#traxxas #rccars #rc In this video I show off the 1/16th Traxxas E Revo VXL. I take it for a spin and run it on a 3s lipo for the first time. This little RC is wild!
I broke 3 diffs on my little E-Revo in the first week. Then I installed a mid diff, shimmed the axle diffs, geared down it a bit and adjusted the slippery clutch and never broke a diff again. This little RC makes so much fun and need so much less space to drive properly. Thanks for your vid. You did some crazy jumps ;)
Dear outsourced, we all love you brother! You put on video 📹the emotions we feel for these little cars 🚗. So much fun! I just found out my nurse loves rc too, here's a shout out to Lauren 🤗❤BB
I Love the Mini eRevo! Me and my Son have the brushed Version each! My Tip for the Differential Issue (We broke about 6-7 before we did that): Get Some Aluminum Skid Plates, for the front an back! The Differential housing on this one is a 2-piece Plastik housing, which spreads out on every landing and gives to much gap, so the Gears easily can worn out. Shimming can help also, but with a solid "cap" on the differential housing we had no more broken diffs anymore! Greetings from Germany!
Love my Merv! I bought the brushed version, and an $65 esc and 550 motor package from Amazon. Only things left stock is the chassis, front diff, and wing mount. I have broken and upgraded everything eles. 45 minutes of run time with parallel 2200mah 2s. 60+ mph
Man, I really love your videos of you reviewing and bashing. I look forward to being notified of ur new content wish u still made more vids as you used to. Keep it up mate!
It's a cool RC. Love my E-Revo 2.0. I bought my little brother in law in the Philippines the Stampede 4 X 4 so that he would have more ground clearance. He loves it.
My E-Revo vxl 2.0 is definitely my go to off road vehicle….I’m not really into big air jumps …. I run my E-Revo when I’m into terrain cruising…. Lots of speed with minimal jumps … that’s why I seldom break anything….. I was gonna get the little E-Revo but I just think it’s a lil expensive for what it is ….. just my opinion…… always good content my friend…… ☮️~~~~~~I’m out!!👍🏻😎
I have a fully built mini revo. On 2S, the drivetrain is pretty much bullet proof. On 3S, get ready to spend time and money. If you want to give it a chance on 3S, back off the slipper clutch a bit.
Loooove my MERV. like you noticed 3s is fun and crazy but it will kill diffs. Especially on grass. 2s is fun and safe on the diffs. Kind of an all around fun RC.
Install the speed pinion gear n u won’t believe the power it makes on 3s 1/4 throttle n it’s on the wheelie bar like right now lol it’s a fun lil rc for sure
Good video brother, the MERV was my most recent RC purchase. You need to do the velcro on the the sides of the battery boxes to secure the body. Also try it with two lipo batteries in with parallel adaptor if you think one lipo is fast!
Mine just started clicking last night. I have had this truck for probably around 10 years, haven't driven it much lately due to stock tires being bald, but I always drove it on 2S and never had an issue with the diffs. Prior to driving it yesterday, I put on some Duratrax Lockups...a little larger than stock with far more grip. I think that was the nail in the coffin for the diff. Time to watch your video about fixing the diffs and tear into mine!
@@alexp6409 I've ran Louise Uphill (which is almost the exact same wheel as yours - Duratrax Six Pack is a rebrand of mine) for past 3 months and haven't broken a single axle diff on 3S - definitely get a center diff if you wanna run bigger tires and/or 3S.
Great video. Perfect timing - we were recently looking to see if you had a video on this car, because we knew you had one from when you described the intermediate axis theorem and used it as a model. We wanted to get your opinion on it before buying one. We actually literally picked one up last night, woke up, and you had a video on it! Irony . . .
$300USD for a 1/16 scale? That's 1/10 scale price. Cool little rig that has it's place but so many other choices in that price range for bigger (better?) rc cars. Thanks for your video bud, always enjoy your vids.
