I can say that after owning a rovan baja for a few months now, its definitely well worth its price, I stepped it up and got the 36cc in blue and she runs strong and consistent 💪 by far one of my favorites
I bought the exact same one. Note that this is in fact a knock-off of a knock-off. It's not 'Rovan', but 'Rofun' - its not a typo. It's another manufacturer of a clone.
hey man!! Congrats on getting this one, I love mine, Did you see the speed run videos with this, they are terrific. IT seems that each generation of clone is better and better, so i'm not complaining. Honestly though, ROFUN will be the new name for ROVAN, they are the same thing, it's something the distributor of ROVAN told me. It must be a marketing issue or some kind of brand positioning goal for the company. Also years ago the cheaper ROVAN clones came with ROFUN carbs, so the names are interchangeable.
Man I recently ran into an issue I have never seen anyone else have around youtube. Don't know if you ever experienced it. Have been 1.5 years with this beast (bought it after your video lol) it has been fine, but since 2 weeks ago the rx freezes and enters into failsafe, no response from the radio, I have to turn off the rx on the car and turn it on again to make it respond to my inputs. Guess what, it happens when I get my radio near the engine (around 1 meter - 3 foot) while it is idling, I changed the rx and the Flysky to another spare flysky radio and rx I had, still THE SAME issue. But this doesn't occur in one Rovan LT I have it doesn't matter if I stick the antenna of the radio between the ignition coil wire, it just works fine...
Hey bro! I had to read this comment like 3 times to really understand the problem. Can you tell me which radio you are using? Is the GT3-B, the one that comes with most of these RCs these days, or a 2 channel one? I have since converted to a Flysky GT5 redio and BS6 receivers because of random issues with the GT3-B loosing signal sometimes as well. We know your RX antenna is ok, if it's crimped at the end this can happen, but it's rare and should not matter when the remote is close to the car, so that cannot be it. Let me know which radio you're using, we can discuss more.
@@hybrid32494 GT3C, the famous orangy one, next generation of gt3b. The issue: If I get the radio near the engine while it is running it triggers failsafe in the car and I can no longer control it, the rx ON THE CAR has a brain fart and locks itself, so I have to power cycle it to “unlock” it otherwise it doesnt get out of failsafe state, doesnt matter if I power cycle the radio. It is pretty weird, might be high frequency noise from the hv ignition coil wire, I hace no idea and have never heard of that before (like I said, it doesnt happen in my other gas 1/5 cars) Ill just get another better radio to see if it solves the issue, or I’ll have to use the car for push ups instead of driving it. (Yes I checked antena wires and used new receiver and a different gt3c radio)
@@DashzRight yup, sounds like interference is causing radio signal loss. I know the GT3-C very well, I almost got one years ago. And then most reviews said the steering wheel mounted on/off switch tends to fail because it's constantly being moved by the steering wheel and the soldered wires just come off. anyway, get the Flysky GT5, you wont ever have any issues, plus it's got a built in GYRO and very easy to use. And you can run any tiny 2S JST plug lipo in that radio without any mods. They are like 65 bucks on amazon now, best deal ever.
@@hybrid32494 indeed, havent had that issue with mine, but after disassemble it to fix the steering wheel spring that snapped; I could see the potential issue with the wires. I was tempted to go for the gt5 as it is very well known but I was afraid that it was another flysky :( but probably this is more related to the money you pay more than the brand (Im sure the Flysky Noble doesnt suffer from any of these issues) I got a radiolink rc6gs 2 btw, it has a 600 meter range so I guess the signal must be pretty strong. (If this doesnt solve the issue Ill have to look into isolating the coil wire, I would then be even more surprised that no one has experienced this) Btw I showed this video to a friend that was hesitating about the baja and he is getting one for Christmas, good job with the videos as usual man haha
Just to finish the unknown, so if it ever happens to you or any fellow sub. I bought the new radio, a new rx; still the same issue with the interference... radio disconnected and rx locked up. You know what it was? The Spark Plug! The older it got the more exaggerated the interferences became. It still was using one of these El Cheapo spark plugs that comes with the engine. Replaced for a new one and Problem gone. Now we have a good reason to buy good quality NGK spark plugs.
I sure like these. Hpi is overrated. If you get the king motor version of these you get a ton of aluminum parts like Aluminum aarms and better shock towers and shocks ECT.
hey!! yes, the King Motors versions are better equipped with more aluminum, that's true. Although they cost about 150 more as well. For me, I don't think I would ever break a front shock tower, so really don't need the aluminum at all. The only RC that really needs aluminum is a T-maxx, ahahaha. JK. I bashed these rovans pretty good, and nothing ever broke. Did you see the drag baja I had in a few videos? that is a king motors btw.
