The best type of video on RUclips: no intro, straight to the point, exactly as described, and with no shitty music. Thank you for this - this is why I'm subscribed!
This is one of the greatest formats of informational video content I've seen. So much can be said about small details that don't get enough recognition. Keeping the same pivotal camera location, jumping straight into to the next driveby to keep the sense of speed across runs, seamless driveby to speed reading verifies the data. Thanks for this. By far the easiest choice to subscribe (I usually watch a few of the creator's videos first)
That's cool 30+ is still pretty quick, no matter what speed the E-Revo is always fun. I think I've been bitten by the speed bug or something cause I wanna keep making it faster haha.
I’m gonna trade a few rock crawlers and a nitro and buy a either a 16 scale revo brushed then convert it to brushless or I might just buy the vxl but if I only run 2s would I not have diff issues like some people are having on 3s?
I just put a 3670 in my merv but im only running 4s (2x 2200mah 120c coddar brand batteries in series). Its just a cheap 2850kv 3670 motor and 120amp esc. Still tinkering with gearing though and have no way to speed test it atm. Had to use ace hardware #93 springs in the shocks. Its stupidly heavy lol. Center driveshafts are steel too just because they are on sale on amazon and i want to tow my daughter in a wagon lol. With lower gearing of course. The weight of the truck should help me with traction for towing stuff too.
@@alexcrowder1673 Awesome man, I've been thinking about doing something like that with my E-Revo 2.0 but not my little merv haha. Let me know how it goes 👍👍
If you do the math, it should do about 51 mph on paper. This fails to account for mechanical drag, and aerodynamics. It also doesn't account for the weight of the car. On paper the NIMH should be faster than a 3s lipo, because of the voltage difference. In the real world this is obviously not the case.
Can you please link the 3S lipo you used in the video? Currently using one NiMh 1200 Mah, but trying to get a 3S lipo to hit 45 mph. Still new to the rc space 😅
It will kill the esc if you try to gear it higher while on 3 s. There is a 31 tooth pinion available. It might break 50, but it will probably only do it a couple of times before it lets the magic smoke out.
I tried with the 6900kv on 4s and it damaged the motor. I have a 3200kv in it now and I'm running it on 6s but the front tires don't want to stay on the ground.
Thanks glad you liked it 👍 I thought it would've been a little faster on 2s as well. You can run 2s and 3s in parallel no problem, 2s in series will overheat the esc and motor real quick but it is possible I've done it a few times.
@@aaronzaffiro 3s lipo is a little faster than 2 nimh. It will need to be geared up a little in order to reach 50mph, a 31t pinion on 3s lipo should do it.
@@BashNcrash I’m thinking about just getting an extra NIMH battery because when I don’t wanna run 50 mph I have an extra battery then when I do I’ll be able to. the double NIMH gets pretty close to 50 right?
@@BashNcrash I already went to 23 on the pinion and I think my gears weren't lined up quite right because I tore up my spur gear. I'm gonna bring the spur up to 55 and buy a spare, just in case. It'll take some top speed off, but hopefully it won't eat up the spur gear. My motor gets so hot on 4S even at 23/50, so hopefully it won't overheat quite so bad on 23/55. That way too if I decide to to do 3S runs maybe it won't overheat at all.
@@reubenkriegel7639 The gear mesh might've not been tight enough, the only way I've stripped a spur and pinion so far is forgetting to put the spur gear cover back on and a rock got in. I'd be interested to know how it does with 23/55 on 4S, I've pretty much only ran it on 4S with high gearing so it always overheated after one speed pass.
@@BashNcrash I'll let you know. I'm planning on getting some telemetry sensors sometime, too. I might look at a really mall pinion to make 4S efficient enough to just always run that way.
