The summit was my first hobby grade rc, had lots of fun with it when I got it 10 years ago. I need to give it some love and return it to its former glory
Sensored brushless, upgraded a-arms, double orange springs, MIP metal CVD's, LEM diff cups, and the aluminum LEM dogbone carrier (shifter,) and it's my all time favorite RC. It takes some work but well worth it.
Love my summit had it for about 5 years. When you go brushless you will need some upgrades luckily lots of the E Revo 2.0 parts fit since they share a chassis and suspension components 👏👍
I have been a subscriber for a while now and am just impressed with Kevin's rc collection he sets a goal and accomplishes them to get the things he wants out of life .GOOD JOB KEV 👍
It was my very first rc car and to date I am still very happy with it. In the meantime I have built up a whole collection but this remains one of my absolute favorites !! I absolutely love it!
@@KevinTalbotTV haha... I'm sure it will keep me busy, counting how many times your name is mentioned in the comment section. I might just reply with a number, see how far I get! 😅
@@KevinTalbotTV Just got mine as well, I picked it up at half price with my LHS closing down. Got new road car which has meant Summit has sat in corner for a week.
For some reason I've always looked over the Summit... might have to do some more research. Thanks for showing this one off. Cant wait to see what you do with it. I do think it would benefit from slightly thinner tires.
Im glad my first professional RC was the 1 16 summit vxl. It still runs great after 8 or 9 years. Of course some parts broke and im waiting for some parts to be delivered but i guess every RC car will have some issues
Had a summit for ten years they are quality! Way better when made Brushless but the rear diff lasted about ten minutes on 6s so ended up turning a solid diff in the lathe. Will be interesting to see how you do it
I live out in the woods so I absolutely love my Summitt. I actually geared my down some. 11T pinion. Truck is amazing with the RC4WD MUD SLINGER tires.👍👍 Even the PRO LINE TRENCHERS are a really good all around tire for the Summit.
I’ve never owned a summit but I’ve always loved the idea of it and hopefully one day I can pick one up. Thank you Kevin for always making my day better!
Oh man you'll love your summit. The hardcore scale crawlers hate them, but it's really a great we'll rounded car. Can be tweaked easily to handle almost anything you want to do with it. I'm actually getting ready to do a video detailing how I'm setting mine up with a good 4 wheel steering setup.
Kev I had a Summit. I went brushless with a Mamba Monster X and 2200kv Sensored combo. Still ran it on 4s. Go sensored o the Summit. It’s so worth it. I loved that truck.
Another great video! I miss my summit! I had a brushless castle setup in mine and it was a blast to drive. I can't wait to see what you put in your summit. Thanks for all the great videos. Bash on my friend!
Im an avid RC racer whose never owned or driven any bashers, but really enjoy your videos! The TH-cam channels dedicated to the hardcore racing a bit too dry and boring and i know everything anyways!
I do love the classic summit, definitely a bit of a jack of all trades but a master of none but still a awesome model, and new tires and brushless and it becomes a bashing beast. I’m a good traxxas fan you only have to look at my collection to see that but dam Traxxas really need to sort out their wobbly wheels they keep putting on models, we pay high end money so shouldn’t have to put up with wobbly wheels my trx4 was the same..
That rc car is very similar in mechanical parts, comparison to the e-revo 2.0 . That means it should be extremely durable when you hook it up with a brushless system. I reckon you Should put a 4s motor in there so it’s still controllable but also still quite as fast, and make sure it’s sensored so it can still crawl. But I’ll let you decide what you want to do with it.
I'm glad I have one. Made it brushless! *** heads up *** to people wanting to buy this, buy the tr-4 micro servos, they're metal gears on the inside and I use them for my differential locks and my high and low transmission and they never failed me yet! They are so much cheaper than traxxas's micro servo plus traxxas's servos are plastic gears so you will go through so many of them! So definitely would recommend the tr-4 micro servo! I bought 2 as a back up for the upgrades I've done already hahaha
Hey Shelby with upgrading your summit to brushless did you have trouble with the rear diff? I have done the conversion and after 2 stand and 2 E-revo rear diffs completely destroyed I gave up and went back to the standard brushed motor.
