When will we see a beefier 4WD from Kyosho\Losi\AE?
11-16-2008, 10:04 AM
#46
all you "racers" missed the point.we are all happy that you have your carbon parts to play with.the track i race on can break your carbon parts down the straights,without hitting anything.what the rest of us are after is parts like RPM's stuff.yes rpm material is flexable,but i really dont think that we care about that.does rpm have to make an a-arm 1/8 size to be indestructible on a 1/10 scale?no.
what the point of this thread imo,is about a serious 4wd basher/racer.lately,i have been having a lot of fun with my slash.so have my friends.now one of us has the velineon system in it,and like the newb he is,bought a three cell lipo.i can already see him getting frustrated,which is totally expected.yes i understand that combo really doesnt belong on a track.the point is the driver does.he has been asking me about 4wd buggies.what would i suggest?the only 4wd's are pretty much racer only.so now we get to the topic of this thread.
i ran a crt.5 for a while,and after a bunch of mods,i could pretty much beat that thing like an 1/8 scale.honestly,if traxxas came out with a 4wd slash type vehicle,id be all over it.would i care that it didnt handle as well as a zx-5,or b-44?no.would i be happy that i could drive it in my yard,or in an empty lot at ridiculous speeds without spinning out all the damn time?hell yeah!would i be ecstatic because when i broke it,the hobby shop had parts for it on the shelf,like they do for losi,and associated?hell yeah!
a 1/10 scale 4wd stadium by a popular manufacterer seems like the most sensible rc investment ever.1/10 scale brushless systems are cheaper than 1/8,imo by far.batteries as well.on a small tangeant,brushless has kind of messed stuff up a little by being too fast.dont get me wrong,i love brushless.but when a guy puts the velineon,or almost any other combo in a 2wd car,its overpowered.not everybody is a hardcore racer that is gonna put the time and effort into it to figure out how to drive a 2wd truck effectively at warp factor nine.but he does stand a better chance of staying in the hobby,if he can just as easily point and shoot with a 4wd at twice the speed as he could with a 2wd.
which makes me wonder,why companies put so much time and effort into things like the high roller from losi,instead of a super durable electric 4wd.i really feel like the market is there.
what the point of this thread imo,is about a serious 4wd basher/racer.lately,i have been having a lot of fun with my slash.so have my friends.now one of us has the velineon system in it,and like the newb he is,bought a three cell lipo.i can already see him getting frustrated,which is totally expected.yes i understand that combo really doesnt belong on a track.the point is the driver does.he has been asking me about 4wd buggies.what would i suggest?the only 4wd's are pretty much racer only.so now we get to the topic of this thread.
i ran a crt.5 for a while,and after a bunch of mods,i could pretty much beat that thing like an 1/8 scale.honestly,if traxxas came out with a 4wd slash type vehicle,id be all over it.would i care that it didnt handle as well as a zx-5,or b-44?no.would i be happy that i could drive it in my yard,or in an empty lot at ridiculous speeds without spinning out all the damn time?hell yeah!would i be ecstatic because when i broke it,the hobby shop had parts for it on the shelf,like they do for losi,and associated?hell yeah!
a 1/10 scale 4wd stadium by a popular manufacterer seems like the most sensible rc investment ever.1/10 scale brushless systems are cheaper than 1/8,imo by far.batteries as well.on a small tangeant,brushless has kind of messed stuff up a little by being too fast.dont get me wrong,i love brushless.but when a guy puts the velineon,or almost any other combo in a 2wd car,its overpowered.not everybody is a hardcore racer that is gonna put the time and effort into it to figure out how to drive a 2wd truck effectively at warp factor nine.but he does stand a better chance of staying in the hobby,if he can just as easily point and shoot with a 4wd at twice the speed as he could with a 2wd.
which makes me wonder,why companies put so much time and effort into things like the high roller from losi,instead of a super durable electric 4wd.i really feel like the market is there.
11-16-2008, 10:09 AM
#48
11-16-2008, 10:15 AM
#49
4wd buggy should run 380 size motors & small 200 gram lipos. This would drop the weight to 1200 grams which would make them last a whole lot longer. The e-firestorm is by far the best current chasis to get behind for 1/10th atm. You can set them up so that they will perform just like a t-4 does. The only thing is that they do not break. I have clipped walls while going at 45+mph and never had a problem. The transmission is tougher then nails. I dropped a mamba 7700 into it does not show any signs of wear at all after about 100 20+ minute runs. The diff cups aren't even showing wear. The truck does need an alum front pivot(the one weakness).
