Mz

my Vendetta ST just came in at the LHS, just in time for the bay area minis meet,,, this thing is awesome!!!!!!!!!!! it seems bigger than most 1/18th scale trucks. i put in my spektrum system and deans plugs on it before i even ran it... and i also have a losi mini peak charger that charges in 45 minutes, much better than that stock 3 hour charger. I've got pictures!

-JOE-

PIMPIN!

Hey, how does that dx feel and how good does it work?

Mz

it feels incredibly solid. i don't think the motor was running to its potential because the charger started peaking after 30 minutes the first charge...? i believe the first charge should be longer than that but whatever...

Frozen72

Mine takes about 20-40 min to peak.

Mz

so it didn't harm it or anything by not charging it a long time the first charge?

Frozen72

No I did the same thing I was so excited also I don't really care about the stock pack since it's 600mah and crappy. I have an Elite 1500mah in the mail now along with a digital charger. I put deans on the battery and motor first run too.

Mz

ok,, yea, the stock battery doesn't have very good runtimes.
is there a good nimh pack w/ plenty mah that you can suggest?

Frozen72

Yea go to www.cheapbatterypacks.com and get a Vendetta Pack with the Elite 1500 cells it will double your run-time.

The_Lost_Otter

whats the run time and speed stock?

Frozen72

The runtime is about 5 min due to the 600mah battery a 1500mah one will more than double that. The speed it about 17 with out the timing advanced with it advanced I would guess about 23mph...

Mz

how do you advance the timing?

Frozen72

You take the motor out and turn the endbell with a set of pliers. I think that it is anti-clockwise.

18mt_kid

im scared to race you now!!! but ill take a challenge anyday

Mz

lol, the battery sucks so your car will be going faster than mine. i bet it will be close

Frozen72

I got my Elite 1500 pack today buy I still need to get my charger and a new motor.

wfdfiremedic

looking good

Mz

what motor?

speedyAK

Can you post some pics? I've been wanting a mini for some time now. It would be good for indoor running during the winter time. I read somewhere that some battery packs won't fit in the vendetta st. Like the SxS packs.

What would be a good brushless system for this? Would the transmission handle brushless power? I was thinking either a mamba 25 with the 5300, 6800, or the permax 400/4d for good 6 cell performance and possible lipo or more cells.

**By the way Mz, nice truck! Can't wait till I can get one!

-JOE-

why? what so special about them?

speedyAK

From what I hear, the tranny handles brushless better than the RC18 cars (not that I don't like them). I just wish the RC18 cars had stronger transmissions because I like the features on the trucks itself.

The Vendetta ST also includes aluminum parts that come stock and uses a standard servo.

-JOE-

i personally love how the rc18 is designed, that doesn't mean it is a good truck(because I have never owned one, so I have no say). But I love how they use the space they have any everything is so easy to get to. To have all the parts(battery, esc, motors, gears) in that amount of space and not even have the montor hanging out the ass-end is just amazing. I am sorry to all the Mini-T series lovers but that chassis design is crap.

speedyAK

Thanks for the info on the rc18. Associated always seems to find ways to have their trucks easier to work on.

I was really thinking about getting the RC18B but because the area i bash is a bit rough. I was thinking about getting the mamba 25 with the 8000kv motor and do speed runs near the school i went to.

I'll probably get a vendetta st for me to play with during the winter time and then get an RC18T for my little bro so we can play together. But if I like the RC18T better, I can always trade with him. But they're probably two totally different trucks I guess.

**sorry I got off topic**

jaejw1

do not run a mamba motor in this vehicle,,, your asking for trouble,,,
if you are going to keep the stock diffs the go with the mamba escaped with gh3600 motor..
if you are going with ball diffs then run the mamba escaped with the ammo 28-35-3900 or the permax....

look for my brushless motor review

shenlonco

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I had 2 rc 18's from associated and also loads of other 1/18 rc's my brother in law got a vendetta ST a few months ago and it's the best mini out from my experiance with lots of minis and here is why in a few simple words the Gears are seald no dirt gets caught in the gears!!!
associateds are nice and they are trucks and buggies but you can't even run them in dirt they always get dirt caught in the open gears and are worthless for in dirt you spend more time trying to get all the crap that gets caught in the gears out than having fun driving the thing!.

-JOE-

true but that DP gear cover does a good job.