I will also add, I'm in Australia so when Kev posts a vid, 9 times out of 10 it's late-ish here which means I'm a bit pissed. Could cloud my judgement. (It 100% does). I look forward to it being bashed........ I'm drunk!!!
I personally like having the rear diff lock come in first like a real truck! I wish Traxxas or some other company would make a gearbox like 2 hi, 4 hi, 4 lo like a real truck and also keep the diff locks!
Traxxas Summit is the most versatile Rc car you can find,.. , really great for someone new to current RC's, but please traxxas, where's your brushless version 👌👍😉
Nice Summit Kev .. If you change over to Brushless you will need to change the axle shafts to metal More power and speed will strip out the splines also do the silicone earplug trick in the diffs.. Have fun
Finally the summit! For sone months i commented that Kevin should get a summit. And now, he finally has done it 👏😃 Can't wait to see the upgrade series.
You could say the same for the e REVO 2.0. Raise the suspension and boom summit competitor. Plus the e REVO has more power, clipless body mounting and in my opinion looks cooler. What are you thoughts Kev? Compare the Summit and E REVO 2.0?
Hey Kevin just a quick heads up converting the summit to brushless will bring you a world of pain. I'm sure you have a great supplier in the UK but here in Australia I couldn't keep up with all the required upgrades. The biggest issue you will have is the rear diff I even upgraded to the E-revo harden steel Crown and pinion and still destroyed the crown. Anyways myself and my kids enjoy watching your videos keep them coming.
Kev!!!! I have the summit and converted to 8s now I blow the transmission everytime. But it's amazing standing backflips and so much speed it's unreal!!!
This is my dream rc car it's unbelievable but it compares nothing to how much progress you have made in the past, I really wish I had the mighty traxxas summit 😭😭😔😔😢😞
I’ve been waiting for this on the channel. I can’t wait to see this run on brushless power!!!! I always been impressed with the Revo platform. Biggest does side is durability. It didn’t break!!!! 👊👊👊👍👍👍
Kev. Can you PLEASE Get a Green MAXX. The green one looks SO GOOD. I've seen them in person. The green Maxx is the best ever looking truck. AND I still REALLY want to see another Skatepark bash with the maxx. Thanks!!!
Not sure how it is with you across the pond but working in a hobbyshop in the U.S., Traxxas does not void warranty for different plugs on the electronics.
trust me, the only traxxas car thats durable out the box besides the xmaxx is the slash 2wd brushless, insanely durable and low on cost, you should defiantly consider buying it.
1question why haven't you gotten the summit before? Have the first gen of the summit and for the first I pulled it apart not much worn out. And I gave it he'll offload and crawling. All stock. Only 3 engine changed. All servos still works. Lov your vids and this truck , trx4 sport 👍 always enjoy watching you
Kev, i tanked my titan 775 in my summit. Be great if you did the upgrade video so I can see what you use and how to upgrade my summit properly! Thanks man!
I love my Summit, I’ve installed a Hobbywing Pro XRS8 with the 4274 motor on 6S and this thing is awesome. I did sensored setup so it retained the smooth crawling capability liked the stock brushed.
So it still crawls and everything as far as bashing? I’m not looking to send it off HUGE jumps just terrain. How’s it holding up? I was thinking about getting the maxx but then I like the idea of a 1/8 rock crawler and the ability to still drive fast with it. Thank you 🙏
@@FlashBro-r4w yes, with its two speed transmission and a sensored brushless motor, it has great low speed control and torque. I broke a drive shaft at the beach a few months ago but it was nose diving off a sand jump and I landed under more power than normal on the front wheel and broke that shaft. First time I’ve broken anything. It’s a Revo chassis with more ground clearance and bigger tires so it can handle 6S fine if you drive right.
@@FlashBro-r4w mine will do high fifties, the stock tire can only handle about 40 so I got tires that were belted so they don’t turn to pie cutters at high speed.