LOL, thank you! I have the RUclips notification turned off on my phone anyway, so you can comment anytime. I usually only respond to comments on my computer..
@@nomusicrc yes, because I'm not trying to give terrible and uninformed responses using a phone as many you tubers do, with the basic phrases. My responses are full thoughts and give proper regards and respect to everybody who comments, just like this comment!.
I got to give to rovan for the prices! Its perfect for people who want to get into 5th scale without breaking the bank and if u planning to do alot of upgrades minus well use the money you save from buying a hpi! I know alot of rovan parts dont exactly match its off a little with hpi parts ! But cant beat a 5th scale for that price! Great Vid!
hey man, great points!! thanks for watching. The only HPI I would buy is a used one at this point. The new one is way too much for the specs they give you. People always compare HPI parts with these, but really I doubt anyone ever uses original HPI to replace anything on these, even their parts are overpriced. It's easier to just get cheap aluminum parts than stick in any HPI ones. The price with the 10% off coupon right now is incredible too, literally costs a little more than a traxxas mini e-revo vxl. nuts right..
@@hybrid32494 Exactly i got a used hpi in 2012 paid to much for it if you get a used one look for 300 even if it dont run just upgrade it i think its worth it ! If i were to start over again i would do that or get a rovan but back then i didnt know much and all the bad talk about rovan back then thats why i got a used hpi!
Man, there is a basic rule in rc world. Whatever you buy, you need to pay 70-80% of the price you bought it more, for upgrades. To make it reliable. And that I believe it's a fact. Whether you buy a 5th scale, an rc heli, or a nitro. So this price of 400$ for a fifth scale doesn't tempt me at all. The first thing you need to change to this vehicle are the servos, which are useless. You need a nice 250 or 300$ for 2 strong servos. And you start from there. Don't get so much excited with these prices man. With all my respect of course.
hey my dude!! thanks for watching as always!! You know how I am, I don't upgrade anything, until it breaks, and even then I just replace with original parts. For the majority of people who won't jump this thing you really don't need anything extra for this. I know many guys upgrade servos like you say, but whats the point of a better throttle servo? The brakes already lock up the wheels when they are engaged, and the throttle requires really little torque to operate. Same with the steering, if it steers with the wheels on the ground, it's enough for me. For certain applications, I agree with you though.
Funny lol anything stock is shit lol even hpi models require upgrades and that’s a fucking near £1000 with a 26cc engine lol 😂 yet the clones are a cheaper way to upgrade because once you upgrade it won’t be a stock car anymore it will be custom so you basically save yourself quite a lot of money for upgrades that make a stock cheap clone better not gonna lie I want it for bashing so I want some run up speed but don’t want a expensive engine that will get damaged looking at a simple 45cc engine that I can rebuild and fix up I don’t think a rcmax 80cc is worth the 2k price mark up
Nice mate I’m not sure which to get the 001 stealth rovan baja or this 002 rovan baja which is about 100 pounds more than the 001 black stealth here in the uk
hey man!! The cheaper stealth back one can you tell me what it comes standard with? Does it have the normal can exhaust or the typical rovan style dominator pipe? The pipe really matters.
This is my rovan gr8 rc baja soon i will upload a video in which i try to break this buggy by rough bashing but i couldn't this buggy is so strong and well built... Nice video your push ups are gr8 good fitness
I forgot to give you a shoutout in this video because you have some great speed runs with this rovan on your page. I will tell people next time to check your rovan baja out. The only real way to break this, just like any other RC is to jump it hard and high. Otherwise these are solid, as you know.
hybrid32494 you said you ordered it from Banggood but the item was shipped from Rancho Cucamonga, Ca. How many days you waited for the item to arrived?
hey bro!! you got it. This is the one to get right now. It's really the best useable upgrades and parts you want in your first 1/5 baja overall. Good tires, pipe, clutch, aluminum clutch carrier, etc. All for cheap, literally a little more than a VXL mini traxxas summit. And these are faster than the stock HPI which sells for around triple.
Fantastic machine 👍 people sometimes underestimate Roven because it's a Chinese make I used to think Traxxas was overrated not anymore because I have a mini e Revo vxl which is awesome and stupid fast and also love heilon but my roven Baja is my favorite keep up the good work with the videos
WoofisArfKai you got it man!! I had to make a mental note to work your shoutout in to this video somehow, lol. That was harder than the pullups, haha. Jk. Soon i need to do pullups with the 80 pound primal mt, this was rovan training haha.
