E maxx vs E revo wich for basher?

[JOCKS_RETURN]

which would be the better basher between the two? Of course the E revo is all in theory till one gets its hands on one...

[brushlessman]

well the nitro revo tends to hold up better under bashing than its brother the t-maxx. on the other hand the e-revo has a plastic chassis. you really cant tell right know. i hope it will hold up well!

[stumblin]

Erevo is be better at everything.. both racing and bashing. I know this because I have had both.. actually just sold my 3905, just sat while I ran the erevo :) People are way to worried about the chassis though, when the revo is assembled and the bulks are in place the parts that look weak in the photo's are wicked strong and support each other. Again it will be a non-issue IMO.

[Chachi_RC]

In my opinion......

If the bulkheads alone are more durable, it will be a success! I don't see any way that the ERevo could be any less durable than the EMaxx. Traxxas is about 10 steps forward, not one back.

[Revo Racer 16]

The E maxx has a plastic chassis also. However, a Traxxas employee has stated on this forum, That the chassis on the E Revo is a new composite material. It is supposed to be way better than the other plastic chassis. I would go with an E Revo. IMO, the nitro Revo is a better basher and racer than the T maxx and it should be the same with the E Revo and E maxx.

[Geogenesis]

E-Revo is a better racer, basher, and has greater looks

[JOCKS_RETURN]

based on those responses I will wait for E revo then instead of getting new emaxx...

[TRAXXAS E-MAXX5]

i will get the e-revo if its the same price or a bit higher than the e-maxx.but i have added up the total for an e-maxx and i dont have the money so i might just buy the e-maxx and upgrade later.

[Kur]

I had an e-maxx. It sucks. Broke it every single time I ran it.

Any revo, even an electric one, is way better for racing or bashing than any maxx truck.

[falkon]

The E maxx has a plastic chassis also. However, a Traxxas employee has stated on this forum, That the chassis on the E Revo is a new composite material. It is supposed to be way better than the other plastic chassis. I would go with an E Revo. IMO, the nitro Revo is a better basher and racer than the T maxx and it should be the same with the E Revo and E maxx.
Couldnt haev said it better myself. ^_^

[evolution21]

If you wanna go old school then get yourself the emaxx.
Both are very tough trucks so you can't go wrong with either one and both can take alot of punishment.

[Popoxx]

I love my 3905 E-Maxx :wub: :wub:
I'm going to succeed in building an (almost of course) unbreakable New E-Maxx (release this summer :lol: ). 4 years and $2000 to find and test the good options :wacko:
So even if the E-Revo seems to be an excellent truck, I keep my pure basher E-Maxx !!! Long life E-Maxx and welcome E-Revo !!


Maybe that in a few years I would buy the E-Revo and I would put 4 years to find the good options (and $2000 again....) !!!

[69Malibu]

my 3905 maxx is about as close to being unbreakable as i can make it right now. i do break hinge pins but i guess if i stopped and checked everythign every 2 seconds i wouldnt break anything. but there is no way i am always gonna check and see if anythign is broken. my 3905 gave no indication of having a problem until the wheel fell off. im getting the e-revo and gonna love it. but i will never be forgetting my e-maxx

[Kahn]

i would say the e-reve has many advantages...but for me its personal preferance to have a maxx...oh and greater clearance under chassis i do believe?

[lilrichie1306]

Lol i wish i would have found this thread before.... i see there is some Maxx bashers up above.. you guys are idiots rofl, The Tmaxx and other nitro Maxx's hold up verrry well stock, and once you buy a few upgrades [maybe tougher bulks, stronger hinge pins, even tho i havent broken ANYTHING yet...] the Tmaxx is sure to be close to bulletproof... BTW My friend has the 2.5 Revo and it breaks a TON more than my Tmaxx, considering my Tmaxx has never broken :D dont get me wrong, the Revo line are nice trucks! But there is no need to bash all the Maxx's, w/o the Tmaxx Traxxas might never be at this point in this time anyway...... Now im not sure about the Emaxx, never have owned one, never have even seen one, just stating from experience w/ the Tmaxx and my friends Revo...

[killermmn]

depend of the people use they rc!!
my e-maxx broke 2 time!!
but i like my e-maxx

[ajb1205]

I would get the E-Revo for the main reason I have a ton of spare parts left over from upgrading my nitro Revo. I don't think you could go wrong with either, though.

[69Malibu]

my 3905 maxx breaks almsot everytime i run it. but if i wasnt so wild i might be able to keep it in one piece for a longer period of time.

[ajb1205]

If you're breaking it your driving it like you should be...chances are it won't really matter what you're driving.

[BT_EMT]

my 3905 maxx breaks almsot everytime i run it. but if i wasnt so wild i might be able to keep it in one piece for a longer period of time.

LOL No your Maxx does not break almost every time.... YOU break IT almost every time... :lol:

Crashing into dumpsters and poles etc., was not in the intended design plan !! LOL

And I say this based on your own comments about your crashes... :fear: :wacko:

[stumblin]

I'm not sure why the older 2.5 would be much different than the 3.3, but the only time I break anything is when I hit something that is an inanimate object. I mean I've broken a couple a-arms doing retarded sized jumps (stock) but I have not dropped RPM's on it yet, just picked some up, but we all know all the stock model a-arms break w/ heavy use. With that said the superior handling and superior suspension alone put the revo in its own class. The shock's and lack of shock towers completely eliminates the #1 broken item on a bone stock max, you don't need to upgrade the revo's. The plastic chassis in my mind is a mute point it looks extremely durable where it needs to be and unless you are in a wreck with temps below -20 you should be good, most any plastic will snap when cold enough with enough pressure. Even the strange things I was ripping apart w/ my brushless torque (axle yokes) with a few adjustments to the slipper it cleared that up..

