Good runs and I love the truck, but I don’t like that Traxxas always falls short of these claimed numbers they have for their cars. Arrma seems to be the one to get it right.
Thanks, yeah some claims can be a hit or miss situation and I’m not sure how some these manufacturers come up with these numbers, is there extensive testing involved or just estimates? I’ve seen this before with other brands as well, it’s funny that you mention this, we were just talking about this on another channel whereby a guy was trying to hit 100mph with the X-01 and was hitting mid 90’s with the optional included gearing, in the end he was unsuccessful and had trouble keeping the car on the ground at those speeds, is it possible? Highly unlikely not without some major modifications, definitely not out of the box as Traxxas claims, hopefully this won’t be an ongoing trend, thanks for watching brother🤙
@@rcreviews9894 Yeah, I’ve come across the same type of videos with the x-o1. I’m very skeptical with their tests that they run to get these speeds. It almost never translates in reality. I’ve tried with a couple Traxxas vehicles in the past, a Rustler 4x4 and E-Revo 2.0 and was always off by several mph, not even close really. It would take more extensive modifying to get it to that point as you mentioned. When I switched to Arrma that’s when I saw a difference in those reported numbers, they would deliver. You would either hit the mark or just pass it slightly and they always supplied the high speed pinion, where Traxxas wouldn’t at times. And it would annoy me that Traxxas wouldn’t offer the optional pinion, or a recommended option. Again, if you are getting these numbers and want to ensure customer satisfaction, cause you know customers are going to put it to the test. Make sure you supply them with everything they need to get there.
@@grayquattroa395 I did a unboxing video for the Sledge a while back and purposely avoided any knowledge or advertising for the truck so that I could be surprised when I unboxed it for my audience and sure enough there was a 70mph+ claim on the front of the box, I assumed that once we installed the optional high speed gearing we would definitely test it out and I stated so in the video, only to find out later there was no optional gearing included! I quickly corrected my mistake but I gotta say man I was pissed! I just spent 800 plus dollars on a kit that didn’t even include the optional high speed gearing to get me there! So trust me I know where you are coming from, I own all of Arrmas 3s and 4s line and for the most part they are on point, at worst, a mile or two under ( which could be due to my driving and or run location ) at best a few miles over like you stated, as far as the XRT goes, I gave it all I could with out wrecking out to get it there and we did achieve several full throttle passes but we just couldn’t budge off that 55mph! Impressive for a truck that size, sure but far from the 60mph+ Traxxas claims
I got 48 mph with the speed gearing : XLX2, stock motor, Spectrum TX and RX. And duratrax tires, so they are bigger than the stock tires. I had to upgrade the crappy slow motor fans with some protek high speed fans, but the motor still gets to 180F if I run it non stop. 48mph off road is not too bad. I'll try it out with my better Gens ace basher pro batteries. Thats would make a huge difference in top speed. Great video as usual!
Thanks brother, yeah 48 is not too bad especially off-road, different batteries can sometimes give you that edge you need to squeeze out more speed, good luck, have fun and thanks for watching!🤙🏎️💨💨💨
@@rcreviews9894 Today I got 52mph off road with the better Gens ace basher pro batteries. Not bad at all. I just can't drive full speed non stop since the motor gets way too hot.
@@joseCalderon1976 nice 👍 yeah you wanna take it easy off road when your running the high speed gearing, the optional gearing is meant for hard smooth surfaces like the street 🤙
@@rcreviews9894 I'm just going to get a very high speed 3s lipo fan. That will solve the problem 😂👍. The XLX2 has no issues with that gearing. I just have to keep the motor cooler. 😂👍. And I'm using bigger tires than stock. 😁
Yeah I try to take it easy now lol, I bought a brand new corvette body for my 4tec 2.0, put the high speed gearing in it and let it rip! First couple of passes went good, then I hit a uneven part of the street and flipped it at 60 mph lol, completely destroyed the body after only a few minutes running it for the first time! That was 85 dollars down the drain lol, the XRT is a very stable truck, I think the street and the fact that the XRT stock tires don’t have that much of a aggressive tread, kinda made it a little unstable at max throttle, It was fun though, definitely a rush! 🤙
@@rcreviews9894 That is definately one thing I like about Traxxas, fast, stable and durable for the most part. I feel completely comfortable handing the controller over to friends and my kids (after some lessons, haha). If only a body gets beat up, I call that a good run!
@@rmarkley79 yeah one cool thing too, if you buy the module that goes in the radio, you can change the settings via the app and nerf it so it doesn’t go as fast, it’s good for someone less experienced or a child that’s learning👍
@@rcreviews9894 Good call, I still need to get that. I usually set it to training mode on the ESC if I'm really concerned, but that would make things a lot easier. Thanks again for the content and reply!
