Revo

[Andydg]

My grandma just gave me and my little brother an early Christmas present of $750 each. We were thinking about going out and buying a couple Revos and racing them around in our backyard. I've never had a Nitro powered RC car/truck before so what do I need to know or does the truck come with a good manual that explains everything??? Are there any websites that I can check out aftermarket parts for these things??? If we do get these we'll be getting them from a local hobby shop that I know will do some breaking in and tuning for free or very little money. Thanks in advance!!!

[jswillmon]

traxxas sends very good instructions for breaking in and tuning and regular maintanence. They even include a dvd.
If i was you I would break it im myself EXACTLY like they advise, they might break it in diffrently.

you can also check www.traxxas.com, they have a fourm specificly for the revo and all of their other products. I have learned a ton of info from there. (It is very active) You might want to scan a few threads there to see what to look out for with the revo, like the differential failure that has caused a recall. This is only in an isolated few so don't let that stop you from buying an awsome truck.
I have had mine for a few months now and treat it like crap but it keeps asking for more.
If you have any more questions just ask or pm me. I'm glad to help.

[gigglesnirt]

i think that if its your first rc i would get the emaxx and all excessories for that, its cheap and personally i've owned both nitro and electric, and i prefere electric, its just easier to me, but if your not a beginner to rc and you've had enough expeirence with electric, i would try nitro.

btw-find a kid at school or a friend that knows a lot about rc engines or has a couple, it helps out tons if its your first nitro, because with most nitro's, problems are going to be inevitable.

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by gigglesnirt

i think that if its your first rc i would get the emaxx and all excessories for that, its cheap and personally i've owned both nitro and electric, and i prefere electric, its just easier to me, but if your not a beginner to rc and you've had enough expeirence with electric, i would try nitro.

btw-find a kid at school or a friend that knows a lot about rc engines or has a couple, it helps out tons if its your first nitro, because with most nitro's, problems are going to be inevitable.

Very well said.

[Andydg]

Ok thanks for the input guys. I have a friend that has a kit truck that he had put together for racing so he can help me as far as tuning and stuff.
I've checked out Traxxas's website quite a bit over the last week and I didn't realise they had a forum...I will be checking that out. I really enjoyed the vids of the Revo rippin' it up, those are what made me and my bro wanna buy one.

[gigglesnirt]

yea, i looked at videos when i was goign to get my tmaxx, me and a friend both saved up to buy ours, it was awsome, wqe sat in class and dreamed for a couple months, then we both got them, mine just got screwed up, and i think his runs, but im not sure.