Arrma Outcast 4s RC Has a Problem! Complete Review and Honest Opinion. Version 2 Outcast RC Truck
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- Hi all. This is a review of my Arrma Outcast 4s and what I think is the main problem with it. This was bought with my own money and is an honest opinion of it. Many thanks indeed for watching. If you have one of these then do you agree? Please like and comment and all that :-)
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Hi Pete, just seeing this video and really enjoyed it. I added the hot racing servo saver along with a 25 kg servo and that was a game changer for the steering
Hi there. Yes I did also get that servo saver upgrade and a better servo and it is so much better. I did make a video about the upgrade. Many thanks indeed for watching and your comments 😁👍
I would find this video extremely useful if I was considering buying one of these. Very interesting and informative. Nice one Pete.
Hiya Derek. Well you could get one and put a 47,000 million turn motor in. I don't think that it would understeer then 😂 Cheers for watching mate. Hope you are ok.
Very interesting. Seeing it running on ice, not so grippy rear wheels might help to keep the car down. But you also loose performance.
Hi there. Yeah maybe I could just race around on concrete at top speed for a while and wear down the treads 🤔 I think that the Kraton conversion could be on the cards to see if that works better. Many thanks indeed for watching and your feedback 😁👍
Love the different terrains you film, looks like a beast of a truck, the core rc lipo batts fit in my rere FAV and I reckon the others to but haven’t tried yet, I will let you know 👍
Hi there. Yeah that sandy area with the slopes at the sides is the gun range and it's great for the RC's so long as there aren't people firing guns at the time. Glad the battery fits ok. Should fit everything then which is cool. Many thanks for watching 😁👍
@@PeteWylieRC watching your vid earlier and Marks clodbuster vid got me out in the shed, I’ve charged up the new nimh and had a bit of a run round the garden, still waiting on the ammo box before I charge the lipos, but those core rc lipos also fitted the hopper and DT03 that I forgot to mention that I had, got it second hand and I reckon it’s the best handling rc that I own, anyways keep the great vids coming and happy rcing 👍
Nice Pete. Your videos always inspire me to thinks about a proper basher for the collection! Mini thinks it looks coooooool 😎 Official seal of approval there dude 😂
Hiya Craig. Oh yeah I'd recommend an Arrma 3s if you want a chunky basher. I can't remember if you are using lipo batteries but you do need them for these really. Cheers for watching mate. Much appreciated 😁👍
Hi Pete, Nice video. I had same issues on my outcast. Tried sway bar on and off. In the end fitted 35kg ecoboost servo and kimbrough heavy duty servo saver. That made it better. However, you still need to throttle off and/or brake to get it to turn quickly. I also fitted chassis brace after cracking chassis. Id recommend that upgrade custom rc do a cheapish one. I havent broken chassis since. I tend to take mine jumping at bmx tracks. Also damaged a couple of shocks so fitted 6s shocks from ebay car stripper which are a bit nicer. I prefer outcast to my bigrock. Better for jumping at bmx track and bigger wheels give it a bit more versatility in longer grass, tougher terrain etc. Cheers
Hi Neil. That's interesting info and a few people have said about that servo saver so I must get one ordered. Yeah you can't get around the short wheelbase thing of the front wheels being off the ground most of the time and needing to brake to steer. I don't tend to go mad with this but I guess that chassis brace would be a good idea. Need to decide if I want to make it into a Kraton first. Yeah I think that this thing is designed for jumps and the Big Rock is better for doing tail slides. Many thanks indeed for your great feedback. Really helpful :-)
Hi there again. I have looked up that servo saver and there are small, medium and large versions. I'm guessing medium? They are made by Schumacher, is that right? Many thanks 🙂