Gosh, I like Kev Talbot and RcSparkStudios, but your channel is at another level man, I personally find the sassy humor and the muscle bits very natural and surprising, they are quite funny and make the videos so easy and entertaining to watch, you are unique man. hope to see you with 100k subs next year.
congrats dude!!! Ye, the first thing you will notice about the rovan baja compared to the redcats we have is the engine is much better. higher RPM and runs solid. Also since the body is attached and everything is exposed you never really need to remove it and mess with body clips. Plus the receiver box is actually terrific, compared to reccat.
hahaah, GOOD point!! IDK why that happened. I could definetly have done 10 pull-ups at least if the Rovan was not shaking around, it cause my back to rub against the pad on the pull up stand and increased friction. Now I have to install bearings on my back to do more pull-ups, that might hurt. ahahah.
Great video enjoy the unboxing. Shirt looks good bro haha. Love the 1/5 scale stuff. Getting a nice collection of 1/5 scale seems like you have a great knowledge on this stuff so it’s great to watch as I’m still learning my Baja got to get it going. I might have to get a new Rovan like this after watching a lot of your videos. I’ve been having a lot of trouble with my Baja so I could keep it as a spare/parts machine and get the Rovan. Start fresh mabey. I do like your respect for the rc haha I treat all mine like gold too. Except the Kraton. That thing gets it haha 👋🇨🇦🍻.
Only thing I'd replace from the get go is the battery. Nimh fades when it gets depleted lipo had full power till the end.... Heyyyy you actually remembered the cars and coffee!!! Haha at the end I caught it lol
Hiya Bro I forgot to let you know about the battery packs I made up for my buggy and it's working awesome can you tell me how long your getting from your battery pack :-) would you believe my battery lasts a week lol I was out brappping hard for 6 hour's yesterday thinking my battery will discharge but it's awesome my friend :-D I made two of these to keep one fully charged in my bag but I don't even need it haha happydays brappping all week on one charge would you like the link for the battery's I used £6-7 for pack of 4 on eBay
thats alot of time, WOW. I honestly never ran mine for over an hour without charging the battery in between runs. Yes, tell me the ones you're using, I'm interested.
@@hybrid32494 sorry my friend I completely forgot about this I will share the link on fb for you and I will do a short video for you showing my battery packs and how there wired up there wired up just the same way as a lipo but puts out 8.4v but iv put a small variable voltage regular and iv set it at 6v Bro no problem's and I'm playing for 3-4 hours every day 3-4 tank's of fuel for a week on one charge haha :-D serious Braaaaaaaping for me my friend and iv just added a all in one fpv system on my buggy lol full Hd fpv and videos I'm going to be driving fpv rallcross in the fields :-) happydays
hey gary!! whats up!! This is #6 actually. I still have not made a public appearance video of what the sixth one I have is. But you're right, as far as anyone on youtube knows I've got 5. Ofcourse when we get the primal MT that will be a game changer... What did you want to get?
thanks my dude!! you get a lot for the money with this right now, especially the 10% extra discount. Now I just need one more and i'll have 4 Rovans to bench press. haaha.
Didn't know you Watch kevin Talbot very much haha, and judging from his rovan videos it's really Worth the price don't really know very much about these but I do know people love hpi bajas it really does surprise me the quality.
hey bro!! my video style is really different form kevin Talbot's, but I do appreciate his quick overviews. My vids are more in-depth and I do whatever it takes!!! If it takes pullups with the 1/5 gas Rc, that's what I do. ahahaha. I don't bash needlessly to just get a few laughs, I respect these things and see them as engineering coolness. In reality they are the same as an HPI baja, but with much better upgrades and much cheaper.
@@hybrid32494 Yea you really are different from kevin Talbot with the more in depth Reviews and I Think they're both very helpful and entertaining to Watch aswell as kevin bashing. And I might even get myself a rovan sometime like even the stock setup on those things is quite good doesn't require very much attention Before you're good to go!
I'm really considering selling my HPI 5b to get one of these (30.5cc green) brand new. Should I? My buddy is also really thinking about buying one too.
I would say if you have to keep only one gas RC, then getting a New Rovan/KM instead of you Original BAJA would be a good idea. Since you already had the original one, a modern upgraded 30CC ROVAN/KM will blow you away and you can get a fair comparison to see how amazing and faster these budget clone are.
hey man!! Congrats!!! Welcome to the GAS BRAP GANG!!! I just use the same 2-stroke oil you run in the engines, it's fine. Some people purchases foam specific oils, but really no need for that. Just make sure it's normally oiled and check once in a while if you run in really dirty conditions.
@@hybrid32494 man I had 2 Tamiya 1/10 cars almost 20 years ago when I was around 15, one of them on nitro. It ran loose sometimes and just imagine what would happen with a 1/5 🤯 But anyway your videos made me exited again to pick up this hobby and I will do the pull-ups with the car🤣 I can appreciate your sense of humor!