The high speed is slower than the stock 28t because its only 23t. Its to keep temps down with higher voltage batteries but the 28t that comes in it is actually faster
The e revo vxl seems to get its power more from rpms than torque. That's the benefit of having a smaller brushless motor in it with a high kv. The downside is that it doesn't have the brute force for high gearing. It's kinda the same idea as running 1407 brushless motors on 4 or 5 inch props with a racing drone, they are very fast ONLY if you keep it light and keep the strain on the motors low with 2 blade props. If you overgear them with 4 blades, itll actually be slower because the motors cant handle the torque needed for big heavy props. Well the same idea applies to the e-revo vxl. Its super fast the way its designed to be used, but if you start treating it like it has a big motor and overgearing it, you'll actually make it slower. Big heavy motors are the opposite. You kinda have to overgear them in order to get the same kind of rpms at the tires that you'd get from the vxl. Plus more weight means lots of tinkering with the shocks and more momentum, meaning crashes will have more of an impact at the same speed, greatly increasing your chance of breaking parts. Anyways thats the basics of it all. Once you really get into speed runs theres a lot of tuning involved, making sure the esc is providing full power to the motor and not cutting off at 94% throttle etc. Capacitor packs also help when you are pushing your motor and esc really hard with overgearing. They help fill the gaps in voltage fluctuation which can sometimes help you squeeze out a few mph, but at the very least itll extend the life of the esc in a high strain application.
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The best type of video on RUclips: no intro, straight to the point, exactly as described, and with no shitty music. Thank you for this - this is why I'm subscribed!
Thanks glad you liked the video 👍👍 Thank you for subscribing 👊
That’s how all speed test videos should go, very well done
Thanks glad you liked it 👍👍
This is one of the greatest formats of informational video content I've seen. So much can be said about small details that don't get enough recognition. Keeping the same pivotal camera location, jumping straight into to the next driveby to keep the sense of speed across runs, seamless driveby to speed reading verifies the data.
Thanks for this. By far the easiest choice to subscribe (I usually watch a few of the creator's videos first)
Nice video, answered the questions I had. Might have to pick one of these up!
Perfect video. Straight to the facts. Thank you!
Thanks, glad you liked it 👍👍
great video! i love how you just get straight to the point. def picking one of these mini up :)
Thanks glad you liked it 👍👍 The mini e-revo is great, can't go wrong with it.
Man the mini erevo is still a legend! You have to buy a savage xs Flux and get used to hpi part bundles. Once you do it's so freaking better
Straight to the point very cool.
Yeah, I bought mine with couple of 2s lipo's, Im not doing crazy speed runs, if it does 30 - 35mph, I'm happy lol
That's cool 30+ is still pretty quick, no matter what speed the E-Revo is always fun. I think I've been bitten by the speed bug or something cause I wanna keep making it faster haha.
My Revo is Bonkers on 3s, But man is it FUN. I'm having trouble with it destroying differentials though.
Sure is I've been having a blast with it, surprisingly I haven't had any problems with the diffs yet.
a few shims on the gear side or a center diff should do the trick! i've had mine for the past 2 years without any issues simply by adding shims.
I’m gonna trade a few rock crawlers and a nitro and buy a either a 16 scale revo brushed then convert it to brushless or I might just buy the vxl but if I only run 2s would I not have diff issues like some people are having on 3s?
Nice, thanks for the upload....
Thanks for watching 👍👍
Do I have to switch out the pinion gear to attempt the 50mph or is it already setup for it just throw in the 2 batteries?
It's already setup for it 👍
Good video nice and simple 👍
Thanks glad you liked it 👍👍
Me that runned that thing on 6s and it literally flew to every where but it was fun and go 60+ mph
Awesome 👍👍 it's a really fun car, I'm hoping to reach 100 mph with it soon.
Selam
I just put a 3670 in my merv but im only running 4s (2x 2200mah 120c coddar brand batteries in series). Its just a cheap 2850kv 3670 motor and 120amp esc. Still tinkering with gearing though and have no way to speed test it atm. Had to use ace hardware #93 springs in the shocks. Its stupidly heavy lol. Center driveshafts are steel too just because they are on sale on amazon and i want to tow my daughter in a wagon lol. With lower gearing of course. The weight of the truck should help me with traction for towing stuff too.
@@alexcrowder1673 Awesome man, I've been thinking about doing something like that with my E-Revo 2.0 but not my little merv haha. Let me know how it goes 👍👍
I love this car..Mine has a lot of Upgrades
Awesome man 👍 I've done a few upgrades since this video. The car is so much fun, one of my favorites for sure.