I have an xmaxx and had an erevo v1 1/10 brushless before that. I was looking for a smaller car that I can carry around and use with fpv but I guess I'll go with trx-4. Speeding on low scale vehicles causes too much problems, especially when you crash.
Get a T Bone Racing chassis brace/skid plate and shim your diffs and it turns into a TANK! Ive got mine setup to run 6s in the hopes of breaking 100mph. Oh, it likes doing front flips more than backflips by the way...
I love the merv! It will eat diffs if you dont shim them. Hot racing makes a steel diff and alum bulkhead that will never ever strip again. Im running a 540 brushless in mine and no problems at all.
Hi, I was wondering where you got the orange and blue body? I seen it in the 1/16 scale of the e revo but not the e revo vxl. I don’t really want to buy another car to just get the body lol
I have a little 1/16 brushless Q903 truggy and i love it so I was thinking about getting one of these but they’re $400 on Amazon. That’s the same price as my 1/10 arrma vorteks haha
400?! They're 310 from Traxxas or hobby shops at the moment, and you can get a brushed version that's almost as good for 210. VXL is absolutely worth it though.
I just got a center diff for it. I'm waiting on the shims. I didnt actually break anything. The diff housing is in two pices and its letting the gears slip
Great Video! I bought the E-revo 1/16 brushed version. It doesn't go as fast but still a great little RC. Do you know if you can use two lipo batteries since it has two battery departments?
Wow, so a LiPo makes that big of a difference? I guess because more voltage? Still learning how all this works. :) Surprised that a VXL came with a NiMH battery though.
Nice video. Considering this car. Does anyone make a higher end 1/16 scale car? Like a race ready one? Would rather spend more and get less breakage. But like this size platform.
Shim the diffs and put the gpm rear aluminum skid plate on it and if you’re willing to spend a little more money on the center diff with some silicone earplug in it you will never break diffs again on 3s
I’ve gone through front and rear a arms and 2 spurs on my erevo 1/16 brushed model in the 1 year of owning it switched to rpm a arms no more issues the spurs well I have no clue 😂
Do you think this would be a good first basher for an rc newb? We go and live in the AZ desert for the winter. And I mean the desert in a camper. I am disabled but am mobile and looking for a hobby to help keep me moving. I am on a limited budget and thought the 1/16 e revo might make a good desert basher. thanks for your videos and any thoughts you have on a first basher that is pretty durable.
I'm not sure how it would run in the sand. You may want something a bit bigger like the Hoss. The Hoss has a lot of torgue and it can handle sand and all that really well. I have not had the 1/16th erevo in anything like that, but tall grass gives it a hard time. Keep in mind that this is the $300 version.
@@outsourcedrc I am on a fixed income so it being the smaller less expensive model is why I picked it and because it has a lot of the features of the larger one but fits my budget
I just got my son the slash version of it...I should of gotten the brushless model. The brushed motor isn't fast enough and the battery life is terrible ...hobbywing to the rescue
Looks like a fun car, but to be fair $300 for this little car that struggles to get through grass. Arrma 3s line is a way better value IMHO but I get it this was not a Arrma vs traxxas thing, thanks for doing this for those who wanted to see. It.
so for mostly grass lawn driving, the Rustler would make the better choice? (without going too big or too expensive, and still kinda durable) Thanks for the videos!
I love your laugh when you're enjoying your cars. But it's not your fault for breaking the car. The big Erevo 2.0 makes the same sound when the ring gear teeth start sounding like Captn Crunch Cereal.🤣. But again you should be able to do a standing backflip in grass. Standing backflips and donuts I see do easy damage to drivetrain. Just accept that when doing those things something is going to break. That's just been my experience. You know Traxxas cars better than Traxxas.
Gens Ace makes a 1400mAh 60C that fits great (and has an XT60 plug). They also have a 1300mAh 30C "Soaring" pack that fits and is a bit easier to find (at least here in EU). There's also an SLS 1400mAh. And finally, if you're in US and don't mind spending a fortune on LiPos, MaxAmps makes 1850mAh (yes, 3S!) for it.
