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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / May 2006Cen Genesis with .46?
Anyone ever owned or driven one? Are they as badass as they appear to be? Thinking about getting one to add to the herd. Doc > Anyone ever owned or driven one? Are they as badass as they appear to be? > Thinking about getting one to add to the herd. > > Doc All i've heard says they're crap. Apparantly the quoted 5bhp is very over enthusiastic, and they're weak as hell. Check out www.slapmafro.com and watch some of their videos, in one of the later ones they have a Genesis and it breaks on the first jump, which is very small. Also, the radio gear they come with as standard is crappy. Buuuuuuuuut i'm sure they're are some people out there that have one and like it, i've just never heard of one :D  SignatureDan >> Anyone ever owned or driven one? Are they as badass as they appear to >> be? Thinking about getting one to add to the herd. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Buuuuuuuuut i'm sure they're are some people out there that have one and > like it, i've just never heard of one :D Dan, I started googling for reviews on the Genesis after I posted here and that seems to be the central theme.................a truck that eats itself. Hmmm, maybe I'll just grab another Savage and set it up for road racing and insane top speeds...............so I can leave my off-road setup alone. Doc > >> Anyone ever owned or driven one? Are they as badass as they appear to > >> be? Thinking about getting one to add to the herd. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Doc Or do what I'm doing, make an insane Savage 46 :) Mines allmost done, just have to wait till the end of next week for the last bits to arrive! Cant wait <evil grin> Cheers Dre >> >> Anyone ever owned or driven one? Are they as badass as they appear to >> >> be? Thinking about getting one to add to the herd. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Cheers Dre Well clearly 3 spd tranny and roto K4.6 engine would be the weapons of choice for said street Savage ;) SignatureDan >>> >> Anyone ever owned or driven one? Are they as badass as they appear >>> >> to [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > Well clearly 3 spd tranny and roto K4.6 engine would be the weapons of > choice for said street Savage ;) That's kinda what I was thinking, but with the Savage SS kit (I love the S-25 motor). 3-speed tranny and the tallest gear ratio they offer should see speeds close to 50 mph. Proline RoadRage tires and slammed suspension should keep her on all fours as well. Me and my wife have an agreement, and that is that any money I make from side jobs is "free" money for my hobby, seeing as how it's not part of my salary and just extra cash. Soooooooo, I landed a biggie this PM and am already looking to spend the extra money. I had thought of grabbing another Savage 25 RTR for the wife to piddle around with (she's always wanted a pink 1:1 truck) but I don't know how long her interest would last. Other possibilities are HPI MT2 18SS, OFNA Twin Titan, Thunder Tiger EK4-S2 or a Truckzilla Twin conversion for my current Savage. Doc > >>> >> Anyone ever owned or driven one? Are they as badass as they appear > >>> >> to [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > > Doc Not at all keen on a Revo? They look allright, but the only thing that was stopping me was the fact that it comes with a piddly little .15 still! (and the fact that it would be bloody hard to get one to wheelie on command :) Cheers Dre >> >>> >> Anyone ever owned or driven one? Are they as badass as they >> >>> >> appear [quoted text clipped - 76 lines] > > Cheers Dre The TRX 2.5 is actually an awfully good engine, although it sounds a bit wieny, and the EZ start is so easy to use its scary. Also, Revo can take a lot of hammer before it busts. They can be made to wheelie, if they're very well tuned and the suspension is set up for it, but you're right in that its not too easy :) SignatureDan > >> >>> >> Anyone ever owned or driven one? Are they as badass as they > >> >>> >> appear [quoted text clipped - 83 lines] > well tuned and the suspension is set up for it, but you're right in that its > not too easy :) Agreed, I'm allways surprised at how well those 2.5's perform. I'm actually waiting for the 15 in the Maxx to crap itself (and I'm not helping its cause by kaning it so much (on purpose, shhhhh!)) so I can get a 2.5 replacement for it. They are so cheap now its not funny. I was planning to stick a Wasp or Picco or something in there, but I got the Savage bug :) Cheers Dre >> >> >>> >> Anyone ever owned or driven one? Are they as badass as they >> >> >>> >> appear [quoted text clipped - 104 lines] > > Cheers Dre I've got my eye on a T-Maxx rolling chassis on Ebay ;) Plan to stick a nice 2.5r in it as a random project, for laughs :D SignatureDan <snip> > >> > Not at all keen on a Revo? They look allright, but the only thing that > >> > was [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > I've got my eye on a T-Maxx rolling chassis on Ebay ;) Plan to stick a nice > 2.5r in it as a random project, for laughs :D hehe, they are a really great truck, and I would still have mine as the main truck, its just that I really wanted more power (much MUCH more power). I've heard horror stories about people converting to .21 size