Nitro RC, any suggestions?

[tomyknoker]

Does anyone know anything about Nitro RC Cars? Looking to get a top of the line on and off road RC... any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated! One site suggested this? http://www.hobbytron.com/TraxxasJato33NitroRCStadiumTruck.html?AID=10117481&PID=2115483

 

[RCPF]

The Traxxas Jato is a very fast 2 wheel drive Nitro! Why pay $471.95?
JATO 3.3 W/ 2.4GHZ RADIO
Not completely sure what you want other than an on/off road Nitro....sounds like a Nitro Truggy is in order, Ya after a 2X4 or a 4X4..??

 

[tomyknoker]

Thanks! I'm basically after the very best and fastest on/off road RC, what would you suggest?

 

[RCPF]

Thanks! I'm basically after the very best and fastest on/off road RC, what would you suggest?

The HPI RTR NITRO RS4 MT-2 G3.0 is pretty wicked too....

Just to many "fast" RC's available..

Thanks! I'm basically after the very best and fastest on/off road RC, what would you suggest?

Hey, where are you from? US? Japan? Aussy? pps:

 

[MR4X4KING]

you want the fastest onroad and offroad
well the jato is 2ww and onroad thats pretty much it
for offroad i would go 4wd stampede or slash which will do both your needs and they are fast also

 

[alien13]

Thanks! I'm basically after the very best and fastest on/off road RC, what would you suggest?

While fast is cool, it's also the quickest way to break stuff. Trucks like the Jato and the Speed-NT will do 60+ mph, but that's straight line runs, if you turn, you wreck.

Best suggestion, look at something like a Savage, Revo, T-Maxx, Stampede, etc. They are all more durable, and anything can be made to go faster.

 

[beason]

we need to know what exacly you want to do with this rc. are you running on a track, street, the yard? jumps, speed runs, agility? what is your budget? do you have any prior experience?

 

[WoodiE]

Does anyone know anything about Nitro RC Cars? Looking to get a top of the line on and off road RC... any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated! One site suggested this? http://www.hobbytron.com/TraxxasJato33NitroRCStadiumTruck.html?AID=10117481&PID=2115483

Welcome to RCNitroTalk!

Other than fast what you are looking for in an R/C? Where do plan on running the car or truck at and do you plan on doing racing or just bashing? Are you wanting a car, buggy, truck?

Give us more information and we'll be glad to help you as best we can, else you're going to get answers from all ends of the spectrum.

 

[tomyknoker]

Hi guys,

Thanks for all the helpful feedback... hopefully the info helps belo!

• I'm from Australia
• I am not worried about the cost, I want a quality car
• I want to ride it on roads, over grass and dirt
• It's not crucial but a car that I could constantly be working on would be good, tweaks things as I go etc
• I like the look of a buggy over a truck!
• I want to bash a bit, but do want something pretty fast

I hope that's enough!

PS I love the look of this car, but have only seen a few so far... http://www.traxxas.com/products/models/nitro/5507jato33

 

[hamz9561]

You might want to look at a truggy. Truggies are a hybrid of a truck wheel and a buggy looks. They have a bit higher ground clearance because they run a taller wheel and tire. They also have a bigger motor and every bit as fast as a buggy. They are great in short grass (about 9 cm or shorter) and on road. If want a to run in anything deeper try a monster truck like the HPI Savage.

This is supposed to be a decent truggy:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXTJH1&P=SM

Tower does ship outside of the US.

 

[tomyknoker]

This car looks great to me does anyone have experience with it? http://rcpartsfactory.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=271

It does only have a rating on that site of 6/10 though...

 

[alpinehyperlite]

You seem pretty dead set on the jato. Most of your posts are about it. Go ahead and get it. Its a decent rig.

 

[vmswimfan21]

jato is a good fast car on the road but off road its worthless :

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Its not worthless offroad on dirt and short grass with decent tires.

 

[tomyknoker]

Its not worthless offroad on dirt and short grass with decent tires.

Hi guys... I'm not totally set on the Traxxas but it's really the only reputable brand I have seen... can anyone give me some other options for a Truggy as I would really be interested!

 

[alpinehyperlite]

best truggy I've ever seen is the Losi 8ight-t.
Plenty of power, backed by a great company. Bigger than the jato, better than traxxas, and an award winning design.

http://losi.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=LOSB0085

 

[tomyknoker]

Hey guys... thanks for all the great replies, so many cars to think about! I had another question, obviously this is a Nitro forum but I thought some of you might give some good points on this. A few other people say Nitro is messy and loud and it's better to go with a brushless motor, as it's quieter and you can get similar speeds, I wondered if anyone had thoughts on this?

 

[tomyknoker]

best truggy I've ever seen is the Losi 8ight-t.
Plenty of power, backed by a great company. Bigger than the jato, better than traxxas, and an award winning design.

http://losi.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=LOSB0085

Wow I love this! Anyone know where to buy the Losi 8ight-t at a good price?

 

[alpinehyperlite]

I dont even run nitros anymore. All of my rigs are brushless electric. Faster, more powerful, cleaner....... to me the decision was easy to switch.


http://www.amainhobbies.com/product...-w-DX3S-Radio-Telemetry-Installed-Starter-Box

 

[tomyknoker]

Wow I love this! Anyone know where to buy the Losi 8ight-t at a good price?

But don't you get a very small amount of battery life with electric?