Krazy Chicken

is the traxxas nitro stampede good?

snoking16

thats kinda a vague question...compared to the tmaxx and revo, no its not good. compared to others....not sure i dont know alot about nitro 2wd monster trucks.

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not really your better off buying a good MT such as revo t-maxx , or just get a stadium truck such as a rustler or jato.
cuz its really just right in between both the MT and ST class.

Krazy Chicken

well i ment as a 2wd basher, is it durable

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its ok its no revo but its not the best but not the worst.

NStampede Freak

I have one and love it. It is a good backyard basher. Here is mine:

Krazy Chicken

how did you mount a wheely bar on it? and were did you get the wheelie bar?

Xtfreak

Hey Nstampede Freak is that a TRX 2.5?

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i believe it is and neweramodels.com

NStampede Freak

Stampede Killer:
It is a jato wheelie bar that I modified to fit.
Xtfreak:
It is a 2.5R.

NStampede Freak

Oh, I forgot to say that the Nitro Stampede is tough as nails!

Right now, I have yellow curb paint all over the bottom of the chassis.

Krazy Chicken

what exactly did you do to it to make it fit?

NStampede Freak

Well, at first I just dremeled tabs into the wheelie bar to make it fit into the bulkhead(I took out the battery box). I had a problems with the tabs breaking off because it is only plastic. So I made a piece of aluminum with the same slots and bolted the jato wheelie bar right to it. Works pretty good now. Much better than the stock bumper.

youwish16

you could just buy a wheelie bar made for the stampede, their all over ebay. and some company just came out with a metal tube roll cage for the stampede, it is like $60 or something. it looks pretty sweet

NStampede Freak

Where? Got a link? Can't seem to find it.

megamaxx

heres my little pede,i run a megatech.16,moab tires.its a fun change of pace from the big monsters.for me its been a hassle free truck.i jump it,nothing crazy,& do a little tree root crawling in my yard.its an enjoyable truck all around

megamaxx

that thing has to be a handfull with the 2.5 in it,how does it handle?

youwish16

http://cgi.ebay.com/Monster-Duty-Whe...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Traxxas-Nitro-St...2em118Q2el1247

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-ESP-Wheelie-...2em118Q2el1247

theres 3 different ones from ebay

anyone put this exhaust or one like it on their stampede?

http://cgi.ebay.com/RDLogics-Twin-Ex...QQcmdZViewItem

NStampede Freak

Youwish 16: I meant the roll cage. Sorry.

Megamaxx: It handles pretty good for a stampede. Wheelie bar helps ALOT. I love the 2WD also. 2WD stampede + sandy asphalt + 2.5R =burnouts and donuts like there is no tomorrow!

youwish16

http://www.vgracing.com/vgracing_est...1fkvucp2b4gct7

there it is

NStampede Freak

^^^That's awsome! I have to buy one of those ASAP. It would be the finshing touch to my pede. Thanks for the link.[8D]

youwish16

yea i want one too. im slowly replacing all the parts with aluminum, so ill get one some day

megamaxx

thats sweeeeeeet!!!!!i have been thinking about doing the 2.5 conversion,just have not spoken to anyone that actually had done it.

romper4444

In my opinion if you bash a nitro Pede hard, they don;t hold up very well, they can be fun, but it looses its charm when you have bigger better hadling trucks in your arsenal. The electric Pede is a good starter truck, but the chassis is not built for nitro power, it just can't take anymore than average play/fun.

youwish16

its fun to play around with but yea its not the faster or most durable. but its cheap, thats why i bought it. when i want speed and handling, i take my turmoil to the track but when im sitting at home bored i pull out the stampede and have some fun