Traxxas Rustler 4x4 VXL Speed Test
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- I test out the new Rustler 4x4 VXL to see how fast it is out of the box. I swap out the 11t pinion with the 17t pinion and i run both on 2s and 3s. I also hit a curb. Hard. R.I.P. 3s Lipo. You will be missed. I have a feeling my pre-order is going to be the new Demo when it comes in. I'm ok with the red and blue Rustler. That's fine. Everything's fine.
Please forgive the sound quality. Something was messing with the signal. There was a big event going on in the parking lot next to me.
anyone else amazed at how smooth this car sounds and drives ? I mean it is like warm butter sliding across a hot pan. very smooth ride.
I love my ruslter vxl sound it rips lol
are you going to get the 4x4 like in the video ?
Yes
Water Islife they are awesome I have one I put the 17 tooth pinion in it, on nimh it hits 50-53 on 3s lipo it hits the 60-65 it’s awesome my neighbors love watching when I do speed runs and I got a normal rustler for if the neighborhood kids want to drive around
Warm butter sliding across a hot pan straight into a curve .. Oh yeah 😎
Brave man risking the phone to test the speed. And better the battery rather than the phone, way less expensive.
This video can easily be an iPhone durability test video.
Oh, my LIKE, DECIDED TO LIKE-30 AWESOME
Man it took a head on Smash into the corb and didnt Break Anything..Wow..I Love Traxxas, sound quality right out of the box. Awesome vid.
That was a crazy hit.. This thing is tough!
You should see my launch video.
traxxas is best
Probably hit 60 if had bigger parking lot. Takes a little time for the GPS to register that speed
@bluchevy01 Big Facts your 💯 right bro👍
@@vitodambra72 yea it's really frustrating because I cant keep it pinned for more than 2 seconds or else it'll just flip and destroy the body
I gotta have 17tooth pinion and 3s lipo
Also the phone added excess weight
@@jakebroussard6468 This is the comment i searched for peoples tend to forget that weight is a huge deal with the speed of every car and in small scale it's more prevalent... Avegrage smart phone weighs anything from 140-170 gramms and with a case on it can go up to 200 gramms which is about 7,1 ounces vs. a strap on small gps meter like. a hobbypro 5 rc gps meter is exactly 1.41 oz the phone is almsot 7 times heavier or at least six times even the lightest smartphone.
That is pretty fast and sounds about right with the high speed pinion included. Nice video, just what i needed to see👍👍
Thank you!
Its gotta be the added weight of your phone. Hopefully its not set in training mode. Awesome trials bro. Good video! Im glad shes ok
thats what mode its set in my rustler 4x4 vxl goes as fast as it with the 3s lipo battery without the new gear in it and it only runs on 2s lipo battery,s
Excellent demo video Sir. Sorry about your batt but I enjoyed your systematic approach to showing speeds under various conditions. Thanks.
Thanks!
great to watch your video because… Because you make them so great. I was sad when you crashed happy the car survives no problem… Later that night you probably cleaned it all up. I ordered the car yesterday don't know when I'm going to get it and I will be using to cell Lipo battery… So to hit 40 miles an hour was great news for me using the 17 tooth pinion… I'm not sure I'm guessing it comes in the box is that right? Cool if it does. I think it's going to be a blast thanks for being here take care and have fun
I just bought a traxxas rustler 2wd (12T Titan brushed). I did a speed test on it after upgrading the pinion to the included 28T pinion & 86T spur (if my memory serves me correct). They claim 35+mph on it, i got 31mph. Same here too, that motor got super hot & quickly.
With the stock setup, i was able to run my 5200mah 2S for about 20-25mins. And the motor barely even got warm.
So yeah, I may just go back to the stock setup. Cuz I don't feel starting to replace parts so quickly lol.
Perfect video. Tested every speed option that a new owner would have. Just put my 17 tooth in and running 2s and wondered what the speed was and you answered it.
Crappy about the grass and the 17 tooth. I guess ill have to change gears as I change my driving surface. Part of the hobby
I think if you put a heatsink on the motor and a fan on the esc it would be OK with 13/14t in the grass. 👍
I can't Believe you put your phone in there lol! Cool Vid! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Hey, all or nothing. I've knocked my phone off my tripod with my E Revo a few times.
You need a longer run space and you’ll get 60mph
I actually tried it on my road and I could still only get 56mph
agreed , i think he hit 60 for a second , but the android gps wasnt fast enough
Outsourced RC What adapter do you use to connect the xt60 or xt90 battery to the Traxxas esc?
RC Johnny2 i'd hit 60mph ;-)
I just got one today and my first run wow this video does it justice
OUCH!!!!😲🔫 Can't believe the truck took it and the battery didn't. Haha that was crazy. Sorry about the battery man. It sucks to kill a brand new lipo. Money down the drain.😢😢😢
It's cool. I've killed a couple of lipos
Great video! I can't believe anyone would give you a thumbs down on this. Plus I learned how to change the pinion gear. Thank you so much for this!!! What App are you using for the speed recordings?
