ive been out too haha, thinking of coming back and saw this as the perfect opportunity. my first rc was an ecx torment and it was my favorite one because of how reliable and easily modifiable it was, but my second to last rc was an aarma that i cant quite remember the name of so i decided to check them out and this is gonna be the one for me and my step son, and when my son is old enough one for him too
Awesome.. When we ran, it was wet and slick so we didn't get good traction. We wanted to run anyway. They are a blast. We really like ours. Our first Arrma products. A+
Thanks.We love learning from our viewers! We looked in the boxes for the straps,, but they weren't included. This is our 1st Arrma and its awesome for how cheap it is..
That's awesome! How did the stock gear box hold up? We are thinking about doing something similar to ours. They are alot of fun, for sure!! Any tips on the mod?
That's a good question. If I remember correctly, with the stock charger, is 500mah output and the stock battery is 1800mah. So it would charge in about 4.5hours. Runtime was about 20 minutes of bashing fun. We upgraded ours to Lipo and use a Lipo Charger. Great Question!
@@BMPowered Cool, See those have Dean's connectors. Did you change the IC3 plug on ESC, or are you using adapters? Just bought this truck yesterday and looking for lipos to fit. Thanks for replying! 👍
yes an 1800mah pack..but we ran ours on 2S Lipo just fine, there is a setting on the ESC for Lipo or NIMH, make sure you choose the right setting for the battery you decide to run..There is a link in our description for the 2S lipo we were using. Check it out.
My nephew a r/c from Target for X-mas that was $100, I'm definitely buying this instead. Great way to break into the world of R/c, I remember my first car was a Kyosho buggy when I was his age
We also have my very old 1st buggy that was a kit, to restore and get back on the road.. Its an FX10. Can't wait until we get that done and bring it back to life.
You probably didn't charge your Lipo, or something is wrong with the cells. Did you set the ESC to Lipos from stock nimh setting? I have ran 5000mah 2S lipos in other 540 brushed motor SC trucks for about 40 to 50 minutes. I guess we will see because I ordered one.
Thank you!! I put a 540 (36mm) and it worked fine. I'm not sure about a 550. The mounting screws may not line up. Here is a link to it. It's way too powerful. Wheelies and flips for days! amzn.to/3ictIj2
So I own the blue one amd it was a Christmas gift for a kid. It is juuunk. It is not durable as far as the direct drive spur gear and the plastic diff cups with metal dog bones go. We have a plastic skateboard ramp from Walmart amd I can't hardly jump it without those metal drive shafts shearing those plastic diff cups in half. We put a 12t titan motor out of my 4x4 rustler in it and it couldn't handle it for long. Snapped the diff cup then he sheared the spur gear from a jump because there is no slipper clutch to absorb the impact. They don't make upgrade parts for these. No rpm or or aluminum parts u can change out the motor but if u decide to go brushless which I don't recommend u have to change out everything. Motor esc radio amd servo. The esc is all in one with the radio receiver the servo is 5 wire not 3 wire so it won't work on another receiver so if u want to upgrade the esc u will have to replace the the radio receiver and servo. I'm sure u know this by now but maybe your viewers don't and should stay away from this. I don't think its worth the 99 bucks. It is a shelf queen/paper weight now. It's not even worth driving in my opinion. Sorry about the long rant haha
Oh, I'm sure it can't take a ton of power, but.........that's what we plan to do! Throw a big motor in it and to the moon it goes! As long as we have fun, I am ok with it. It's still better than Walmart junk and about the same price. Appreciate the info though.
I found them to be absolute garbage. I bought three, one didn't work out of the box, one made it through half the first battery change and the third made it to its third battery charge. I could never in good faith recommend these trucks.
They may not be super fast (yet), but the Arrma Granite Voltage is super fun and durable! Tell us what you think below in the comments!
those small holes are for body clip holders
@@liljoesr.c.6340 Thank you. We appreciate our viewers that help us out, lol.
How long will it run for with the battery it comes with
@@kjaks1yt About 15 min or so. With the larger lipos it runs for almost 30.
@@kjaks1yt about 7 to 8 minutes
I bought the spectrum 2s lipo for it only $40
Those holes are for the arrma body clips with a bungee keeper. So u don’t loose your body clips.
Thanks!!
i totally didnt break all of those off on accident
Those holes are for the teathered cotter pins for the mega and blx
Nice trucks, The water made the traction slick, at least you got to test the waterproofing. lol. Can't wait to see your mods in the future..
For sure! No issues with water, which is good!
Thank you. I've been waiting for a skatepark bash video
Me too! Had a blast. We will be doing more. We need to find another one that has more room to "launch", hehe.
I've been out of the hobby for a bit but I just ordered 3 for me and my boys. Can't wait!
