It's not 10x more maintenance. In general, don't get any rc car if you aren't slightly mechanically inclined and willing to turn screws. Electric will require knowledge and upkeeping of batteries and charging. putting them in storage mode etc... A nitro will require keeping engine lubricated during storage and keeping fuel out of carb/engine. Tuning is not what most people describe it as. It takes very slight adjustments as needed. Electric motors and ESC are very finacky. You need to be well skilled in soldering connections properly. I found electronics much more annoying to troubleshoot. Dealing with programming etc... Nitros are all mechanical when it comes to issues. Once you learn the basics, there are clear reasons why you may have trouble starting an engine, or issues with the drive gear. I find it more satisfying to work on and more rewarding when working. Adjusting little things to have the car behave differently and get more power/speed. With electric you can change the gearing or put a different battery pack. Changing both of these usually lead to engine/esc overheating and seizing or fires. Nitros you can change many things from fuel type, exhaust/header, carbs and carb adjustment, gearing, upgrading crankshafts/bearings.
RC Bros: "Petrol/Gas sounds so much better than electric!" Petrol RC Cars: literally sound like a cross between an electric razor and a cheap motorcycle horn.
honestly, which i'd do depends what i'm doing with the car, if i'm building a car that i want doing tricks and jumps i'm probably going electric, for crawling and racing i'm probably going with combustion and i'm probably using as many metal parts as possible, including a metal shell
I'm a big fan of the gas/nitro rc stuff, I know it's slower but it's the tinkering aspect of it that interests me. I love tuning, adjusting a real combustion engine. The noise and smell are also reasons. I do have some electric rcs and their way faster and more reliable and I enjoy them just as much but it's hard to beat an old fashion smoke blowing noise maker
Well, if you properly maintain the gas one, it's no diff than a lawnmower. The ISSUE is they are so small, the carbs etc are prone to clogging, and they are more sensitive to atmospheric pressure etc which is why all cars are EFI now. The computer measures how much air is going in, how dense it is, then adjusts the fuel amt accordingly. You're the computer in carbed engines.
I love them petrol models, however my community was not so welcoming to my Losi Baja Truck. Switched it to electrics, nobody complains anymore (or at least not for the noise ;))
I would 100% take gas. So much better in my eyes. I’ve already got a neighbor that revs his cars engine at 3 in the morning and wakes everyone up, I’m sure no one would mind me pissing about in the street with it for 10-20 minutes.
OMG Kev! I gotta go old school and pick the grave digger. It's just so big loud and obnoxious. That one air you pulled off in the skatepark where you got inverted and then brought it back down was soooo sick. The slowmo of that super jump into the grass was epic too. Imagine how high that would have been scaled up to monster truck size? It would have to be like a ten to 15 story jump!! When you stuffed the front end on landing in slow mo it looked like someone breaking their ankle😅😂
The Gravedigger has possibly the most annoying noise of any vehicle made by human hands. They are both completely superb though. No model engine sound can do justice to a scale monster truck!
To be honest, I was quite surprised to see the gas powered having a better top end than the brushless! 👀 Nitro is all cool for the smell and noise, but since electric got seriously quick I haven't looked back once! But the race outcome was very surprising. 💯👌🏻
Imagine this truck having a Nitro engine on it... wish those running v8 model engines had the power to run this truck. That would be the engine to have.
Electric absolutely! The sound of gas engine is too loud in most cases, the tuning 😮, delayed air control, and storing/transporting gas RC is a pain/smell.... Electric also has faster response And is lighter.
I always remember growing up and started on electric cars and had tamya's but the batterys never lasted long so went on to electric then gas engines . I cant believe how good battery rc cars have become in 20 years
Huge thanks to you and (the crew Andy, Clair, 8s and so on) for all your videos on so many different vehicles. I finally got a cheaper buggy, and it put a big smile on my face . Looking forward to progressing in this hobby via your vids. Thanks so much for your time.
Hi Kev I love how you have been posting more gas and nitro content. And when I saw your revo videos it inspired me to get one. Love the videos, keep up the good work 👍👍
Kevin I’m a long time fan. If you want rear wheel steering to work at speed you need more CASTER. The caster effect is what a shopping car wheel does to stay straight. Same thing for a “safety bicycle.” It is absolutely required in a 2 or 4 wheel vehicle to get the front wheels to return to center. With rear wheel steering at high speed I would assume you need caster in the rear too… ✌️good luck I enjoy your content
Extra complexity, heavy, and then you’re dealing with the hazards and downfalls of both lithium batteries and combustible fuel, the limited cycle life of the batteries, and the maintenance of internal combustion… all the downsides of both options but no performance gain beyond what either is capable of.
