E-Revo Transmission/Slipper Reliability - RC-Monster Forums

**E-Revo Transmission/Slipper Reliability -** 05.02.2011, 10:50 PM

Brushless Project -
Does anyone have any solid experience with both the E-Revo Transmission/Slipper system and the LST2/XXL Transmission Slipper system?

I'm rocking an E-LST2-XXL as my bashing truck, however I've got the itch to build another project and was thinking of building a custom chassis (XXL length), but retrofitting an E-Revo tranny.

I'm wanting to use the E-Revo tranny specifically due to size (can fit battery trays on the side) and mounting position (center mount).

I know the E-revo diffs and driveshafts are horrible, however i'm unsure of how the Transmission/slipper is holding up to brushless power?

I have been spoiled with the reliability of the Losi diffs and tranny so perhaps I'm asking for a lot in hoping to use an E-Revo tranny to do the same thing.

Thoughts? Thanks!

josh9mille · 05.02.2011, 11:07 PM

The erevo tranny is tough, there is a thread in the savage section where a guy is using an erevo tranny in his savage. The LST slippers are the best in the business

E-Revonut · 05.03.2011, 03:59 AM

No experience with LST anything as I'm totally against Losi but I have had a few 3905 Maxx trucks and an E-Revo, and now a Savage Flux. The Traxxas E-MT transmissions and slipper are 100% reliable, never had even a hickup out of any of them. Savage tranny is a joke, after a few runs you have to replace the input gear with a $15-20 one so it will hold up.

mistercrash · 05.03.2011, 01:06 PM

The E-revo tranny is rock solid. Very tough. But the slipper is not really meant to handle a 14 pound+ truck so just upgrade to the Hot Racing double slipper. It uses six pads instead of three. That was my set up on my E LST XXL and it worked awesome. The Hot Racing doesn't come with pads so you have to get two sets of slipper pads from Traxxas. You have a choice of the stock pads or the heavy duty aluminum pads. I was running the stock pads and they were fine.

josh9mille · 05.03.2011, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by E-Revonut

No experience with LST anything as I'm totally against Losi

Why?

E-Revonut · 05.03.2011, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by josh9mille

Why?

Because everything I've had from Losi has been a huge failure! With the exception of the Micro DT, never broke anything on it. Same reason I don't run Traxxas anymore, they break easily and handle like crap. I know a lot of people like the Losi, especially the 8 and 8-T but I bought a RC8T and have had great luck with it. Everything I've had from AE has been extremely reliable and durable! I have 6 AE vehicles and I may brake something or something will wear out about every 50 runs or so. My Savage Flux is good other than the stupid hex/ wheel nut situation and crappy wheels and tires.

suicideneil · 05.03.2011, 09:43 PM

The erevo slipper is easily upgraded if needed- RR sell a nice upgrade unit if you dont mind a steel spur, or you can go with the HotRacing Double Up slipper mech and 6 slipper pads:

http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread...tions-for-3908

05.03.2011, 11:56 PM

I appreciate the insight gents.

I'm not going to get into a cross platform argument, however I feel that there are no other decent Monster Truck options, other than the Losi LST2. The XXL is decent, however the plastic shocks ruin it for me.

The Revo's/T-Maxx's have horribly weak diffs and the Savage Flux is an HPI so that pretty much covers it.

Anyways, I believe i'm going to just go the easy route and use a center diff instead of retrofitting an E-Revo chassis. Similar results and I already have the mounts kicking around.

(For the record, I love all R/C's... Own a few SC8's myself and have owned HPI/Traxxas, etc. I just feel that after you want to get out of the sport/entry level crap, you end up selling off the Traxxas/HPI junk)

Flame On :)

josh9mille · 05.04.2011, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by E-Revonut

Because everything I've had from Losi has been a huge failure! With the exception of the Micro DT, never broke anything on it. Same reason I don't run Traxxas anymore, they break easily and handle like crap. I know a lot of people like the Losi, especially the 8 and 8-T but I bought a RC8T and have had great luck with it. Everything I've had from AE has been extremely reliable and durable! I have 6 AE vehicles and I may brake something or something will wear out about every 50 runs or so. My Savage Flux is good other than the stupid hex/ wheel nut situation and crappy wheels and tires.

Ya, everyone has their issues with one company or another, its normal.

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Originally Posted by 95ROLR

I'm not going to get into a cross platform argument, however I feel that there are no other decent Monster Truck options, other than the Losi LST2. The XXL is decent, however the plastic shocks ruin it for me.

well dont let the plastic shocks turn you away from the XXL, you could always buy aluminum bodies from the LST2.