Want to buy "Traxxas 1/16 E-Revo VXL"

Um..  if you have to .. have to buy that ..  

Get some RPM arms  ...

Battery, I found 3s is the sweet spot, it is a Traxxas, people want some un-control power, and back flip ..  suppose with 2s, this car is fast ..  ~ 45km/hr .. and the esc will take 4s .. and do crazy 80-90km/hr .. totally out of control ..  fun for a little bit ...

Get some 3s ~ 1500mah battery, and the parallel connector to run dual 3s!    

I think the Mini Summit looks nicer and cooler ..

Oh .. sorry ..  

2s is putting TWO lipo battery together, 3.7v x 2 = 7.2 V

So .. 3s is 11.1v ..  4s is 14.8v

Back to the old day ..  Sanyo/Pana battery is 1.2v per battery, so 7.2v (6 cells) or 8.4v were the trend ..
For Traxxas Mini Revo, 2s ( 7.4v ) is fast enough, 3s (11.1v ) is very fast, 4s (14.8) is crazy, and can smoke the speed controller and motor! (好似civic 加 V8! )

If you don't need very fast, and good control .. then FORGET about Traxxas la..  

May I ask why you want a Traxxas?  You can get a real 1/10 buggy, AWD or RWD for much better control and quality (RC10, Durango, Xray etc etc .. )

If you want a "mini" size to fit HK, then Losi Mini 8 or their Mini 8T are probably best mini size RC car you can get .. (about the same size as E-Revo)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWDQwuwWafY

With 2s is fast (~ 50km/hr) and you can still put 3s for 70km/r or more!!  好玩到呢...... good looking too, about same price as mini Revo.

(LC racing 1/14 racing is a great buggy too .. great value as well, but no Truggy, and not big american name as LOSI)

Oh.. I didnt know that parts for Losi are hard to get... When I walk by KWS, lots of shops selling Losi.. (more then Traxxas) so I assume parts r easy to get...   

After having 4 Mini Revo (2 Revo, one Ken Block one mini Slash, two modded .. 2 stock...) then Mini 8, just hard to compare the quality and design, with two batteries, the Revo is damn heavy, sure need two servos upgrade (i did) then need much better tires... run single battey, nice and easy, but the car is totally off balance..  stock arms need to upgrade, battery cover is easy to wear out if u change battery often, also need wheelie with 3s or more, wing mount is weak as well, the car is very easy to do backflip (some people like it) it is a odd size, more like 1/12 then 1/16 (same size as Tamiya mini, can use the body too)
Again, Traxxas is a must for newbie or someone left RC for decade...and first step to come back..they are fun and RTR, reasonalbe price few years ago. Hobby shops here only sell and care Traxxas... as they also only carry Traxxas parts.

Give credit to Traxxas, great marketing ... 20yr ago, I raced the Traxxas Trx1 pro... :p (something like that)

Hi there, just to put the mini Revo and Losi 8 together, also a HPI XS, which is a very fun and durable truck.

Losi 8 is the best one to ride, while the mRevo and XS are more purely bashing fun machines.
Check with parts support first, for mRevo, strongly recomend to do some upgrade and add extra servo,  Losi just few alum upgrades if you plan to do lots of jump. HPI XS, already strong, just keep it with 2s (7.4v) the 540XL 4 pole motor has insane power! better servo is needed.

1/14 LC buggy is awesome car too, I think LC is a Hong Kong or China brand, shoud be easy to get parts, (RC mart sell them?) If you like bigger wheel, both Losi Mini 8 and LC mini Buggy can run standard 1/10 buggy rear wheel, make them a bit Revo look, but more durable and handle better, so check the parts support for LC, some C hing here may know.




EDIT: Found my Modded Revo and Summit (I packed them together with my old Kitchen wares!) , Summit is Stock, as it is for slower run, and with bigger tire, arms are more durable and forgiven, so it is stock.  I did run dual servos, however, the servo arms (and whatever..) broke all the time ...


I put the LC (call Tacon here) together as well .. and my favourite 1/18 .. Xray M18T!

新人例牌都要買一買 Traxxas 比佢跣一鑊先架啦 ... 跟住就 upgrade .. 實有D新手睇咗 Video 同你買。 Summit 就起碼靚仔樣

Yeah ..  the coming Losi Mini 8 T will be even closer!

Mini Summit 真係除咗個 Body Shell 靚之外.....