@@jasonengland2357 that’s good to hear. I might just have to go out and buy this setup for the summit. I want a vic that’s kind of a 1 stop shop do it all n this sounds like the closest thing. Thanks for letting me know your set up brother 😎👍
I loved how my summit looked and worked when crawling, but we named it pandora, because I broke something every time we went out, regardless of crawling or bashing...
i built a rc car out of pvc,rubber bands and some wood and electronics and on its 5th race it blew up and it was a huge explosion,parts were found up to 35meters away! 2 other cars were also damaged. So lesson learn,make a rc car with safety features or buy them,but their actually really expensive(the exciting ones)
It’s a pretty lack lustre basher & crawler. But, it is a basher and a crawler none the less. Still, pretty cool. Great for somebody new in the hobby that wants something interesting that can cover a pretty wide pallet of styles without being fast enough to be uncontrollable and destroy itself.
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The summit was my first hobby grade rc, had lots of fun with it when I got it 10 years ago. I need to give it some love and return it to its former glory
My too, I will soon be buying a new one because my old 7-year summit is broken
@@paweszarzec7228 how broken? 🤔it's hobby grade you can fix a replace every part on it. You don't need a new one.
@@johnnycash7803 The repair would cost approximately $ 423 😦
@@paweszarzec7228 what is it that broke? I've never broken any of my cars where the cost would equal almost a new one.
@Founding Fathers Definitely a lot more "hobby grade" than your average RC.
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Sensored brushless, upgraded a-arms, double orange springs, MIP metal CVD's, LEM diff cups, and the aluminum LEM dogbone carrier (shifter,) and it's my all time favorite RC. It takes some work but well worth it.
One thing that is ABSOLUTELY EPIC about you, is that you listen to us subscribers and get the toys we ask for. Really appreciate it Kev!!
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Love my summit had it for about 5 years. When you go brushless you will need some upgrades luckily lots of the E Revo 2.0 parts fit since they share a chassis and suspension components 👏👍
You don’t understand how long I have waited for Kev to do a video on the Summit
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This was the very first rc car that i saw on yt when i was younger but man now i’m fully in the hobby and builded my own track
I have been a subscriber for a while now and am just impressed with Kevin's rc collection he sets a goal and accomplishes them to get the things he wants out of life .GOOD JOB KEV 👍
It was my very first rc car and to date I am still very happy with it. In the meantime I have built up a whole collection but this remains one of my absolute favorites !! I absolutely love it!
Thanks for reviewing this car this is my absolute favourite traxxas and this is the best RC channel ever and definitely makes the most engaging videos
Here before my Summit Video is published later.... haha... good timing, I'll await all the comments about your video on mine 😅
you got it before me, i copied you! haha
@@KevinTalbotTV haha... I'm sure it will keep me busy, counting how many times your name is mentioned in the comment section. I might just reply with a number, see how far I get!
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@@KevinTalbotTV Just got mine as well, I picked it up at half price with my LHS closing down. Got new road car which has meant Summit has sat in corner for a week.
It’s Christmas every day never gets old 🤣
He should make a shirt of that
@@JustTomYTreckless now that I think of it he should do it👍👌
For some reason I've always looked over the Summit... might have to do some more research. Thanks for showing this one off. Cant wait to see what you do with it. I do think it would benefit from slightly thinner tires.
This is the channel that got me to buy my first RC
Hope you've had a great time with it. 👍😃
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I was not expecting this!!! KEV THANK GOD YOU GOT THIS! I’ve been waiting for so long 😂
Had mine for 2 years and can’t fault it! You’ll love it Kev, well once you make it a bit quicker I reckon 😁
Im glad my first professional RC was the 1 16 summit vxl. It still runs great after 8 or 9 years.
