to mention how my Slash Raptor 2wd broke a rear driveshaft on only it's SECOND lipo.!!! The "Extreme Heavy Duty" ones cost me £12 EACH.!!! That was £28 after P&P.!! Still, it's turned out to be one of my favorite RCs, I've had it for a couple of years, I've had all sorts of different bodies & motors in it.. It's proven to be actually very durable since it crapped the bed on its first day.!😉
I have a 2wd slash, don’t even own a 3s battery, everything runs on 2s, and that vilineon 3300 still gets almost too hot to touch before I finish 1 battery pack.
i mean i put the .8 spur slipper setup with a 23 pinion on my brushed and that thing flys on 2s, keep temps in check of course. i enjoy it. i have the travis pastrana snap on edition
Very tempted with a T shirt, good video dude, totally agree about the huge TX its high time for a change, im sort of looking for a nice rally car but wont be this one
I bought the brushed version and ripped out the stock electronics and put a HW Max10 2400kv combo, AGFRC 24kg servo, aluminum center drive shaft, steel drives shafts, tall battery clamp, set of street tires for street bashing and upgraded aluminum shocks. Super fun car but not as fun as my XRT LOL.
Traxxas is where I got my start and they do make some cool stuff but definitely time to refresh their body liveries and maybe try to knock a few buck off. Way way over priced when CZcams is a far better option then their customer support
I've wanted one of these rally cars for a really long time. But I just can't get myself to spend this much on basically just another Traxxas Slash variation
Absolutely love mine but i bought it as a roller stuffed hobbywing esc and a 3670 2750kv motor on 4s absolutely RIPS no heat issues and surprisingly the diffs are holding up fine but it does struggle to put the power down on those tires love it thou handles so well
I have same pointer but blue. Seen it at dollar tree and had to get it cuz of yours. Anytime I explain something rc to a friend in video I use it. Love your videos.
Im new to this hobby and because of reviews on this channel I picked up a MJX hyper go 14303, and a 14209. Can anyone recommend me maintenance consumables like gear oil/fluid and whatever else Ill need?
I don’t believe you can buy a motor fan from traxxas but you can aftermarket. I’ve had similar issues with the slash 4x4 vxl I used to have. That motor just gets hot. In the 2wd rigs it’s fine but in a 4x4 it’s too high kv. Someone needs to try the bl-2s motor on 3s. I think it’s a lower kv.
You should probably get the aluminium bearing adapter as well (parts number 6893x, yet another part that you think they would have included from the begining...) for it if you want to keep running on 3s. Plastic one will soon be melted.
I like mine, I got the slower brushless one and then decided to up grade the parts. Doing that is actually more expensive. Traxxas does make a battery mount for this car so that it can take 3s batteries. I just one today. The part number is: 7426X. It does not cost very much. Thoughts?
Love the Rally. Ive owned a few now. A couple things, swap the slipper for a Hoss center diff. Get rid of the power plant. Its abhorrently inadequate. They use that same system in a 1/10 touring car.
I totally get where your coming from on this car even the body slows it down I swapped to hoons a center diff and added fans for esc and motor it's it probably the most fun and easy car to drive
Might be useful to get hold of a FLIR set up for reporting on heat issues, they can be quite pricey but you might be able to pick up a second hand Cat or Blackview phone that has IR for a decent price (Probably other work phone makes that have models with infra red but those the two makes I've had phones from so i know they work)
The vxl motor can handle really high temps. But a good heat sink an fan setup is needed for 3s wide open fun. The esc will also need a fan on it for 3s bashing. Besides that its a great system for what it is.
Coolest running rc car Ive got is a slash 2wd with a kyosho brushless sytem from their 1:9 buggy. 2400kv. Its like a 42mm motorn I bröove. I run it on 2s and the top speed is quite low. 3s works greeat too. Low kv, low RPM and a large motor is a good starting ground for low temps.
