Traxxas Magnum 272R Transmission Review - Performance Upgrade for most 2WD 1/10 Scale Traxxas Cars 

Got to love the vxl thermal shut down lol those esc's are juuuuuunk!! Really all there electronics are imo. It's funny how they came out with a tranny after proline did and is more expensive then proline version. They still didn't update the slipper though. Silly traxxas🤦‍♂️

@@jeffbryner5355 ive never had issues with either the 1st or second gen vxl escs. i see tons of people that do though. i was always consious of gearing it correctly, and constantly checking motor and esc temps. what problems did you have with it? most companies stock electronics are crappy. what makes any other company any better than traxxas???

@@ragsixracing I had a buddy that had a vxl esc that wouldn't even last a 4 min heat race without over heating and shutting down. It was in a associated b6. That same night with the same car and same gearing he put a tekin rs pro in it and a year later there still has been no problems. For the money the system is not worth it. The 3800 sw4 castle system is cheaper amd way more tunability the the vxl esc.. every Traxxas I have including the spartan has hobbywing castle or tekin in it. As far as rtr goes my reedy electronics out of my sc10 have been way more dependable then my xl5 or vxl systems. They are actually in my sons slash right now. Running 3s

Ty!

Why not just use a spool for drag racing?

Paul !! One of my favorite customers !!

$10 for the new top shaft through. However this transmission should've been used when they decided to throw in a brushless system lol.

But then they couldn't rake in Millions of dollars in people buying parts 😉

What is the chopped Allen key bullet proofing method?

@@NikkiNexo777 I tapped the gear off between two wood tables with a screw driver, then dremeled a cheap Allen key that was about the size of the hole for my shaft roll pin. I then stuffed the cut Allen key into the hole and ground off the edges so they wouldn’t stick out and make contact with other gears. It’s held up for 4 years now on a rustler running 3s and tires too heavy for its own good. My bearings in that tranny died so o took the shaft and threw it into a new one

You welcome !

No the bearing size and width of the new diff prevents it from fitting.

Also if the transmission ratio was different it wouldn't be called 272 anymore lol. 272 stands for 2.72:1

Yes

The dead giveaway is the aluinium plate for the motor. 272m uses meatal gears over the basic plastic from years ago. 272m and the 272r are 2 diffent trannys... too much to list all the diffences

Cool

It will not.

@@ParkflyersRC that's a bummer! But thanks for your response, much appreciated!

Good question... It will help current high powered cars from the rolled pin breakage when overpowering these cars

@@ragsixracing yeah haha my stampede 2wd has the pro4 and I keep snapping the pins haha

He showed you in the video.

Ty

I understand. And that’s why we sell the box for 109.99.

Cost almost as much as the car

Toe in toe out & camber is set through your links, this transmission however does have built in kick up, roughly 3 degrees which is darn good to get them drag wheels biting!!