Thanks! I have no idea what app that is. If you go through the comments, I think its in one of them on this video.
i used a parking lot about 5 times that length to get my stock 2wd rustler vxl to 64mph. that was 7 years ago so i dont remember much about it except that you have to accelerate as fast as you can but keep the front end down or it goes air born. also the final drive line ratio changes because the stock tires swell up which makes the traction patch significantly thinner and it eats the tires quicker. it was fun though
you needed to use a 20 tooth pinion gear, and a 54 tooth spur gear to get max speed
Ive hear a 15 with 3s really brings ot to life
Seen these do 66mph! Something seems off.
Poor poor lipo you are sooooo lucky thut it dident catched fire it would have melted down all the plastics (the whole car).
@@issac3100 na bro the battery was crushed and he had to switch batteries.
I'm amazed the magnets in the motor haven't damaged your phone. Nice driving 😎😉☻☻
I'm convinced this phone is invincible. You wouldn't believe what I've done to it.
might mess with it a bit ... but why would it ruin it permanently ?
Magnets mess with hard drives and screens a lot of the time. They have to be pretty close or very strong most of the time.
Good runs, they say that 17 pinon is just for asphalt. Sorry to see that new lipo got trashed.
That Lipo is still kicking actually.
great quality video !
5:35 😭😭😭 at least the battery ate all the damage.... Good thing it didn't go up in flames... good lipo lol.
I just bought one of these today. Can't wait to run it
It's 5 years later now. Do you still have it up and running?
You really have to get yourself some real Allen drivers man!!
I have some. I forgot them at the house.
lol
Great video good, useful, real, thank you
Nice speed test and video man👍👍
You got taken that hood off like a pro not me I struggle for 10 minutes to get that off👊✌️
You and me both dude
It took practice.
Does it still wheelie ok with the 17t pinion ,as in if you nail the throttle at low speeds on 3s on tarmac it still has plenty of punch
I have a Maxx but love the look of these so very tempted to get one
Great video btw
Mark UK south coast
Yon know, I dont remember. I havent not driven this thing with the 17t since the launch video.
ok no probs thanks
Probably been said but the resistance on those tires is robbing speed.. smooth street tires
I’m new to rc and was thinking about getting this one with the 3s. Is it bad to run the 17t all the time? I think I heard somewhere that it can overheat easily and you shouldn’t use it for bashing but only for top speed runs.
Thats basicly it. I never run the 17t
you need 2 cooling fans for speed controller and motor to keep it cool
As soon as you put 3S in, things start to go wrong. It's always this way, why do people never learn. Rustler should be run on 2S, just like The E Revo on 4S and X Max on 6S. Anything more is asking for trouble / repairs / parts / expenses.
I couldnt agree more. I often experienced these issues with overheating or stripping the spur gear on my 2wd and 4wd slashes whenever i used a 3s. Some folks blame the gearing set up, and others say its because of the 3s lipos. Trial and error.
neodym 007 Lmao are you guys thick in the head, we’re here to have fun the cars are repairable. Plus the cars are rated to take what it says on the box, he voided the warranty the moment he used non traxxas batteries and the cars are not meant to use top speed gearing in grass. Read directions and you’ll be fine.
Thats an advertisement for hardcase lipos XD
Good video
Throw the Sledghammer wheels and tires on there to squeeze out more mph.
My rustler will hit 36 on nihm!
I know that was a real pain in the ass trying to change a pinion with those cheap ass hex bits lol lol. I started carrying proper tools with me most days now!
The camera doesn’t do the speed of the car any justice the 11t is more than enough on 3s for anyone getting into this hobby from personal experience it totally suprisee me how fast it went out of the box
Thanks for the great video. What GPS app is that you are using. I have a couple old phones kicki g around might use them rather than getting a dedicated GPS for speed runs. Thanks in advance.
What 3s and 2s batteries would you recommend for use with the rustler? Loved the video!
Honestly, now that I've had several Traxxas batteries, I'd go with the Traxxas batteries that they recommend on their site for the Rustler.
Outsourced RC thanks!
I'm guessing on pavement, that parking lot just isn't large enough to really max out the speed. I see you're in GA, got any good recommendations for r/c tracks I can check out? I have a Rustler 4x4 VXL as well, getting back into the hobby after a 15 year lapse.
The only track I know of is in Henry county. i forget its name. Henry county RC club?
Lol dammit right into that curb! Sorry about the new battery. Is it no good now?
It might be ok, but I dont trust it. A damaged Lipo can be dangerous. It could catch fire and burn something down.