Of course some parts broke and im waiting for some parts to be delivered but i guess every RC car will have some issues
Had a summit for ten years they are quality! Way better when made Brushless but the rear diff lasted about ten minutes on 6s so ended up turning a solid diff in the lathe. Will be interesting to see how you do it
Hehe very much overtorqued huh
I especially love how you're not a hater and you're all about having fun it doesn't matter how much the RC cost
I live out in the woods so I absolutely love my Summitt. I actually geared my down some. 11T pinion. Truck is amazing with the RC4WD MUD SLINGER tires.👍👍 Even the PRO LINE TRENCHERS are a really good all around tire for the Summit.
I’ve never owned a summit but I’ve always loved the idea of it and hopefully one day I can pick one up. Thank you Kevin for always making my day better!
Oh man you'll love your summit. The hardcore scale crawlers hate them, but it's really a great we'll rounded car. Can be tweaked easily to handle almost anything you want to do with it. I'm actually getting ready to do a video detailing how I'm setting mine up with a good 4 wheel steering setup.
Kev I had a Summit. I went brushless with a Mamba Monster X and 2200kv Sensored combo. Still ran it on 4s. Go sensored o the Summit. It’s so worth it. I loved that truck.
Yes yes yes summit I’ve been waiting for it
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Another great video! I miss my summit! I had a brushless castle setup in mine and it was a blast to drive. I can't wait to see what you put in your summit. Thanks for all the great videos. Bash on my friend!
Went to the local hobby store to buy a Summit. Came home with Stampede, Stampede 4x4, TRX4 and XMAXX. Great sales guy!
“And its absolutely epic ‘ is the best 🤣🤣😂😂
Ah yes the old ass Summit. Jack of all trades, master of none.
You should give it an censord brushless motor and 6s lipo than its EPIC!
Im an avid RC racer whose never owned or driven any bashers, but really enjoy your videos! The TH-cam channels dedicated to the hardcore racing a bit too dry and boring and i know everything anyways!
It's about time Kevin,
Been waiting to see what you can do with that thing. Can't wait until you upgrade it. 👊😎
The Summit can Summit things pretty good. 😃😃
I do love the classic summit, definitely a bit of a jack of all trades but a master of none but still a awesome model, and new tires and brushless and it becomes a bashing beast.
I’m a good traxxas fan you only have to look at my collection to see that but dam Traxxas really need to sort out their wobbly wheels they keep putting on models, we pay high end money so shouldn’t have to put up with wobbly wheels my trx4 was the same..
Hi Kevin I am great fan of you. Your review are great.I am from Sri Lankan .i am watching with my brother.😅
That rc car is very similar in mechanical parts, comparison to the e-revo 2.0 . That means it should be extremely durable when you hook it up with a brushless system. I reckon you Should put a 4s motor in there so it’s still controllable but also still quite as fast, and make sure it’s sensored so it can still crawl. But I’ll let you decide what you want to do with it.
I'm glad I have one. Made it brushless!
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to people wanting to buy this, buy the tr-4 micro servos, they're metal gears on the inside and I use them for my differential locks and my high and low transmission and they never failed me yet! They are so much cheaper than traxxas's micro servo plus traxxas's servos are plastic gears so you will go through so many of them! So definitely would recommend the tr-4 micro servo! I bought 2 as a back up for the upgrades I've done already hahaha
Hey Shelby with upgrading your summit to brushless did you have trouble with the rear diff? I have done the conversion and after 2 stand and 2 E-revo rear diffs completely destroyed I gave up and went back to the standard brushed motor.
@@patrickwilson966 ive been lucky I didn't blow my diffs yet and the machine is about 8 years old.
@@patrickwilson966 depends what motor and esc combination you used
@@stereos182 I'm running the HobbyWing 2000KV 4 Pole 4274 with the 150amps ESC.
This looks like it could be an all round weapon when converted to brushless. Me likey. 🇦🇺👌👍🇦🇺.
I will also add, I'm in Australia so when Kev posts a vid, 9 times out of 10 it's late-ish here which means I'm a bit pissed. Could cloud my judgement. (It 100% does). I look forward to it being bashed........ I'm drunk!!!
@@bugproductions9050 Any brushless motor will destroy the diffs.
