rcnitrohead

Now you are making some sense lol. I agree with the fact that a 9lb MT with 5.5 inch diameter tires should have never been equipped with a .15 size engine. All I can say in anticipation for these new engines is that I don't expect much basing it solely on Traxxas' powerplant history.

As for the S-25 argument, think of this- When the Savage 25 came out, the drivetrain was identical to the older 21 model which meant plastic diff cases and 2 gear differentials. Even though that specific .25 engine wasn't exactly the most powerful thing at the time, it moved the truck just fine without compromising the integrity of the driveline. Now with these new trucks having HD components stock, they are of course very well matched especially with the F 4.6 engine. You have to remember though, that the 25 came out in 2003...

Lets just hope Traxxas does they homework this time, their new revision of top fuel does a lot better on power, but still has the oil issue..

shibby1

Well my revo 3.3 is running awsome!! I have TKO ceramics in the motor and that little 3.3 is a great motor. I have been running nitros for 9 years and have the ability to tune a nitro where most of these kids buying nitro dont have a clue to what they are doing. As long as traxxas beefs things up and people stop jumping there house's they should hold up fine. My first nitro was the tmaxx pro .15 and ran that for many years and put a 3.3 on that and she was a fast little truck. Held up fine also. As long as you take care off them and treat them well they will last a good while.

rcnitrohead

lol don't get me started on my T-maxx 2.5. Poor thing had so many upgrades, it was sad to see it go on ebay. Now I just need to sell my bros S-maxx and his gear and we'll have some extra space hehe

del1969

That is so true, but I still think the 2.5 should not be in a monster truck.

quadracer111

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Even if they did come out with a new .26 engine I would not buy it!
The picco would undoubtedly stomp on the new "traxxas big block" even though it is a mid block [>:]
I love my picco, I would never change it. If anything I would buy a 1/8 revo roller and put my picco in it

BrandonFox28

The TRX .26 engine will most likely be pretty close in power if not more and most likely more reliable (although I am not sure as I have never had experience with a Picco).

rcnitrohead

^ I guarantee you it won't... The highest hp rating on any TRX engine right now is right around at 1.00 on the dyno from what I remember... Thats for the 3.3 which is a .20 size engines, there are .21s that make 1.45 or more so Traxxas is faaaaaaaaar away from the high end of the spectrum....

BrandonFox28

Good point nitrohead. I just want to see Traxxas succeed with a TRX big block engine. The small blocks weren't exactly the greatest.

jbooker82

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I am sure it will go down in true Traxxas style. The crank will be short, or the engine mount will be goofy so you still stuck running a TRX engine. While every other MT can run anyothers engine since they all have a universal mounting deminsions.

del1969

You can run any motor that you want, but it has to be a small or mid-block.
What is your point?

GTRice

Is this the new Revo that you meant?

http://www.traxxas.com/products/nitr...x_revo5309.htm

Looks bigger, but not 1/8 and still uses the 3.3 engine, so no big block. Looks great.

del1969

Nope, the big-block will first be released in the new tmaxx, which will have a whole different layout, the revo will follow.
The maxx will be released nere the end of the year, so save your money.

GTRice

I see, well, this new Revo is pretty sweet. It is a little bit bigger as what the Traxxas site says, but no big block. I like the T-Maxx a lot and I'm really interested in seeing this new big block T-Maxx.

del1969

It wont look like the old maxx.
It will be abit bigger, with a all steel tranny, and new diffs.

cumquat

i think we can expect them to be quite expensive, http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=LXXYH3**&P=0 the 3.3 revo with 2.4 gig. im guessing they will be something aroud $560 for the maxx and $650 for the revo 4 months ofter release (the usual cool down time for a new model). the traxxas engines (perticularly the pro .15) is a decent engine, my uncle ran it in his maxx for the entire time he owned it (over 4 years) and i am not having any issues with mine in my sport. i dont think they will be droping the 2.5, they will likely put them in the n'sport and n' 'pede, ditching the pro.

davidaxper

Where did you get this info... ?[]

10/08/09... it's a slash 4x4...

MPevine11

slash 4wd is almost a BB MT[:@]

del1969

There will be a big-block coming out, just chill out and save some $$$
Traxxas has not forgotten the nitro guys. Trust me

MPevine11

oh yea whens it comming out?

pythonfan

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Hey guys look, he said there's a bb coming out, i guess he forgot to mention theirs a buggy to.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9145512/tm.htm

MPevine11

oh wow. seems as if he may be looking for some attention......

davidaxper

I have another reason to believe him about the bb maxx

on traxxas forums alley section there is a 54 page thread. on the last page I posted about my poll i made here and what people wanted... 70+% some type of 1/8 scale... not an electric slayer. two minutes later my post was removed from the thread and it was closed for further discussion []

rcnitrohead

^ The mods are Nazis on that forum, never been a member myself but wouldn't for the life of me understand why anyone would be part of discussions designed solely to praise Traxxas and nothing else .

davidaxper

...learned it the hard way...

rcnitrohead

lol sounds like it

That wasn't directed towards you btw, just a general statement.