@@outsourcedrc definatly, maybe wrap it up with electrical tape? Those things are so expensive I wouldn't throw it away. I wonder if they can be fixed? That's too bad man. Well comes with the hobby I guess.
I store them in a safe spot. I don't want one blowing up inside an RC
Okay watching this video made me had a epiphany my car's way undergeared
venom batterys have more power then traxxas batterys my old rustler runs fine on traxxas but on venom i have tire blow ups from the fast speeds iv blown about 10 tires on it stock mainly a few metal parts
There calculations are on their batterys so 150 constant amps
Good test.....
thanks for the awesome video bro I'm trying to make up my mind in the next two weeks if I want to get the Bandit VXL or the russtler VXL. I just started my own TH-cam channel a couple weeks ago if you have any advice for me on what I should do as far as material or change let me know thank you
I'd personally go with the Rustler.
Advice is a service I offer. First, no vertical videos. Landscape is important. Second, you need to film in a higher resolution. It looks like you are using your front facing camera on your phone in one of your videos. The front facing cameras usually have a lower resolution than the rear cameras. I know its nice to see the screen, but the rear camera is better. Third, you should just practice and keep making videos! You will get better in time. Forth, dont take criticism personally. Use it to make your channel better. Also, just because someone criticizes you, it doesnt mean they are right!
Hey buddy thank you so much for the advice I really appreciate it and that's exactly what I needed. I will keep all those things in mind and use them to my advantage thanks again keep bashing
@@rcjer6473 No problem! check back with me after you have made a few videos and we will see how you are doing.
Lucky it wasn't the phone! Buy a dynamite RC GPS - bulletproof even if the car turns over at 80+
Yeah I may get one. Or maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to get a new phone 😉
Nice vid! I do think it foto’s have gone a bit faster oma lobster road and without phone. It would have reached 60mph
The car didn't sound right after the impact. it wasn't as smooth as before. I think that effected the speed.
Just curious: How well does this truck handle thicker or taller grass? Thanks in advance.
It does fine. You just cant run it with the high speed gears in the grass.
Mine was doing 60+, but I was running a 3s 2200. Much less weight. I found that it gets so hot, I only want to use up a 2200. I'm afraid I'll burn it up using a 5000.
Im gonna be going crazy with the gearing im putting a 60t spur and 31t pinon gear and on 3s with a 4500kv motor that revs to 60k rpm
nice runs
U know if traxxas sees any of these videos ur hobbyshop could get into some crap with traxxas. Then orange sticker on the box that says first arrived for display model purposes n also i heard ur hobbyshop is suppose to send it back once they get there first shipment out, now i dunno if its to make sure they didn’t sell the display model or something but ya i told someone i seen a running video on this rig n this is what they told me FYI
I think u would’ve hit higher speeds if u had a bigger spot to run
STEVO D 313 I’m not sure if your info is correct. I bought the UDR and and Erevo 2.0 from my LHS after it was ok for them to sell. They didn’t have to send those first deliveries back. But they wouldn’t let me take them till they had the OK from Traxxas.
RC's Big Air that’s just what I was told by Richie aka driftomaniacs n ya I guess if u get the ok from traxxas they would rather sell the display if they can over getting it back cus people don’t want one people been messing with, but ya I wouldn’t care I’d get my discounted price n go bash that baby! 😂 🤣
RC's Big Air that’s why in my comment I said that’s what I heard, cus u can’t believe everything u hear u jnow
The hobby shop gets to sell the demo. It's perfectly fine to take this thing out and demo it. That's what it is for. I just take it out for a day and record a video and bring it back. It literally says on the box "for demonstration purposes." What's going to happen with this one most likely is they will keep my preorder and I'll end up buying this one.
I’ve many curbs also...lol.... never seen a battery do that.
Nice California special.
Thanks! It was super hard to find. I've been looking for one for years and bought the first 2011-2012 I found.
A lot of people like the granite also what 3s lipo do u guys recommended and or don’t buy....
Honestly, I use venom batteries in all my RC's. I havent had any Traxxas batteries last me very long. They always get puffy very quickly. I hear different things about different brands so much. It seems batteries are the most iffy part of this hobby.
I'm sure those tires don't help either the talons are pretty garbage for grip, its actually funny that the anaconda's are stickier but still not the best for speed runs
You have to get a Traxxas battery to make your car do 60 I have the same car and all you need to make your car do 65 is a 20tooth pinion gear and a 54 tooth spur gear and a 3s battery with at least 50 plus c
I dont know. I have not tried this since I got Traxxas batteries for it.
Great video bro! Thanks for sharing :) Man, that pinion just slides off the motorshaft - amazing. On my Arrma there's so much threadlock on there it takes me a gearpuller and heat to force it off lol. Again, awesome bro! I just upped a speed test of my V3 Arrma Talion yesterday with 6s and the high speed 20T pinion. You might wanna check it out :) I liked and subscribed ;)
Thanks! I wanted to use what came in the box. I mean, any speed is reachable with enough mods, so I just wanted to give people an idea of what it will do with stock parts.
