World’s Best Affordable ⅛-Scale Basher? ARRMA Typhon 4x4 Mega 550 Electric Buggy Review | RC Driver 

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cuz its fast enough to NOT break parts and being 1/8 scale helps lm sure :) l hate that my apartment can look like a RC boneyard some times

They did what? Came up about 20 mph short. Now ,do you really believe Traxxas isn't going to answer back. That's the beauty in all of this.arrma forces Traxxas to step up their game. Everyone wins.pressure is on everyone,even redcat

@@mjuratich1 lol funny you said everyone, the only ones I don't see stressing is AE, SERPENT, and TLC

@@mjuratich1 infraction has hit over 100 in stock form, personally and different guys on fb

@@codenamethecleaner7519 yeah man is so cool so ARRMA SO FREAKING COOL

@@Mostima115 traxxas serves and radios are just as bad lol

Do you the Mega version??

No I don't but I really want one, it's a great platform to upgrade, I do have the ARRMA granite voltage 2wD and the Arrma Big Rock V3 and am about order the Arrma Vortex

@@trevorgoodman2323 ohhh great 👍, I’m new into this, I like the arrma typhon for the price, but some people says in the comments don’t like because it’s brushless

That's so cool trust me you will love this hobby, and yes the TYPHON has a brushed 550 12t motor so it's not as fast as the brushless version but I personally feel it's one of the best beginner rc cars. Everything is waterproof, it ls 1/8 scale and it comes with a battery too, I highly recommend it

@@trevorgoodman2323 thank u bro

Thought I invented this last week. Thanx for ruining it.

Get the 3s.

@@TrashCanNinja87 I don't use lipos

@@TrashCanNinja87 agreed

@@logancosandier3958 why?

@@TrashCanNinja87 I am thirteen and the only one in my family that has a slight idea of how to use lipos, and once I know how to use them, immediately I will be getting the e Revo 2.0

If you wanted to convert it to brushless you would have to replace the motor and the ESC. It wouldnt be too hard in terms of replacing the parts, but it would be pricy.

Upgrading to brushless change the spur gear to the 0.8mod with the 0.8mod pinion gear

Same 😂. 42 yrs old just getting back into it with my 7 yr old! What car did you end up going with?

Yes you can but you would have to swap out the ESC for a brushless compatible ESC.

They did! The green is pretty cool, but the camera blows out the green color. It looks so much better in person.

PhilthyCo RC already did! Still pretty laggy, though. I swapped them with proper Spektrum or Futaba rx’s. The other “spektrum” gear I have them on 2 crawlers

THE NPC Yep they pretty much all suck, buy futaba

Some one gave me a 15 year old rc car that used a spectrum that ruined the hole vehicle

The problem is new people want "cheap rcs" and so the manufacturers have to cut corners somewhere. Obviously those of us that have been in the hobby a while know better but I read things all the time from beginners asking what's the best for the cheapest, while there are some good things out there for what we consider cheap, for the most part they have to figure out you get what you pay for. The sad thing is that the cheap stuff is what keeps a lot of new people from really getting into the hobby because of how bad it is, it sucks when you've been out running 5-10 minutes on your first or second day out and you break something. When I got into the hobby I just listened to someone who'd been in the hobby a while and was much happier than if I'd tried on my own. Most of my stuff has been used when I got it too, that's what has really helped me stay in the hobby.

rodpolice You kno dude, not everyone is having a bad experience with the stx2 radio. Some people have yes, and that’s okay. But I really think the problem is people are expecting way too much out of a ready to run radio that’s only meant to get you going. Do you expect them all to include a 200 dollar radio? I sure as hell don’t. And I have 2 STX2 radios and both work flawlessly so far. If you don’t like the radio replace it and move on, quit bitching about it.

Joshua Stagnitto The 3s is a great car but the brushed is just pathetic

I believe it's a standard 550 size motor, so there's no reason you couldn't swap in a brushless setup. The rest of the car might not be strong enough to take 4S power, though.