My slash ultimate I bought a few years ago, on 3S gets super hot and will thermal shutdown. Had to put a heatsink and fan on it to get through a full 3S pack without it overheating. You would think after years Traxxas would have fixed this issue. Oh all on stock gearing also.
I have the original rally in the Snap On edition. The slipper is an odd design and not the same as the slash. Mine is now a 6s street speed machine. Not much is original anymore. One of my few non crawler cars
I think the Traxxas fan is only for the ESC, and it doesn't work too well. Going to have to get an aftermarket fan for it. I have the 4wd Rustler, and running it on 3s gets it sizzling hot on stock gearing.
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lol cheecky but wholy deserved in my bumble opinion
Can you please send me two Traxas reasver if you do not like them so much please I need them
Got any Traxxarse tee''s ?
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The biggest difference between you and Kev Talbot is that you actually say “What the heck are you doing Traxxas?” Instead of claiming everything they make is the best! Don’t get me wrong I like his channel but I believe it’s lost something over the years. Your channel however has gotten better while still staying true to the hobby and what should come in a $400+ vehicle! An updated transmitter (the 7000yr old line had me 😂), a metal servo and motor heat sink with fan!
Also actually contacting Traxxas, like in your Bandit video, and questioning the gearing for the claimed MPH on their boxes! Hats off to you and cheers! Brilliant channel and one of the best in my opinion! Thanks from Ohio USA!
You sound hurt...... Yeah this dude hates Traxxas vs Kelvin not being bais.... You seem hurt and bais as well....
@@reznya2700 *biased
Kevin is a very lonely person. I bet you had someone like him back in school. You know, the kid that no one really liked but he had all the cool toys and video games, and was quick to tell his expensive Transformers toys were so much more fun than the "cheap-ass" Ninja Turtles they other kids had. Pretty much the antithesis of Phil, whose motto seems to be "You don't have to spend premium amounts of money to have premium amounts of fun".
@@reznya2700traxxass is garbage fanboy. Biased against junk?... Deal with it.
@@RC-4-LIFE Traxxas is not hard to get a hold of they pick up and will walk u thru whatever
7 thousand year old transmitter LMAO bro i laughed way to hard at that
I want to laugh but I have one too.
I mean 7000 yrs is close enough right? 😅
😅😅😅
@@TomleyRC We were all thinking it.. lol
I bought a pair of these on release date earlier this year and love therm. Great parking lot bashers. I took one and put the XO1 6s Castle esc on a 25T pinion with a slipper eliminator and got 89 on 4s.
Yes, it’s a really nice well set up (and fast) car. Just not quite their in terms of electronics
Couldn't agree more on the radio... It's time.. 👍
I’ll be a little happier with them when they do lol
As usual, seems Traxxas should add a few more asterisks to their claims
And arrma should stop advertising their cars as tough. They break so much it's unreal.
@@taterbot2006 Yeah my arrma cooked it's esc in a week it was an arrma infraction mega so not evne the top end version so it wasn't overpowered....
So it's basically the same as the Slash VXL? It can't run 3s without being really hot and thermaling constantly until you add a fan. Even the Ultimate doesn't come with one.
I guess so… never had a normal Slash. Only the Maxx Slash
@TomleyRC Whhhaaaattttttt?? You've missed out there dude 😲🫣
Very true once you gear up the vxl 3s on any traxxas 4x4 they do tend to heat up quickly. At that point i change out the motor and esc system.
@@Frankredlinekinda defeats the purpose of getting the VXL right?🤷🏻♂️
I’ve never run a VXL on 3s but as hot as the entire system gets on 2s I can’t imagine they would last long on 3s
RC selling points always make me laugh, especially Traxxass's. Taking the most simple things and making them sound fancy.
