electricrc68

cool thanks yeah guess i will go with pede.....im just a beginner so the bandit is my first car :P i tried nitro but it was a pain and i really like electric a lot better actually. easier and less expensive......also i know why i was crashing so much i forgot to set my bandit to training mode lol so silly. (im not getting the pede till im pretty comfortable with the bandit)

thehuntingterminator

I'm guessing your bandit is an XL-5? Your Stampede won't let you down ! Don't forget you can always do rain/mud/water driving with your Traxxas trucks, they're waterproof. Also, if you got the time, start a youtube channel on RC stuff. Youtube is actually really fun, getting to see people's reactions to your vids, and just having fun editing them, lol. Hope you have fun!

electricrc68

lol thanks and yes its xl-5 and i did drive my bandit in a coating of snow which was pretty fun. can't wait to get the basics down on my bandit and then buy a stampede when im comfortable!!!!

thehuntingterminator

yeah, or another option is to buy the VXL brushless system for your Bandit. That thing would go like 75+ with a 3s lipo! Just to let you know, a brushless upgrade is a really good idea, because its alot more powerful, more efficient (more runtime), and the Titan 12t's burn out really easy! Just saying, but either way will be a blast!

electricrc68

thanks yeah i don't think i want to go for the brushless setup but i think it will be fairly easy to replace the motor?

thehuntingterminator

I'm gonna assume you mean replace the Titan 12t after it buns out? Well, not that hard. Just take off the rear right wheel (1 screw), take off the clutch cover (2 screws), and then just unscrew the 2 screws that hold the motor in. It won't take you but 5 minutes I'm sure!All you need is a set of pliers and a phillips screw driver.

electricrc68

thanks just planning ahead. and besides this a little harder for me since im just 13 years old lol i manage to do this tho

thehuntingterminator

lol, i'm right there with 'ya. i'm only 14, but i'm getting a job this spring so i'll have a little cash to get upgrades with. i'm getting a bandit vxl and a bandit roller at Xmas to keep my rustler company!

electricrc68

nice lol

thehuntingterminator

i think rc is one of the best hobbies cuz u can get into it as a kid, yet do it til you got to a rest-home, lol!

electricrc68

yea i know lol!!!! and its soooo fun too!!!! but u have some guts to be bashing your rustler around like that!!!! i could NEVER do that xD

thehuntingterminator

ha, thanks. its rare i bash that hard, i kinda just did it this time for the camera. i would stop if i kept breaking stuff, but i haven't broken anything yet so, keep bashing! u ever mudded your bandit?

electricrc68

nah i never mudded it before lol

thehuntingterminator

lol, i bet it would be fun but pathetic! also don't forget if you ever get in really wet conditions or mud with your car, take apart the transmission and clean it. i've heard of people getting mud in their tranny and blowing it because of debris in the gears. its not hard to do, just make sure you have an hour of time and a drill for a screw driver!

Allnighters

Do your self a favor and look at the thunder ac6 charger from hobbypartz.com that way when you do go lipo which you will eventually i think you will have a good all around charger that will charge just about anything and it is both ac and dc. It ia also on sale right now with free shipping. Just my 2 cents worth. Can't beet either truck. I have a nitro pede too and i have broken mine in to 2 pieces at about 35mph up hill into a contrete curb. ouch. 20 Bucks and some time and it was all one piece again. Look at my model and you will see it. Jim

thehuntingterminator

ha, bet changing everything over to a new chassis took awhile!

rc awesome

If you are running in grass thats med hight go for the stampede. The only time that a rustler will do good in grass is right after it had been cut. I can tell you this from experince because I have a nitro sport, which is basically a rustler, except it breaks more and is genreally more crappy. Go with the pede for bashing.

thehuntingterminator

your right. the rustler is not made for tall grass, but nothing will run top-end in grass

meef rustler

Experience? They are two different r/cs, the pede is only taller. The rustler is very strong. My brothers xl-5 has been ran into walls and a pole at it's top speed ~30-35 mph. Nothing has ever been broken on it. Also, get brushless. You can run it on a 6 cell nimh to slow it. Titans burn very quickly. My brother has gone through 6 which is about $150. Go with the vxl you will not Regret it. Get the rustler or the pede they are both very durable. They both have their pros and cons. It's just what you want to drive on.

rc awesome

No the rustler is very durable, the nitro sport on the other hand isn't. The nitro sport is bacisally a down graded Rustler. If I try to run in med grass my sport's reat end will sink into the grass and I will get no traction, It will even stop with some speed built up. electricrc, have you thought about getting a 4x4 vxl pede?

thehuntingterminator

i think that's way out of his price range

electricrc68

yea it is out of my price range

4goodbuys2

You may want to expand out from traxxas and buy a hpi.

thehuntingterminator

i think he said he liked their waterproofing, but if he likes the Stampede then the Wheely King maybe something of interest

SyCo_VeNoM

Savage, and most other 1/8ths will