Awesome thanks for the vid fella always better to get a proper review from someone who bought it over those freebie channels. I’ve been looking at these for a while now but just can’t make my mind up on the outcast or the Kraton I think this has me favouring the outcast now 👍
Hi there. Yeah this is a really nice bit of kit and I'll see how it is with the servo saver upgrade that people are suggesting. The Kraton might be a better all round truck but it depends what you like. Glad it was helpful. Many thanks indeed for your kind feedback 😁👍
Hiya Pete! A very interesting and entertaining video as ever, mate! You can see by the footage you included that it was struggling in the turns, very well demonstrated there! If I was in the market for an Arrma I'd definitely take your advice and go for the 3S models. But you know me, I'll probably just stick to my slow Tamiyas at only 10mph as you saw today! 🤣🤣
Anyway hope your head is clearing ready for the evening pint. Enjoy the sunshine and all the best, matey! Cheers! 😁✌👍
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Hiya mate. Would be good to demo the 3s cars to you sometime. You can go a bit mad with them but without that worry you have when a Tamiya goes flying. I've not tested the speed on this but it's around 50mph so I think it would have your Super Clodbuster in a race 🤔 Oh god I've been crazy tired all day today. We were on our feet raving for about 5 hours. Oh and some alcohol was involved 😂 Early night for me tonight. Cheers for your great feedback mate. Best wishes to you 😁
JX Ecoboost servo hot racing servo saver and bellcrank and Traxxas E Revo rod ends part #8646. Arma rod ends are horrible you have to cut a little off the turnbuckle ends for them to work and you have to use spacers on the ball ends 4mm flat nuts work and the hot racing shock standoff kit they sell.
Hey that's great, I'll look into those parts. I did have a rod end break on me with this one. Many thanks indeed for the great information 😁👍
Pete I use the Kimbrough #24 HD servo savers on a lot of my cars, they use pretty strong springs in them & work great. Cheap as well.
Hi there. Yeah it seems that people are recommending that one do I'll definitely give one a go and they are pretty cheap too. Many thanks for the info and I got the other message clarifying the number 😁👍
Nice one again, Pete! I like the pace on your voice over, it's fast and to the point, but always got time for a sneaky joke here and there!
Yeah, this one is my least favourite of the Arrmas, and that's only from watching them on video... Jumping and doing "stunt truck" stuff is not something I have explored much, so I don't think this one would be targeted for me... I did get me an Arrma finally, and I have to admit, the quality of them seems quite nice, and they do drive really nicely!
Hi there. Yeah this one is very much about the jumps and wheelie's. Ooh which Arrma did you get? Yes they are solid bits of kit for sure. Many thanks for your kind comments about the video. Best wishes 😁👍
@@PeteWylieRC Thanks Pete, I got a Fireteam, it seems really nice, although it seems a bit big to casually drive, I only had it out a couple times... I'll be trying to build a snowplough with it for the winter but until then I'll enjoy it in its natural form... I did remove the silly guns and army stickers, ha ha...
@@madsrcbuggy That Fireteam does look like a beast. I have driven the 6s cars and I find them a bit scary if I'm honest 🤣
I have the Kraton 4s which is the same bar a longer wheel base. Its still a problem so I put harder springs in with a heavier shock oil. That helped a lot.
Hi there. Oh right that's interesting information. Many thanks indeed. Much appreciated 😁👍
Hi, I noticed same problem. Very annoying and spoilt my fun. I put in a 40kg ecoboost and a kimborough servo saver. Works a treat. So much better. Much more responsive now
Ah that's interesting. Thanks for the tip about the servo saver. I'll look it up. Cheers for your feedback 😁👍
Great video Peter once again , ok so I've heard a few saying the same with the Outkast. Now apparently I've heard that the Kimbourogh heavy duty spring fits well in the arrma servo saver .
I've got this information from a friend of mine , he's running it on his .
I've really fancied one of these myself now I do feel on the fence about it as I trust your opinion.
One thing I will say is that I have these shocks on my Big rock and there brilliant.