Hello sir, I’m a biggest fan of your RUclips channel. Your reviews about RC cars are amazing. I’m so jealous about you because you owned a lot of Rc cars, you could play any RC’s you want to play. I want also to experience that trill when you hold a throttle of both electric and nitro powered rc cars. I could feel the joy and excitement even I’m just watching your videos. I want also to experience cleaning the rc cars after a using. I want also to experience modifying and upgrading rc cars. I’m a big fan of RC cars since I am still a kid but unfortunately I haven’t own any RC’s coz I came from a poor family. Hope you could give me someday any of your used Rc cars. I can’t stop thinking of the day when I can finally play an amazing and fast rc cars. How do I say, but I’m begging you to send me some of your used rc cars or as a gift my first ever RC car, a new one 😭😭😭😭. Maybe its the best day of my life when I can finally have one. 😞 I’m Michael B. Gare from Philippines. Hope you will contact me. 😭. Thanks for reading this. It means a lot to me. My email: michaelgare@yahoo.com Gmail: michaelgare2@gmail.com Address: Phase 1, Block 18, Lot 29, Ambago, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte - Philippines
hybrid32494 no man I haven’t I will check them out brotha. Love the Baja bro! Im getting me another baja too when I pick up my Primal MT! Hopefully I will get to meet ya in person brother when I go get it!
hey man!! Not really, I just know he had this one on his channel and he bashed it really good. Of course very little info on the car itself was discussed, not like my videos. I talk about all the boring stuff that matters, hahaah. JK.
Check your email when ordering. I had to verify with my bank before it went through. Pretty easy if you have online banking they text you and you approve and it’s good to go.
I wonder how long it would take if yu ordered it now or if would even come with the pandemic and all. I know rovan is out of stock on everything. Can't find rovan rc cars anywhere
I bought two rovans from teknisstore and it’s taken from 20th to maybe in June yo finally get tracking information for my two to come I have a friend who bought a yama rc but can’t buy parts for it so i got him something that is more upgradable than that piece of trash
Note my info for my order is basically already shipped to the shipping company but now have to wait for two fucking tracking numbers to come so it’s been like 20 to 31 for my order to be updated into the system and it’s gonna take maybe a few more days to get tracking information which they say could be form 20th of June to 30th of June so that’s my timeline from when I ordered it on the 20th of may lol
@@jonathanoxlade4252 sorry for the troubles bro. I ordered 2 from rovan when rovan got stock they came within a week. Of course they are already out of stock again on most vehicles. Best of luck man that sucks
hey man!! that'll be soon, the next video on my channel will either be about a vintage nitro or an actual car, then the break in and first start on this.
hey Joe, nope.. I just recorded this video. You might think it is because I;ve made prior videos about buying this exact RC. But I never owned it before, This was the first unboxing.
hey man!! I watch your drone vids, they are some of the best I've seen. Do you know anything about how good of an idea it is for me to install a WIFI range extender on my DJI Phantom 3 4K. Not those terrible parabolic range reflectors, but a real 40-50 dollar ARGTEK kit. BTW, you can get a silencer for these, it would be noticeably quieter, I usually run mine with one too.
LOL, hey man!! Thanks for watching, even though Im worse than some micro machine guy in monotone, Don't know who that is. But anyway. Are you getting this gas rc? You should watch my followup speed test vids with this model.
ahhaaha, I hope I don't get an order 66 from this. because it's truly sickening how good of a deal this rovan is right now. Lord Vader has to work overtime in PUBLIX to get this, or maybe some guys at Blackstone labs will just give it to him after he begs.
I can say that after owning a rovan baja for a few months now, its definitely well worth its price, I stepped it up and got the 36cc in blue and she runs strong and consistent 💪 by far one of my favorites
I bought the exact same one. Note that this is in fact a knock-off of a knock-off. It's not 'Rovan', but 'Rofun' - its not a typo. It's another manufacturer of a clone.
hey man!! Congrats on getting this one, I love mine, Did you see the speed run videos with this, they are terrific. IT seems that each generation of clone is better and better, so i'm not complaining. Honestly though, ROFUN will be the new name for ROVAN, they are the same thing, it's something the distributor of ROVAN told me. It must be a marketing issue or some kind of brand positioning goal for the company. Also years ago the cheaper ROVAN clones came with ROFUN carbs, so the names are interchangeable.
Really like this truck can't go wrong with the price and the upgrades parts it's a win win 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪
Man I recently ran into an issue I have never seen anyone else have around youtube. Don't know if you ever experienced it.
Have been 1.5 years with this beast (bought it after your video lol) it has been fine, but since 2 weeks ago the rx freezes and enters into failsafe, no response from the radio, I have to turn off the rx on the car and turn it on again to make it respond to my inputs. Guess what, it happens when I get my radio near the engine (around 1 meter - 3 foot) while it is idling, I changed the rx and the Flysky to another spare flysky radio and rx I had, still THE SAME issue.
