Great video. And the way you explain every single thing you are doing step by step is how you make a great instructional video. Most people that do these vids move to fast and they dont explain everything step by step or what issues you may run into. They simply do it in front of a camera, not even up close, and expect you to understand it. Especially for newbs.
I cannot help but add a comment here. Your crash impressed me as to the durability of the Traxxas Bandit. I did a few changes to my Stock Bandit, including a brushless set up, new gearing and rear axle carriers with Fast Eddie bearings( mine had the bushings which immediately wore out). I have decided I am done upgrading mine as it is Fast enough for me. I have the Slash Ultimate if I want to go stupid crazy fast. The Bandit is a fun all around car the way I have it now.
Best how to video I’ve seen so far about this. Every one else is either recording with one hand and working with the other one or they say “welcome Back guys we have this to throw on let me do that and we’ll be right back” but not you brother. Start to finish. Awesome.
Freakin badass dude! Ive wanted a Bandit for a long time. We put mod1 crazy pinion/spur gear ratio's on our Slash's and Rustler. Its a kick in the pants. Got about 70mph on the Rustler and about 62 with the Slash then it back flipped from air gettin under the body.
This is a great video you did an awesome job explaining this upgrade I've done it to my rustler and it's amazing... only issues I've had with the mod 1 gearing is heat... it takes a lot more energy to get the larger pinion going but it's soo worth it
Also to help with front end i put some tire weights on the front. Maybe shift stuff towards the front. Has plenty of traction. Lower front to. Needs down pressure to help hold it down for faster runs and more control. Been doing nitro for awhile. New to electric. I just got brave and bought lipo batteries. 6200mah 2s 50c. Picked up the power from nimh. Still afraid of them 😆.
I see this in the comments but not in the same comment. Lower both front and back. Use anaconda street tires from traxxas $50 for front and back. See if you can find a bigger wing for it to increase downforce. On the bandit the shape and weight of the front end causes it to act like a wing. You could also try to add some front end weight with metal steering bushings and shocks etc Edit: I see you have the tires on yours already. I’m going to leave it in my original comment for new people starting out. My suggestion for you at the end of the video is to play with your shock spacers to lower it. Lower it 10-15% more in the front than the back. Make sure there’s enough room that you don’t damage the chassis on bumps and potholes
try to see if you can mount canards in the front like the F1 cars have, at that speed the down force will REALLY help 1 lots of traction for the front and helps with the wheelies
Hey. They got a new bandit vxl just came out they re did the new color and it’s got a new magnum 272R like the drag slash on it but no lunch control but you can swap out the controller with trans brake switch to lunch the car and that’s it. I just got me another bandit vxl today I got 2 of them now
Dude this thing flies & I have the original bandit I just recently had my headlights on it & ppl in my apartment complex have traxxas cars I've so far gotten compliments how it looks I also recently got my road tires for my drag racing good luck enjoy your car it's the shit 👍
Nice upgrade. I don't own any Traxxas products but the Bandit would be a great car for any collection. I have been looking for a 2wd and you're video is very helpful in convincing me to go with a Bandit. It's kind of confusing when you search online for prices ranging from $99 to $329. Is there much difference other than the motor and ESC? I'm considering a brushed version and upgrade the electronics. Thanks again for showing us the gearing upgrade. Very helpful information.
The VXL also has I believe better shocks and adjustable links, but if you plan on upgrading the electronics, it may be the smarter option to go brushed and then upgrade parts as needed. Have fun!
I just bought the smaller hub conversion, 12mm and was going to use the e revo proline tires you test them. But I am definitely not opposed to a 17mm conversion. Got a link?
@@GoKaioken go to a Facebook page called rc bashers and crashers, I'm on there, post your RU-vid page on there and I'll find it and be able to help you out more on there.
It would strip if you didn’t have the mesh set correctly or if you are way overpowered and incorrectly geared. It does allow direct power and that puts strain on the drive train. With the slipper clutch, extra power or a stuck part in the drivetrain allows the transition from pinion to spur to slip and save parts.
Have 2 rustlers and a nitro hpi stadium. All 2wd. But on 1 have 31/86 and 28/76 on the rustlers. Ordered more pinion gears and another 76. Didn't have extra 76 but had 86. Looking for a med gear range that i can use off road. Got smaller pinion 19, 23. Ordered some smaller than 19 and between and higher than 31. Have any suggestions on a starting point for what im looking for as for both spur and pinion?
If you’re doing off-road I like to use a 1/4 rule. So the pinion should be roughly 1/4 the size of the spool. Example, 80T spool and 20T pinion. This rule is just a guide and converts to mod 1 and 1.5 too. Sounds like you bought plenty of gears though so just experiment and watch your temps. Have fun!
The are made by ATOMiK, I just did a while took video that also has links to the products on amazon. It’s a recent video if you wanna look for it on my channel.
Is yours brushed or brushless? On brushed cars or anything with the Xl5 esc you can use a nimh battery or up to a 2S and with a brushless you can use 2S or 3s
Not yet but I am in the middle of a bandit to slash lcg chassis swap and a hobby wing max 10 and 4000kv motor combo that should make it even faster. Look out for part 1 of that video to come out soon.
Here is the hex adaptor: Traxxas 5853X Blue-Anodized Aluminum 17mm Wheel Hub adapters, (set of 4) www.amazon.com/dp/B004QJLS48/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_dYGHFbG9904SH
It was only about 70 but other factors came into play like weight, length, battery. I just got a new battery today and I did a quick test run... HOLY $#!¥ I can’t wait to do another full on high speed run!