Go ahead and add a second servo, save yourself some time changing them. The original don't hold up very long at all. I put 1/10 scale motor in mine with a max 10 esc. It's nuts lol. Them diffs don't hold long either, even stock.
Speaking about body posts, this car is a perfect candidate for using Velcro to hold the body on, instead of clips. Just place the Velcro between the battery doors and your body, and you're golden.
I never thought that velcro could be strong enough of a hold. If it works then I would prefer the ease of it by long and far over clips etc Great suggestion. ty. o7!
Glad you’re enjoying it. Out of the dozens of cars I’ve had over the years, this was the biggest pain in the a** I’ve ever owned. Diffs stripping like crazy, even when properly shimmed. Wheel driveshafts kept popping out and the thing that was most annoying is you have to basically disassemble the entire car to access the front/rear diffs. Sold mine. Traxxas makes some good rigs, had most over the years but wasn’t a fan of this one.
I haven’t had any diff issues 3s 2 haven’t broken anything except the servo gears I swapped in the metal gears so won’t have to worry about that anymore but sucks you had bad luck
That car is super sick but its super TRASH. FREAKING TRAXXAS IF YOU SEE THIS UPGRADE THE DAMN DIFFS MAN. If that car had indestructible diffs it would be the all time highest selling RC car of all time. Pull up to a wall floor it and it will flip off the wall. When it works its insane. To upgrade it you need upgraded aftermarket diff housing and spiral cut gears. Shim as needed. Again how Traxxas has refused to fix this and is blind to the fact it could be a record breaker if it was actually reliable. I Only run it on 3S. 3s will destroy the front diff in about 10 packs. I am going to upgrade mine with the aftermarket diffs this winter.
Driving my 1/10 erevo vxl around recently and shredded the center drive shaft because of rocks. Got it fixed over the weekend and ready to rip again. Love the ERevo's!!!
How do you run batteries in cereal? Wouldn't that be a waste of food? Also, get the open center diff, it keep the trucks power on the road, won't wheelie ad much?
You forgot one of the most important upgrades for the MERV though: center diff. It helps lessen the impact on that rear diff, and just generally makes it drive better. But yes, it is an amazing travel companion that takes no space in the trunk and is insanely fun. I run mine on two 3S 1300 mAh packs in parallel, and the runtime is 40-60 minutes depending on how hard I bash it. Just when running it on 3S (or two NiMHs in series) do install the "speed" pinion. It's actually smaller than the stock (25T vs 29T, iirc), otherwise it'll be overheating badly. I run mine on 25T pinion with 54T spur, and it still overheats if I run it continuously for longer periods.
I’ve always been a traxxas guy. But I love, and own a lot of other RC car brands too. Like associated, Losi, etc. This was a great video, Mark. I’ve recently bought the XRT and slash BL 2s and love them both. As I used to be a nitro only guy back in the late 90’s, early 2000’s, when the electrics were nowhere near what they are now. I’ve been on the fence about this mini E revo for a while. But this video convinced me I may just need to get one 😂 Please keep these awesome videos coming!
Wow, how timely this video is! I bought my 1/16 Revo a couple months ago. Just returned from a 10 day camping trip a couple days ago. I'd packed the car, radio, batteries, charger, parts and tools all in a single backpack. Went through probably 4 batteries throughout the trip in my downtime. Found myself doing more crawling maneuvers around the campsite, than fast stuff. Maybe that's a hint I need to invest in a mini crawler as well.
I bring the xmaxx on vacation just because when you rip it at the camp site you get a big holy shit from anybody around who sees it 😂😂😂 making kids want to get into the hobby because of how impressive that truck is to see in action
It needs stiffer shock oil (60wt+) and stiffer rear springs. Also it overheats so not a good idea to run 2S in parallel. I need a 2S; probably gonna get a Gens Ace 2200mah 60C 2S once they’re back in stock.
B4 you buy a rally wait till fall they will have a clip-less body mounting system and a new 2S lipo power system...and new new body will be released for the rally also....should be really cool!!!!
