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Savage vs. Revo
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AC48
Hardcore RCTalk User
It depends on what you want to do with it. Do you plan to race at all? If so go with the revo. If all you want to do is bash go with a Savage.
Do a search and you will find this question as been asked and discussed many times.
Do a search and you will find this question as been asked and discussed many times.
mudbogginredneck
RCTalk Qualifier
yes AC48 is right. the way i look at it is......in racing, with a savage you will have to spend a little bit more to help it contend with the revo. in bashing, with a revo you will have to spend a little bit more to be as strong or durable as the savage. i have owned a couple of savages but never a revo. my bud has a revo. but it all depends on what you want to do.
mud
mud
I havnt seen one of thes threads in a long time..lol.. Ac's right on. Revos tend to be more race savy, and the savage seems more basher worthy. I own a savage and know its damn near industructable and a blast to drive, but I know a Revo would eat me up on a track.
cvec7
Gone - bye bye.
Yea, it all depends...but the savage can be a racer...I have spent quite a lot on mine, and I believe it can compete with a revo, but mostly because I'm a better driver than most in my class.
To race the savage, the main things it needs are: (certain versions of the savage may already have some of these)
cam-type servo saver
racing tires
high-torque steering servo
brake upgrade
new engine (if it has the S-25)
Ofna throttle linkage
rechargeable RX pack
4-gear spider diff mod
some other little, cheap mods
then other stuff which would greatly help but restrains it to almost all racer IMO:
lcg TVP's
Nova shock towers
1/8 buggy shocks
I currently have all that and more on my first list and am thinking about getting the other stuff as well...but I am getting ready to move, so I'll see how the track there is first and see what I want to race primarily..
Also, mine has been giving me some...difficulties... I'm still trying to hammer out...
Also, the LST is a great truck for both, I'd reccomend some RPM A-arms though, but it needs very little out of the box to be competitive...
To race the savage, the main things it needs are: (certain versions of the savage may already have some of these)
cam-type servo saver
racing tires
high-torque steering servo
brake upgrade
new engine (if it has the S-25)
Ofna throttle linkage
rechargeable RX pack
4-gear spider diff mod
some other little, cheap mods
then other stuff which would greatly help but restrains it to almost all racer IMO:
lcg TVP's
Nova shock towers
1/8 buggy shocks
I currently have all that and more on my first list and am thinking about getting the other stuff as well...but I am getting ready to move, so I'll see how the track there is first and see what I want to race primarily..
Also, mine has been giving me some...difficulties... I'm still trying to hammer out...
Also, the LST is a great truck for both, I'd reccomend some RPM A-arms though, but it needs very little out of the box to be competitive...
cvec7
Gone - bye bye.
Well, back when I dragged my friend and his t-maxx 2.5 w/ my savage w/ the S-25, he won, by a good amount...the t-maxx is a much lighter truck (as is the revo). But with my new Axial .28, I think it'd be close.
I think it'd beat the savage w/ the hpi .28 too. A while ago, XRC did a comparo between the t-maxx 3.3 and savage X. The t-maxx barely won overall, and did better in most performace tests.
I think it'd beat the savage w/ the hpi .28 too. A while ago, XRC did a comparo between the t-maxx 3.3 and savage X. The t-maxx barely won overall, and did better in most performace tests.
bustedgears
Hardcore RCTalk User
This has been discussed many times before. Use the search function to read all about it.
whats with the noobs worrying about fricken speed lately?? Dont take this the wrong way, I'm not trying to be a dink but poop.. Theres ALOT of other things to look for that are more important than how fast it goes. I would be willing to bet the the fastest, most reliable R/c on the market, doesn't advertise its speed on the box. Only low rent companies that have nothing else to offer feel they have to lure people in with high speed numbers on the boxes. You can have the fastest rig out there, but if theres a better driver out there with a rig that handles good, he's going to beat you.
Hey, I resemble that comment!
jetmechG550
RCTalk VIP
Wow another Savage v Revo thread, imagine that. I'll throw my 
in and say this, the Savage that was in my way on the track yesterday wasn't in my way very long. It was classic Jeff Gordon, wish I had video of it!
in and say this, the Savage that was in my way on the track yesterday wasn't in my way very long. It was classic Jeff Gordon, wish I had video of it!Well Hpi isnt, but they also dont put a big star in bold colors with the top speed nuumbers inside of it. Look at Cen, and Smartech. Whats the 1st thing that will catch your eye on the box? The Cen claiming the car goes 70mph in big neon colors, or smartech claiming 60mph..SMaxxin said:
Ill admit, my 1st rc was a 4 tech and the thing that caught my eye and probably sold it to me was the fact that it claimed to go 60mph right out of the box. It probably did go 60mph but also steared like a brick with wood wheels. Was a poopy car and almost made me quit the hobby.
I just dont like it when the 1st thing a company will mention is speed. I think if thats what they concentrate on the most, it has issues elswere. Theres alot of other poop to worry about and consider when buying a r/c.
jetmechG550 said:Wow another Savage v Revo thread, imagine that. I'll throw my
Hell, I'm just impressed you got one of your rigs to actually run in a race! Good for you, Chet!
markallen
RCTalk Addict
jetmechG550 said:
Off topic but back when Sr. did it it was all fine and there never anything said about it..It was just racin'."I was just trying to rattle his cage"as he always put it..
madfastbanshee405
RCTalk Racer
if hillclimbing is wat i like to do which one would be better? the savage or the mt2?
Savage.....
cvec7
Gone - bye bye.
4u2nv said:
It's like today at work...we just got in the Jato 3.3 and some dude saw the 65mph or w/e they claim, and was like, "dude, I should buy that, it's basically a buggy and it could beat anything out there on the track for the races..."
I didn't even bother wasting my breath...