Great work
Hope that your well
Chris 😎🤙
Hiya Chris. Oh yeah somebody else said about that servo saver so I will definitely check it out thanks. It's definitely an issue that even if you are slightly on the throttle the front wheels are off the ground and also it's too heavy and grippy to slide unless the surface is very slippy. Will be interesting to do the Kraton conversion to see if it's better. I think that maybe the 3s cars have hit the sweet spot of size, weight and power. The 6s cars are good but scary fast and you do need a big area for them. Many thanks indeed for your support mate. Much appreciated 😁👍
@@PeteWylieRC Hey there pete , Just wondering are you going to a Krayton conversion on this truck ? would love to see it and your honest opinion on it also im torn between the OS4 v2 and K4 v2 . Yeah for me the 6s cars are to big to be honest for were im able to run them on a regular basis and being honest with you not really in my price range lol ! .
Hope that your well buddy .
Stay safe
Chris :)
@@ChriswithaCrc Oh well someone was saying to me that the Kraton is pretty much as bad with the steering so probably not to be honest. I'm just waiting on a steering servo saver upgrade for this to see if that helps for when the front wheels are actually touching the ground. I would stick with your Big Rock to be honest. With Granite wheels and tyres they are epic. Cheers mate 🙂
Hey Pete...look into the Hot Racing Fixed Link Arrma 4X4 Servo Saver. I use it on my Granite...its perfect. Great video...i think ill stick with my Granite. I do love the Outcast body, i wish it fit on the Granite.
Hi there. Ok cool, I will look into that part. Yes it would be good if the Granite had a cool body like this one. The one it has is a bit generic. Many thanks indeed for your great feedback 😁👍
Ah Ha! My good man! So what your saying is that the Outcast understeers like an ocean liner !😂😂 still, it looks still mighty good fun, pulling wheelies and seems well built and super tough. As always love your videos, love you open approach at the start 😂 best wishes to you and the family 😊😊
Hiya John. Ha, yeah that's a good summary! This is a good truck but it could do with some help in the steering department and I've had some good suggestions in the comments. Cheers for watching mate and I hope you are doing well with your recovery :-)
In some ways it would be good if they did some arms, like they do for the Lunchbox Mini, so you can have a bit of steering at the back. The do seem to be more for throwing around than being to accurate. Looks great fun either way, just stand clear 😂👍
Oh yeah a bit of rear steer would help this one out I think. This is a nice well built truck but would be better if I could point it where I wanted. Cheers for watching. I know this probably isn't something that's on your shopping list so I appreciate it 😁👍👍
Hi Pete, I think the simplest solution is to bin it and buy a Traxxas.. you're welcome. 😃
Ok well I'll certainly think about it Simon. I've thought about it and I'm not getting one 😂 Cheers for watching mate 😁👍
Well I’m out of ideas then…. 😂
Id say the esc/motor/radio are better in the arrma than traxxas.
Also worth considering the Rival MT10 👍
Hi there. Yeah my friend has one of those and it is good although the steering on that out of the box wasn't up to much and needed a bit of sorting out. Many thanks indeed for your feedback. Much appreciated 😁👍
Would you recommend the MT10 or Arrma outcast? I like both but I’m leaning towards the Outcast at the moment, it’s only about £40 more too
Hi there. Ooh it's a tricky question. The Outcast is a bigger and more substantial RC. They both need the steering to be sorted out. The Outcast definitely needs that servo saver upgrade and stronger faster servo. The MT10 I've driven isn't mine but I remember the steering was a bit rubbish when my friend first got it. Apart from the servo upgrade I'm not sure what he did to improve it. I see that the newest version of the Outcast has a centre diff which seems like a good idea for something this size. Bit more expensive though but it might mean you can get a bargain on one of the previous ones like mine with the slipper clutch. Basically I think that you'd be happy with either once you have sorted them out a bit. Thanks for watching the video 😁👍
Interesting mate. I would have thought a shorter wb would have turned in better . No way you can adjust the overdrive so the rear has bit more power then the front? Anyway great review 😊👍
Hiya Dom. The trouble with this is that when you brake into a corner it's so heavy that the rear tyres don't break traction unless you do an extreme braking maneuver like I was showing. It ends up tail dragging and as you know that is not allowed 😂 I think it might be better with some weight over the front wheels, maybe about 100kg 🤔 Cheers for watching mate. Much appreciated 😁👍
@@PeteWylieRC seriously you were tail dragging and didn’t add 100kg!!!!
