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Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 11/10/2006 2:11:20 AM   
apflyboy


 

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From: Mooresville, NC, USA
Status: offline 		Hi. I am interested in getting an onroad car. I already have a Traxxas jato but it just doesn't have the handling i want on the street. When i drive it onroad with street tires it runs with the front tires off the ground a little. This makes it wear out the front tires pretty fast and it also makes it hard to turn. you can only turn when it is going slow and off the gas and if you try to turn at full throttle it hardly turns. I am assuming that the onroad cars would be more firmly planted to the ground because they have extra downforce. Also, when i run my jato the tires kindof balloon out. i don't know exactly what to call it but they stretch out and they only wear in a small area. Would a street car's tires wear evenly and do they go through tires fast?

Thanks for the help
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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 11/10/2006 3:49:02 AM   
Mz



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Status: offline 		yea, the jato is for dirt. i cant imagine that it would work too well on pavement.
an on-road car would be much better for on-road
and would you be using your car for racing or just WOT runs??
for racing, dont get traxxas. or any rtr(if racing competatively)
for WOT runs i would imagine the 3.3 would be good.

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 11/10/2006 4:54:51 AM   
ford f150



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Status: offline 		if your jato wont turn at high speed then try lowering and or sofening the front suspension and tigtning the rear

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 11/10/2006 4:56:15 AM   
ford f150



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Status: offline 		with a onroad car the tires dont balloon much but you still go through tires

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 11/10/2006 5:08:05 AM   
Fast50


 

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Status: offline 		I just recently purchased the Traxxis 4-TEC w/3.3 and that car hauls butt!It handles very well and is and easy car to drive at top speed.It is a very fast accelerating car and can take a beating.I touched a few curbs when I spun out and it only scratched the body a little.
I also was going to buy the CEN becuase it supposedley is faster but the guy at the hobby store said parts ar more expensive and harder to find?Anyways they were both priced the same so I picked the 4-TEC.I'm very happy with this car!

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 11/11/2006 7:15:51 PM   
apflyboy


 

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Status: offline 		I won't be racing competitevely because there aren't any road tracks near where i live. I am not sure what WOT means. I also have heard that the belts that drive the CT5 break. Is this common? Thanks for the help.

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 11/12/2006 3:21:56 AM   
Fast50


 

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Status: offline 		WOT means (wide open throttle).Get the Traxxis the 3.3 has a ton of low end and will beat the CEN out of the hole for drag racing.

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 11/27/2006 11:25:22 PM   
PLo


 

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Status: offline 		I saw a video from Traxxas of 3.3 it seems to go very fast I just didn't like the music w/it becuase you can't really hear the engine as loud. I saw a video from an amature videoographer on CT5 and man does it go fast this was w/out music and it was raw not like Traxxas comercial version. I love the speed and sound of the CT5 but just got back from my local hobby store and they also said the same thing it's hard to get parts and the wait for parts takes weeks to recieve them. He also mentioned that the engine isn't reliable. After hearing this and reading up on the 3.3 I might go with Traxxas. I feel better getting it from my local store and get good personal down the stree svc. I just don't like Traxxas pain jobs they all tend to look the same although the new 3.3 body isn't bad but still looks like the others i.e. T. Max etc... Does anyone know where I can get different bodies that would fit this chassis. Thanks

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 11/27/2006 11:35:52 PM   
PLo


 

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Status: offline 		CT5 goes at 73.4 mph. Traxxas 3.3 goes 70+ meaning 72...so I hear. I think I'll take minus 3.4 mph less and get parts and svc. easilly from Traxxas. You menionted 4 Tec will beat CEN CT5 on long sprint? Did you race a CT5? I'm curriouse.

Thanks.

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 11/28/2006 9:10:55 PM   
bbkoutlaw


 

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Status: offline 		I'm out it the Bay Area California and I got a CT5 and it smokes traxxas 3.3 low center gravity, turns ez at high speeds sounds and smells like a champ car parts i admit arent carried at my local hobby shop but i order them online threw a shop thats based in southern cali parts get to me in about 2 days setup is easy with the exploded view provided and manuel i'm a newbie but since i been bashing it up and down the street i'm learning all about setup of the car bought it for 319.00

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 11/29/2006 8:46:46 AM   
Timmahh



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Status: offline 		i agree, the CT5 is a killer car. alot of parts available via nitrohouse and a host of other online shops, that can get you parts in a few days. i have yet to blow a belt on my CT5, and i have about 4 gallons thru. best engine i ever delt with, the NX 15 is great. CEN CS is Top Notch imo... i looked very close at the then newest version the CT5 and the 4 tec 2.5r. no comparrison. CEN wins hands down.

for 350.00 usd rtr. its a deal. the Skion radio sucks suckatash, imho. but most rtr radios do. though Team Losi use JR controllers and their onroads are nice, id still buy the CEN CT5 and a better radio system. if your racing you cant use the .15 motor for roar and sanctioned races as they .12 limits, but you can run in any open and/or mod class. its a bit slower off the line, but only due to tuning, and tire spin. i can wot mine from a stand still and be drifting on a semi smooth surface. with the stock rubber tires.

i said it b4, if i bought my CT5 as my first nitro RC, id never of bought anything nitro other than CEN. the engine, car, and set up is well worth every penny.

Timmahh

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 1/9/2007 10:22:08 AM   
hellbound161


 

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Status: offline 		i have a 4 tec and my freind has a cen ct5 and we race both cars and the 4 tec beat the crap in every way of the cen ct5 i say the cent does not realy do 73.5 it does more like 50 something mph. i would go with the 4 tec

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 1/9/2007 5:28:44 PM   
comerford2@msn.com


 

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ORIGINAL: hellbound161

i have a 4 tec and my freind has a cen ct5 and we race both cars and the 4 tec beat the crap in every way of the cen ct5 i say the cent does not realy do 73.5 it does more like 50 something mph. i would go with the 4 tec


there is a lot more to that then you think as far as you beating your bud, set up, tuning and driver skills. Out of the box the CT5 will win every time over the 4tec. I read so much crap on this it will make your head spin. what car should someone buy is more a personal thing, the parts thing is a big one to think about.

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 1/9/2007 6:17:28 PM   
comerford2@msn.com


 

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Status: offline 		www.ultimatehobbies.com has the cen ct5 for $279.95 free shipping. I think that's a great deal!

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 6/29/2007 3:32:24 AM   
kenneth1969


 

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ORIGINAL: bbkoutlaw

I'm out it the Bay Area California and I got a CT5 and it smokes traxxas 3.3 low center gravity, turns ez at high speeds sounds and smells like a champ car parts i admit arent carried at my local hobby shop but i order them online threw a shop thats based in southern cali parts get to me in about 2 days setup is easy with the exploded view provided and manuel i'm a newbie but since i been bashing it up and down the street i'm learning all about setup of the car bought it for 319.00

guys let me tell you traxxas 3.3 is a killer in a race I had the same problem with my ct5 if I had to start over ill pick the traxxas 3.3 I love cen cars but there deal is as cheap as it comes I must admit traxxas got cen for this year and cen got us all with that bull **** ct5 but its okay cause Im not giving up on CEN cars ill get me a new fast motor to blow traxxas 3.3 car away

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RE: Cen CT5 vs. Traxxas nitro 4-tec 3.3 - 6/29/2007 6:59:38 AM   
CrazyMento


 

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Status: offline 		Traxxas will take the hole shot and CEN CT5 will catch up later. as far as everything else besdies drag race, CEN will win in all around performance, durability, track perfomrance, look, ....etc

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