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Haha maybe I will. Right now one is still sitting in the case and another one has a 3D printed van body on it. So I guess I probably hurt the performance more than helped it 😂

@Bash_TheStampede performance vs. Style points.... 🤔 If you saw my driving you'd vote for style points all the way! 😜

Haha I think a lot of us have done this kind of stuff. So wait on the kits do you get stuck and not finish?

Thank you! I think the Micro B would be a better first buy.

Yeah I would be disappointed too! I’ve heard that some people have issues with the diffs on these but with the two I’ve owned I never ran into anything like that. Other issues, sure, but diffs and driveshafts were alright for me. I think it’s a QC thing to be honest with you some trx4ms are just better than others out of the box.

Most of the play in the steering is coming from the bell cranks on the micro b. The only upgrade I’ve seen for the full bell crank system is from GPM. I’m probably going to wait for someone else to come out with one just because I haven’t had the best experience with tolerances and GPM parts in the past. So yeah for now shimming it the best you can is all I can really recommend. Upgraded turnbuckles help a little bit but the majority of that wiggle is in the bell cranks. Thanks for watching!

So I didn’t even glue them because I was swapping them around so much. Honestly it’s was no big deal like that and even with some hard use they stayed put. If I start racing them I’ll likely glue them but I’m wearing through a set of the stock tires that do surprisingly well at the track I race at.

When you glue them, what is your plan for bands? I think maybe those fat blue rubber bands that come on produce may work. Going to get some at the grocery. I’ll let you know.

@ yeah I was thinking a rubber band of some sort. They don’t squish much with that foam in there so I think there won’t be much issue with them gluing weird.

Thank you very much! I will!

Thank you!

@Bash_TheStampede no Problem ✌️😁

Thank you!

I think so too but it doesn’t work with my decoder so I’m not sure what lap timing system it’s supposed to work with!

That’s what I found that I liked most about it too. It was easy to grab and go and was more fun to bash than a lot of other smaller scale bashers, simply because it’s a little bigger!

You’ll want the 4 in 1 version for that. No problems here I’ve really been digging the Radiomaster MT12 and would recommend it to anyone willing to spend the time to learn how to use it.

@Bash_TheStampede very helpful. Thank you very much for the info.

It might be a little bit slower but I wouldn’t say mine is struggling. You might have heavier wheels than me though which could make all the difference. Check the servo saver. It’s a bit loose stock and I’ve always tightened mine down on FMS cars. That could make the steering feel less responsive.

That would be nice! I think they’ll could probably get away with updating that one gear and it would be ok on 2s. Center diff or slipper would be very nice though. I think my LHS got that part in stock today. I might want to check and get it on order if so lol

Thanks for all the kind words! Yeah I think that a center diff will be absolutely necessary if you’re gonna stick the 3s power system in there. Or else those diffs really will be breakin’! Traxxas should have been a lot more clear about the fact that it was needed.

Just the stock one in this video.

@ nice, I’ve been trying to figure out which one to put in mine because the EMAX can’t handle the mb100

@@extremercx24 oh ok. Hmm yeah I haven’t really tried many servos in this guy so I don’t have a lot of recommendations. I wonder if it would it be all that hard to get an Injora servo in there. Those have held up well for me in a lot of applications. I do need to change the servo in this one at some point because I recently broke the stock one. I’ll update here whenever I do that and let you know if I found anything. Idk when that’ll happen, but I’ll still update!

@ thanks man I would really appreciate that! I think the EMAX puts out at most 6V and the MB100 starts at 6V so I think that’s why it’s frying it..?? But I’ve been looking at the reefs micro 99! I’m thinking for sure with its V out put it should work perfectly

That class sounds like a lot of fun but dang I’m sorry to hear that you had such a bad experience with it! Mine has been pretty sturdy even up until now. (watch I’m gonna break it next time I take it out now lol)

@ yeah, will try again next week or so, returning the mjx - the blx brushless grom sans battery & charger cost is the difference between the hyper go + replacement shocks

@ I got the BLX Mojave Grom and absolutely love it. I’m guessing you’ll go with the Typhon?

