OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!!
09-20-2011, 06:51 PM
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Didn't get any st. I go gpm aluminum rocker arms and shock towers, aluminum recover box, rpm knuckles, road tires and rims, wheelie bar, new wing, and a 45t plastic spur gear. Right after placing the order I did some driving and broke the front cvd's. So ordered some steel cvd's from towerhobbies, along with another servo to run duals, and a new body. Hopefully I won't have to spend anymore money on this for some time because that just about emptied my paypal account. Haha
09-20-2011, 08:29 PM
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nice upgrades... I have never run twin servos but I read in a magazine about a guy who had trouble doing it in a Gymkhana Rally because the second servo was causing maximum current draw so it would cut out some times when they were turning... not sure if it applies to the merv but to fix it they suggested adding an external BEC and using it to power the receiver and servos straight from the battery. I had already ordered a second servo when I read this article so I decided to use my second one as a spare and wouldn't you know it my servo died not long afterwards anyway.
09-20-2011, 11:46 PM
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I've read similar reviews. But I think it just comes down to the servos matching up perfectly, which can be a slow process of trial and error. Mainly just getting the servo horn on the right teeth so they don't fight eachother.
09-22-2011, 07:08 PM
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Hey guys,
I am coming back around from flying rc planes for a long time. I'm looking for a nice small backyard basher that's durable right out of the box and has just enough power to have lots of fun.
I'm looking at the Mine E-Revo as well as the new HPI Flux XS and some other trucks and truggies. But these are the main two for now.
So could you guys offer some sound advice other than "The Mini E-Revo is the best"?
Right now the Flux XS is experiencing some newbie problems. like burned up escs, over heating motors and trannies. But I'm sure this will be worked out.
So I guess my questions are, how is the Mini E-Revo right out of the box with no mods as far as durability and over all fun.
How many of you are considering the Flux XS?
I believe they both have decent ground clearance, right?
Oh, I would consider the Mini E-Revo brushed version to save some money. Views on that as well please.
I am coming back around from flying rc planes for a long time. I'm looking for a nice small backyard basher that's durable right out of the box and has just enough power to have lots of fun.
I'm looking at the Mine E-Revo as well as the new HPI Flux XS and some other trucks and truggies. But these are the main two for now.
So could you guys offer some sound advice other than "The Mini E-Revo is the best"?
Right now the Flux XS is experiencing some newbie problems. like burned up escs, over heating motors and trannies. But I'm sure this will be worked out.
So I guess my questions are, how is the Mini E-Revo right out of the box with no mods as far as durability and over all fun.
How many of you are considering the Flux XS?
I believe they both have decent ground clearance, right?
Oh, I would consider the Mini E-Revo brushed version to save some money. Views on that as well please.
09-22-2011, 07:48 PM
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Hey guys,
I am coming back around from flying rc planes for a long time. I'm looking for a nice small backyard basher that's durable right out of the box and has just enough power to have lots of fun.
I'm looking at the Mine E-Revo as well as the new HPI Flux XS and some other trucks and truggies. But these are the main two for now.
So could you guys offer some sound advice other than ''The Mini E-Revo is the best''?
Right now the Flux XS is experiencing some newbie problems. like burned up escs, over heating motors and trannies. But I'm sure this will be worked out.
So I guess my questions are, how is the Mini E-Revo right out of the box with no mods as far as durability and over all fun.
How many of you are considering the Flux XS?
I believe they both have decent ground clearance, right?
Oh, I would consider the Mini E-Revo brushed version to save some money. Views on that as well please.
Hey guys,
I am coming back around from flying rc planes for a long time. I'm looking for a nice small backyard basher that's durable right out of the box and has just enough power to have lots of fun.
I'm looking at the Mine E-Revo as well as the new HPI Flux XS and some other trucks and truggies. But these are the main two for now.
So could you guys offer some sound advice other than ''The Mini E-Revo is the best''?
Right now the Flux XS is experiencing some newbie problems. like burned up escs, over heating motors and trannies. But I'm sure this will be worked out.
So I guess my questions are, how is the Mini E-Revo right out of the box with no mods as far as durability and over all fun.
How many of you are considering the Flux XS?
I believe they both have decent ground clearance, right?
Oh, I would consider the Mini E-Revo brushed version to save some money. Views on that as well please.
09-23-2011, 09:03 AM
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alright soo need some trouble shooting. just out in the steel cvds on the front....havent done the rear yet. but went out to run it and the front diff sounds pretty harsh. had to take apart the diff to put the cups in. now could taking it apart have dried it out that much to the point where its metal on metal? it was pretty clean in there to begin with and im pretty sure everything lined up. or is it by chance the metal cups and ball from the cvd just hitting against each other everytime theres throttle? i cant really pinpoint it and was just wondering from someone who has put the traxxas cvds on theres or if i need to fill the diff up.