Comes with:
TSM - Tentative Stupidity Management
Cast aluminium 'wet' drivetrain lubricated with filtered gypsy tears
New 'Incendiary' TM propulsion system featuring built in egg frying capabilities
x4 Petroleum infused rubber gripping devices for maximum spin
Ergonomic handheld vehicle control system with built in wankonometry
Limited edition body designed by the pupils at Rushden Blind school
😂😂
😂 I laughed pretty hard at this thank you!
It's probably the best yet from Traxxas 🤣🤣🤣 yeah they love all the fancy Nancy writing on the packaging and all the hyped up commercialism. Advertising in other words . I'm actually surprised though that the car got up to within 1 mile of it's claimed top end. And the servo actually didn't fail during the filming of this video. This has got to be a first for Traxxas. Maybe they were listening to what everybody has been saying? I'm actually impressed though. It's got potential and let's face it, who doesn't modify their RC cars with aftermarket parts? The easiest way is to keep the Traxxas plugs but solder in a different servi to the plug lead unless you want to spend big dollars to just replace all the Traxxas electrics. Not bad though 👌
😂gipsy tears lubricaton
I’ve only had Traxxas and now I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m never buying from Traxxas ever again
Yeah I’ve owned a few of everything and my favorite car ever was an Ecx amp stadium truck with a 6s castle system, only upgrade to the drivetrain was metal transmission gears and it ran forever.
@@LMH710 you're me a couple years back. I only owned Traxxas and believed channels that said Arrma bent if you looked at it mean.
Then I bought one. Fast forward a couple years and my collection has tripled and has gone from only Traxxas to multiples of several brands and only 2 Traxxas left. If the aftermarket gets behind the Redcat Vigilante then it'll replace my Xmaxx. I already like it more and it drives and jumps better. Other then that I only have a TRX6 G63 left and I'm not particularly fond of it. I just haven't bothered listing it for sale since it's only been driven a few times in 3 years. It's been in the box a year now probably. I still like a couple Traxxas cars but hate the company and their BOLD NEW COLORS updates and price increases.
Yeah I had a rustler and got a Trx4m and started to love the hobby and wanted something not Traxxas to have a break from cheap electronics and overpriced stuff but I never knew how overpriced they are when I was picking out my next rock crawler I was looking for battery’s and my jaw dropped on how cheap it was compared to traxxxas
“Uh, that doesn’t look like 60 mile an hour” sent me 😂
Good to see pointy back but free my homie Alan!
basically a Rustler with a Ford body 420 bucks no fans, no threaded shocks, no center diff they better wake up and actually create something new and actually test stuff the Maxx Slash is an over priced disappointment
Anything else 1/10 and 3s is basically the same but I agree they should add fans
You forgot servo and honestly updates to the VXL because it's outdated... Other 3s electronics perform so much better for a much lower price at this point.
The thing is, the base of their cars aren't bad and i wouldn't mind this if they updated other aspects like you said. Other companies do the same thing and just have minor updates. But Traxxas charges massive amounts of money for the exact same crappy parts people have been begging for upgrades for years at this point.
I love my 2WD slash and Maxx, but that's because they have everything upgraded besides the chassis lol.
I loved driving it... but when you look at what you actually get, it's certainly about 20% (or more) over priced
@@TomleyRC Thats the thing though. Your planning upgrades to make a Traxxas work out of the box. I know most manufacturers have a really crappy servo (both Traxxas and Arrma are going to break straight away) but Traxxas your also likely to start upgrading parts to simply make it a functional product. Arrma does a bit better here, but they struggle with a heavy chassis and under powered electronics (except that 4s outcast, that things is nuts!)... So pretty much the same cost for either you invest in.
I just wish they would stop upgrading cheap plastic manufacturer parts and invest in some solid changes for their customers. Now they have some serious competition nipping at their heals and we're starting to see them trying a little, but mostly just rebadging and not the important parts for a better product like other companies are... So we'll see what happens i guess :)
L2thewhatrever, your MaxSlash videos are why I unsubbed your channel. I have two of them and know how to tune and drive.