Man its a fast truck on 3s! Its hard to control on 3s tho and those wheels suck! Flips constantly lol u will want to shim the rear diff before u keep running it because it WILL blow out on u, especially if u go 3s or 2 nimh in series
The GTR shocks leak too much; stock or aluminum. I got the Hot Racing Shock Bodies; they stop the shock caps from pulling loose which an issue after the first run. You should also add #TRA5114 bearings in the steering; now I don’t really need an upgrade servo. I have more upgrades listed in the description of my videos.
Honestly the Rally would have been perfect for that gravel parking lot you were running the MERV in, please do that one next. Its like the only one you havent featured and got into the mods on
I agree with some of the comments about adding the center diff. Made me love driving so much more. And the aluminum pivot caps can work there way out so check on them often. On 3 s it’s out of control and gonna kill diffs.
Was really considering the mini e-revo as my first RC, but backed out cause of how much more support the slash had. Still a great little RC for the price.
Still have mine since 2012, only broke 2 front A-arms so far, got it replaced with rpm front A arms last year and never had a problem again although I would highly recommend you putting a metal-geared servo, the stock servo will either break it's gears or burn one of the capacitors on the pcb causing it to stop working. Either way, solid fun rc car Edit: put thicker shocks fluid.
Sorry if it’s a little late but congratulations on 100,000 subscribers that is truly amazing and most RU-vidrs would never get there. Hope you had a great time in Mexico.
Did they start making these out of better stuff? A handful of years back they were complete junk. Mine broke EVERY time I took it out and I was just running it around my gravel driveway. The diffs would self destruct and they were $40 each. The CV axles didn’t last long either, and if you bump it into an obstacle the arms snap off. Worst rc truck I ever had. Glad to be rid of it.
he said serial lmfao its parallel or in series parallel keeps voltage and increases capacity aka run time and series multiplies the voltage by 2 and keep same capacity not serial ..SERIAL AND SERIES ARE very very different
Will LVC kick in while using the parallel connector and two, 2 or 3 cell lipo? I called Traxxas and they only recommend using a parallel or series with Nimh batteries.
Out of all my cars and trucks my mini is my favorite to drive. Its a blast and fast AF for a small car. 3s is fun though. I would recommend slipper clutch eliminator though.
I just came back from camping with my E- Revo mini just like yours. I added the wheely bar because it NEEDS it. I can say, ounce for ounce, it preforms just as well as its big brother. I also got the lipo( never used the nickle metal one).
Prefer the mini summit but they're both a pain to wrench on and somewhat un xmaxx like fragile. Mine runs like crap in cereal. Marshmallows keep clogging the tires.
I USED TO LOVE MY MINI EREVO , HAD SLIGHTLY BIGGER BUT SKINNIER FAST TRAX WHEELS THIS MADE IT FASTER AND MORE STABLE , ALSO HAD PARALLEL DUAL 2 S BATTERYS THIS MADE IT RUN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND ALSO ADDED AN EXTRA 3MPH , THINK I CHANGED THE GEARING ALSO HAD IT RUNNING ABOUT 40MPH IT WAS THE SWEET SPOT THAT DIDNT WRECK THE THE DIFFS , 3S TOO MUCH POWER YOUR DIFFS DESTROYED WITHIN 3 RUNS , THEY NEED TO MAKE A MINI EREVO 2.0 THAT CAN RUN 3S EASILY WITH HEAVY DUTY DIFFS
Great video bro, but shame on you for running that stop sign so many times. Also I did the same with my hot rod when I got it chased several cars down. It's a blast. 🤣
3s lipo for sure, there is no point if you don't use your rc car in the maximum it can handle. We buy real rc cars because we want to go fast, if we wanted a slow rc cars we would buy toys and toys are useless for the rc hobby guys. So use your rc car's in to the maximum they can handle or else there is not fun.
Great video @MarkSantaMaria ! Question : Traxxas' site say the wire harness part# mentioned in the video is for NIMH only. Is it ok to run two 2S LIPO's in parallel with this harness without any repercussions?
You can't connect the lipos with the last // cable. With the old // cable, yes. I thinks it's more safe for low voltage detection (for not overdischarge lipo) not to use // cable. But i use this cable like 10 year ago. And not problem. Google Translation ^^.