@ yeah, just love buggies just has a cool factor that I could never get into trucks - they said they’d let me bring in a mini-b but I feel that’s counter to the spirit of the class when everyone else is running 4x4 typhon & mojaves

I have the MJX 16207 which is basically exactly the same and it absolutely needs metal shock mounts as they snap as easily as fine china. I actually modded it to take a truck body in the end for more protection.

It’s a fun little guy that’s for sure! Just want a little more rotation in the air and I’ll be happy.

You could try some softer wheels ​@@Bash_TheStampede

They should just slide right off. Maybe try to pry them gently.

Nice! More weight up front could be useful! You’ll get more steering out of the car for sure and if you’re running a brushless setup and having wheelie issues, it can help with that as well.

I’m actually not planning on going brushless. I’m an old school brushed motor lover going way back to my rc10 ce days as a kid. :). But I DID get a couple extra stock motors (I think they are great actually) and an 8,11,13 and 16 tooth steel pinion set from mofo to try and well as the 3flow9 motor mount that allows motor swaps without pulling pinions. I think that 8 tooth on a short track with these tires and some brass in the nose is going to rip. I think the brushless crosses over into uncontrollable. Cool. But not good ultimately. What’s the point if you really can’t drive the thing unless you’re on a huge full sized track? If I’m there I’m driving the 1/10th. Not this micro. Brushless defeats the purpose of these IMO. :-) Plus she’s getting a low 11mm carbon deck to go with a torq 1001 and a few aluminum high stress parts, but not the whole 9 yards (as I think that is counterproductive as well). Damn. I’m a sucker for these tiny machines! lol.

Makes sense. I have two so one is gonna stay stock and the other is the brushless mod car. The tracks I race at are big enough to use the extra power so I kinda have to do it if I want to keep up in mod haha. At my home track the brushed motor is working really well though because it’s much tighter.

@@Bash_TheStampede I really like your little setup. I’ve got a bit more square footage to play with. Home Depot sells 12’ wide marine carpet (the stuff like on pontoon boats and bass boat decks) on a roll. I can set up 12’ by 20’ in our bonus room. So hopefully that’ll give a nice straightaway. We’ll see. A couple of thin doormats and some pieces of pool noodle make great little jumps. :-).

Awesome! That extra space will make for a great track I’m sure. Hopefully one day I’ll get a little more space to work with (hopefully somewhere climate controlled too) but I’m digging what I have now for practice.

I assumed it would be slick too but it’s actually pretty grippy! I’m not sure if they used anything special when they coated it but there is definitely enough traction out there.

You obviously haven’t seen any of my Chinese product reviews.

Bring a chinese crawler that kicks my TRX-6 butt bigtime! I'll wait... :)

Well you’re entitled to that opinion! What is your brand of choice?

My Traxxas is tougher than anything you have

You're completely WRONG and hating for the pure sake of hating...

Yeah I agree. 3rd party stuff will start coming out at a better price I’m sure. Traxxas has always been insane about their upgrades lol! I like it MUCH better than my old mini E Revo. Definitely get a metal gear servo in there whenever you have to buy one for it. Those plastic geared Traxxas ones really can’t handle much in the abuse department! Thanks for watching!

Not for the D90. I’m sure something would work if you looked hard enough, but I’ve been ok with just rocking the plastic one up front on mine.

That’s true! I did break it on 2s but I wasn’t exactly being kind to the poor thing. It took a lot of hits that would have broken other RC cars for sure. It’s really overbuilt in a lot of areas which is why I picked one up. I think with a built drivetrain and some way of stiffening the chassis it’ll be near invincible! For power I’m thinking I’ll go Hobby Wing, I’ve been loving their stuff lately! Thanks for watching!

Thank you and thanks for watching!

Thank you!

Well if you get a VXL models I don’t think you’d need to update the motor/esc. The servo in most Traxxas cars is a mandatory swap though lol idk why they don’t give us something a little better! I agree with you that the competition is definitely a little stiff when it comes to mini bashers. You can get a lot of bang for your buck from the Chinese companies and parts support is getting a lot better for brands like MJX and WL Toys. You can usually order a lot of parts on Amazon and get them next day! Thanks for watching!