But this doesn't occur in one Rovan LT I have it doesn't matter if I stick the antenna of the radio between the ignition coil wire, it just works fine...
Hey bro! I had to read this comment like 3 times to really understand the problem. Can you tell me which radio you are using? Is the GT3-B, the one that comes with most of these RCs these days, or a 2 channel one? I have since converted to a Flysky GT5 redio and BS6 receivers because of random issues with the GT3-B loosing signal sometimes as well. We know your RX antenna is ok, if it's crimped at the end this can happen, but it's rare and should not matter when the remote is close to the car, so that cannot be it. Let me know which radio you're using, we can discuss more.
@@hybrid32494 GT3C, the famous orangy one, next generation of gt3b.
The issue: If I get the radio near the engine while it is running it triggers failsafe in the car and I can no longer control it, the rx ON THE CAR has a brain fart and locks itself, so I have to power cycle it to “unlock” it otherwise it doesnt get out of failsafe state, doesnt matter if I power cycle the radio.
It is pretty weird, might be high frequency noise from the hv ignition coil wire, I hace no idea and have never heard of that before (like I said, it doesnt happen in my other gas 1/5 cars)
Ill just get another better radio to see if it solves the issue, or I’ll have to use the car for push ups instead of driving it.
(Yes I checked antena wires and used new receiver and a different gt3c radio)
@@DashzRight yup, sounds like interference is causing radio signal loss. I know the GT3-C very well, I almost got one years ago. And then most reviews said the steering wheel mounted on/off switch tends to fail because it's constantly being moved by the steering wheel and the soldered wires just come off. anyway, get the Flysky GT5, you wont ever have any issues, plus it's got a built in GYRO and very easy to use. And you can run any tiny 2S JST plug lipo in that radio without any mods. They are like 65 bucks on amazon now, best deal ever.
@@hybrid32494 indeed, havent had that issue with mine, but after disassemble it to fix the steering wheel spring that snapped; I could see the potential issue with the wires. I was tempted to go for the gt5 as it is very well known but I was afraid that it was another flysky :( but probably this is more related to the money you pay more than the brand (Im sure the Flysky Noble doesnt suffer from any of these issues)
I got a radiolink rc6gs 2 btw, it has a 600 meter range so I guess the signal must be pretty strong.
(If this doesnt solve the issue Ill have to look into isolating the coil wire, I would then be even more surprised that no one has experienced this)
Btw I showed this video to a friend that was hesitating about the baja and he is getting one for Christmas, good job with the videos as usual man haha
Just to finish the unknown, so if it ever happens to you or any fellow sub. I bought the new radio, a new rx; still the same issue with the interference... radio disconnected and rx locked up. You know what it was?
The Spark Plug! The older it got the more exaggerated the interferences became.
It still was using one of these El Cheapo spark plugs that comes with the engine.
Replaced for a new one and Problem gone.
Now we have a good reason to buy good quality NGK spark plugs.
Thats the pipe i run on my baja thats now a sc truck and its so good. Lots of power and super loud!!! Love it
I sure like these. Hpi is overrated. If you get the king motor version of these you get a ton of aluminum parts like Aluminum aarms and better shock towers and shocks ECT.
hey!! yes, the King Motors versions are better equipped with more aluminum, that's true. Although they cost about 150 more as well. For me, I don't think I would ever break a front shock tower, so really don't need the aluminum at all. The only RC that really needs aluminum is a T-maxx, ahahaha. JK. I bashed these rovans pretty good, and nothing ever broke. Did you see the drag baja I had in a few videos? that is a king motors btw.
Here’s another notification whilst you’RE at work lol
Good overview
LOL, thank you! I have the RUclips notification turned off on my phone anyway, so you can comment anytime. I usually only respond to comments on my computer..
@@hybrid32494 so you only get notifications on your computer
That’s nice that it has a full size keyboard lol
@@nomusicrc yes, because I'm not trying to give terrible and uninformed responses using a phone as many you tubers do, with the basic phrases. My responses are full thoughts and give proper regards and respect to everybody who comments, just like this comment!.
@@hybrid32494 and that’s why I subbed to you
I got to give to rovan for the prices! Its perfect for people who want to get into 5th scale without breaking the bank and if u planning to do alot of upgrades minus well use the money you save from buying a hpi! I know alot of rovan parts dont exactly match its off a little with hpi parts ! But cant beat a 5th scale for that price! Great Vid!
hey man, great points!! thanks for watching. The only HPI I would buy is a used one at this point. The new one is way too much for the specs they give you. People always compare HPI parts with these, but really I doubt anyone ever uses original HPI to replace anything on these, even their parts are overpriced. It's easier to just get cheap aluminum parts than stick in any HPI ones. The price with the 10% off coupon right now is incredible too, literally costs a little more than a traxxas mini e-revo vxl. nuts right..
