Slash 1/16 vxl first impressions.

[Cipher_Jones]

Wow, not at all disappointing. Quite amazing power for such a lil' guy. I did not even attempt 14.4v, There was really no need. The series connector is still in the bag, waiting on dual 4 cell packs. I ran a traxxas 1200nimh, a duratrax 1600 single, and 2 1600's in parallel.

I ran on pavement first with the traxxas pack that came with it. It was a rolling machine TBH, but I dialed in the steering response a bit and practiced a bit. Took it on a dirt road and let it loose. It's so small that any large pieces make it roll, so I had to "make a path". Absolutely amazed at the power and speed. Got air on a perfect curb twice so was quite pleased that it did not have a tendency to backflip. Less control in the air than a rusty or revo, but less deviation to begin with.

Then we went to the dirtbike trails with the slash and a 12 turn rusty. This is where it really impressed me. There were no jumps that I could *really* hit without modifying the track. I.E. there were roots and whatnot that a dirtbike could easily traverse, but stopped the slash dead. However, there was mud, puddles, and smaller trails. It was able to climb one of the trails that wasn't even wide enough for a rusty, the slash climbed it did it with Tamiya like realism, but.. you know... fast.

It is one of the best values I have ever got "out of the box", tied for first with the Revo to be exact. TBH I was expecting the Traxxas battery to be meh, it was the surprise of the day. It had plenty of punch and runtime. Not even close to a 1200 sub C pack in a 1/10 (in a good way obviously). The articulation is great also.

It was a bit heavy with 2 packs in parallel, that's the only other physical downside I saw. Aesthetically her but sits kinda low, but the truck looks pretty cool running. Once I get the shocks dialed I think it will fix that a bit also.

[Cipher_Jones]

[Strykeviper]

I have those same ni-mh batteries. On series my merv is almost as fast as my p4de

[Cipher_Jones]

50 wt oil &
Traxxas GTR Shock Spring Black 1/16 Slash VXL (2)x2.
Very stiff, a lot closer to parallel A arms than before. Not afraid to let it rip on pavement now. Glad I didn't get heavier oil I think.
LHS for the win.

Took it out today with that setup and bought a mini ramp for it at kmart. Any complaints about handling are gone. It handles amazingly well. I thought the shock setup might be too bouncy for jumping it, but alas it was just right. I didn't want to spend another 9 bucks, but life's brutal I guess.

Also changed the gear ratio from stock 7.32 to 8.1. It wound up getting pretty hot even with that setup, but I had to drive through some grass. It was still plenty fast, but meaner off the start where I like it. The irony is that its so small and powerful it already was 'quick' enough before changing the gears. I needed to learn to wrench the motor/tranny area anyway.

Maybe I'll get a vid up later or maybe tomorrow.

[dwmoss]

Nice stuff enjoy, looking forward to some video.

[Cipher_Jones]

[dwmoss]

It looks like it should have wings the way it is flying so nice through the air.

Have a Primanti's sandwich for me, boy do I miss those!!