@@gasolinediesel972 lem cups and upgraded housing..
Excellent review, incredibly exciting. This is why Kev is the best in the RC biz..
Love my soon to be 15 year old Summit
Do you realise that half the country is saying “ Tumble Wumble” when they crash !?. You have a lot to answer for master Talbot.
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Yes my kids are always like Tumble Wumble haha
@@KevinTalbotTV what app do you use ton your phone to record the speed of your toys
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Bro I’ve been watching him since he first started doing this
I personally like having the rear diff lock come in first like a real truck! I wish Traxxas or some other company would make a gearbox like 2 hi, 4 hi, 4 lo like a real truck and also keep the diff locks!
same and you can swap is so it does
I like watching the soft, long travel, independent suspension on the Summit do its thing.
Great video. Looking forward to see the brushless upgrade video of the SUMMIT!
I had one. Lots of fun but was constantly blowing diffs in the thing. I’m sure brushless will make short work of them.
Looking forward to seeing how the Summit does with a brushless setup
Traxxas Summit is the most versatile Rc car you can find,.. , really great for someone new to current RC's, but please traxxas, where's your brushless version 👌👍😉
Great video Kev. The Summit is one of my all time favorites.
Nice Summit Kev ..
If you change over to Brushless you will need to change the axle shafts to metal
More power and speed will strip out the splines also do the silicone earplug trick in the diffs..
Have fun
Wow! I’m surprised how well that does in a race! I’m really excited to see a brushless motor in it!
I think the summit is one of the coolest rc's out there. It is definitely on my list
I remember when the summit was the shit but then the xmaxx came out
Love my summit I've had it since 2011
Pro tip if you lock the diffs they will do monster truck style donuts on loose surfaces
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Ure lucky this time cause I had a class
@@rexgamerandrclover6305 I had a class a hour ago
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Kev must be working on his monster truck now
still waiting for the parts
Looks like a e-revo and a trx4 had a baby!
Finally the summit!
For sone months i commented that Kevin should get a summit. And now, he finally has done it 👏😃
Can't wait to see the upgrade series.
You could say the same for the e REVO 2.0. Raise the suspension and boom summit competitor. Plus the e REVO has more power, clipless body mounting and in my opinion looks cooler. What are you thoughts Kev? Compare the Summit and E REVO 2.0?
What a superb collection of RC cars this guy has in the store room. I wish i had such a fancy collection...😬
Hey Kevin just a quick heads up converting the summit to brushless will bring you a world of pain. I'm sure you have a great supplier in the UK but here in Australia I couldn't keep up with all the required upgrades. The biggest issue you will have is the rear diff I even upgraded to the E-revo harden steel Crown and pinion and still destroyed the crown. Anyways myself and my kids enjoy watching your videos keep them coming.
Kev!!!! I have the summit and converted to 8s now I blow the transmission everytime. But it's amazing standing backflips and so much speed it's unreal!!!
Wow this thing is a beast! Awesome vid Kev, cant wait to see u convert it to be even faster🤩💯
Please do the brushless upgrade, I’ve been waiting patiently. Love all the videos keep up the good work 👌
Thanks for reviewing this beast! I love RC but at this point i watch your videos for the positivity and happiness about simple things. Cheers!
Summit is a very underrated truck but kev is the first to review it
It’s great to see someone doing a summit. I have had one for three years.
I had a summit for a couple years. When I put in a brushless system I would strip ring, pinion, and planetary gears all the time.
This is my dream rc car it's unbelievable but it compares nothing to how much progress you have made in the past, I really wish I had the mighty traxxas summit 😭😭😔😔😢😞
I’ve been waiting for this on the channel. I can’t wait to see this run on brushless power!!!! I always been impressed with the Revo platform. Biggest does side is durability. It didn’t break!!!! 👊👊👊👍👍👍
If u r planning to make it brushless, pls do consider making it sensorred.