@@hybrid32494 Exactly i got a used hpi in 2012 paid to much for it if you get a used one look for 300 even if it dont run just upgrade it i think its worth it ! If i were to start over again i would do that or get a rovan but back then i didnt know much and all the bad talk about rovan back then thats why i got a used hpi!
Man, there is a basic rule in rc world. Whatever you buy, you need to pay 70-80% of the price you bought it more, for upgrades. To make it reliable. And that I believe it's a fact. Whether you buy a 5th scale, an rc heli, or a nitro. So this price of 400$ for a fifth scale doesn't tempt me at all. The first thing you need to change to this vehicle are the servos, which are useless. You need a nice 250 or 300$ for 2 strong servos. And you start from there. Don't get so much excited with these prices man. With all my respect of course.
hey my dude!! thanks for watching as always!! You know how I am, I don't upgrade anything, until it breaks, and even then I just replace with original parts. For the majority of people who won't jump this thing you really don't need anything extra for this. I know many guys upgrade servos like you say, but whats the point of a better throttle servo? The brakes already lock up the wheels when they are engaged, and the throttle requires really little torque to operate. Same with the steering, if it steers with the wheels on the ground, it's enough for me. For certain applications, I agree with you though.
Funny lol anything stock is shit lol even hpi models require upgrades and that’s a fucking near £1000 with a 26cc engine lol 😂 yet the clones are a cheaper way to upgrade because once you upgrade it won’t be a stock car anymore it will be custom so you basically save yourself quite a lot of money for upgrades that make a stock cheap clone better not gonna lie I want it for bashing so I want some run up speed but don’t want a expensive engine that will get damaged looking at a simple 45cc engine that I can rebuild and fix up I don’t think a rcmax 80cc is worth the 2k price mark up
Looks like its a rovan wasteland rear tire.
What's your experience with this?. Planning replace my dirt buster.
Nice mate I’m not sure which to get the 001 stealth rovan baja or this 002 rovan baja which is about 100 pounds more than the 001 black stealth here in the uk
hey man!! The cheaper stealth back one can you tell me what it comes standard with? Does it have the normal can exhaust or the typical rovan style dominator pipe? The pipe really matters.
hybrid32494 the pipe looks the same dude,i looked into it a bit more and found the black and yellow has updated wheels and tyres and a 8000rpm clutch
This is my rovan gr8 rc baja soon i will upload a video in which i try to break this buggy by rough bashing but i couldn't this buggy is so strong and well built... Nice video your push ups are gr8 good fitness
I forgot to give you a shoutout in this video because you have some great speed runs with this rovan on your page. I will tell people next time to check your rovan baja out. The only real way to break this, just like any other RC is to jump it hard and high. Otherwise these are solid, as you know.
hybrid32494 you said you ordered it from Banggood but the item was shipped from Rancho Cucamonga, Ca. How many days you waited for the item to arrived?
Now I’m looking at a rovan......thanks bro ✊🏿
hey bro!! you got it. This is the one to get right now. It's really the best useable upgrades and parts you want in your first 1/5 baja overall. Good tires, pipe, clutch, aluminum clutch carrier, etc. All for cheap, literally a little more than a VXL mini traxxas summit. And these are faster than the stock HPI which sells for around triple.
That's a sweet ride, awesome price point. GREAT upgrades out of the box!!!..
Fantastic machine 👍 people sometimes underestimate Roven because it's a Chinese make I used to think Traxxas was overrated not anymore because I have a mini e Revo vxl which is awesome and stupid fast and also love heilon but my roven Baja is my favorite keep up the good work with the videos
thanks man! Appreciate It a lot! Keep up the good workouts and vids!
WoofisArfKai you got it man!! I had to make a mental note to work your shoutout in to this video somehow, lol. That was harder than the pullups, haha. Jk. Soon i need to do pullups with the 80 pound primal mt, this was rovan training haha.
Picked up the Rovan SCT, have yet to run it though. Very impressed with its build quality as out of the box.
Gosh, I like Kev Talbot and RcSparkStudios, but your channel is at another level man, I personally find the sassy humor and the muscle bits very natural and surprising, they are quite funny and make the videos so easy and entertaining to watch, you are unique man.
hope to see you with 100k subs next year.
I just ordered a rovan 30.5cc on eBay for 389 I had a 10 percent off coupon
hey bro!! Good deal, thats exactly what I paid for my first rovan when I got it there too. I also had the 10% coupon at that time.
