Philderbeast
03-22-2008, 02:22 AM
I went out, well yesterday now, and broke in the Revo 2.5 with a 3.3 engine. I have to say there are only 4 words to describe it. NEED A NEW BODY. Loads of power, and it is still getting stronger, and has not been moved from factory adjustments yet. I broke 2 shock caps, left rear if looking from the back. Broke the collar between the header/pipe. Lost my exaust tip several times. Bent my roll cage very badly. Broke my antennae off of the remote control. Uuummmm, bent the screws and stripped out one that hold on the back of the roll cage and the rear bumper. Tore up the back of my body. Uuummm, oh yeah, I also destroyed a few cow patties.
Pic 1. Before break in shot
pic 2. Over head shot with the body on.
Pic 3. Rear shot body on.
Pic 4. Over head shot body off.
Pic 5. Shot of rear shock cap knocked off
Sorry for pic 3 and 5 being so blurry.
I did many cart wheels, many indo's, and many lid landings. I had alot of fun on tank 6. On my e-maxx video, my opening run area is were I broke this in at. The larger hill closer to the camera I was clearing roughly 15 foot past the peak and 3-4 foot high. The hump I turned my E-Maxx around on in the far back is a small hump, and I got around 6-10 inches of air depending on were I hit it with the revo. The way my suspention is set up, I was able to get some preload on the larger jump wich helped my mid air height and distance, not to mention the level flight. Coming off was another story though. I hope to get a video soon. It should be a little more exiting than my other 2 videos.
Also, I ran my stock e-maxx tires so I did not use up my racing tires. You all know how good of traction these treads get, (or lack of traction IMO), I was spinning at top end. Made for a wild ride. Hard to control.
Pic 1. Before break in shot
pic 2. Over head shot with the body on.
Pic 3. Rear shot body on.
Pic 4. Over head shot body off.
Pic 5. Shot of rear shock cap knocked off
Sorry for pic 3 and 5 being so blurry.
I did many cart wheels, many indo's, and many lid landings. I had alot of fun on tank 6. On my e-maxx video, my opening run area is were I broke this in at. The larger hill closer to the camera I was clearing roughly 15 foot past the peak and 3-4 foot high. The hump I turned my E-Maxx around on in the far back is a small hump, and I got around 6-10 inches of air depending on were I hit it with the revo. The way my suspention is set up, I was able to get some preload on the larger jump wich helped my mid air height and distance, not to mention the level flight. Coming off was another story though. I hope to get a video soon. It should be a little more exiting than my other 2 videos.
Also, I ran my stock e-maxx tires so I did not use up my racing tires. You all know how good of traction these treads get, (or lack of traction IMO), I was spinning at top end. Made for a wild ride. Hard to control.