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Hey guys

Just curious, any of you guys ever pull wheelies with the stock mill? I just received my Revo a few days ago, and I'm not impressed with the 2.5R mill at all. Just curious if you guys were satisfied with the power. I have a Savage with a .247 pro engine, and although it doesn't pull wheelies like my old picco .26 motor, it has some good pull and awesome mid-top end speed. The 2.5R (although I haven't tuned it completely just yet), seems to have really weak low end.

Also, what servos are you using for the throttle and steering? Whats up with those damn micro servos for the steering??
 
i personally dont pull wheelies. it will pick the front end up, but it sets back down after a second. to fix your bottom end, go with the trinity pipe. LOUD as all hell, but you will be amazed at how much more sh!t that thing will g!t. if you're still not happy, change your gearing and your spur.

servos - i use HS 945-MG from Hitech for my steering (single) and soon to have HS 925-MG for my throttle. oh, and those steering servos arnt micro... the reverse servo is micro... but the steering, and throttle servos that come stock in the revo are their standard high torqe servos. anyway, hope that helps.
 
You could adjust your slipper if you want to do wheelies but really with the Revo's design wheelies are a bit tough to pull off with the stock mill. For racing I prefer all four wheels planted on the ground especially the fronts since you can't steer without them.
 
Oh ok, so in essence you can put two high torque standard servos for steering?

I was thinking of running just one servo for the steering as well.

As for wheelies, I'm just used to my savage pulling wheelies all the time. But with the .247 pro on the savage, it won't wheelie, but acceleration is spot on, and strong. With the revo, I haven't achieved that feeling of "wow, that's some nice torque!" ;)

I'm assuming its running stock gears, as it came in the mail as RTR. But who knows what the previous owner did. Anyhow, I think its a great truck, but I still give the edge to a savage. I personally, don't think it takes much to get the savage race ready. I may have to compare track times of both trucks, to see which is better.
 
You can use one high torque servo for the steering. Pick something with more quality such as the Hitec 645mg. You can use the stock steering arm. But, most people will change it to Proline Aluminum single servo steering arm.

Check with Bruce (RushRc), he will be able to hook you up and did I mention he is a great guy to deal with?
 
As jetmech said the Revo's design makes pulling the front off the ground tough, it seems to spin alot. I put stiffer springs out back and tweaked the tuning and it will wheelie on high traction surfaces. It also has good acceleration but I did just order a Trinity pipe for a little extra. I find it a little harder to find the sweet spot on a 2.5 compared to most other engines but when you find it the engine has good power IMO.
 
Snow, the Revo is not a wheelie machine like the T-Maxx is. Mine barely would get the front wheels off the ground with the stock motor. Now I have the RB 323 and I can hardly keep it on the ground! Since the Revo is more race oriented, the fact that it keeps the wheels on the ground I would think that that is a blessing.
 
You only want to get one good servo like the 645mg or the JR650M (my choice). It lightens your load and provides better response then two stock. You can also upgrade to the heavy duty servo saver. Most of the guys I'm running with at the track have the .18TM and it the front ends spend a lot of time in the air if the suspension isn't properly setup. Or you can just go all out animalstyle like Revo Rancher did (too many In-N-Out burgers????).
BTW, RevoRancher 8 more posts and your at 1K, nice.
 
My Revo will only do wheelies If it hits a bump.Once the front comes up it will hold it up untill i let off the gas.Whith a aftermarket cooling head and pipe you could get a lot more power out of the stock motor.
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