I can’t wait till mine gets here!!! Awesome video!!! I also think the Rovan will be more reliable than my redcat.
congrats dude!!! Ye, the first thing you will notice about the rovan baja compared to the redcats we have is the engine is much better. higher RPM and runs solid. Also since the body is attached and everything is exposed you never really need to remove it and mess with body clips. Plus the receiver box is actually terrific, compared to reccat.
lmfao. your voice started out like Willie Nelson, by the time you got rep #8, you turned into Johnny Cash!! love your channel bro. 💪🏼💪🏼
hahaah, GOOD point!! IDK why that happened. I could definetly have done 10 pull-ups at least if the Rovan was not shaking around, it cause my back to rub against the pad on the pull up stand and increased friction. Now I have to install bearings on my back to do more pull-ups, that might hurt. ahahah.
@@hybrid32494 yes. That did look very uncomfortable. Im suprised you got 8 💪
Very cool unboxing bro! Great thorough overview. It’s a pretty amazing deal for what you get. Can’t wait to see you run it dude
Great video enjoy the unboxing. Shirt looks good bro haha. Love the 1/5 scale stuff. Getting a nice collection of 1/5 scale seems like you have a great knowledge on this stuff so it’s great to watch as I’m still learning my Baja got to get it going. I might have to get a new Rovan like this after watching a lot of your videos. I’ve been having a lot of trouble with my Baja so I could keep it as a spare/parts machine and get the Rovan. Start fresh mabey. I do like your respect for the rc haha I treat all mine like gold too. Except the Kraton. That thing gets it haha 👋🇨🇦🍻.
Only thing I'd replace from the get go is the battery. Nimh fades when it gets depleted lipo had full power till the end.... Heyyyy you actually remembered the cars and coffee!!! Haha at the end I caught it lol
Is it not a petrol rc
@@dabh4204 oh shit your right! Servos do run off of gasoline!!!
I'd pick this one for sure..Great price!
lol yep!! best deal of the year on one of these so far. If rich piana was still alive I bet he would own one, haaha.
Great looking addition to your collection. I cant wait to see it rip. 👍🤘
Hiya Bro I forgot to let you know about the battery packs I made up for my buggy and it's working awesome can you tell me how long your getting from your battery pack :-) would you believe my battery lasts a week lol I was out brappping hard for 6 hour's yesterday thinking my battery will discharge but it's awesome my friend :-D I made two of these to keep one fully charged in my bag but I don't even need it haha happydays brappping all week on one charge would you like the link for the battery's I used £6-7 for pack of 4 on eBay
thats alot of time, WOW. I honestly never ran mine for over an hour without charging the battery in between runs. Yes, tell me the ones you're using, I'm interested.
@@hybrid32494 sorry my friend I completely forgot about this I will share the link on fb for you and I will do a short video for you showing my battery packs and how there wired up there wired up just the same way as a lipo but puts out 8.4v but iv put a small variable voltage regular and iv set it at 6v Bro no problem's and I'm playing for 3-4 hours every day 3-4 tank's of fuel for a week on one charge haha :-D serious Braaaaaaaping for me my friend and iv just added a all in one fpv system on my buggy lol full Hd fpv and videos I'm going to be driving fpv rallcross in the fields :-) happydays
👍🏻 a great buy you are catching up to me fast. whats this make #5 1/5 scale cars? I almost bought another one today.
hey gary!! whats up!! This is #6 actually. I still have not made a public appearance video of what the sixth one I have is. But you're right, as far as anyone on youtube knows I've got 5. Ofcourse when we get the primal MT that will be a game changer... What did you want to get?
Sick , really nice killer Baja rovan
thanks my dude!! you get a lot for the money with this right now, especially the 10% extra discount. Now I just need one more and i'll have 4 Rovans to bench press. haaha.
loving the videos man keep em coming dont stop!
Didn't know you Watch kevin Talbot very much haha, and judging from his rovan videos it's really Worth the price don't really know very much about these but I do know people love hpi bajas it really does surprise me the quality.
hey bro!! my video style is really different form kevin Talbot's, but I do appreciate his quick overviews. My vids are more in-depth and I do whatever it takes!!! If it takes pullups with the 1/5 gas Rc, that's what I do. ahahaha. I don't bash needlessly to just get a few laughs, I respect these things and see them as engineering coolness. In reality they are the same as an HPI baja, but with much better upgrades and much cheaper.
@@hybrid32494 Yea you really are different from kevin Talbot with the more in depth Reviews and I Think they're both very helpful and entertaining to Watch aswell as kevin bashing. And I might even get myself a rovan sometime like even the stock setup on those things is quite good doesn't require very much attention Before you're good to go!
I'm really considering selling my HPI 5b to get one of these (30.5cc green) brand new. Should I? My buddy is also really thinking about buying one too.
I would say if you have to keep only one gas RC, then getting a New Rovan/KM instead of you Original BAJA would be a good idea. Since you already had the original one, a modern upgraded 30CC ROVAN/KM will blow you away and you can get a fair comparison to see how amazing and faster these budget clone are.