11-16-2008, 11:27 AM
#50
Tech Regular
Too bad HPI do not plan to release a E firestorm Kit.
I'm a T4 owner. The only thing that hold me to be a better a driver is the car itself ... I know if I try a jump, if I try a different trajectory it will always end into parts...
Frustrating.
I'm a T4 owner. The only thing that hold me to be a better a driver is the car itself ... I know if I try a jump, if I try a different trajectory it will always end into parts...
Frustrating.
11-16-2008, 11:44 AM
#51
$350 for a complete roller w/ a mamba side winder w/ 5700 motor is a pretty good deal.
11-16-2008, 05:03 PM
#52
i dont have much experience with current tamiyas,but rumor has it that they are pretty tough.whats a 501x cost ?you really dont need to answer that cuz its a lot more than a slash.they also dont have the parts availability of ae,losi or traxxas.oddly i am kind of looking into a durga atm.not that it has to be a stadium truck,but i could see the market supporting a slightly less raceable,but more bashable truck over a buggy.
11-16-2008, 05:55 PM
#53
I am looking at the Durga also for racing. Its going to need some hop ups right away but I think this would be a good beginner 4wd.
11-16-2008, 08:04 PM
#54
4wd corr truck
i'm for a 4wd slash or pro-line could just make a corr style body to fit all the 1/10th scale electric 4wd's. they could sell body mounts so they'd fit. losi did this with there xx4 several years ago. i was one of the only racers that tried this back then. everyone thought it was stupid because it made the buggy slower. i thought it was cool then and i think it would sell now. losi was ahead of there time with it, but i think the slash has opened the door for it now. i never broke my losi while i was running this truck body.
11-16-2008, 08:58 PM
#55
1/10th scale mod 4wd is a advanced class. The maintenance is higher and the cars don't like to be over driven. They are fast and heavier then 2wd therefore they are less forgiving on contact.
I really see no issues with the car i run in terms of durability and frankly if you intend to drive one like a 1/8th buggy your gonna break it.
I really see no issues with the car i run in terms of durability and frankly if you intend to drive one like a 1/8th buggy your gonna break it.
11-17-2008, 05:17 AM
#57
Umm, the E-Revo already exists. Isn't that the answer to an electric 4wd pretty much from Traxxas?
Or how about an electric conversion on the Slayer since that's a good cross between a Revo and a Slash?
Or the Tamiya?
Or an E-1/8?
There are plenty of vehicles out there that fill the need of a bash capable electric...or at least convertible. It really is just a matter of buying the right vehicle for what you want to do.
Obviously a 1/10 4wd buggy is not the right vehicle choice for your friend. So steer him to any number of currently available vehicles and go have some fun.
Or how about an electric conversion on the Slayer since that's a good cross between a Revo and a Slash?
Or the Tamiya?
Or an E-1/8?
There are plenty of vehicles out there that fill the need of a bash capable electric...or at least convertible. It really is just a matter of buying the right vehicle for what you want to do.
Obviously a 1/10 4wd buggy is not the right vehicle choice for your friend. So steer him to any number of currently available vehicles and go have some fun.
11-17-2008, 08:28 AM
#58
all you "racers" missed the point.we are all happy that you have your carbon parts to play with.the track i race on can break your carbon parts down the straights,without hitting anything.what the rest of us are after is parts like RPM's stuff.yes rpm material is flexable,but i really dont think that we care about that.does rpm have to make an a-arm 1/8 size to be indestructible on a 1/10 scale?no.
what the point of this thread imo,is about a serious 4wd basher/racer.lately,i have been having a lot of fun with my slash.so have my friends.now one of us has the velineon system in it,and like the newb he is,bought a three cell lipo.i can already see him getting frustrated,which is totally expected.yes i understand that combo really doesnt belong on a track.the point is the driver does.he has been asking me about 4wd buggies.what would i suggest?the only 4wd's are pretty much racer only.so now we get to the topic of this thread.
i ran a crt.5 for a while,and after a bunch of mods,i could pretty much beat that thing like an 1/8 scale.honestly,if traxxas came out with a 4wd slash type vehicle,id be all over it.would i care that it didnt handle as well as a zx-5,or b-44?no.would i be happy that i could drive it in my yard,or in an empty lot at ridiculous speeds without spinning out all the damn time?hell yeah!would i be ecstatic because when i broke it,the hobby shop had parts for it on the shelf,like they do for losi,and associated?hell yeah!
