cul8tr

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Is this truck actually 1/10 scale or is it the same size as the 4X4 Slash,Hyper 10 SC,Jammin SCRT,Nexx SC? Thanks

nitrosportsandrunner

no, the wheel base is about 1 inch shorter than a slash.

cul8tr

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That's what I thought . I wonder how it would do against the 4x4 Slash on the track? Thanks

nitrosportsandrunner

well, the caldera should have a lower CG due to the chassis' design, and i would think that would help its handling.
tires would be a major factor. the stock caldera sc 10e tires have a very tight tread pattern and are also slightly larger in diameter than the stock slash tires.

personally, i would think that with alittle tinkering the caldera would match the slash on a track. not saying its better, but its a solid design that would be simple to adjust to any track surface. just put on the right tires for the track, and tweak the suspension pre-load and camber....just like you would for any SCT truck.
i have 2 friends with calder 10e's who want to buy the parts to turn their caldera's into SC 10e spec. basically, tires body and front bumper are the main differences. although i did notice the ESC is in a different location from the MT form.

cul8tr

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Is there a slipper clutch or a diff that might fit in the SC? How long will the direct drive last or hold up under race conditions?

nitrosportsandrunner

my buddy has a caldera 10e. he finally stripped a spur gear when he ran 3s lipo on the truck. he is young, and really beats on the poor truck. but he hasnt had any other issues with the drivetrain.
on the stock 6cell nimh or a 2s lipo the drivetrain is almost bullet proof. its shares some parts with the 1/8 scales that redcat sells.

Tandy_mojo

I own the caldera 10e sc and its great. I've bean racing it at my local track and doing very well with it. The only problems are the servo (witch i replaced with a high quality one) and the Spur (main gear) witch strips out pretty easy if the mesh is not done good . It handles very well and is very well balanced i was serprised because this was my first rc that was not a big name. I own a T4, sc10, and a losi xxxbk2. my couple of my friends that bought the slash for $400.oo are wishing they saved some money and got one of these because i have bean kicking there buts. so if you get the caldera 10e sc make sure you have a few extra spur gears and have lots of fun.

Tandy_mojo

I own the caldera 10e sc and its great. I've bean racing it at my local track and doing very well with it. The only problems are the servo (witch i replaced with a high quality one) and the Spur (main gear) witch strips out pretty easy if the mesh is not done good . It handles very well and is very well balanced i was serprised because this was my first rc that was not a big name. I own a T4, sc10, and a losi xxxbk2. my couple of my friends that bought the slash for $400.oo are wishing they saved some money and got one of these because i have bean kicking there buts. so if you get the caldera 10e sc make sure you have a few extra spur gears and have lots of fun.