Yeah tsm was active, especially on a high speed straight away, when I would hit max throttle, it would kinda lean over to the right like it wanted to go into a skid so I would have to correct with quite a bit of left, which in turn would create that fish tail effect, kinda scary at those speeds lol, I may take it to another run location and try again, I’m pretty sure I can get it closer to the 60 mph 👍
I love my kraton 6s v5 but man that xrt is fire 🔥. My son wants it for Christmas I might have to get it for him. It'll be our first 8s rc. How are you still liking it so far?
@@rcreviews9894 Awesome! I'm glad you're still liking it. Yeah I'm gonna have to pull the plug on this one. I'm looking forward to future videos with you running the xrt. Happy holidays and many blessings
Thanks bro, I think I can get er to go faster! I need to find a better run location, that street sucks lol, it’s like driving on ice with the XRT at high speeds, 55 is a decent speed though your right!👍
@@vitodambra72 thanks bro, yeah I miss my other run location, it was a much quieter street hardly any cars passing by and it was actual pavement so more traction👍
It could, high speed gearing is meant for flat smooth running surfaces, not off-road, I’ve ran mine off-road with the high speed gearing installed before and nothing happened, just know that it’s not recommended
Yeah, unfortunately we didn’t, that’s not to say it’s not possible under better running conditions, I could definitely tell the XRT did not like that road lol, kinda fishtailing out at higher speeds, that and my driving 😆
@@boomerak4774 I ain’t lying I’ve clocked it when I was driving my real truck and controlling it at the same time it was all stock I’ve seen it hit 61mph if I change out that esc and put a max 6 in it. It will blow pass it
Hey Bryan ! Howdy pardner ! Great speed runs, and I have got to say your new intro is AWESOME ! Thanks for sharing Brother !
Thanks brother, glad ya like the intro, I wasn’t sure about it, just trying to switch things up a bit, thanks for watching 🤙🚁
@@rcreviews9894 you are very welcome brother !
@@rcreviews9894 you are very welcome brother !
Not bad bro. Good run. 👍
Thanks brother👍
Great run, its pretty fast! 🙂
Thanks brother, yeah for a truck this size, it definitely is! 🤙
Got the same rig! Nice brother!!
Good runs and I love the truck, but I don’t like that Traxxas always falls short of these claimed numbers they have for their cars. Arrma seems to be the one to get it right.
Thanks, yeah some claims can be a hit or miss situation and I’m not sure how some these manufacturers come up with these numbers, is there extensive testing involved or just estimates? I’ve seen this before with other brands as well, it’s funny that you mention this, we were just talking about this on another channel whereby a guy was trying to hit 100mph with the X-01 and was hitting mid 90’s with the optional included gearing, in the end he was unsuccessful and had trouble keeping the car on the ground at those speeds, is it possible? Highly unlikely not without some major modifications, definitely not out of the box as Traxxas claims, hopefully this won’t be an ongoing trend, thanks for watching brother🤙
@@rcreviews9894 Yeah, I’ve come across the same type of videos with the x-o1. I’m very skeptical with their tests that they run to get these speeds. It almost never translates in reality. I’ve tried with a couple Traxxas vehicles in the past, a Rustler 4x4 and E-Revo 2.0 and was always off by several mph, not even close really. It would take more extensive modifying to get it to that point as you mentioned. When I switched to Arrma that’s when I saw a difference in those reported numbers, they would deliver. You would either hit the mark or just pass it slightly and they always supplied the high speed pinion, where Traxxas wouldn’t at times. And it would annoy me that Traxxas wouldn’t offer the optional pinion, or a recommended option. Again, if you are getting these numbers and want to ensure customer satisfaction, cause you know customers are going to put it to the test. Make sure you supply them with everything they need to get there.
@@grayquattroa395 I did a unboxing video for the Sledge a while back and purposely avoided any knowledge or advertising for the truck so that I could be surprised when I unboxed it for my audience and sure enough there was a 70mph+ claim on the front of the box, I assumed that once we installed the optional high speed gearing we would definitely test it out and I stated so in the video, only to find out later there was no optional gearing included! I quickly corrected my mistake but I gotta say man I was pissed! I just spent 800 plus dollars on a kit that didn’t even include the optional high speed gearing to get me there! So trust me I know where you are coming from, I own all of Arrmas 3s and 4s line and for the most part they are on point, at worst, a mile or two under ( which could be due to my driving and or run location ) at best a few miles over like you stated, as far as the XRT goes, I gave it all I could with out wrecking out to get it there and we did achieve several full throttle passes but we just couldn’t budge off that 55mph! Impressive for a truck that size, sure but far from the 60mph+ Traxxas claims
I got 48 mph with the speed gearing : XLX2, stock motor, Spectrum TX and RX. And duratrax tires, so they are bigger than the stock tires. I had to upgrade the crappy slow motor fans with some protek high speed fans, but the motor still gets to 180F if I run it non stop. 48mph off road is not too bad. I'll try it out with my better Gens ace basher pro batteries. Thats would make a huge difference in top speed. Great video as usual!