Mate…. So disappointed.
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@@rc-dom-uk Yeah I need to get off the f'ing TH-cam 🤣
It's the same with the Kraton.The V2 Has the same steering rack as the smaller V1,the geometry don't work.A better servo and the belted Katar tyres makes some improvement.Shame Arrma didn't re think this, otherwise not bad if you just like driving in straight lines.✌️
Hi there. Oh right that's useful information thanks. Maybe I won't do my plan to make this into a Kraton. Many have said about the servo saver and that's cheap so I'll do that and see how I get I get on. I think that I'll just have to enjoy it for what it is after that. Many thanks again for your great feedback 😁
How would you compare it to a widened granite? I can buy either and I want a durable car that’s easy to work on. I like to jump and do flips. What do you think?
I've not ever done the wide mod on the Granite so hard to say. Both cars are really good fun. I've noticed that the 3s Granite is out of stock now and I'm wondering if they are on the brink of launching a version 4? If they did that and included metal shocks on it then it would be good. The 4s cars are currently better value with the centre diffs, big bore shocks, metal gears etc. Also look at the 4s Kraton which still does back flips but the front wheels are on the ground more often so easier to steer. Thanks for watching 😁
@@PeteWylieRC ye it would be cool if they made a granite 4. The only thing that worries me about the outcast 4s is that it’s been reported from many people that the chassi breaks. I know about the chassi brace and hinge pin mod you can do and maybe that will almost bulletproof it. Is the granite much easier to backflip?
@@t3floz The chassis on 3s and 4s cars is pretty much the same but I think that the extra weight of the 4s is possibly the reason that people are breaking them. I'm mostly running on grass and haven't broken any yet. Yeah the smaller size and weight of the Granite makes it easier to back flip 👍
Could I run NIMH Battery on this? Any suggestions on a battery if so? I’m new to RC🤙
Hi there. No these are too powerful to run on NiMH and the ESC does not have a mode to support them. The 3s cars will run on NiMH if you set the ESC to that mode but they won't be all that quick. I made a video about it here - th-cam.com/video/djfB4xMOMBI/w-d-xo.html
Thank you good to know!
Servo saver! the standard servo is fine swap the kimbrough spring with the shitty arrma 1
I will definitely try that and they aren't very expensive which is great. Many thanks indeed for the top tip 😁👍
That should be Kimbrough #124.
Hi there. I did get the Kimbrough servo saver and I was having difficulty because the servo horn is square rather than pointed and it was hitting the sides of the bit that the servo sits in. I tried to trim it with my clippers and it broke into bits. I guess I should have use a dremel! Also I was planning to screw the pivot ball under the arm as there doesn't seem to be space otherwise. Any top tips? I need to order another one so will be a while before I try this again. Many thanks 🙂
@@PeteWylieRC Yes you do need to mod the Kimbrough saver to work on various cars, simple mod by trimming material off. Sometimes you also have to drill new holes as well for the steering rod depending what vehicle you are fitting them to.
@@gillian9178 many thanks for coming back to me. I will try another one and be a bit more careful with the trimming 😁
WHOA! Pete there steering issue sounds a real deal breaker for me I'm still going strong with my Arrma Vorteks 3s BLX but to be I really haven't put it through the ringer since I could barely find anywhere to give it a good ole heavy duty off road bash where I'm at. Either way I look forward to see what kind of mods you could figure out to help get rid of that steering issue? As always my friend a very done video keep them coming👍👍😎😎👍👍
Hi there. Yeah I think that the size and weight of the 3s cars is better and you can throw them around easier. Shame you haven't got any bash spots. Is RC allowed in Central Park? Many thanks as ever for your kind support. Much appreciated 😁👍