calvino

um, what do you mean by um, about the same, I got a DTX 1400 for my truck and it SCREAMS, that is with 18MT gearing, and proline Dirt Hawgz. I would go 18B, yeah, you can do more, BTW, you could allways get the 18R tires and use it as a street jumper , the speed (stock) is about 20 MPHish stock everything, if you have the stuff to do it, get the 18B FT, got TONS of goodies in it , and you can make it run on brushless, lol, um, if you do decide to go brushless, I recomend these gears, great results..... [link=http://www.thetoyz.com/cart/thetoyz_details.lasso?id=9388&cat_name=RC18T]metal diff gears[/link] fusembox, how did you get the in car shots??? looked cool[8D]

fusebmx13

i would stay clear of the 18r if you wanna do any kind of off roading because it is just such a on road car that you would have to convert basically everything to get it good off road.

if you look at the pictures of it on ae web site you can see that the a arms are different than the 18t,b,mt.

if i got another, i would get either a 18t or 18b ft kit and get a decent radio and servo for it.

good luck with you decision.

bigairlife

They're pretty fast stock diggy. You cant really jump the rc18r. It's a onroad car. You can get the rc18r tires and wheels for the 18b so it handles onroad better, but you will still be able to jump

walkingcarpet900

alright thanks all
and when i mean jump i mean itty bitty like street bumps
and elevation changes and if u go 2 fast u like jump lol

fusebmx13

um it is an "L" shaped braket that i screw to the back of my shock tower with a hole in it that i screw my camera onto, very heavy and slow with the camera on lol. i will try to take some pics of it sometime and show you it is very stable. but dont jump with it on, i broke my shock tower doing a backflip with it lol.

calvino

you mean jump it off speed bumps, I think that = car hits bumper on street bumps, GET THE 18B, you can allways convert it into the R if you want[8D]

walkingcarpet900

cuz the thing is
i have to much into my detta( now about 400$)
to actually bash it with confidence
and its not really reliable so i am thinking of getting in the racing scene
or if not racing, at least get some track time (which i most prolly will do)

so i am looking for..
a durable mini
decently fast (not going to upgrade most prolly)
handles good
mostly on road but may jump (buggy)

so thanks alot all

KRO

Hey walking , you have a Vendetta buggy right ? Get some 1/10 onroard wheels for it and the swaybar kit and it will stick pretty good , my son has one all done up for the street and it handles like its on rails .

fusebmx13

well i look at it this way, you could always take an 18b,mt,t and drive it on road, jump it and all but with the R you are kinda limited if you know what i mean. you cant just take it off road and expect it to perform like a stadium truck. its a win win situation,
18b,t,mt - good off road sacrifice some onroad speed and handling but can jump insame things
18r - handles great onroad jump tiny things, ant go off road with good handling

this is what i think, please dont chew me out lol

bigairlife

What about the rage? You said you were going to get that

bigairlife

Ya, i wouldn't get the rc18r. I would get the t or b because you can jump as well as get 18r tires and wheels and it'll handle great.

fusebmx13

yep exactly^^

walkingcarpet900

i got the st
and have way to much stuff for it lol
brushless
spektrum
aluminum knuckles
aluminum hexes
aluminum shocks
grpahite steering hold down
graphite center driveshaft
aluminum ball diffs
steel cvds
lots of wheels/tires
aluminum screw set
aluminum shock bushings
aluminum rear hingepin cover
aluminum rear hingepin brace
aluminum front hingepin brace
had swaybars
19/41 gearing
2 cell lipo
deans
80wt shock oil

and ya well thats all i can remember
so would you recommend the rc18?
you like urs?

are there any problems that are frequent
i have heard that the diffs need frequent matenence (every 15-20 runs)

fusebmx13

yea im stuck between a rock and a hard place.

i wanna get aa nitro evader or gas rc car but i also want to get a mamba for my rc18t. there is a big price difference but i know that that gap is for the stuff i would break with my brushless lol

bigairlife

Ya. The diffs are a weak spot, especially if you get brushless or lipo. They need to be shimmed every 20-30 runs, and that requires you to take off the entire top deck. But otherwise then are pretty durable and, umm ya.

bigairlife

Get a nitro rc. Have you ever had nitro before?

walkingcarpet900

so they dont "suck"
as i hear from many people

bigairlife

They dont suck... They just have a few problems, as do pretty much all mini's. I had one with a 8000 kv mamba, and i loved it, but after a LONG time with it, it just got really beat up and i decided to sell it instead of completely rebuilding it.

walkingcarpet900

can anyone confirm this

walkingcarpet900

you said it sucked.
ok well people have different experiences
and expect different things

fusebmx13

no i havent had nitro before and i really think i would get one before i spent another 100 on this car, not saying its bad but my friend just bought a rc10gt2 and it is awesome

bigairlife

What do you mean. I had one. Well, with a 8000 kv lipo [&o] The diffs got shredded pretty quick if they were not shimmed correctly.

calvino

yeah, the PLASTIC gears are [:'(], other than that, it s nice[8D]

KRO

The problem I had with the stock diffs was they would notch up really bad really quickly after I went brushless . The alloy ones were better but still wore out in 1 season . The MIP diffs are holding up great , probably have 15-20 runs on them and they are still not notched up .

bigairlife

I didn't mean to say it "sucked". It's just not my favorite mini because i had horrible exeriences with the diffs with a 8000 kv mamba