Thanks brother, yeah 48 is not too bad especially off-road, different batteries can sometimes give you that edge you need to squeeze out more speed, good luck, have fun and thanks for watching!🤙🏎️💨💨💨
@@rcreviews9894 Today I got 52mph off road with the better Gens ace basher pro batteries. Not bad at all. I just can't drive full speed non stop since the motor gets way too hot.
@@joseCalderon1976 nice 👍 yeah you wanna take it easy off road when your running the high speed gearing, the optional gearing is meant for hard smooth surfaces like the street 🤙
@@rcreviews9894 I'm just going to get a very high speed 3s lipo fan. That will solve the problem 😂👍. The XLX2 has no issues with that gearing. I just have to keep the motor cooler. 😂👍. And I'm using bigger tires than stock. 😁
@@joseCalderon1976 that’s what’s up
Great runs, scared me a few times with the fish tails and cutting right, and it's not my truck, haha :)
Yeah I try to take it easy now lol, I bought a brand new corvette body for my 4tec 2.0, put the high speed gearing in it and let it rip! First couple of passes went good, then I hit a uneven part of the street and flipped it at 60 mph lol, completely destroyed the body after only a few minutes running it for the first time! That was 85 dollars down the drain lol, the XRT is a very stable truck, I think the street and the fact that the XRT stock tires don’t have that much of a aggressive tread, kinda made it a little unstable at max throttle, It was fun though, definitely a rush! 🤙
@@rcreviews9894 That is definately one thing I like about Traxxas, fast, stable and durable for the most part. I feel completely comfortable handing the controller over to friends and my kids (after some lessons, haha). If only a body gets beat up, I call that a good run!
@@rmarkley79 yeah one cool thing too, if you buy the module that goes in the radio, you can change the settings via the app and nerf it so it doesn’t go as fast, it’s good for someone less experienced or a child that’s learning👍
@@rcreviews9894 Good call, I still need to get that. I usually set it to training mode on the ESC if I'm really concerned, but that would make things a lot easier. Thanks again for the content and reply!
Try Useing Traxxas Stability Management (tsm). It'll help keep it straight. The other thing is keeping the throttle pines longer. You'll get 60mph.
Yeah tsm was active, especially on a high speed straight away, when I would hit max throttle, it would kinda lean over to the right like it wanted to go into a skid so I would have to correct with quite a bit of left, which in turn would create that fish tail effect, kinda scary at those speeds lol, I may take it to another run location and try again, I’m pretty sure I can get it closer to the 60 mph 👍
yes people don’t realize especially with those bigger scale cars you need to keep in totally pinned for at least 3 full seconds if not a bit longer.
I love my kraton 6s v5 but man that xrt is fire 🔥. My son wants it for Christmas I might have to get it for him. It'll be our first 8s rc. How are you still liking it so far?
Yeah man it’s awesome, I’m really liking it! It’s more of a faster, better handling Xmaxx, your son won’t be disappointed, trust me it’s a beast! 🤙
@@rcreviews9894 Awesome! I'm glad you're still liking it. Yeah I'm gonna have to pull the plug on this one. I'm looking forward to future videos with you running the xrt. Happy holidays and many blessings
@@boomerak4774 thanks, you definitely haven’t seen the last of the XRT here on the channel, more to come and thanks for watching 🤙
55 =88km per hour is good for the big girl ! Nice speed runs there man !!
Thanks bro, I think I can get er to go faster! I need to find a better run location, that street sucks lol, it’s like driving on ice with the XRT at high speeds, 55 is a decent speed though your right!👍
@@rcreviews9894 ya i bet you probably would of got 60mph, if the surface was definitely different, great video brother 😉💪🏽💯
@@vitodambra72 thanks bro, yeah I miss my other run location, it was a much quieter street hardly any cars passing by and it was actual pavement so more traction👍
Would the xrt overheat running the high speed gearing at all times?
It could, high speed gearing is meant for flat smooth running surfaces, not off-road, I’ve ran mine off-road with the high speed gearing installed before and nothing happened, just know that it’s not recommended
You bought a XRT to drag race/speed run?
In this video we are doing a speed run to see how fast it is with the optional gearing, to answer your question, no, that’s not all I do with my XRT
I clocked mine up at 65mph with speed gears with fresh new batteries
Yeah, unfortunately we didn’t, that’s not to say it’s not possible under better running conditions, I could definitely tell the XRT did not like that road lol, kinda fishtailing out at higher speeds, that and my driving 😆
@@rcreviews9894 oh my XRT likes it. I ain’t lying. I’ve clocked it in my truck when I was driving and controlling it at the same time
Yeah right I don't believe
@@boomerak4774 I ain’t lying I’ve clocked it when I was driving my real truck and controlling it at the same time it was all stock I’ve seen it hit 61mph if I change out that esc and put a max 6 in it. It will blow pass it
@@boomerak4774 see for your self
what gears are you running
the optional high speed gearing that comes in the kit 23/46 🤙