I'm glad you found a Traxxas that you like ! I built up a Rally from the brushed version to VXL. I put cooling fans on the motor and ESC, I think I'm running a 15T pinion and it's been perfect.
As much money as Traxxas charges for their 10+ year old tech. They should ABSOLUTELY have a fan already installed. Honestly. Every high-speed rc vehicle should have both motor AND controller fans. They should also have better servo's. It is 2024. There is NO reason for a factory servo to only last 6 months to a year with regular use. That isn't just a Traxxas thing either.
Let's be real, fans are useless. If it's that big of a deal for you, they're around $10...
Or even better, the traxxas 540 heat sink fits most of the vxl motors that make them run a lot cooler. It's not that big of deal.
They're not even trying, won't be long until the Chinese brands make the best stuff. They're getting damn good already.
@@CheapCheerful the quality may be nice, but something that won't happen for a long time is those Chinese brands keeping up with the traxxas parts department. The spares, upgraded parts, etc, is unmatched.
I never understood why Traxxas cost more, but yet it looks cheaper and generally is slower than Arrma' version.
Great video as always. The VXL does run so hot on 3S. I have the Slash running on dirt and had to fit a fan and heat sink to keep it cool. I used a 3r party on for about $15 off Amazon. It’s solved all the heat issues, even with on of those mesh body protectors to keep the dirt out. I do want the Fiesta body, but will buy a clear one and create my own paint scheme.
Love your videos, what mount and camera are you using to mount to the car?
Considering their premium price and litigation happy patent department, this shouldn’t be a problem. It should do what they say out of the box, and it doesn’t, and certainly wouldn’t reliably with that kind of heat
As always a down to earth and honest review! We are waiting for two of those for a while now, there's a problem with older models containing asbestos so there's a import stop here. At least we have enough time to get the motor fans!
It’s a really nice car… just a shame it’s not quite their
This thing looks cheaper than the Chinese stuff. The electronics, the blue plastics they look really cheap.
Yeah, agree
Have you ever owned a traxxas?
Traxxas stuff is arguably more durable than an arrma. Traxxas chassis don't bend. And not to mention their parts are a hell of a lot cheaper than arrma. And, in all of my years of owning rc cars, I have never had a traxxas part break other than the body on an ancient rustler, which was inevitable.
@@runklestiltskin_2407 Traxxas is really overpriced old tech and looks cheap as hell!
Wow I'm impressed by that handling! Does make me realise that even concrete rallying / bashing can be cracking great fun!
My slash also has a problem with an overheating motor, it actually smoldered some leaved that got court under the motor at one point 😕😕
What camera(s) do you use for attaching to the RC? It's pretty cool how I can't even see the cameras on the RC. Very great photoges!
Definatly unacceptable in my book for such a big name in rc.
Tomley, you know you love traxxas 🎉🎉
Goood evening am a recent subscriber and recently got into the hobby I have a TA03f but want to upgrade the motor ? Could you recommend one ?
Many thanks
Sion
Do these bodies fit the maverick 1/8 rally cars do you know?
Sorry for the offtopic, can anyone in the UK recommend whats best to use to completely remove paint from lexan body without making it cloudy? Thanks for any advice!
Love the close-up watch reveal. ⌚️
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My Rustler did the same thing, high speed pinion and it'd go into thermal shutdown, on pavement.... Swapped out the VXL for a Castle Creations, haven't had a problem since
Good review . Heat is the Enemy in RC . Unless you're running nitro , LOL.
These issues are not new from them , I remember having one of their ESCs blow up because I changed gearing 2 teeth once .
Thankfully , but after much ado, they sent a replacement , with the stern warning to never change stock gearing .
Good review Phil. Yeah that motor is a worry. I was wondering if that guard on the back of the motor was rubbing the driveshaft, but looking through the vid that doesn't seem to be the case. The driveshaft would likely have a wear mark if that does happen. I dunno, maybe check the driveline so see if it is moving freely.