Tbone racing chassis brace/skid plate and shimmed diffs. Reliability goes through the roof. Proper suspension tuning for how youre going to use it goes a long way too.
My mini Revo is maxed out and haven't f..ked it up in 2 years. Of course I don't launch it 20 feet in the air. That's just friggin stupid ...imo. don't see the thrill In smashing into the ground at 30mph. Lame
I broke 3 diffs on my little E-Revo in the first week. Then I installed a mid diff, shimmed the axle diffs, geared down it a bit and adjusted the slippery clutch and never broke a diff again. This little RC makes so much fun and need so much less space to drive properly. Thanks for your vid. You did some crazy jumps ;)
I have the same experience, the Middle Diff saves the day. 👍😁
Does Traxxas sell the middle diff?
@@ashtonmorrell8923 yes. Part number 7014. Its 25$ tho.
@@madhuram2313 just getting back into RC again. Been years. What is a diff?
@@michaelrowe5896 a differential gear. Some cars like the one shown in the video while upgraded has 3, one in the center, back, and front
Dear outsourced, we all love you brother! You put on video 📹the emotions we feel for these little cars 🚗. So much fun! I just found out my nurse loves rc too, here's a shout out to Lauren 🤗❤BB
I Love the Mini eRevo! Me and my Son have the brushed Version each! My Tip for the Differential Issue (We broke about 6-7 before we did that):
Get Some Aluminum Skid Plates, for the front an back! The Differential housing on this one is a 2-piece Plastik housing, which spreads out on every landing and gives to much gap, so the Gears easily can worn out. Shimming can help also, but with a solid "cap" on the differential housing we had no more broken diffs anymore!
Greetings from Germany!
I just bought the skid plates. They will be here next month.
@@outsourcedrc Great! You won't regret it!
That's what the hobby is all about! Sounded like you had a blast! Was awesome to watch!
Great video! This RC defines what a small 1/16 scale RC can do. Even the X- Maxx is having almost the same speed!
Nice Review!
I love your vids i can feel your energy and excitement in them keep up the filming 😀
Happy to see you uploading again!
Your joy and love for RC is infectious. You've got yourself a new subscriber
Love my Merv! I bought the brushed version, and an $65 esc and 550 motor package from Amazon. Only things left stock is the chassis, front diff, and wing mount. I have broken and upgraded everything eles. 45 minutes of run time with parallel 2200mah 2s. 60+ mph
Wow, that little truck really amazed me!
Man, I really love your videos of you reviewing and bashing. I look forward to being notified of ur new content wish u still made more vids as you used to.
Keep it up mate!
Glad to see some more of your videos
Thank you for the videos! You’re one of my favorite creators! I’ve learned so much from you since I got back into rc!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy them!
same with me!
That mini jump nice. 😍
Awesome! Video that's RC is Great👍👍🙂
I have the big brother/little brother combo, too!
Was my first car back into rc 3 months ago . I now own a arrma talion exb as well. God I love rc lol.
Wow that little things is amazing 👏
It's a cool RC. Love my E-Revo 2.0. I bought my little brother in law in the Philippines the Stampede 4 X 4 so that he would have more ground clearance. He loves it.
I love the energy 😂👍
My E-Revo vxl 2.0 is definitely my go to off road vehicle….I’m not really into big air jumps …. I run my E-Revo when I’m into terrain cruising…. Lots of speed with minimal jumps … that’s why I seldom break anything….. I was gonna get the little E-Revo but I just think it’s a lil expensive for what it is ….. just my opinion…… always good content my friend……
☮️~~~~~~I’m out!!👍🏻😎
I have the VXL 1/16 Summit and on 3s they are insane! Also have the brushed mini erevo and I really enjoy it
that mini revo is sooo much fun!
Nice man!