I've tried them all and I'm a die hard revo fan now.. I'll never go back to the maxx's, not that they were not fun, I just enjoy the handling and having the best of both worlds.

[bosco72]

stop telling fibs.there is no way a tmax holds better then a revo.the old tmax was a joke.the new ones are a little better.the revo will always be stronger because of the bulk head design.the revo is a sandwich design while the t max & e max is side to side.
Lol i wish i would have found this thread before.... i see there is some Maxx bashers up above.. you guys are idiots rofl, The Tmaxx and other nitro Maxx's hold up verrry well stock, and once you buy a few upgrades [maybe tougher bulks, stronger hinge pins, even tho i havent broken ANYTHING yet...] the Tmaxx is sure to be close to bulletproof... BTW My friend has the 2.5 Revo and it breaks a TON more than my Tmaxx, considering my Tmaxx has never broken :D dont get me wrong, the Revo line are nice trucks! But there is no need to bash all the Maxx's, w/o the Tmaxx Traxxas might never be at this point in this time anyway...... Now im not sure about the Emaxx, never have owned one, never have even seen one, just stating from experience w/ the Tmaxx and my friends Revo...

[stumblin]

stop telling fibs.there is no way a tmax holds better then a revo.the old tmax was a joke.the new ones are a little better.the revo will always be stronger because of the bulk head design.the revo is a sandwich design while the t max & e max is side to side.

Agreed... and actually a lot of the emax 3905 is just tmaxx 3.3 parts, there were even a few upgrades to the 3905 over the tmaxx 3.3 (bulks etc), so before anyone takes that other guy touting the tmaxx as bullet proof you know better just read through the emaxx forum :P The bulks and towers are still the weak spot on that type of setup.

[watts300]

...but the only time I break anything is when I hit something that is an inanimate object.

Yes. People and pets are soft and don't break RCs. :lol:

[notnodak]

I've seen this discussed a hundred times and it all depends on how you run. If you like to tumble and roll then nothing will hold for long. I've never had a Revo but I've had a few E-Maxxs and they held up pretty good for what I did to them and I'll keep my 3905, it holds up great and all I've done was added a MM esc and Ammo 36-56-2600 motor. Even my kids are hard on it and I've had it 2 months but have only replaced one hinge pin and one shock tower. The tower broke because I flipped it three times when I had brakes set to 60% and no body on, the hinge pin was because of it cartwheeling time after time getting the brakes set the way I wanted.

To me the Estimated $500 for the E-revo is hard to justify unless you race. Now a Revo conversion might be the lower cost way for those that wrench

[YansagRevo]

Revo is Stronger than T-maxx...E-revo is stonger than E-maxx !
Revo race better than T-maxx...E-revo race better than E-maxx !

[mkrusedc]

Any truck can be broken but the Revo's bulkhead, chassis and suspension design is better for bashing than an E-Maxx.

[RPM-junkie]

OK how about converted E-revo vs. a production E-revo, i just got done with my converted E-revo and now they come out with one!!!!!! I wonder if the production composite chassis will exhange out with aluminum nitro one? It would be a cheap way to save some weight i bet course idk how much difference it is. But i like the aluminum it looks better IMO

[rhylsadar]

i would rather have an e maxx AND an e revo than just one of it.

furthermore we can not yet really know how the e revo will do. so i do not see the point in speculating what one truck maybe could do 'better' than the other or not. also what is 'better' is subjective and may not apply to anybody in the same way.

bye
rhylsadar

[xomby]

IMO I like both trucks but neither one of them is worth the price, espcially when you consider the fact that they're designed to run two batteries at a time.

[lilrichie1306]

stop telling fibs.there is no way a tmax holds better then a revo.the old tmax was a joke.the new ones are a little better.the revo will always be stronger because of the bulk head design.the revo is a sandwich design while the t max & e max is side to side.

Lol another basher... Im seriously not lying, you act like just b/c its a Revo it will never break! Well sorry to say, his HAS.. and im sure mine will too! But it hasnt yet, thank god... The Revos suspention system DOES put it in its own class, but what I am saying is, both the 3.3 Revo and the E-Revo is going to be around the same price, say 500 bucks... the Tmaxx 3.3 is around 440 dollars and i THINK the 2.5 Tmaxx is around 360, i dont feel like looking it up atm :D loll So, you will have around 60 to 70 bucks extra when you buy the Tmaxx over the Revo, and if you find out it DOES have weak links you can upgrade it accordingly.. so far, I havent found a weak link... And the older model TMaxxes are a JOKE??? are you stupid? Like i said, w/o the Tmaxx Traxxas and the Revo might not even be at where they are at this point in time, the Tmaxx sparked everything back up... And mine and other older model Tmaxxes are holding up just fine.. and loll yea 69malibu from what i read i dont see how your E-Maxx would hold up :D Just some peoples driving styles are like that, lol :D Im not talking bad about the Revo, im just saying that the Tmaxx, for the price, is a VERY nice MT.... If you went to the track, you would have to do more upgrading on the Maxx line before you had to upgrade the Revo no doubt, ill give you that.. but Traxxas sorta lines up their trucks for the sport and bashing type.. and when i went to the track w/ my E-Rusty, it was pretty much all AE and Losi trucks, only 1 other Rusty was on the track loll.... Traxxas is just the stuff however you put it.
Richard