Alright, that's perfectly fine. The 20T pinion I used was also included in the box.
Weird how it overheated so fast in the grass. Was that just because you had previously run it a bunch of times at a high speed?
I currently have the Rustler 4x4 with the brushed motor, but eventually I'd like to trade it in for the VXL, and I'm curious about heating issues. Is this a frequent occurrence? That'd be a bummer to be out on a trail ride and the thing quits on me. That being said, I've also seen people running heatsinks and fans to mitigate the over-heating issues so maybe that's a potential solution.
Its the gearing. The high speed gear will cause it to over heat in the grass. Thats how all RC's are.
Need the 20t pinion
Awesome info thanks!!! I’ll stick to VENOM
Ok...only been in rc a few years....but Traxxas has different modes on your ESC....and I noticed you used reverse...which isnt available in race mode, right? That would give you the most power output.
Race mode doesn't give more power. It's because when you actually race, they don't allow reverse to be used. Race mode disables that.
Bigger lot would be nice
Nice Video but i would save my Money and buy a Arma Kraton v3 or the traxxas e revo
I mean, this is basically like an e-revo and rustler had a kid.
Mines probably gonna do 100+ idk yet
I think the phone is making it slower
I probably got them wet too even tjo waterproof speeds up w ear tear was going send back traxxas there willing trade them in for new ones i mainly running my 8th 5th scale cars right now but got say rustler looks like fun truck
Try recalibrating esc and or check settings. Seems to me like ur missing some topend bc mine cant keep the wheels down
Not as advertised. Need 50 spur 20 pinion.
go to 18 tooth pinion one can definitely make a difference
How long does the 3s battery last?
Good video
Like, close to an hour I'd guess.
Hi mate, how did you set the mesh on the 17t if the screw on the motor goes back into the same hole? As I want to do this to mine. Thanks in advance
Same thing happened to my powerhobby
Great video👍 In your opinion, would the two wheel drive be faster?
I highly doubt it.
Not stock, if you had the same motor though yes because there would b less wheels to turn but not much faster
Hi, as an experienced, could you tell your opinion about back side Rustler (willy bar on a plastic)? Am worry what it will broke very often...How it works in real life? Thanks!
the phones heavy and the app takes a while to register in a small parking lot so maybe take that into account.
Yeah that thing is not a 6000kv motor or anything like that it has super-tall gears on a big heavy truck you need a lot more run way to get to top speed
You ran these tests with the stock plastic bearing adapter or you used aluminum bearing adapter on this video? Can you reply please?
it was completely stock out of the box.
What is the connector you are using for that Venom battery? It seems like I can only use a traxxas battery with the traxxas ID connector. Is Venom compatible as well?
Keep in mind the weight of your phone.
Yeah that weight does matter. i wanted the little gps, but I dont care enough about speed runs to pay so much for something I'd almost never use.
@@outsourcedrc yeah to me they're not as exciting a offroad
What do u use for ur speed test? Device?
This right here.
www.amazon.com/SKYRC-GSM-015-Speed-Meter-SK-500024-01/dp/B07RWL8BTG
That’s the wrong battery my guy you need a lipo 5200 for maximum speed. That’s a venom 5000
i think you got set on Training Mode
The phone probity weighed it down
Hey man is there any chance of not fit the traxxas battery 11.1v 3s 5000mha into the rustler vxl?
#2872x does not fit. Its too long.
Great vid man!.. Kinda disappointing that it overheated in the grass. Should I consider the revo 2.0 instead? Not sure if the revo 2.0 is worth the hassle with the complaints on things breaking. Lmk thanks
It only overheated because of the gearing. It doesn't over heat with the stock gearing. It's a hard decision between the two. I like them both and I don't regret the E Revo 2.0. The 2.0 is bigger and meaner but it's size is why it breaks. I think they are both fun but the 2.0 is going to cost a lot more with it's required upgrades.
Just needs a decent ESC and motor eg MM2 and a 2200 kv CC.
Would using road tires have helped gain a few MPH in this test vs the big soft tires on there?
Not really. It should have only impacted the acceleration.
Think about the weight of the phone to tho
What adapter do you use to connect the xt60 or xt90 battery to the Traxxas esc?
Just the Traxxas connector that came with the batteries.
If you have the need for speed you need to run higher C rated batteries the higher the C rated the better chance you'll get to the speed you need
Do you have the link for the 2s lipo and the 17 tooth pinion gear also should I get this rc for my budget of $500
put traxxas 3s 6400 and you will see the difference...
the stock pinion is 11t?
Yep