At that point you could buy a 3s typhon/ big rock/granite/Mojave

@@DsicC Exactly

It was a fun test session. Only problem is there is one Typhon Mega and I have twins. I bet you can figure out how that goes. My Typhon 3S may have to be converted to a Mega.

@@rcdriver Why not convert the mega to a 3s? :D

Mines the same brand new just carried on with it

The Typhon will have more performance handling. The Granite will handle rougher terrains.

I seen that parents buy more the brushed version to their kids, extra 80 makes a big difference so if you look at the business and parents market this is a great deal

Kool tks

@@JMOSORT I get it. Some will buy it just because the price is lower and they don't know any better.

I have 4 boys so if I got each kid or even just the older 2 one of these the 160 makes a difference. The other part alot of kids have 1 way to drive. And that is throttle full all the time

@@philthyco1 It would cost over $150 extra to turn this into a 3s blx and that's a low estimate. Retail prices would be over $200. That brings the total to $420 or more unless the upgrades are secondhand. Upgrading the 3s version would be much smarter. But if people have money to burn, then it's good I guess.

This the same size as any 10 scale but buggies are scaled different so it's called 1/8 scale

Bash Master Flex Thank you so much. That helps a great deal.

@@philthyco1 ok put it next to a 8 scale truggy or MT it's way smaller

@@philthyco1 I was talking scale period, not racing cause I dont believe typhon is a race buggy by any stretch lol so I guess if you want to get all technical and feel you won then yay you

@@philthyco1 lol okkkkk 👌

koiphish around 30 minutes

Depends on how fast you run it. 10-30 minutes

When I had my boys drive the two, the 3S was just too much for them. The Mega was perfect all around for them.

RCDriver_Online could someone upgrade the mega with brushless? Are the diffs the same? Would be nice after they get used to brush power

@@sylvainster30 Be aware that a blx esc and motor alone is probably going to cost at least $100. Add all the other blx upgrades and you're looking at quite an investment. Also if you want slow, the 3s version can do that too if it comes with the same transmitter as this.

Nobody No One yup very aware of that, but would be a great upgrade once you get used to brush power with 2s lipo ✌🏼😎👍🏼

@@sylvainster30 How about getting used to brushless 2s power cut in half?

Exactly. Anyone hoping to eventually make this equal to a 3s Typhon is looking at a minimum investment of $370 to complete. It just doesn't make sense to buy this unless a person wants it as it is and never plans on upgrading.

@@nobodynoone3428 Or maybe for their small kid. Like a 6 year old or something. Even then it's not a good deal honestly.

@@joseCalderon1976 You can make the blx go about 15mph if it has the Spektrum system, but that still may be too fast for some.

@@nobodynoone3428 Yeah you have a point there. Typhon 3s or granite BLX for the win over the Typhon brushed.

@@nobodynoone3428 $370? . The 3s Typhon is $299 brand new 😁

Based off my opinion, because I own both of these, the rustler is a fun truck and is a lot easier to work on and get parts for when it does break, the typhoon does have it pros though to considering it is 4 wheel drive making it a lot more capable Offroad and even on road, overall I would recommend the typhoon but it is a little bit more difficult to find parts for as it also has not been out as long as the rustler

@@livinoffroad awesome thanks for the reply ...I was leaning for the rustler I think anyway. .. also in your opinion lol...xl-5 or vxl (?) ...does the xl-5 really go 35 mph ?..all the videos I've seen they only go 23-25 mph -_-

@@mikebowlin949 you need the upgraded pinion

Traxxas will never do that

JMO OPS yeah I get what ur sayin but I’m saying do a “backslash” conversion

JMO OPS if you look up “backslash conversion” it’s actually pretty cool, I did it to mine

@@aaroncook9912 oh I build one not long ago, because traxxas won't do one

JMO OPS oh okay 👌

I'm in pretty much the same situation as you. Burned up the stock 550 on the third lipo pack. I just ordered a Titan, heatsink, & fan...but I have a funny feeling that setup won't last too long either. 550s are severely underpowered for these vehicles.