If you do the math, it should do about 51 mph on paper. This fails to account for mechanical drag, and aerodynamics. It also doesn't account for the weight of the car. On paper the NIMH should be faster than a 3s lipo, because of the voltage difference. In the real world this is obviously not the case.
R u also accounting that lipos put out WAY more amperage and a more consistent rate
Is this with the smaller "high speed" gearing or did u leave the bigger pinion on
It's with the bigger pinion.
@@BashNcrash ah
Thx
love the video, could u make one the same exact way but with the high speed gear that comes with it. thanks
Thanks glad you enjoyed the video. I now have a video with the high speed gear.
Awesome!
Thanks 👍👍
I got to change out the gear to hit 60 plus trust me it’ll hit over 60 soon as U change out that pinion
Yup it easily hits around 60 with a bigger pinion 👍👍
Can you please link the 3S lipo you used in the video? Currently using one NiMh 1200 Mah, but trying to get a 3S lipo to hit 45 mph. Still new to the rc space 😅
It's a Traxxas 3S 1400mah lipo part #2823X
Thanks for the video! How did you attach the speedometer?
Thanks for watching 👍👍 I used velcro tape on the speedometer and on the inside of the body to attach it.
Good video
Thanks glad you liked it 👍👍
For the 50+ you need to change for the gears that are included, and use 3s...
I tried with the "high speed" gear that's included and still didn't hit 50 on 3s.
@@BashNcrash oh,,, but then again I'm still on one NiMH and training mode... 😆😉
@@bobbybourgoin9129 It will go 50+ with a little higher gear ratio on 3s or 2x NiMH in series 👍👍
It will kill the esc if you try to gear it higher while on 3 s. There is a 31 tooth pinion available. It might break 50, but it will probably only do it a couple of times before it lets the magic smoke out.
If you use 4s and a castle 7700kv motor with 45/31 gearing it could potentially go 150 mph. I'd like to see that.
I tried with the 6900kv on 4s and it damaged the motor. I have a 3200kv in it now and I'm running it on 6s but the front tires don't want to stay on the ground.
With the 2 nimh batteries connected, did you change the gear or is it the original one installed ? Thanks for answer
It was the gear that came installed which was the 28T pinion. Thanks for the question and thanks for watching 👍👍
Nice, I run mine on two 2s 2400 mha, I think that it hits 50
What cable do you use? I tried with the Traxxas parallel cable but it doesn't fit. Am i supposed to remove the plastic?
I'm surprised the 2s isnt much faster than the NIMH. Can you run two 2s in parallel? In series? Two 3s is parallel? Good video
Thanks glad you liked it 👍 I thought it would've been a little faster on 2s as well. You can run 2s and 3s in parallel no problem, 2s in series will overheat the esc and motor real quick but it is possible I've done it a few times.
2s in series would in turn make it 4s which would probably cook the esc.
What do you change pls
So what is a Nimh
All I changed was the batteries when testing the speed. NiMH is a battery type.
Sounds like a rocket
Sure does I love that sound 👍
Would a 3s lipo overwork anything or do you think it will be fine
It should be fine as long as you don't overgear it.
@@BashNcrash what is the difference between 2 NIMH and a 3S lipo. Both can hit 50 MPH right
@@aaronzaffiro 3s lipo is a little faster than 2 nimh. It will need to be geared up a little in order to reach 50mph, a 31t pinion on 3s lipo should do it.
@@BashNcrash I’m thinking about just getting an extra NIMH battery because when I don’t wanna run 50 mph I have an extra battery then when I do I’ll be able to. the double NIMH gets pretty close to 50 right?
@@aaronzaffiro I reached 44mph with the stock gearing on 2 nimh in series. If it's geared high enough it should be able to reach 50 on 2 nimh.
Does the speed pinion come in the box too?
Yes it does.
How long would the two nimh batteries last for ??
I haven't driven the car until they were dead but I'd say around 20 minutes depending on the type of driving.
I think the car sounds cool.
I think it sounds cool too
hows the battery life on these single charge? I'm debating on getting 2x 3S parallel hook up or stick to 2 NiMh sets of 2's
I usually get around 15 minutes of drive time on a single 3s lipo.