Great vid brother ! And thats right they are great for the price range !
Bro! I got mine:) What kind of oil is needed for the air filter?
Ps: no pull-ups yet ;)
hey man!! Congrats!!! Welcome to the GAS BRAP GANG!!! I just use the same 2-stroke oil you run in the engines, it's fine. Some people purchases foam specific oils, but really no need for that. Just make sure it's normally oiled and check once in a while if you run in really dirty conditions.
Bro, do you have a kill switch installed, if yes...which one?
hey dude, I don't have a kill switch installed on this one. Actually none of my 5th scales have them other than the Primal MT.
@@hybrid32494 man I had 2 Tamiya 1/10 cars almost 20 years ago when I was around 15, one of them on nitro. It ran loose sometimes and just imagine what would happen with a 1/5 🤯
But anyway your videos made me exited again to pick up this hobby and I will do the pull-ups with the car🤣 I can appreciate your sense of humor!
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Awesome video.
Hahhaha I remember the Rich Slappin! Dang he was super huge there too!
EastSide RC yup. Lord vader got the slap heard around the world. I hope he dont order 66 me now. Lol. You watch the delray misfits?
hybrid32494 no man I haven’t I will check them out brotha. Love the Baja bro! Im getting me another baja too when I pick up my Primal MT! Hopefully I will get to meet ya in person brother when I go get it!
Awesome buggy and great review brother.
You watch Kevin Talbot too? Nice!!
hey man!! Not really, I just know he had this one on his channel and he bashed it really good. Of course very little info on the car itself was discussed, not like my videos. I talk about all the boring stuff that matters, hahaah. JK.
@@hybrid32494 oh ok. Yeah he tests his things real hard and gives honest reviews on it.
R.i.P Rich Piana
4 scoops of KLOTZ 2-stroke oil for Rich Piana, RIGHT BABE!!! HE has the best catchy lines ever.
I definitely liked watching his videos.
Great vid as always
What payment method did you use? I’ve been trying to place my order on Banggood, but it keeps declining my card.....someone help me please
Check your email when ordering. I had to verify with my bank before it went through. Pretty easy if you have online banking they text you and you approve and it’s good to go.
I wonder how long it would take if yu ordered it now or if would even come with the pandemic and all. I know rovan is out of stock on everything. Can't find rovan rc cars anywhere
I bought two rovans from teknisstore and it’s taken from 20th to maybe in June yo finally get tracking information for my two to come I have a friend who bought a yama rc but can’t buy parts for it so i got him something that is more upgradable than that piece of trash
Note my info for my order is basically already shipped to the shipping company but now have to wait for two fucking tracking numbers to come so it’s been like 20 to 31 for my order to be updated into the system and it’s gonna take maybe a few more days to get tracking information which they say could be form 20th of June to 30th of June so that’s my timeline from when I ordered it on the 20th of may lol
@@jonathanoxlade4252 sorry for the troubles bro. I ordered 2 from rovan when rovan got stock they came within a week. Of course they are already out of stock again on most vehicles. Best of luck man that sucks
gasman45 where do you order your 1/5?
@@bedanjess rovanrc.com but man they sell out fast they are bone dry right now on inventory
Waiting for the break in video
hey man!! that'll be soon, the next video on my channel will either be about a vintage nitro or an actual car, then the break in and first start on this.
is this a reupload?
hey Joe, nope.. I just recorded this video. You might think it is because I;ve made prior videos about buying this exact RC. But I never owned it before, This was the first unboxing.
hybrid32494 lol ok had me on some serious daja vue confused me
I want something different like this , just noise my Japanese neighbors will really moan,I’m lucky they don’t say anything about my drone 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
hey man!! I watch your drone vids, they are some of the best I've seen. Do you know anything about how good of an idea it is for me to install a WIFI range extender on my DJI Phantom 3 4K. Not those terrible parabolic range reflectors, but a real 40-50 dollar ARGTEK kit. BTW, you can get a silencer for these, it would be noticeably quieter, I usually run mine with one too.
Forte Lo fai un video dove la fai funzionare Ciao a prestò 👌🚗😁😁
How.cheap.is.it.I.could.get.one.
hey buddy! This thing is around 550 bucks.
Worse then the micro machine guy in monotone!!!!!!!
LOL, hey man!! Thanks for watching, even though Im worse than some micro machine guy in monotone, Don't know who that is. But anyway. Are you getting this gas rc? You should watch my followup speed test vids with this model.
First like, first comment,,,love your channel
It sickoning it piss
ahhaaha, I hope I don't get an order 66 from this. because it's truly sickening how good of a deal this rovan is right now. Lord Vader has to work overtime in PUBLIX to get this, or maybe some guys at Blackstone labs will just give it to him after he begs.