Yeah, you can pretty much drive this full throttle over jumps and it takes off and lands perfectly. So easy to drive.

Depends really on the model, I've seen like 10 - 25 km/h out of most scale looking crawlers or trail crawlers / trail runners with standard brushed motors & rock racers. They can be sped up or slowed down via gearing or changing the esc & motor too a lower turn motor or a higher turn motor, or sensored brushless system if you can its worth sticking another 50 into your budget so you can get something that is better out of the box or buy some better equipment for said rc car or truck. like a proper lipo, new esc & charger like in the video further below on the HB toys trail runner. Also depends on what you are looking at when it comes too the trophy trucks/short course trucks. 1:18th scale one like the wltoys a969 & 969b is pretty quick out of the box & is great value for the money below 100 usd you can't go wrong really, maybe change too some thicker shock oil all around & buy the 540 motor capable esc & a better 2s lipo & just run it as it is otherwise. Quite punishing bashing video here, this truck is protected well from its bumper & body so it can take quite the abuse. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nEz_EoDrw6E.html Something like this hb toys with a larger 2s lipo would be a pretty decent beginner car for crawling as well, but it would ofc not keep up with something like a traxxas trx4 depending on the terrain, but its a good starter for the money if you look at the video reviews of them. www.banggood.com/HB-Toys-ZP1001-110-2_4G-4WD-Rc-Car-Proportional-Control-Retro-Vehicle-w-LED-Light-RTR-Model-p-1448623.html?rmmds=category&ID=41195&cur_warehouse=CN & with some mods you can make it do this which is pretty cool for under 250 usd if you skip the sound kit. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JJkU8koosbU.html There are also rock racers like this that does depending on the battery between 20 - 45 km/h depending on the gear ratio & batteries used in testing, they usually have regular shocks instead of oil filled ones so it will be a bit bouncy when it comes too handling. www.banggood.com/Feiyue-FY03H-112-2_4G-4WD-Brushless-Rc-Car-Metal-Body-Shell-Desert-Off-road-Truck-RTR-Toy-p-1376223.html?rmmds=search Tomley rc garage also has a review on this which is another fairly slow but good crawler for the size for a forest trail or backyard running. www.banggood.com/MN-99-2_4G-112-4WD-RTR-Crawler-RC-Car-Off-Road-Buggy-For-Land-Rover-Vehicle-Model-p-1471939.html?rmmds=search&ID=233&cur_warehouse=CN

From our experience so far, you get great bang for the buck.

Captain_Dirt are you serious? Calm down dude.

ouch!

To answer my own question, yes you can drop in a brushless system. I put a 3650 3200kv hobbywing system in it, just the motor and esc, I changed nothing else, and it’s actually pretty quick. I would suggest for people wanting to get this but in the fence for the blx version, if you want to get to know your rc buy this one. You can get all the 3s blx parts and upgrade when things break. That’s what I’m going to do. This is a great buggy!

Fonic Gaming don’t bother asking him anything in the future he never answers unless maybe he gets a compliment or he knows you . Either way I’ll still watch and subscribe but don’t expect a return . Worse then getting the President!

@Captain_Dirt that's a great idea... but I would like to reuse my 6s esc and 2650 truly motor this way but the cheaper one and implant what I have....all no cost to me for upgrade and can run 6s ....how is that mud muncher....

Did you just.... reply to your own comment?

@@milkwinning as you can see he responded to captain-dirt which is near the top and is blue I don’t see how Tom Andrews and captain dirt are alike maybe it’s just me idk

@@quabiloyoink lol that was a year ago btw he actually replied to himself but idk what happenned lol

@@milkwinning oh oops my bad

You can make a flat fit, but a hump pack fits much better.

So far so good. My boys have been driving it mostly and they've beat the buggy up pretty good. It's not as fast as the 3S so there is a little less stress on the servo. Our only problem (after the video was made) is I didn't clean it after the last run through the puddles and now a few bearings are grinding. Time for a full tear down and cleaning.