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So while I was on vacation in MD I found a shop that had the stock tires there so I picked them up so I could finally drive my revo. also ended up getting 2 lipos while I was there! This truck is a ton of fun! Kept me very ocupied in the rain doing back flips off the glass door of the condo!
video to follow
http://flic.kr/p/aqVzRb
video to follow
http://flic.kr/p/aqVzRb
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thats the one ive got! love the look of it. its taken a beating to and held up nicely. will get some more pics up tomorrow under the hood...on a side note i stripped a couple teeth on my front diff, so just got a new one ordered.
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Just got finished putting my merv back together and adding a few upgrades, it was out of action because of broken teeth on both diffs so I replaced and shimmed them. After I replaced the first one it didn't feel right so I took it back apart and found a tiny bit of metal sticking out on top of the pinion gear for the diff like an imperfection so I filed it off put it all back together and hey presto it worked... I love that feeling
Here are a few pics
Here are a few pics
09-28-2011, 11:52 AM
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just went out for a quick run on the road...drove 50ft and one of the steel cups off the brand new traxxas cvd's sheered right off....not happy. called traxxas and they said to send it back in, so there goes another week and a half of no driving, but sounds like they will replace them so thats good.
09-28-2011, 12:21 PM
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just went out for a quick run on the road...drove 50ft and one of the steel cups off the brand new traxxas cvd's sheered right off....not happy. called traxxas and they said to send it back in, so there goes another week and a half of no driving, but sounds like they will replace them so thats good.
just went out for a quick run on the road...drove 50ft and one of the steel cups off the brand new traxxas cvd's sheered right off....not happy. called traxxas and they said to send it back in, so there goes another week and a half of no driving, but sounds like they will replace them so thats good.
That sucks bro. I hate it for you.
Man, you have to send the whole truck back?? That really sucks. Why can't they just send you a new out drive? I guess they want to check out the whole truck and see why it broke. I guess they also want to see if they can come up with a reason to say you voided warranty.
Nice looking truck TKK
09-28-2011, 01:15 PM
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not the whole truck just the cvd set, still cant drive without them though. the guy also said he didnt have any out drives to give me, only can replace the whole set which i was surprised about. but yea was expecting a lot more and now it has me thinking what about the next set if it will be the same thing.
09-28-2011, 01:22 PM
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I had that happened to my Traxxas steel cvds a while back. Had to have my lhs order just the cup from Traxxas. I did notice my rear axles ride on the outer edge of the cups which I think it may have come out and sheered it off. Afterwards I adjusted the axle carriers in farther so that the axles were pushed in the cups further. Havent had a problem since.
09-28-2011, 01:55 PM
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it was the front right on mine and ive got my axle carriers pushed in as far as they go without rubbing. anyway i figured ill dye the chassis in the downtime.
09-28-2011, 02:09 PM
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09-29-2011, 01:52 AM
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I would greatly appreciate it if someone would post a part# or link so I know I'm getting the right one/size.
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09-29-2011, 04:48 AM
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Thanks for the heads up. I'm pretty sure I will need to put the merv body post on, but they should fit on easy right? I also have some body post extensions I bought a while back. I need to see if they fit
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oh yea. went to take the front diff apart to get the out drives out....screws for the actual diff are pretty much stripped. at this point traxxas is just going to receive the entire diff if i cant get the screws out. ive only had the diff apart once and that was to first install the out drives, other than that it hasnt been touched.
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talked to a guy today from the repair department at traxxas. helped me out a lot more than the guy from customer service who i talked to weds. he said to just send in the whole diff and they will take care of it along with the cvd's. on a side not i got the chassis stripped, dyed, and put back together. i also picked up the 3500kv vxl motor for kicks and giggles, may use it in the mini revo or may not. too good of a price to pass up so just went for it. looking forward to running the truck again. still getting the kinks out of the dual servos, but did find a much nicer way to run the wires.
09-30-2011, 06:26 PM
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Pyrotechnic, that is a very nice looking set up. Back in the day, an aluminum rx box would have caused interference problems. I'm guessing that's not the case with 2.4ghz.
Your truck is the first I've seen with dual servos. I was interested in this also. Since I'm new to this thread, would you mind giving me a quick rundown of the kinks involved with the dual servos and what else you've done to make it work?
I'm guessing you used a servo Y harness to make it work. Did you use the same servo linkage as the stock one, or did you change both out for something else?
Your truck is the first I've seen with dual servos. I was interested in this also. Since I'm new to this thread, would you mind giving me a quick rundown of the kinks involved with the dual servos and what else you've done to make it work?
I'm guessing you used a servo Y harness to make it work. Did you use the same servo linkage as the stock one, or did you change both out for something else?