Kev. Can you PLEASE Get a Green MAXX. The green one looks SO GOOD. I've seen them in person. The green Maxx is the best ever looking truck. AND I still REALLY want to see another Skatepark bash with the maxx. Thanks!!!
I've had 2 summits and only broke 2 arms in 2 years, very good car
49ft - we need to get everyone out for the big showdown
So Awesome to see you get a Summit Kev!!
Not sure how it is with you across the pond but working in a hobbyshop in the U.S., Traxxas does not void warranty for different plugs on the electronics.
came here for a review on this RC car and leave learning more about how the DIFF locks work in my 4x4 than any other 4WD video!!
trust me, the only traxxas car thats durable out the box besides the xmaxx is the slash 2wd brushless, insanely durable and low on cost, you should defiantly consider buying it.
Arrma Senton > Traxxas Slash
If you use the Cantilevers from the e-Revo in the front, it will climb a lot better!
1question why haven't you gotten the summit before? Have the first gen of the summit and for the first I pulled it apart not much worn out. And I gave it he'll offload and crawling. All stock. Only 3 engine changed. All servos still works. Lov your vids and this truck , trx4 sport 👍 always enjoy watching you
Kev, i tanked my titan 775 in my summit. Be great if you did the upgrade video so I can see what you use and how to upgrade my summit properly! Thanks man!
kev do a review on the stampede!!
Have you made this brushless yet?
Honestly ,
How much unboxed rc car do you got in your storage ?
But hey, Nice video 👍
Love my Summit glad to see one on the channel Kev
I love my Summit, I’ve installed a Hobbywing Pro XRS8 with the 4274 motor on 6S and this thing is awesome. I did sensored setup so it retained the smooth crawling capability liked the stock brushed.
So it still crawls and everything as far as bashing? I’m not looking to send it off HUGE jumps just terrain.
How’s it holding up? I was thinking about getting the maxx but then I like the idea of a 1/8 rock crawler and the ability to still drive fast with it. Thank you 🙏
@@FlashBro-r4w yes, with its two speed transmission and a sensored brushless motor, it has great low speed control and torque. I broke a drive shaft at the beach a few months ago but it was nose diving off a sand jump and I landed under more power than normal on the front wheel and broke that shaft. First time I’ve broken anything. It’s a Revo chassis with more ground clearance and bigger tires so it can handle 6S fine if you drive right.
@@jasonengland2357 what top speeds u achieve? 45-50mph?
Man that would be perfect
@@FlashBro-r4w mine will do high fifties, the stock tire can only handle about 40 so I got tires that were belted so they don’t turn to pie cutters at high speed.
@@jasonengland2357 that’s good to hear. I might just have to go out and buy this setup for the summit. I want a vic that’s kind of a 1 stop shop do it all n this sounds like the closest thing.
Thanks for letting me know your set up brother 😎👍
1:39-1:43 wise words..dad had to get 7 yes.7 bypasses because of it.. edit:love your vids!!stay up all night watching them!!
The fact that wach all the vids without skipping is amazing you don’t uderstand how much I learned from him
Kev please do the brushless setup soon for us Summit lovers! Im dying to see what kind of setup you use! Make sure to post links.
0:23 thats what she said.
I loved how my summit looked and worked when crawling, but we named it pandora, because I broke something every time we went out, regardless of crawling or bashing...
i built a rc car out of pvc,rubber bands and some wood and electronics and on its 5th race it blew up and it was a huge explosion,parts were found up to 35meters away! 2 other cars were also damaged. So lesson learn,make a rc car with safety features or buy them,but their actually really expensive(the exciting ones)
Hey can you review the axial scx10 iii
It’s a pretty lack lustre basher & crawler.
But, it is a basher and a crawler none the less.
Still, pretty cool. Great for somebody new in the hobby that wants something interesting that can cover a pretty wide pallet of styles without being fast enough to be uncontrollable and destroy itself.
My uncle has had a Summit for years.. I used to drool over it, then the X Maxx came out and took it to another level
have you reveiwed king sling and bog hog???
Everyday is a good day when kev uploads. Keep up the good work