I put 4S lipo in it, pretty sure it does 50+ lol
Awesome man it sure does lol, I think I hit 64mph with stock gearing on 4s.
@@BashNcrash I already went to 23 on the pinion and I think my gears weren't lined up quite right because I tore up my spur gear. I'm gonna bring the spur up to 55 and buy a spare, just in case. It'll take some top speed off, but hopefully it won't eat up the spur gear. My motor gets so hot on 4S even at 23/50, so hopefully it won't overheat quite so bad on 23/55. That way too if I decide to to do 3S runs maybe it won't overheat at all.
@@reubenkriegel7639 The gear mesh might've not been tight enough, the only way I've stripped a spur and pinion so far is forgetting to put the spur gear cover back on and a rock got in. I'd be interested to know how it does with 23/55 on 4S, I've pretty much only ran it on 4S with high gearing so it always overheated after one speed pass.
@@BashNcrash I'll let you know. I'm planning on getting some telemetry sensors sometime, too. I might look at a really mall pinion to make 4S efficient enough to just always run that way.
@@reubenkriegel7639 Awesome thanks 👍👍 I thought about getting some telemetry sensors too they would be fun have.
2 x nimh was that series or parallel?
Series
@@BashNcrash Thanks. Good video
@@obblaine Thank you
Put in the high speed ⚙!
I now have a video with the high speed gear.
The high speed is slower than the stock 28t because its only 23t. Its to keep temps down with higher voltage batteries but the 28t that comes in it is actually faster
Did you change the pinion as recommended?
No I kept the stock pinion in but I did do another video with the pinion change ruclips.net/video/vUfFQLcD2ts/видео.html
Mine does 51 on stock gearing just a change of tires gained me 4 mph I guess lol
This isn't the vxl version right?
It is the VXL version.
High speed pinion?
This is with the stock gearing. I also tested the high speed pinion and it was a little slower.
Was that the high speed gear? Or stock
It's the stock 28T pinion gear.
Can u run two 2’s on that
Yes you can but the motor and esc will overheat pretty quick.
So what do u recommend
@@BashNcrash with one good enough
@@elvinguerrido1066 I've been using 2S and 3S Traxxas LiPo's. I mostly use 2S off road and 3S on pavement.
@@BashNcrash ok but two or one
Are you able to connect 2 LiPo's in this rig?
Yes you are able to connect 2 LiPo's, I have had no problems so far.
Which 3s did you use? can you fit a 5000mah?
I used the Traxxas 1400mah 3s LiPo. The biggest 3s I've seen that fits in the battery compartment is 1800mah.
@@BashNcrash great, thanks for the tip
@@danieltyrrell3498 You're welcome 👍
It would reach 50 with the speed poinion
I have another video testing the high speed pinion and could not reach 50, it actually gave it a slower top speed.
The e revo vxl seems to get its power more from rpms than torque. That's the benefit of having a smaller brushless motor in it with a high kv. The downside is that it doesn't have the brute force for high gearing. It's kinda the same idea as running 1407 brushless motors on 4 or 5 inch props with a racing drone, they are very fast ONLY if you keep it light and keep the strain on the motors low with 2 blade props. If you overgear them with 4 blades, itll actually be slower because the motors cant handle the torque needed for big heavy props. Well the same idea applies to the e-revo vxl. Its super fast the way its designed to be used, but if you start treating it like it has a big motor and overgearing it, you'll actually make it slower. Big heavy motors are the opposite. You kinda have to overgear them in order to get the same kind of rpms at the tires that you'd get from the vxl. Plus more weight means lots of tinkering with the shocks and more momentum, meaning crashes will have more of an impact at the same speed, greatly increasing your chance of breaking parts. Anyways thats the basics of it all. Once you really get into speed runs theres a lot of tuning involved, making sure the esc is providing full power to the motor and not cutting off at 94% throttle etc. Capacitor packs also help when you are pushing your motor and esc really hard with overgearing. They help fill the gaps in voltage fluctuation which can sometimes help you squeeze out a few mph, but at the very least itll extend the life of the esc in a high strain application.