Awesome! We had a blast! Going to make it faster and more fun, lol.
ive been out too haha, thinking of coming back and saw this as the perfect opportunity. my first rc was an ecx torment and it was my favorite one because of how reliable and easily modifiable it was, but my second to last rc was an aarma that i cant quite remember the name of so i decided to check them out and this is gonna be the one for me and my step son, and when my son is old enough one for him too
@@BMPoweredI'm going to buy one of these for my brother for Christmas, what do you need to make it faster/better?
Very nice I purchased one of these 2s power thanks for sharing👍👍👍
Thise holes are for bodyclip retainers
Ordered one today for my grandson. Can't beat $59 for his first car.
Nope
From Horizon? Good luck I ordered 1 in the first 30 min of sale and I am on backorder list ..
@@donwoodruffii3943 got mine Monday, 4 day delivery!!!!
There for the tethers for body clips
The extra holes are for body clip attachments
Thanks.. we figured it out. LOL. It's a great option! Those clips tend to get lost pretty easily..
I just got one of these myself! Looking forward to getting it to skate park.
Awesome.. When we ran, it was wet and slick so we didn't get good traction. We wanted to run anyway. They are a blast. We really like ours. Our first Arrma products. A+
The extra holes in the body are for the body clip retainers (like I the the granite 4x4s... It's a rubber lanyard for the clips basically
Those extra holes are for arrma body clips that have rubber band so the clips stay with the body. It’s a must have. Only a few bucks
Thanks! Definitely will be getting.
The other hose in the body if nobody else has said their Hood pin connectors straps you put straps for Hood pins
Thanks.We love learning from our viewers! We looked in the boxes for the straps,, but they weren't included. This is our 1st Arrma and its awesome for how cheap it is..
Yeah the straps don't come with it have to buy them aftermarket but they're pretty cool it's the ones that come on the 4 x 4 arrma Granite truck
Sweet. Thanks for the info. I'll see if I can get them up at our local hobby shop.
Can you do another bashing at the skatepark when it dry with these
Definitely.
If you decide to run lipo battery, move jumper on speed controller to lipo setting. Also get adapter or solder change out connector.
What 2s lipo should i get for the voltage? I want to be able to just plug it in with no problems
@@jimbo4203 lipo with an ic3/ ec3 connector
@@JaxsonM22 i got a couple Zeee 5200 50c batteries that plug right in no problem and have been working great so far
I bought this for my 10yr old grandson he beats the crap out of it and it just keeps going! 2 thumbs up for arrma. Very Durable for a $99 truck
Excellent!!!
@@BMPowered i just Subscribed to your Channel i like how you do things
@@jameshankssr466 Welcome to the fam!!
@@BMPowered 👍
Yeah 😅, upgrade mine too brushless motor and esc, think with my dirthill bashing.tore up rear differential.know how to fix it??? Vegas Paul here...
Those holes are for body clip leashes. It's the ole' ball n' chain for body clips lol
Thanks. It's like the holes on our RedCat Rampage truck. It has those clip leashes too but I misplaced them.. lol
They are for a wing mount
Not to long got one turned it brushless added lights wheelie bar 3900kv dynamite motor 45a esc it’s super fast and fun bald my tires out quick!!!
That's awesome! How did the stock gear box hold up? We are thinking about doing something similar to ours. They are alot of fun, for sure!! Any tips on the mod?
What's the typical run time and charge time on the original batteries
That's a good question. If I remember correctly, with the stock charger, is 500mah output and the stock battery is 1800mah. So it would charge in about 4.5hours. Runtime was about 20 minutes of bashing fun. We upgraded ours to Lipo and use a Lipo Charger. Great Question!
Just bought this for $59 for my daughter at the Horizon Black Friday sale....It will be perfect for my 8 year old. I will stick to my Losi DBXL-E 2.0.
Awesome!! Great deal!
So mad I missed out on this deal
@@Spacesprocketz Unfortunately. Still a great deal though.
Got one too during the sale for my 7 year old...He absolutely loves it. Especially paired with a 2s lipo.
@@cbmadcow Awesome!! Don't miss our next video. We may have suped it up a bit 😁
What brand and mah 2s lipo were you running. Thanks!
5200 mah Goledt amzn.to/3fG7bd3
@@BMPowered Cool, See those have Dean's connectors. Did you change the IC3 plug on ESC, or are you using adapters? Just bought this truck yesterday and looking for lipos to fit. Thanks for replying! 👍
Can you put on a wheelie bar and wings???
There aren't a ton of aftermarket/upgrade parts for them. I'm sure there is a way though.
I put a 4370kv and a Castle sidewinder 2 in mine and OH BOY!... BOUGHT A FEW MORE.Crazy project on the way
Great minds think alike 😜!
Amazon has it for &59 and a 30% coupon so it comes to $42!
Wow! Link in description!
Any links?