I don’t think anything was rubbing. I guess the slipper was not as tight as it should be, and my ‘over enthusiastic’ launching just was a little too much 😅
The Rustler and Slash have the same heat issue where the center driveshaft meets the rear diff... Commonly melts the plastic.
Tekno axles are $20-30...
I just got one of these yesterday. I love running it, but I did notice it got pretty hot. Fans should be standard for the motor and ESC at that price.
They are fast after you change the electronics out 🤣 i managed 127mph on 6s, stock body, stock plastic cvd's. 133 on 8s but that run was cut short with a epic crash
Dang! Did it survive the crash?
@@younggrasshopper-apprentice broken parts here and there but it's been rebuilt and turned down into a street basher. I have video of it on my channel just have to go back about 10 months
Nice! Heck yeah dude. Thanks. I'm going to check out the video and subscribe. Have fun out there!
May i ask what GPS you are using?
Génial les images en caméra embarqué 👍, comment tu fixes la caméra et laquelle tu utilises ?
15:00 the heat, well, the body looks pretty sealed so how much air flow are you getting? (slim to none). I had the same issue with my 144001 so I cut out the vent holes and it improved immensely.
I'd be checking the resistance through the drive train looking for anything that is binding. That would cause the motor to heat up as well.... amps + resistance = heat.
The transmitter is so big. They designed a carrying handle on top. How thoughtful of them.😄
Traxxas needs to put out a multichannel transmitter that is programmable and holds 10 vehicles. Forget all of the silly modules and phone needed to do something out of the ordinary!
I have the original Rally that came out when they were wider. I absolutely love that car... Bashes and speed all in one. It handles so good on dirt... And drifts so well...
Personally I think traxxas should make a “pro controller” that mimics the Dx6c or something
The Traxxas design team need to put plenty of pictures of the CEN Racing Puma on their mood board for inspiration……
My first mod was replacing the battery hold down with the Traxxas tall version, which will work for small or tall lipos. It should be standard equipment
I called it i. Your tomley 2 channel.. motor gets super hot.. ill repeat myself a lil bit for yall.. i took a pull off system out of a kraton 6s.. popped it in the vxl rally and ran it in 4s and solved the motor overheating issue.. only thing is i had mount the esc way forward with a homemade esc plate.. works perfectly now
i never knew how much tight the clutch. last time it got so slippery that it melted bearings somehaw. so i changed damaged bearings and tighten it all the way down :P
It is the LCG Slash Chassis. I have it and was just thinking that looks identical. My Slash is a beast! JConcepts makes a great replacement honeycomb motor mount and fan combination that is stellar for the VXL. Really helps with keeping her cool.
The way it roosts and squeals as it drives makes me think of a wild pig. Kinda funny!
I like how you are roasting them every time hahahah
Hi mate do you happen to know where to get a new rs shell for rc car
Thanks
No, sorry 🤷🏼♂️
That thing is awesome. I love traxxas, Arrma, Losi, etc, they all have awesome RC’s. But I agree that if traxxas is gonna charge us premium prices for their cars, at least add heat sinks and cooling fans. They’re cheap as heck to buy. So why not just factory install them?
Because they're "cheap as heck"...
driving on the high speed pinion is like riding your bike in the highest speed gear all the time. its fast when you are moving but slow to get up there and takes a lot of energy at lower speeds.
Great camera work!
And add the optional centre diff lol
They should come with fans for the electronics. Your looking at £60ish ontop. And £60ish for centre diff seems a bit high too.
Yeah.. it all adds up!
mine had a castle 3800 and a 17t with a robisnon spur and the bigger motor plate(for the bigger bearing), it also handled really nice with the soft sway bars in back and medium in front
I bought a Velenion in 2008 that I have in my Heavy
Metal Sand Viper, and it doesn't get too hot. Then again, I only have a 19 tooth on the stock spur.