You should have flipped the servo then shortened thr servo arm.. Thanks for the channel btw. Big thanks. Your channel made me buy my son an rc car for christmas .😊 He was watching my youtubes.😂
To lock the rear steering you could have just done what pontiac did with the fiero: lock the tire rods to the diff/mount and kept the hubs the same. that way you could adjust toe in/toe out on the rear wheels if you had an alignment issue or tracking problem.
I’m with you, I’ve had gas cars in my younger years and they are tons of fun! There’s nothing quite like having a two stroke rc! But….. I think you can get way better performance overall with electric. I think we will be seeing electric drag cars topping the charts in the near future.
Electric. Just plug in the battery and enjoy. I do have a gas engine (MK-17) for a model airplane. Seeing on videos how hard it is to get it running, along with the cost of the fuel, discouraged me from trying altogether. Maybe I'll try in the future but electric is just hassle free compared to gas, also much simpler and cheaper to maintain
Petrol all day of the week, much fun to be had in the sand dunes , probably get a lot of air. A couple of cameras for fpv and away you go, kids would love the sound of the petrol over the electric. Nice cars me wants but 6000 is my cars price.
Its so massive, Id think cheaper to maintain if its electric powered. Id have a hard time justifying that petrol units noise to fun ratio. Great video Kevin !
Prefer the petrol one. Trouble is as you say Kev you'll just annoy people with it, you only got to start a 2 stroke engine in the UK and some Karen is complaining about the noise.
Both are nice. Maintenance is just part of the hobby. Working on the trucks is just as much fun as running them. The Grave Digger just keeps calling my name🎉
Does anyone else think Kevin Talbot should try slapping a silencer on the petrol engine? Surely there must be a small silencer from minibikes that could fit? Or maybe see about getting a custom silencer made?
I love these but I think the laws of physics makes them inherently fragile when bashing them hard, through no fault of their own. It's so critical so make nice flat landings with no throttle etc, anything else is very unforgiving. I guess just like a real MT You scale up the RC but you can't increase the tensile strength of the raw materials used to build it, and you can only compensate so far whilst still having parts that function like they are supposed to before the size/weight becomes inhibitive. Makes me all the more grateful that people like KT are willing to push the limits for our enjoyment.
"looks like a liquid not a gas." That cheeky UK joke always gives me a kick, you guys think its so clever lol. That's why its "Gasoline," ie. refined petroleum used as fuel for internal combustion engines. Gas is just short for gasoline. Nobody feels like mouthing all those syllables just to say something as simple as "My car needs gas."
Electric is pretty much better in every way over gas and especially nitro in my opinion, also it’s time too do a redcat racing review, they have some really good trucks like the new Gen8 V3 and the machete truggy.
Gas for me... Add fuel, keep going. Just need a spare RX pack for all those servos. Gotta have the roar of a gas engine for such a massive beast. Electric version, I would have to carry more lipos for a days worth of fun, and I know that beast is not running on 2 or 4s lipo. So big bucks for your "fuel" cells. Saw one of these at my LHS. Its a beast. I would love to have one. Just like Losi's DBXL buggy. I have the gas version. Couldn't talk me into getting electric version.
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If you're a newbie avoid gas/nitro. It's 10x more maintenance and if you can't maintain a electric rc, you won't be able to maintain a nitro/gas
Nitro is a pain in the but but petrol not too bad
It was the 1st thing I did, couldn't get use to the engine, to much messing around trying to start it, I never looked at Rc's again
@@Deekm69 get an electric rc youll have a blast
It's not 10x more maintenance. In general, don't get any rc car if you aren't slightly mechanically inclined and willing to turn screws. Electric will require knowledge and upkeeping of batteries and charging. putting them in storage mode etc... A nitro will require keeping engine lubricated during storage and keeping fuel out of carb/engine. Tuning is not what most people describe it as. It takes very slight adjustments as needed.
Electric motors and ESC are very finacky. You need to be well skilled in soldering connections properly. I found electronics much more annoying to troubleshoot. Dealing with programming etc...
Nitros are all mechanical when it comes to issues. Once you learn the basics, there are clear reasons why you may have trouble starting an engine, or issues with the drive gear. I find it more satisfying to work on and more rewarding when working.
