New revo,what upgrades should I make right away?

[drex9999]

Just bought a new e-revo vxl and have heard that there are some parts that should be immediately upgraded and battery adjustments that should be made right away. If anyone else has an e-revo vxl and has any advice it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
-Dave

[bentrocker]

I started with rpm knuckles and arms. Then next was a ******* 390 servo.

[jimbo74]

welcome to the site, tons of info... dpends what you are going to do with the vehicle

first off, i say tbone full skid plate and bumpers, gpm or gh alloy knuckles, rpm a arms, adjustable (stainless steel or titanium NOT ALUMINUM) tie rods and pushrods

bearings in the rocker arms and steering bellcrank Y post


ALSO SHIM YOUR DIFFERENTIALS..... might not be needed off the bat, but it is good insurance if there is even the smallest amount of play.... destroying the differentials is a major killer of fun

******* 390 or bluebird 390 servo

[drex9999]

Should I purchase lipo batteries? What are the pros and cons of lipos? Any precautions I should take?

[jimbo74]

feel free to search around here on this site.... there are tons of lipo threads..... i swaer, every new person jsut makes their own lipo thread, instead of researching anything on their own before hand

[CobraWasHere]

LiPo pros: more power and longer run time
LiPo cons: paying for them, I guess

[MrWesson]

In my experience in order of importance

Tbone front bumper
Upgraded knuckles with rpm or gpm
Rpm front arms
Lipo's
Rpm rear knuckles
Rpm rear arms

I only have the tbone and front parts..bash mine real hard on 2s and 3s and have only broken one rear knuckle(rear rpm parts coming)

[korn0307]

LiPo pros: more power and longer run time
LiPo cons: paying for them, I guess

Lipos are the same price or cheaper than the stock batteries. Stock are $20 and so are the SPC 2500mah 2s lipos. The 1500mah 3s SPCs are only 17.97 i believe. Or if you wanna go really cheap you can get 22mah ***** 2s lipos for arounf $8 each which is less than half the price as NiMH.

[Jimmie Neutron]

If I were to do it all over again...

I would still shim it out of the box:
Setting up your bulkhead
http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread...-your-bulkhead

I would still get LiPo and the necessary LiPo equipment...
Balance charger/discharger with storage feature, cell checker, power supply

But then I would have drove it until I smashed something up and then upgrade from there.


I did a lot to it fresh out of the box...
Steel hollow balls
Shimmed
RPM arms
HR alloy knuckles
Drove it like 3 times waiting for my
LiPo
******* 390 servo
Drove it like 2 times waiting for my
Center differential
Drove it like 100 times then installed
My giant bore shocks
******* ********* 60
4370Kv motor

[JJVeld]

Lipos are the same price or cheaper than the stock batteries. Stock are $20 and so are the SPC 2500mah 2s lipos. The 1500mah 3s SPCs are only 17.97 i believe. Or if you wanna go really cheap you can get 22mah ***** 2s lipos for arounf $8 each which is less than half the price as NiMH.

only 22mah? im sure that those would be like 5 cents jk man
i just got a 2s lipo and it is my favorite mod so far. it makes the car come alive it seems. the stock battery is fine for beginners(i still am one) but the lipo wakes the car up with way more power

[Slono]

Upgrade your driving skills. It'll save you the most money.

[Farabomb]

I agree with above, it also hold true with full sized cars. Instead of buying a big turbo or something spending the money on a trackday is a better investment. You also transfer that knowledge to anything you drive.

First thing I did after reading a little here was hollow balls and bearings in the rockers. Order a ******* 390 now. They take a little while to ship from HK but it will save you from buying replacement stockers and breaking them.