Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
12-08-2006, 01:56 AM
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
overall I would get the revo because of the proven race design, it is a strong truck and it is super fast with that 3.3 in it.
12-08-2006, 01:46 PM
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
I dont own a revo but from what i understand they can be made solid if you put a bunch of RPM parts on it. On the other hand the savage is known for its power, durability and endurance without any other parts needed. The only downside of the savage X is the TVPs has a weak spot under the engine but you can pick up a new set from the older model savage for cheap and problem solved. They also fixed this on the new XSS but its a kit, has no electronics and the body is clear (unpainted).
12-09-2006, 12:43 AM
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
I'd get the revo unless you also consider the savage x ss. it basically fixes all the problems the savage x has, but it is more expensive (~$400 + electronics). I'd probably still get the revo, but it'd be a much tougher decision..
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
take a look at this video the revo 3.3 out runs badly the savage!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv3YlWbh0Eo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv3YlWbh0Eo
05-17-2007, 09:41 AM
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
As far as durability, they're both tough. I don't have a Savage, however, I do have a Revo. The Savage is probably a little tougher, but the Revo is tough enough. Just put rpm arms on it, and you're set. The Revo is way faster like flow41 showed.
05-17-2007, 09:55 AM
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
i Own both trucks. My savage ive had for almost 2 years now and have ran it at the track and also bashed it. Revo 3.3 is pretty fast stock. Faster than a savage stock. But the Revo ive just had so much bad luck with. Ive broken so many parts on it that its getting frustrating. I can drive pretty good on a track so i know its not my driving. Also in the last 5 months i havent been in the hobby and just started to get back. Went to bash my revo for fun and on my first tank broke an arm. Then i fixed it and another day went to bash. broke the rear skidplate and the front wheel driveshaft. i fixed it again and also installed the center diff and rear brake. took it out on another bash adventure. My diff gears blew. All these broken parts where done on the first tank of bashing.[:@] i was very upset. IMO the revo is a fast truck but durability and endurance....it bites.my savage in 2 years i have not broken much. 1 shock and problems with the engine owb (collari .32) but that has nothing to do with the truck itself. ill be honest. safe bet is to get the savage becuase its just a tough truck. and it can be modified to do just about anything. Revo is also a sweet truck....thats if you can get it to last past the first tank w/o nething breaking. savage > Revo.
05-17-2007, 01:38 PM
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
you never told me about any of those parts you broke. All you said was diff gears and your rear brake. you probably set up your rear brake wrong. Ive had the savage longer, yes the Savage is more durable. but I Like to race once in a while and my Revo excells in that w/o many modifications.
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i Own both trucks. My savage ive had for almost 2 years now and have ran it at the track and also bashed it. Revo 3.3 is pretty fast stock. Faster than a savage stock. But the Revo ive just had so much bad luck with. Ive broken so many parts on it that its getting frustrating. I can drive pretty good on a track so i know its not my driving. Also in the last 5 months i havent been in the hobby and just started to get back. Went to bash my revo for fun and on my first tank broke an arm. Then i fixed it and another day went to bash. broke the rear skidplate and the front wheel driveshaft. i fixed it again and also installed the center diff and rear brake. took it out on another bash adventure. My diff gears blew. All these broken parts where done on the first tank of bashing.[:@] i was very upset. IMO the revo is a fast truck but durability and endurance....it bites.my savage in 2 years i have not broken much. 1 shock and problems with the engine owb (collari .32) but that has nothing to do with the truck itself. ill be honest. safe bet is to get the savage becuase its just a tough truck. and it can be modified to do just about anything. Revo is also a sweet truck....thats if you can get it to last past the first tank w/o nething breaking. savage > Revo.