engines (at similar costs to buying a full truck kit!) and then twisting the drive shafts etc. and people putting the .18's etc but then them being hard to tune and having air leaks etc. My T-maxx has been great over the years (I got one straight away when they first came out), only thing I have broken on it was a lower a-arm and both shocks on one corner due to a metal hook sticking out of the ground!! (Hook hit the a-arm exactly where the shocks mount and took the mount out :) 2 new shock shafts and a new a-arm (total of $15) and its fixed. It has never EVER caused me any grief and has ALLWAYS run whenever I've wanted it to. The strength of the things is amazing and I hope this new Savage can keep up in that area :) Cheers Dre > Not at all keen on a Revo? They look allright, but the only thing that > was [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Cheers Dre I'm done with overheating, puny little .15's. I've heard and read that the TRX2.5 has very bad overheating issues. Don't manufacturers realize there is only so much power you can squeeze out of a .15 before the increased compression and RPM causes heat issues? If they put a .18 or a .21 in there I'd buy one tomorrow. Doc > > Not at all keen on a Revo? They look allright, but the only thing that > > was [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Doc Thats the exact reason why I didn't want one, I was real keen when Traxxas announced the Revo, but when I saw it still used the 15 I was instantly turned off. Likewise, if it had a platform for a .21 or bigger I probably would have gotten a Revo over the Savage... I'm kinda glad I went this way anyway, cause now I have a truck thats bigger, has a MUCH bigger engine *and* has a 3 speed! Cheers Dre > That's kinda what I was thinking, but with the Savage SS kit (I love the > S-25 motor). 3-speed tranny and the tallest gear ratio they offer should [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Doc EK4 is a bit of a reliability nightmare, and that big .70 isn't actually that powerful. As far as twin Savages go, i personally like the look of the New Era twin kit as opposed to the hot bodies one, as i always find hot bodies stuff a bit poorly made. No experience of the titan twin, and the MT2 isn't a truck, so thats no fun :-D For on road suspension, low and soft is the way, HPi red springs with no clips in, along with the 40 series road rages, and has to be a Mustang shell ;-) SignatureDan >>> Anyone ever owned or driven one? Are they as badass as they appear to >>> be? Thinking about getting one to add to the herd. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Doc Savage is the king :) Although, my mate has a Revo and thats very good, very tough as well, although i just don't like the feel of a smaller engine. Maybe look at the Team Associated Monster GT/TTR MTA4 (its the same thing), as thats a very capable truck. A road going Savage would need Proline 40 series wheels, and Proline Road Rage tyres :) Also, Nova shock towers, and the 8 standard shocks replaced with 4 rear 1/8th buggy shocks (a mod which you can see here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5983425492). Check out the forum on www.maxbashing.com or www.savage-central.com for more info on the mod itself. SignatureDan Doc from your other reply it seems you want a fast street MT. Have you thought at all about the XTM Mammoth. Its relatively cheap and will go over 50 stock. Has a much lower CG than savage. It would be different from savage too you know design wise. The .247 is a very nice engine, I have one. It has a very powerful steering servo 175oz-in. 8 threaded aluminum shocks Just throwing another MT out there to think about. > Doc from your other reply it seems you want a fast street MT. Have you > thought at all about the XTM Mammoth. Its relatively cheap and will go > over 50 stock. Has a much lower CG than savage. It would be different > from savage too you know design wise. The .247 is a very nice engine, I > have one. It has a very powerful steering servo 175oz-in. 8 threaded > aluminum shocks Just throwing another MT out there to think about. I had considered the XTM Mammoth but have read some pretty bad reviews on it per way of reliability. Have you had any significant problems with yours? Doc >> Doc from your other reply it seems you want a fast street MT. Have you >> thought at all about the XTM Mammoth. Its relatively cheap and will go [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Doc Someone i know used to have one, the Mammoth that is, then chopped it in for an MGT, it was actually very reliable, but we always got the impression it was about the break, it felt a bit fragile. Also, this one had the Force .25 engine, and that was a bit rubbish, but then, they are quite cheap for what they are. SignatureDan hi guys i have a genesis 46 it will eat your savage for lunch dinner and tea -- Genesis 4 > hi guys > i have a genesis 46 it will eat your savage for lunch dinner and tea. No it won't. If it starts, and that's a big if, it'll break within 30 seconds anyway. So even if that *cough**giggle* '5hp' engine does give you a lead in any kind of race, we'll soon fly on by. Still, it was different to the usual attempt at trolling, you didn't type it all in caps for a start, so I'll give you 2/10 instead of the usual 0. HTH :-) SignatureDan |
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