So ive been using the veleneon for a while now, it has a but of a break in period from what i see, when i got my slash 4x4 it would get hot hot for the first like 5 runs. Then i never had an issue with heat again
I also recently found the VXL3S is not really a 3s capable system in my Slash 4x4. I was running it around our new local dirt track, and it cut power after about 4 laps. Stock gearing and no way it could make it through a race. 😒 Have yet to see if it did permanent damage.
I got the Rustler Ultimate and that didn't come with fans, even for being the ultimate edition.. anyway I had the same heat issue. But when I installed a fan on the ESC and another fan on the motor with heat sync, I ran it endlessly on high speeds and motor stayed just warm for touch.
nice Cleetus t-shirt chap!
Hell yeah Brother 😎🤟
"New heavy duty" just means new updated but said in a much more trqxxas way. Everything comes HD now 😂 now let's go smash that 60 mph 🙄
Haha.. yeah, i’m trying to be fair 😅
I'll never pass up an opportunity to mention how my Slash Raptor 2wd broke a rear driveshaft on only it's SECOND lipo.!!!
The "Extreme Heavy Duty" ones cost me £12 EACH.!!!
That was £28 after P&P.!!
Still, it's turned out to be one of my favorite RCs, I've had it for a couple of years, I've had all sorts of different bodies & motors in it..
It's proven to be actually very durable since it crapped the bed on its first day.!😉
@@alantaylor353Mip x duty on my rustler about 5 years ago never ever looked back once
@alantaylor353 I hit 94 mph with the Heavy duty kit with the traxxas hoss I had them upgrades since they came out mine never broke yet
Naw I put them to the test bashing in at 94 mph speed they are Heavy duty 2 years no problems
You should also get the metal bearing adapter for the slipper clutch which should also come with the car.
I have a 2wd slash, don’t even own a 3s battery, everything runs on 2s, and that vilineon 3300 still gets almost too hot to touch before I finish 1 battery pack.
What if you'd did get your hands on the 31 tooth how fast could it of gone? Love your videos keep up the hard work.
i mean i put the .8 spur slipper setup with a 23 pinion on my brushed and that thing flys on 2s, keep temps in check of course. i enjoy it. i have the travis pastrana snap on edition
nice, but my gosh thats fast! ever try the Kyosho Fazer Rally Scoob? :)
Very tempted with a T shirt, good video dude, totally agree about the huge TX its high time for a change, im sort of looking for a nice rally car but wont be this one
Love the Rally and how it drives. They really should include fans for the motor and esc at the price point imo.
I bought the brushed version and ripped out the stock electronics and put a HW Max10 2400kv combo, AGFRC 24kg servo, aluminum center drive shaft, steel drives shafts, tall battery clamp, set of street tires for street bashing and upgraded aluminum shocks. Super fun car but not as fun as my XRT LOL.
One of my favorite RC's other then the overheating it's a solid car.
Traxxas is where I got my start and they do make some cool stuff but definitely time to refresh their body liveries and maybe try to knock a few buck off. Way way over priced when CZcams is a far better option then their customer support
It's like they are becoming the Activision of RC cars. Barely change/upgrade a thing and then do a release or new creation.
I've wanted one of these rally cars for a really long time. But I just can't get myself to spend this much on basically just another Traxxas Slash variation
Yeah, I’ve never had a slash.. but I thought it was the same set up
Absolutely love mine but i bought it as a roller stuffed hobbywing esc and a 3670 2750kv motor on 4s absolutely RIPS no heat issues and surprisingly the diffs are holding up fine but it does struggle to put the power down on those tires love it thou handles so well
I have same pointer but blue. Seen it at dollar tree and had to get it cuz of yours. Anytime I explain something rc to a friend in video I use it. Love your videos.
Im new to this hobby and because of reviews on this channel I picked up a MJX hyper go 14303, and a 14209. Can anyone recommend me maintenance consumables like gear oil/fluid and whatever else Ill need?
have you try the cen racing ford one?