i Own both trucks. My savage ive had for almost 2 years now and have ran it at the track and also bashed it. Revo 3.3 is pretty fast stock. Faster than a savage stock. But the Revo ive just had so much bad luck with. Ive broken so many parts on it that its getting frustrating. I can drive pretty good on a track so i know its not my driving. Also in the last 5 months i havent been in the hobby and just started to get back. Went to bash my revo for fun and on my first tank broke an arm. Then i fixed it and another day went to bash. broke the rear skidplate and the front wheel driveshaft. i fixed it again and also installed the center diff and rear brake. took it out on another bash adventure. My diff gears blew. All these broken parts where done on the first tank of bashing.[:@] i was very upset. IMO the revo is a fast truck but durability and endurance....it bites.my savage in 2 years i have not broken much. 1 shock and problems with the engine owb (collari .32) but that has nothing to do with the truck itself. ill be honest. safe bet is to get the savage becuase its just a tough truck. and it can be modified to do just about anything. Revo is also a sweet truck....thats if you can get it to last past the first tank w/o nething breaking. savage > Revo.
05-17-2007, 01:44 PM
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
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take a look at this video the revo 3.3 out runs badly the savage!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv3YlWbh0Eo
take a look at this video the revo 3.3 out runs badly the savage!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv3YlWbh0Eo
05-17-2007, 02:08 PM
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
i've had my revo 2.5r for about 1 1/2 and its awesome fast as hell, my cousin has a savage X and he's alway down his savage brakes more parts with a touch. Slide into a tree at low speed bye bye shock tower. Savage is fast but its hard to tune, Revo is fast and dependable. But my CEN gst7.7 will kick both there asses
05-17-2007, 02:20 PM
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Exactly and a GSt will put a hurting on a Revo 3.3 as well. Buy a GST 7.7
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i've had my revo 2.5r for about 1 1/2 and its awesome fast as hell, my cousin has a savage X and he's alway down his savage brakes more parts with a touch. Slide into a tree at low speed bye bye shock tower. Savage is fast but its hard to tune, Revo is fast and dependable. But my CEN gst7.7 will kick both there asses
i've had my revo 2.5r for about 1 1/2 and its awesome fast as hell, my cousin has a savage X and he's alway down his savage brakes more parts with a touch. Slide into a tree at low speed bye bye shock tower. Savage is fast but its hard to tune, Revo is fast and dependable. But my CEN gst7.7 will kick both there asses
05-17-2007, 03:26 PM
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
ORIGINAL: JUCD VPR
Exactly and a GSt will put a hurting on a Revo 3.3 as well. Buy a GST 7.7
Exactly and a GSt will put a hurting on a Revo 3.3 as well. Buy a GST 7.7
ORIGINAL: devo208
i've had my revo 2.5r for about 1 1/2 and its awesome fast as hell, my cousin has a savage X and he's alway down his savage brakes more parts with a touch. Slide into a tree at low speed bye bye shock tower. Savage is fast but its hard to tune, Revo is fast and dependable. But my CEN gst7.7 will kick both there asses
i've had my revo 2.5r for about 1 1/2 and its awesome fast as hell, my cousin has a savage X and he's alway down his savage brakes more parts with a touch. Slide into a tree at low speed bye bye shock tower. Savage is fast but its hard to tune, Revo is fast and dependable. But my CEN gst7.7 will kick both there asses
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
youve had your savvy longer...but you sold it like a whimp.....and you never knew how to work on it nor knew what the truck was capable of.....i fixed everything for you on your truck.
05-17-2007, 03:45 PM
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ORIGINAL: RevoVega28
if the GST could catch up
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Exactly and a GSt will put a hurting on a Revo 3.3 as well. Buy a GST 7.7
Exactly and a GSt will put a hurting on a Revo 3.3 as well. Buy a GST 7.7
ORIGINAL: devo208
i've had my revo 2.5r for about 1 1/2 and its awesome fast as hell, my cousin has a savage X and he's alway down his savage brakes more parts with a touch. Slide into a tree at low speed bye bye shock tower. Savage is fast but its hard to tune, Revo is fast and dependable. But my CEN gst7.7 will kick both there asses
i've had my revo 2.5r for about 1 1/2 and its awesome fast as hell, my cousin has a savage X and he's alway down his savage brakes more parts with a touch. Slide into a tree at low speed bye bye shock tower. Savage is fast but its hard to tune, Revo is fast and dependable. But my CEN gst7.7 will kick both there asses
05-17-2007, 04:11 PM
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
The Revo and gst are just about dead even in a race, which is ridiculus on the gst part since it has 2 1/2 time the motor. gst has it on bottom end then the Revo runs around it on top end.