@@Bash_TheStampede I have owned a variety of Traxxas RCs for over 4 years now and have replaced "1" esc and "1" servo.. There has been an on-going sociologically based "hate" campaign against Traxxas that appears to be more initialized from a "entitlement" stand point than any actual real and fact based "defective parts claims" being made by the few "louder" type channels that NEED the clicks.. I haven't seen ANY Chinese RC that is as tough as any Traxxas is. FMS is doing well, but they are NOT on the level of TRAXXAS when it comes to durability or longevity. They pack in more gimmicks, but it's not about gimmicks when you're out in the field, that's where performance and durability rule.

Yeah Traxxas might be a little too proud of what they’re selling these days I can agree with that. Back in the day it was pretty standard to get an RTR equipped with the stuff Traxxas uses now, but the quality of components has gotten better across the board and prices have gone up. Traxxas increased the prices but never upgraded any of the components it seems 😂

@Bash_TheStampede yeah they definitely need to get with the times.

Thank you! Yeah I don’t think I was as hard on it as some folks on UA-cam but it did take a bit of a beating 😂 Honestly I agree with you about Traxxas. The company has done some questionable things over the years but they make a good product, and they are responsible for bringing a lot of new people into the hobby! I can’t really hate on them too much personally. More Micro B stuff is coming next week!

Thank you! You might run into some not so good editing as well here and there haha. #stampedesquad

@Bash_TheStampede I'm not great at it either but that's part of it all being real videos which I like more than over the top vids!

Thank you! Yeah dude I didn’t expect it to break at first, but the skatepark usually takes no prisoners. I didn’t even know I got blocked! It was probably for the best because I didn’t realize but I was watching the live but I accidentally rewinded it a little bit without realizing it. So I was commenting but about stuff yall talked about 5-10 minutes ago 😂

Thank you! Haha I think you’re one of few that actually get the pun!

It was a fun time lol

If you’re just running a home made course by yourself there are some good apps that use the camera on your phone to track lap times. LapTracker is one that I’ve used. The app icon has a dude on a bicycle in it. Another good one is RC Timing. I think LapTracker was free!

Oh yeah if you buy the Mini-Z 4x4 expecting TRX4M or even SCX24 capability you’re going to be sorely disappointed. They are way too small, way too scale, and not designed for the same type of use. I actually expected it to perform much worse on the rocks and trail that I took it to in this video. That’s why the position of the video is like “who’s it for?” I usually just drive mine over 3d printed obstacles on my desk and that’s sort of where it lives.

Thank you and welcome to the channel! So I actually have two surfaces for my track. I have black carpet which is the surface used in this video, and some gray EVA foam tiles that you might see stacked up on the corner of the track. The carpet came from Home Depot, it’s an indoor/outdoor carpet that feels a lot like the stuff that’s in a car. It’s pretty close to the carpet I’ve raced on at bigger nicer carpet tracks before. We race Micro Bs on carpet locally so this is what I usually practice on for that. The EVA foam came from Amazon but I wish I’d have gone with the harbor freight tiles. The Amazon ones work fine but the tiles are 1x1 and the Harbor Freight ones are 2x2. Because of that I have a lot more seams on my track and it’s a little bumpier of a ride. I usually use the foam surface for Mini-Z and other small on road stuff. The Mini Z cars don’t really seem to be bothered much by the bumps so it’s not a huge deal, but I’ll use bigger tiles whenever I wear these out. My track is 15x12 with the carpet and just under that with the EVA foam tiles. The carpet was right around 180 bucks and the EVA foam tiles were like 120-140ish if I remember correctly. The Micro B performs well on both surfaces so you can’t really go wrong there. I just have two different types so that I can test different cars on the surface they’re most likely to race on. I hope this was helpful! I plan to make a video on the track setup at some point, but I want to build some better jumps and stuff first haha.

@ thank you for the extremely detailed response, very helpful! I have an area of about the same dimension and also want to try to run the micro b on a similar surface to what would be raced on elsewhere. I guess I’m a little frustrated that the carpet is more expensive than the tiles, but I have found that to be the case locally as well. I think I will pick up some carpet. Thank you again and look forward to the next video!

The body is hard plastic and I believe the chassis is too. I wondered the same thing about the chassis because it looks like a nice aluminum part but I’m pretty sure it’s plastic.

I mean it does fit! It might just cook the differentials haha.