Love the James may reference
I don’t believe you can buy a motor fan from traxxas but you can aftermarket. I’ve had similar issues with the slash 4x4 vxl I used to have. That motor just gets hot. In the 2wd rigs it’s fine but in a 4x4 it’s too high kv. Someone needs to try the bl-2s motor on 3s. I think it’s a lower kv.
It’s crazy how long it takes TRAXXAS to get that far but the funny part is that’s how we feel trying to get bang good parts…
I upgraded my infraction to 8s and I put my infractions stock 6s setup in mine. LoL, I Geared it 24/50 on 32P gears...the thing is mental.
They sell a battery clip riser kit for it to fit 3s battery’s
Traxxas shipping these things without a motor fan is just a crime against humanity 😅
You should probably get the aluminium bearing adapter as well (parts number 6893x, yet another part that you think they would have included from the begining...) for it if you want to keep running on 3s. Plastic one will soon be melted.
She gets spicy with the speed gear ..we’re happy with the stock gearing on the slash ultimate.. in the dirt it’s fast enough 😁👍🏻
I like mine, I got the slower brushless one and then decided to up grade the parts. Doing that is actually more expensive. Traxxas does make a battery mount for this car so that it can take 3s batteries. I just one today. The part number is: 7426X. It does not cost very much. Thoughts?
Love the Rally. Ive owned a few now. A couple things, swap the slipper for a Hoss center diff. Get rid of the power plant. Its abhorrently inadequate. They use that same system in a 1/10 touring car.
I totally get where your coming from on this car even the body slows it down I swapped to hoons a center diff and added fans for esc and motor it's it probably the most fun and easy car to drive
Might be useful to get hold of a FLIR set up for reporting on heat issues, they can be quite pricey but you might be able to pick up a second hand Cat or Blackview phone that has IR for a decent price (Probably other work phone makes that have models with infra red but those the two makes I've had phones from so i know they work)
Great video. I have this car on my shopping list..but now I'm not to sure. And by the way I see your rocking the Fear 3 Jordan's 👍🏽
That looked really planted. I wonder if how much an esc and motor would be as an upgrade?
The vxl motor can handle really high temps. But a good heat sink an fan setup is needed for 3s wide open fun. The esc will also need a fan on it for 3s bashing. Besides that its a great system for what it is.
Can only drive it in the winter 😅😅
Coolest running rc car Ive got is a slash 2wd with a kyosho brushless sytem from their 1:9 buggy. 2400kv. Its like a 42mm motorn I bröove. I run it on 2s and the top speed is quite low. 3s works greeat too. Low kv, low RPM and a large motor is a good starting ground for low temps.
My slash ultimate I bought a few years ago, on 3S gets super hot and will thermal shutdown. Had to put a heatsink and fan on it to get through a full 3S pack without it overheating. You would think after years Traxxas would have fixed this issue. Oh all on stock gearing also.
I have the original rally in the Snap On edition. The slipper is an odd design and not the same as the slash. Mine is now a 6s street speed machine. Not much is original anymore. One of my few non crawler cars
Sounds like a beast!
It was so promising! I really thought for a second wow 🤩 but then… 😢 the corner cutting comes to the surface
I think the Traxxas fan is only for the ESC, and it doesn't work too well. Going to have to get an aftermarket fan for it. I have the 4wd Rustler, and running it on 3s gets it sizzling hot on stock gearing.
I was hoping Traxxas would use the larger 3670 motor, out of the Hoss for their, new 4x4 range 😅
The 1980s transmitter though! 😮😅
Traxxas bought all those transmitters when Tamiya bought their battery connectors
Man traxxas transmitters are ass. Mine gave up on range after 2 days. I mean I upgraded directly but wanted to use that tx for something else!
They are certainly one of the worst RTR transmitters about