I have a fully built mini revo. On 2S, the drivetrain is pretty much bullet proof. On 3S, get ready to spend time and money. If you want to give it a chance on 3S, back off the slipper clutch a bit.
Looks crazy fun
Love it, I bet the next video is putting 60w shock oil in my mini e revo
Loooove my MERV. like you noticed 3s is fun and crazy but it will kill diffs. Especially on grass.
2s is fun and safe on the diffs.
Kind of an all around fun RC.
I'm buying one next month looks like a lot of fun
Fun little RC! 🚗
Nice Video man👍
Awesome video
Thanks!
Install the speed pinion gear n u won’t believe the power it makes on 3s 1/4 throttle n it’s on the wheelie bar like right now lol it’s a fun lil rc for sure
Good video brother, the MERV was my most recent RC purchase. You need to do the velcro on the the sides of the battery boxes to secure the body. Also try it with two lipo batteries in with parallel adaptor if you think one lipo is fast!
It’s only 3s u can’t right idk
@@michaelpietrzyk6016 putting in two 3s batteries in PARALLEL is still 3s. If you used a SERIES adaptor it would be 6s.
Mine just started clicking last night. I have had this truck for probably around 10 years, haven't driven it much lately due to stock tires being bald, but I always drove it on 2S and never had an issue with the diffs. Prior to driving it yesterday, I put on some Duratrax Lockups...a little larger than stock with far more grip. I think that was the nail in the coffin for the diff. Time to watch your video about fixing the diffs and tear into mine!
yeah the tires did it. They are too heavy for the diffs I bet.
@@outsourcedrc Hopefully it holds up a little better with one shim in there. We'll see about that tomorrow!
@@alexp6409 I've ran Louise Uphill (which is almost the exact same wheel as yours - Duratrax Six Pack is a rebrand of mine) for past 3 months and haven't broken a single axle diff on 3S - definitely get a center diff if you wanna run bigger tires and/or 3S.
Sweet little RC 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great video. Perfect timing - we were recently looking to see if you had a video on this car, because we knew you had one from when you described the intermediate axis theorem and used it as a model. We wanted to get your opinion on it before buying one. We actually literally picked one up last night, woke up, and you had a video on it! Irony . . .
Thats funny. I almost posted a different video on the E Revo 2.0
@@outsourcedrc i have an e-revo 2.0 really awesome car, my dad is buying an arrma outcast next and giving me the revo
Dose the e revo 2.0 com in a one twelfth scale or tenth scale
Nice comments thank you.
Traxxis is behind the times with the charger… our car does not have a cigarette lighter outlet, only usb !!! 😮
$300USD for a 1/16 scale? That's 1/10 scale price. Cool little rig that has it's place but so many other choices in that price range for bigger (better?) rc cars. Thanks for your video bud, always enjoy your vids.
it used to be 239(that was when i bought it, but i got it for 200 from my hobby shop)but now it is 309.99
nice
I have an xmaxx and had an erevo v1 1/10 brushless before that. I was looking for a smaller car that I can carry around and use with fpv but I guess I'll go with trx-4. Speeding on low scale vehicles causes too much problems, especially when you crash.
Sweet demo and great little zippy rc!
I gave up on my mini Revo years ago.... Kept breaking on 2s.... I can't believe you didn't break it lol
Right? I didnt actually break the Diff. The diff housing is in two pieces and it is letting the gears slip
Does this car have brushed or brushless motor?
When are they going to add the 2.0 improvements to the mini
Where can buy the smaller any link to buy
Get a T Bone Racing chassis brace/skid plate and shim your diffs and it turns into a TANK! Ive got mine setup to run 6s in the hopes of breaking 100mph. Oh, it likes doing front flips more than backflips by the way...
Nice vid 👍🏻 get a centre diff for it
I love the merv! It will eat diffs if you dont shim them. Hot racing makes a steel diff and alum bulkhead that will never ever strip again. Im running a 540 brushless in mine and no problems at all.