KOOOOOOL THANKS FOR THE ANSWER. ALSO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE REDCAT RACING CAMO ROCK RACER I HEARD ITS GREAT. HAS A 15g metal gear servo. I saw it take a beating on a video and nothing broke on it.

You're going to end up replacing the servo on just abojt any rtr eventually so I wouldn't worry about it. Now that crap tx......

Can be easily upgraded

Dustin Woolsey upgrading servo is not hard to do. I guess metal gears is always better. BUT THE SERVO WITH THIS BRUSHED TYPHON. IT SAYS IT CAN TAKE A BEATING STOCK. I DON T KNOW HARD TO PASS THIS BRUSHED TYPHON UP. IM NOT THAT REALLY INTO BRUSHLESS.

Did you ever find out what the gears where?

Just put on bigger tires/rims

U think I can make it go around 35-40 mph

Got a hobby wing max 10 lol

Hey bud... a little late to the party. I'm 45, been out of the hobby for at least 25 years. Just got back in with my 9 year old boy... I did a pile of reading and research. We ended up with this same rig. I have to tell ya, this thing is rad. Affordable, but easily modified until your heart's content. Even out of the box, this thing rips. We got a handful of 2S batteries which really woke the rig up, and the next move will be brushless. For me, the journey was part of it. Any asshole can spend a pile of money and get the hottest gear... I purposely chose this setup so I could show my boy how to wrench and maintain his gear. Hope this helped. Good luck on your journey.

@@markfowler4619 thanks for the reply. Santa ended up getting my son the brushed version and he loves it! He's 6 so he doesn't need a speed demon. He's really gotten the hang of it and I even fitted an FPV camera on top so he can wear a headset and feel like he's driving the car all around the house like an obstacle course. I'm going to follow your advice and buy a couple 2S lipo packs so we have more burst current and probably longer run times. We also fitted a heatsink onto the motor for better cooling. I agree built not bought! I can't leave well enough alone so he's got the right sad to help him. I want to buy a big Arrma to drive around with him now :D happy new year

@@ziff247 thanks brother. You too. I'd love to hear more about the FPV set-up you guys have, sounds like a blast.

I turned it into a brushless sidewinder 3 esc/motor combo with a traxxas iD 5000mah 3s LiPo

@@WereWolfNights dang it's been a year since I got the mega I'm on 6s and 8s typhon now haha

@@TheEgb18c how long does the stock wall charger charge the stock battery?

@@quabiloyoink too long , higher recommend the upgrade to 2s lipo and proper lipo charger

Yeah you'd be good with this buggy. Don't forget they make the Granite and (I believe) Senton in the mega versions as well.

Yeah right I spammed traxxas videos, everytime they came out with something new I would be like, so is it a new 4wd bandit? They never answered, got like 50 likes on of those comments

Nahh we already have the Rustler ;)

It is!

I get the feeling you're going to be blowing the drivetrain up unless you do some serious upgrades.

@@philthyco1 I don't have this specific chassis but Ive owned dozens of rcs and I know they are all built to handle (most times barely) the power they are delivered with. Overbuilding would increase the price and push into their other lines. I'd love to see a mamba monster running 4s on this. Maybe I'm wrong but years of experience tells me that there's a lot of plastic in this drivetrain that is built to handle the torque of a very modest brushed motor and more than doubling that torque is going to be an issue.

Going to get one was thinking about getting back into driving battery cars again I had a hpi blitz I have got a king motor 30.5 cc now and there fun to drive but I want a second car to run

Check out the Big Rock or the shorter Granite. They're similar to this.

Mikey mike don’t bother asking he never returns!

Best thing to do is just have passion for RC and shoot lots of videos. I took a quick look at your channel and you're on the right track. The more videos you do, the better you'll get. Watch other creators. Don't copy what they do, but use them as inspiration and convey your message in your own unique way.

You would most likely need both. Spend money on the esc first. You wouldnt want the "controller" to be inferior to what its controlling. No one has the stats on the mega esc but some forums people speculate it around 35w though none is sure what it really is.

Brushless system or pinion gear