i ran a crt.5 for a while,and after a bunch of mods,i could pretty much beat that thing like an 1/8 scale.honestly,if traxxas came out with a 4wd slash type vehicle,id be all over it.would i care that it didnt handle as well as a zx-5,or b-44?no.would i be happy that i could drive it in my yard,or in an empty lot at ridiculous speeds without spinning out all the damn time?hell yeah!would i be ecstatic because when i broke it,the hobby shop had parts for it on the shelf,like they do for losi,and associated?hell yeah!
a 1/10 scale 4wd stadium by a popular manufacterer seems like the most sensible rc investment ever.1/10 scale brushless systems are cheaper than 1/8,imo by far.batteries as well.on a small tangeant,brushless has kind of messed stuff up a little by being too fast.dont get me wrong,i love brushless.but when a guy puts the velineon,or almost any other combo in a 2wd car,its overpowered.not everybody is a hardcore racer that is gonna put the time and effort into it to figure out how to drive a 2wd truck effectively at warp factor nine.but he does stand a better chance of staying in the hobby,if he can just as easily point and shoot with a 4wd at twice the speed as he could with a 2wd.
which makes me wonder,why companies put so much time and effort into things like the high roller from losi,instead of a super durable electric 4wd.i really feel like the market is there.
which makes me wonder,why companies put so much time and effort into things like the high roller from losi,instead of a super durable electric 4wd.i really feel like the market is there.
I agree with a few others, perhaps you need to LEARN to drive better.
Punctuation? Capitalization? Grammer? Kids these days...
So when someone is ready to step from up the Slash, which looks like an 1/8 buggy with a truck body, what are they going to buy? Its probably going to be a Slayer, or SC8 or something 8th scale.
And they will probably want something thats ready to go, right out of the box. Something like the 8ight-E; A truly RACE READY electric roller a lot like the nitro roller version which has helped propelled the 1/8 buggy class to the top of racing.
11-17-2008, 02:52 PM
#59
For those who are curious I decided to snap some pics of how Tamiya's A-arms stack up against the other stuff.
All the pic'd cars have had minimal for breakage but have had more A-arm breakage than the 501x... which is zero in almost a year of ownership, well over 350 runs.
The B44:
The Lazer (I doubt the owner of this has busted ANYTHING on his car, mad skillz):
The Cyclone D4:
Something to consider, almost all the drivers of the pic'd cars regularly hand my ass to me in races. They all have pretty extensive experience in off-road, however, I came over from on-road and bashed the crap out of my car (and still do) and the 501x survived the learning curve. I have heard equally as impressive things about the Durga.
I want to make sure to stress that all the 4wd cars have some serious quality/durability on the market now (though from what I have seen the RTR's break from a good breeze, might just be the driver skill in that market). The D4 seems to break the least out of the guy's rides I race against in 4wd mod, but NONE of them break often.
A single hub carrier is all I have had to buy/replace due to breakage. Who cares about LHS parts availability when nuttin' breaks.
For someone that is going to take a while in getting around the track clean? Might just be a Tamiya.
All the pic'd cars have had minimal for breakage but have had more A-arm breakage than the 501x... which is zero in almost a year of ownership, well over 350 runs.
The B44:
The Lazer (I doubt the owner of this has busted ANYTHING on his car, mad skillz):
The Cyclone D4:
Something to consider, almost all the drivers of the pic'd cars regularly hand my ass to me in races. They all have pretty extensive experience in off-road, however, I came over from on-road and bashed the crap out of my car (and still do) and the 501x survived the learning curve. I have heard equally as impressive things about the Durga.
I want to make sure to stress that all the 4wd cars have some serious quality/durability on the market now (though from what I have seen the RTR's break from a good breeze, might just be the driver skill in that market). The D4 seems to break the least out of the guy's rides I race against in 4wd mod, but NONE of them break often.
A single hub carrier is all I have had to buy/replace due to breakage. Who cares about LHS parts availability when nuttin' breaks.
For someone that is going to take a while in getting around the track clean? Might just be a Tamiya.
11-17-2008, 06:54 PM
#60
i'm for a 4wd slash or pro-line could just make a corr style body to fit all the 1/10th scale electric 4wd's. they could sell body mounts so they'd fit. losi did this with there xx4 several years ago. i was one of the only racers that tried this back then. everyone thought it was stupid because it made the buggy slower. i thought it was cool then and i think it would sell now. losi was ahead of there time with it, but i think the slash has opened the door for it now. i never broke my losi while i was running this truck body.