ORIGINAL: CS MT2
ORIGINAL: friday13
ORIGINAL: bradley_wrench
its the same with the tmaxx. it is considered a 1/10 scale but its nearly the same size as a savage. I think the reason they scale it 1/10 is because of the size of the stock engine. the revo and tmaxx both come with a .15 which i think may class it lower, im not for sure though. I could be wrong but thats just my opinion
CORRECT!
Traxxas and everyone else rate the scale of their vehicles based on the potential stock space for the engine.
Unless you can show some sort of info for this, then I don't see how you can be so sure. Because of that, I say INCORRECT! I tried to give the simplest example possible to explain difference in size of scaled vehicles, but I guess some people have to read too much into it instead of reading it for what it is to get the explanation. Since that wasn't easy enough to understand, I will go further into explanation and example. If what you say about the potential space for an engine is true, then that makes the mt2 a 1/8 scale. I say this because I have a 1/8 engine, savage's s-25, in my mt2. If you look at a scale example, the mt2 matches very closely to a single cab ford ranger with the short bed. Here come the specs, and what is in parenthesis is a simple 1/10 conversion of what it would be in full size. MT2: Length 17.4" (174" ) Ranger: Length 189". MT2: Height 6.5" (65" ) Ranger: Height 66.2" MT2: Wheelbase 11.75" (117.5" ) Ranger: Wheelbase 111.5". MT2: Ground Clearance 1.5" (15" ) Ranger: 7.7" at lowest point, rear axle. The clearance is different due to the mt2 being fully independent suspension and the ranger having a solid rear axle as well as the mt2 having a higher clearance, in scale, for performance benefits. This will also influence this last spec which is width, since the suspension arms are made alot longer to compensate for performance, so I will go by the body width, which is the width of the chassis and all the components that fit on it. MT2: Width 6.4" (64" ) Ranger: Width 69.3". Although some of these specs may seem a little far off, for instance the total length, if you really think about it, that is very close. 15" difference is nothing at all, and really not worth me mentioning, but I just thought I would just for the sake of knowing that I realise this difference and understand that it is really miniscule. After all this, I regret to say that the most likely judgement when putting a scale number to it, the end result is ultimately up to the manufacturer regardless of numbers. I think they may start off with an example full size vehicle just to get the base numbers, but then tweak them to make everything they want to fit, the way they want to fit it.
With that being said I applaud your usage of a measuring tape and a calculator. Before we go any further let me tell you that if I in any way offended you - I apologize. Unless I'm reading your posts incorrectly. I'm getting the feeling that you felt my post to be attacking.
To address this current post you posted with the dimensions... in the automotive world 15" is A LOT! That is 3 inches over a foot.
In general, "to scale" means exactly that.
A diecast or RC should be to scale to the real size of the vehicle its being referred to.
This whole REVO being a 1/10th and the SAVAGE being a 1/8th is nothing but a farce! I do not condem the REVO - I love it. Although, I feel its a cope out for Traxxas to claim the REVO to be a 1/10th scale - the truck is practically the same proximity size of a 1/8th SAVAGE 25.
Let's move on to something else.