Yeah I saw those diffs. Very pricey. If I break one more diff, I'll get them.
For around that price i would rather buy a Typhon 3s instead which I did and bought a HBX 16889pro for $78
Just got the 1/16 slash brushed t12 550, and man I was having fun in the dirt. Can't way to put the brushless in there
you done it yet? i get around 25 with 2 nimh in parallel and 24 with a single 2s
Hi, I was wondering where you got the orange and blue body? I seen it in the 1/16 scale of the e revo but not the e revo vxl. I don’t really want to buy another car to just get the body lol
loved it man
You should add the center diff #7014 and hot racing’s sway bar kit. That should help with wheelies and rolls.
Install the speed pinion and two nihm batteries in series and the 1/16 is ridiculously fast.
Would you recommend this for the stock t12 550 as well?
We drill street signs in to the base of our ramps.
I have a little 1/16 brushless Q903 truggy and i love it so I was thinking about getting one of these but they’re $400 on Amazon. That’s the same price as my 1/10 arrma vorteks haha
400?! They're 310 from Traxxas or hobby shops at the moment, and you can get a brushed version that's almost as good for 210. VXL is absolutely worth it though.
I added a center diff to mine a while back after I broke like 5 diffs and I’ve never broken one since
I just got a center diff for it. I'm waiting on the shims. I didnt actually break anything. The diff housing is in two pices and its letting the gears slip
Great Video! I bought the E-revo 1/16 brushed version. It doesn't go as fast but still a great little RC. Do you know if you can use two lipo batteries since it has two battery departments?
yes but in parallel not seires
yep, but not on 6s. Its set up so you run 2 3s batteries. It just gives more run time.
Wow, so a LiPo makes that big of a difference? I guess because more voltage? Still learning how all this works. :)
Surprised that a VXL came with a NiMH battery though.
yes a lipo makes a big difference in brushless systems
ussually they dont come with any batteries
yeah they do
Not stupid, just enjoying your time.great video
You can also use that 1400mAh 3S LiPo in your TRX-4 I think.
Nice video. Considering this car. Does anyone make a higher end 1/16 scale car? Like a race ready one? Would rather spend more and get less breakage. But like this size platform.
I have no idea
Shim the diffs and put the gpm rear aluminum skid plate on it and if you’re willing to spend a little more money on the center diff with some silicone earplug in it you will never break diffs again on 3s
Yeah I have all that coming
now i wonder what would happen if you put two 3s lipos in it hahahah
Which size is the big one because I’m trying to buy one
It's supposed to me 1/10th but i dont think that really means anything
Seems just like it’s big brother…always breaking 😝 but that’s the hobby have fun, break em, repeat
I actually didnt break it. The diff housing spread apart. Also, my 2.0 almost never breaks. Just wait and see the video I just recorded of it.
@@outsourcedrc cool beans
Fun little car but waaay to expensive. The price kinda shocked me and I am driving 1:5 scale gassers like the Losi 5T
Body like the v1 breaking diffs like the v1!
I didnt actually break anything. The diff housing is in two pieces and they need shimming
I’ve gone through front and rear a arms and 2 spurs on my erevo 1/16 brushed model in the 1 year of owning it switched to rpm a arms no more issues the spurs well I have no clue 😂
Damn, a 1/16th with a VXL is insane! I still have the brushed on my Rustler 4x4 but it suits my needs so far :)
EDIT: LOL'd at the Hello Kitty tape!
Its the only duct tape I could find!
I just got one last week, might be my favorite rc that I own tbh
Its fun. I've heard they are insane if you put street tires and change the gearing.
I bought this rc car it's really good for beginners (I am beginner)
👌💯👌
Do you think this would be a good first basher for an rc newb? We go and live in the AZ desert for the winter. And I mean the desert in a camper. I am disabled but am mobile and looking for a hobby to help keep me moving. I am on a limited budget and thought the 1/16 e revo might make a good desert basher. thanks for your videos and any thoughts you have on a first basher that is pretty durable.