05-17-2007, 04:24 PM
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How is that ridiculus? it's TWICE the freakin size of the revo lol. IF they were the same size then that would be a different story but this is a truck twice the size and weighing in at 17 pounds!
05-17-2007, 04:29 PM
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
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How is that ridiculus? it's TWICE the freakin size of the revo lol. IF they were the same size then that would be a different story but this is a truck twice the size and weighing in at 17 pounds!
How is that ridiculus? it's TWICE the freakin size of the revo lol. IF they were the same size then that would be a different story but this is a truck twice the size and weighing in at 17 pounds!
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
ORIGINAL: flow41
take a look at this video the revo 3.3 out runs badly the savage!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv3YlWbh0Eo
take a look at this video the revo 3.3 out runs badly the savage!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv3YlWbh0Eo
what is it with you and this video (the savage is tuned way to rich for starters)
and if you check youtube then you will see plenty of videos where the savage beats the revo and where the revo beats the savege!!!!!!
so if you cant give a honest answer and try to only pursuede this thread starter into spending his hard earned cash by showing one video where the revo does out run a rich savage) then dont post at all
this is the 3rd thread you posted this video
and also do you just run your revo in a straiaght line all day. or do you even bother to jump it etc....
im sorry if i seem to be having a go at you but you cant try and sway somebody to buy a revo because you prefer it (and especially by showing one video where the revo beats a savage (when the savage was out of tune loads)
why cant you just give your honest opinion and experiances.
05-17-2007, 04:42 PM
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
in the end there i both good trucks, if you can go to a place where people are using both and check them out (maybe they will even let you have a go)
05-17-2007, 04:52 PM
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
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2x the size? May I have the exact dimensions of the GST? And 3spdsavage, how is selling my savage being a whimp? I wanted a racer and the savage needed to many parts.
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How is that ridiculus? it's TWICE the freakin size of the revo lol. IF they were the same size then that would be a different story but this is a truck twice the size and weighing in at 17 pounds!
How is that ridiculus? it's TWICE the freakin size of the revo lol. IF they were the same size then that would be a different story but this is a truck twice the size and weighing in at 17 pounds!
Length: 23.1 in /587mm
Width: 18.4 in / 467mm
Wheelbase: 15.63 in / 397mm
Weight : 17 lbs
So what is that like 40 + something % bigger then a revo or something like that?
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RE: Traxxas Revo 3.3 vs. Hpi savage x
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You must not have seen a GST in person yet huh? I used to own a Revo 3.3 and the GST dwarfs it!
Length: 23.1 in /587mm
Width: 18.4 in / 467mm
Wheelbase: 15.63 in / 397mm
Weight : 17 lbs
So what is that like 40 + something % bigger then a revo or something like that?
ORIGINAL: RevoVega28
2x the size? May I have the exact dimensions of the GST? And 3spdsavage, how is selling my savage being a whimp? I wanted a racer and the savage needed to many parts.
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How is that ridiculus? it's TWICE the freakin size of the revo lol. IF they were the same size then that would be a different story but this is a truck twice the size and weighing in at 17 pounds!
How is that ridiculus? it's TWICE the freakin size of the revo lol. IF they were the same size then that would be a different story but this is a truck twice the size and weighing in at 17 pounds!
Length: 23.1 in /587mm
Width: 18.4 in / 467mm
Wheelbase: 15.63 in / 397mm
Weight : 17 lbs
So what is that like 40 + something % bigger then a revo or something like that?
. If you do not like the Revo 3.3, why are you even considering it as your next purchase? Makes no sense to me.
05-17-2007, 05:00 PM
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I never said I didn't like the Revo, and I didn't say i am considering buying one? I said I used to OWN ONE.
Your right it's not exactly twice the size but damn near it!
Your right it's not exactly twice the size but damn near it!