@@Spacesprocketz There is a link in the description. Unfortunately that was a Black Friday sale. It's now back to normal price.
Do u have to do any programming to switch battery over to lipo?
Nope.
does it come with the nimh
Yes it does.
yes an 1800mah pack..but we ran ours on 2S Lipo just fine, there is a setting on the ESC for Lipo or NIMH, make sure you choose the right setting for the battery you decide to run..There is a link in our description for the 2S lipo we were using. Check it out.
My nephew a r/c from Target for X-mas that was $100, I'm definitely buying this instead. Great way to break into the world of R/c, I remember my first car was a Kyosho buggy when I was his age
You should! These rock and so much fun!!
We also have my very old 1st buggy that was a kit, to restore and get back on the road.. Its an FX10. Can't wait until we get that done and bring it back to life.
When you switched to the lipo batteries was it faster ?
Yes, but not nearly as fast as swapping motors, lol!
@@BMPowered where do I find a better motor and how much is it ?
Stableizer mount
Cool. Do you have a link?
Are the parts on these replaceable?
Not so much.
Biggest let down for me was run time. Even with a 5200 2s lipo I could only get 12 to 14 mins tops.
Really? Did you swap the pin from nimh to lipo? We ran for almost an hour on our lipos.
You probably didn't charge your Lipo, or something is wrong with the cells. Did you set the ESC to Lipos from stock nimh setting? I have ran 5000mah 2S lipos in other 540 brushed motor SC trucks for about 40 to 50 minutes. I guess we will see because I ordered one.
@@j.m.8185 what 2s lipo should i get for the voltage ,that will just plug in
@@jimbo4203 EC3 Zee 2S 5200 lipo.
@@ubreakitirepairit3569 that's funny, i bought the exact Zeee 's and they work way better than the mim one,had them for 3 weeks now
Just got my son one for Christmas
Awesome! They are a blast. Let us know how he likes it.
Change this to say $60 and wait for the views to come in. On sale at tower hobbies
Amazon has it for 42! Crazy cheap!
Just subscribed and got a voltage cuz im a newbie
Welcome! They are fun! Not a lot of upgrade parts, but a great first car.
Weak point on the truck the servo saver I suggest ordering extra 1
Thanks for tip!
Could i throw a 550 brushless in this or would it not fit? Thanks!! Awesome video btw
Thank you!! I put a 540 (36mm) and it worked fine. I'm not sure about a 550. The mounting screws may not line up. Here is a link to it. It's way too powerful. Wheelies and flips for days! amzn.to/3ictIj2
@@BMPowered awesome, thanks for the reply! Even after months i got a reply in only a couple hours?? Thats commitment 😂
@@colonelcalcium6219 Haha, anytime!
My voltage truck was brushless and loads of fun stuff but my brother totally destroy mine.hot abew one coming soon.😂😂
Nice 👌
Slapped a 570 in mine on 3s
Did your pinion gear work loose or the spur gear shred some on the edge?
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I enjoyed a great video let's be friends.
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Love mine! so much fun stuff thks pm out.
So I own the blue one amd it was a Christmas gift for a kid. It is juuunk. It is not durable as far as the direct drive spur gear and the plastic diff cups with metal dog bones go. We have a plastic skateboard ramp from Walmart amd I can't hardly jump it without those metal drive shafts shearing those plastic diff cups in half. We put a 12t titan motor out of my 4x4 rustler in it and it couldn't handle it for long. Snapped the diff cup then he sheared the spur gear from a jump because there is no slipper clutch to absorb the impact. They don't make upgrade parts for these. No rpm or or aluminum parts u can change out the motor but if u decide to go brushless which I don't recommend u have to change out everything. Motor esc radio amd servo. The esc is all in one with the radio receiver the servo is 5 wire not 3 wire so it won't work on another receiver so if u want to upgrade the esc u will have to replace the the radio receiver and servo. I'm sure u know this by now but maybe your viewers don't and should stay away from this. I don't think its worth the 99 bucks. It is a shelf queen/paper weight now. It's not even worth driving in my opinion. Sorry about the long rant haha
Oh, I'm sure it can't take a ton of power, but.........that's what we plan to do! Throw a big motor in it and to the moon it goes! As long as we have fun, I am ok with it. It's still better than Walmart junk and about the same price. Appreciate the info though.
Also, I got them on sale, so did not pay $99.
@@BMPowered 60 bucks on black friday haha. Order alot of those diff cups u will need it haha
@@jeffbryner5355 Haha, you may be right!
I found them to be absolute garbage. I bought three, one didn't work out of the box, one made it through half the first battery change and the third made it to its third battery charge. I could never in good faith recommend these trucks.
That's sad to hear. We did swap out batteries, but never any trouble so far. We love them! Even jumped them at a skate park.
People talk too much we can read its 2020 just drive dannngit