I'm not sure how it would run in the sand. You may want something a bit bigger like the Hoss. The Hoss has a lot of torgue and it can handle sand and all that really well. I have not had the 1/16th erevo in anything like that, but tall grass gives it a hard time. Keep in mind that this is the $300 version.
@@outsourcedrc The AZ desert is not sandy it is high desert with bushes and trees and gravel and hard pack. with some loose sandy areas here and there
@@outsourcedrc I am on a fixed income so it being the smaller less expensive model is why I picked it and because it has a lot of the features of the larger one but fits my budget
i have the og mini e revo brushless
I just got my son the slash version of it...I should of gotten the brushless model. The brushed motor isn't fast enough and the battery life is terrible ...hobbywing to the rescue
I've never driven the brushed version.
I thought my cheeta duct tape was bad 😂👌
Don't talk trash on my hello kitty merch
Good car but the reason I don’t have one is the diffs break every time
trust me i run mine on 2s and it is bullet proof
Looks like a fun car, but to be fair $300 for this little car that struggles to get through grass. Arrma 3s line is a way better value IMHO but I get it this was not a Arrma vs traxxas thing, thanks for doing this for those who wanted to see. It.
it used to be 239(that was when i bought it, but i got it for 200 from my hobby shop)but now it is 309.99
Thanks for sharing
Can you get them in the uk?
I have no idea
@@outsourcedrc ok
I love my mini erevo I've beat the shit out of it and never broke anything besides the servo
so for mostly grass lawn driving, the Rustler would make the better choice? (without going too big or too expensive, and still kinda durable)
Thanks for the videos!
I love your laugh when you're enjoying your cars. But it's not your fault for breaking the car. The big Erevo 2.0 makes the same sound when the ring gear teeth start sounding like Captn Crunch Cereal.🤣. But again you should be able to do a standing backflip in grass. Standing backflips and donuts I see do easy damage to drivetrain. Just accept that when doing those things something is going to break. That's just been my experience. You know Traxxas cars better than Traxxas.
you should try aixial scx 24!
You mean like this?
th-cam.com/video/lDnLaapuKGo/w-d-xo.html
I subscribed prior to seeing the hello kitty tape, luckily I’m not an Indian giver 😂😂 just kidding great video
Ha. I offered to make a hello kitty RC for my wife, but she doesnt care about it.
“For my wife” yeah suuuuuuuuuuuuure . Ha ha just kidding
What 3s battery do you use?
#2823X
Gens Ace makes a 1400mAh 60C that fits great (and has an XT60 plug). They also have a 1300mAh 30C "Soaring" pack that fits and is a bit easier to find (at least here in EU). There's also an SLS 1400mAh. And finally, if you're in US and don't mind spending a fortune on LiPos, MaxAmps makes 1850mAh (yes, 3S!) for it.
Was about to buy it until you broke the front diff in 3 minutes
E Revo 2.0 is a 1/10 scale
I think you said what lipo it was and I might have missed it. But was that only a 2s??
no 3s
Its a 3s
@@ryanhutchinsonn ok. I was like damn!
Ya that was what I meant
The e revo is a fun truck but it’s not really reliable at all unless you put a quite a bit of money into it.
Tbone racing chassis brace/skid plate and shimmed diffs. Reliability goes through the roof. Proper suspension tuning for how youre going to use it goes a long way too.
you just need a shim kit fixes that problem
I have been told that I need to replace the skid plates also. I have the shims but the plates are taking forever to get here.
Da sub button is now actually white
Lol. Hello kitty tape!
Yea the differentials in the revo 1/16 are extremely weak
Run it in 4s lipo
;)
My mini Revo is maxed out and haven't f..ked it up in 2 years. Of course I don't launch it 20 feet in the air. That's just friggin stupid ...imo. don't see the thrill In smashing into the ground at 30mph. Lame