Just introducing myself and asking all the usual noob questions.
Backstory: Had a Revo since they were first released. Over time I upgraded from the 2.5 nitro to the 3.3, to a .21, to a big block .28, and all the while I continually stripped diff gears at an alarming rate. So much so that I got tired of replacing them and put the Revo away for a few years. Then the E-Revo came out and I was told that Traxxas updated their diffs and made them stronger, so I did a full E-Revo conversion, swapping what I could and buying what I needed. I powered it with an old school Hobbywing 2200kv sensored motor and 150amp ESC (in that weird metallic sky blue color). Tons of power. The diffs never stood a chance. After stripping the 25th diff in as many minutes of run time, I put the Revo away again. That was 5 years ago. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I put easily 1500 diff sets through my Revo in the 15 or so years I've been running it. I love everything about Revo, but those weak diffs just became a massive deal breaker to me.
Now I'm getting back into the hobby. I can't bring myself to put even one more set of diffs into my Revo, but I've got so much time and money into it that I feel like I need to salvage what I can. At first I thought about converting to the newer Revo 2.0, but it seems that is not an easy or cheap conversion, and I am getting a lot of conflicting reports about the durability of the new, larger, diff gears. So my plan is to pull out the electronics, which are all still good (only about 20 minutes of run time on them after all) and use them in a builder's kit. After a few weeks of research I've settled on the MT410. Not only is it one of only a very few MT kits on the market that isn't RTR, it seems to be one of the toughest and better engineered kits as well. So cool for me I guess. Up till now my only experience with Tekno has been some A-arms I got for my Revo probably 10 years ago and they never failed, so good for you Tekno.
Current Story: After much internal debate and self convincing, I just placed the order for the MT410 kit about 10 minutes ago. Along with the kit I also ordered:
1. Steel spur gear
2. 15t pinion
3. aluminum shock caps and shock cartridge caps
4. and 3 steel diff cases.. because of my Revo PTSD.
I know I need an aluminum servo horn. Pretty sure I've got one lying around somewhere. And I've still got 3 or 4 sets of tires from the Revo that should work for the MT410. I'm planning on running 4s, unless somebody can convince me that 3, 5, or 6s would be better.
My question now is, what else should I look out for? I know M2C makes a bunch of bracing stuff, but to be honest I am not sure what parts to get and what parts go with which other parts, or how necessary any of it is at the moment. I am also interested in the extended chassis options, but I am unsure if all the MT stuff just bolts onto the ET truggy chassis that easily or not? I also want to wait and see how the shorter MT chassis handles before I commit to that. Is the M2C wide body chassis that much of an upgrade over the stock chassis?
I'm also seeing a lot of love for the T-bone bumpers, but when I looked into them they look like they are VERY thin and flimsy to me? Are they really that tough?
At the end of the day my goal is to make this thing as bullet proof as possible. I love upgrading but I hate fixing/replacing broken parts. I had my Revo to the point where it did not break anymore with the diffs being the only exception. I'm hoping I can get this MT to a similar level of durability, except without all the diff issues.
Thanks for taking the time to read my rambling. Looking forward to the responses.
Backstory: Had a Revo since they were first released. Over time I upgraded from the 2.5 nitro to the 3.3, to a .21, to a big block .28, and all the while I continually stripped diff gears at an alarming rate. So much so that I got tired of replacing them and put the Revo away for a few years. Then the E-Revo came out and I was told that Traxxas updated their diffs and made them stronger, so I did a full E-Revo conversion, swapping what I could and buying what I needed. I powered it with an old school Hobbywing 2200kv sensored motor and 150amp ESC (in that weird metallic sky blue color). Tons of power. The diffs never stood a chance. After stripping the 25th diff in as many minutes of run time, I put the Revo away again. That was 5 years ago. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I put easily 1500 diff sets through my Revo in the 15 or so years I've been running it. I love everything about Revo, but those weak diffs just became a massive deal breaker to me.
Now I'm getting back into the hobby. I can't bring myself to put even one more set of diffs into my Revo, but I've got so much time and money into it that I feel like I need to salvage what I can. At first I thought about converting to the newer Revo 2.0, but it seems that is not an easy or cheap conversion, and I am getting a lot of conflicting reports about the durability of the new, larger, diff gears. So my plan is to pull out the electronics, which are all still good (only about 20 minutes of run time on them after all) and use them in a builder's kit. After a few weeks of research I've settled on the MT410. Not only is it one of only a very few MT kits on the market that isn't RTR, it seems to be one of the toughest and better engineered kits as well. So cool for me I guess. Up till now my only experience with Tekno has been some A-arms I got for my Revo probably 10 years ago and they never failed, so good for you Tekno.
Current Story: After much internal debate and self convincing, I just placed the order for the MT410 kit about 10 minutes ago. Along with the kit I also ordered:
1. Steel spur gear
2. 15t pinion
3. aluminum shock caps and shock cartridge caps
4. and 3 steel diff cases.. because of my Revo PTSD.
I know I need an aluminum servo horn. Pretty sure I've got one lying around somewhere. And I've still got 3 or 4 sets of tires from the Revo that should work for the MT410. I'm planning on running 4s, unless somebody can convince me that 3, 5, or 6s would be better.
My question now is, what else should I look out for? I know M2C makes a bunch of bracing stuff, but to be honest I am not sure what parts to get and what parts go with which other parts, or how necessary any of it is at the moment. I am also interested in the extended chassis options, but I am unsure if all the MT stuff just bolts onto the ET truggy chassis that easily or not? I also want to wait and see how the shorter MT chassis handles before I commit to that. Is the M2C wide body chassis that much of an upgrade over the stock chassis?
I'm also seeing a lot of love for the T-bone bumpers, but when I looked into them they look like they are VERY thin and flimsy to me? Are they really that tough?
At the end of the day my goal is to make this thing as bullet proof as possible. I love upgrading but I hate fixing/replacing broken parts. I had my Revo to the point where it did not break anymore with the diffs being the only exception. I'm hoping I can get this MT to a similar level of durability, except without all the diff issues.
Thanks for taking the time to read my rambling. Looking forward to the responses.