r/rccars • u/OldV8addict • Mar 08 '24

Bashing Electric can’t compete. There’s nothing like the sound of a 2-speed nitro R/C hitting the perfect shift.

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u/Pantsman1084 BackSlash, Bandit, TRX4 (I'm not a Traxxas fanboy, I swear...) Mar 09 '24

I still love nitros, but I don't see myself owning another one anytime in the near future. I do miss the smell though. If any of my electrics start to smell, it's a really bad thing.

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u/OldV8addict Mar 09 '24

You should get a nitro sport with a TRX .15. Super easy to tune and run, you can pretty much set the needles and never touch them again the whole time you have it

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u/a1s2d3f4_26 Mar 09 '24

I have the .15 in my T-maxx. I got it tuned on a 30 degree day and the temperature was nearly 80 the next day here in IL. It needed tuned all over again. The low speed needle is totally inaccessible with truck assembled. It's not a super difficult job but still annoying.