Adjusting little things to have the car behave differently and get more power/speed. With electric you can change the gearing or put a different battery pack. Changing both of these usually lead to engine/esc overheating and seizing or fires. Nitros you can change many things from fuel type, exhaust/header, carbs and carb adjustment, gearing, upgrading crankshafts/bearings.
@@KevinTalbotTV cant you get 4stroke engines for those ? not nearly as loud.
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Electric all day hands down! (No one will never know why this comment got so many likes 😂)
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All my cars petrol I love the smell noise and tuning real man's toy lol
Electric for Kevin, great content mate always worth a watch
Get to push up😂.... Next week it will be 6.8k lol
Im not even into RC cars but this channel has to be my favourite right now. Kevin is a crazy f*cking legend of a human being ... TUMBLE WUMBLE!
Brushless all day for me. Look at the chassis twist; so much torque! And that ESC can handle 16S. I think you know what you need to try, Kevin! 🤣
Is that bloke in the office still watching you ? 😁
Haha probably!!
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Take a drone and watch him 😆
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What have I missed? Bloke and office 🤔
@@Deekm69 In one of his previous videos there was a guy in the top floor of the office next to the road where they did their speed runs.
You know that the grave digger is loud when we’re struggling to hear kev shouting over the sound of the engine
RC Bros: "Petrol/Gas sounds so much better than electric!"
Petrol RC Cars: literally sound like a cross between an electric razor and a cheap motorcycle horn.
Kevin: that was a fun day
Me: but its all broken 😅
I found the problem. Ground vehicles are NOT air vehicles. :)
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the flying is not the problem
its the landing 😋
Electric: Simplicity, torque, reliable
Gas: Runtime
I never comment, but I love your videos so much! Electric all day long!
I know rc stuff can get expensive but i never would have guessed that the gas one would be $4,000... Thats just insane to me
My neighbors would LOVE me to drive this around my garden on weekends!
Electric for me. Seems to have quicker throttle response in watching the video but slower top speed. Can’t go wrong with either.
Kevin sitting in between them really puts them in perspective how massive these are.
and how small kevvie is hahahah
That grave digger makes more noise than my dad snoring 😂😂😂
Omg these two giants, are insane
honestly, which i'd do depends what i'm doing with the car, if i'm building a car that i want doing tricks and jumps i'm probably going electric, for crawling and racing i'm probably going with combustion and i'm probably using as many metal parts as possible, including a metal shell
Team petrol all the way !!
Ive got 8.5 acres and neighbours whom we mutually hate each other, so
THE Petrol 2 stroke FOR ME please! Lol 😂
I'm a big fan of the gas/nitro rc stuff, I know it's slower but it's the tinkering aspect of it that interests me. I love tuning, adjusting a real combustion engine. The noise and smell are also reasons. I do have some electric rcs and their way faster and more reliable and I enjoy them just as much but it's hard to beat an old fashion smoke blowing noise maker
I like the smell and sound of a 2 stroke engine but electric is definitely less of a hassle.
Well, if you properly maintain the gas one, it's no diff than a lawnmower. The ISSUE is they are so small, the carbs etc are prone to clogging, and they are more sensitive to atmospheric pressure etc which is why all cars are EFI now. The computer measures how much air is going in, how dense it is, then adjusts the fuel amt accordingly. You're the computer in carbed engines.
I love them petrol models, however my community was not so welcoming to my Losi Baja Truck. Switched it to electrics, nobody complains anymore (or at least not for the noise ;))
Last words an RC car hears before breaking a bone: OOOOOOOHHHHHH!!!!
I would 100% take gas. So much better in my eyes. I’ve already got a neighbor that revs his cars engine at 3 in the morning and wakes everyone up, I’m sure no one would mind me pissing about in the street with it for 10-20 minutes.
Electric always.
I love that petrol digger 👍
OMG Kev! I gotta go old school and pick the grave digger. It's just so big loud and obnoxious. That one air you pulled off in the skatepark where you got inverted and then brought it back down was soooo sick. The slowmo of that super jump into the grass was epic too. Imagine how high that would have been scaled up to monster truck size? It would have to be like a ten to 15 story jump!! When you stuffed the front end on landing in slow mo it looked like someone breaking their ankle😅😂
you know your RC is serious when fire is a practicable tool =p
The Gravedigger has possibly the most annoying noise of any vehicle made by human hands. They are both completely superb though. No model engine sound can do justice to a scale monster truck!
I would love to see an X-Maxx this size!
The” Trololo “song when “wasted” is pure genius 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙌🙌🙌😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
2 stroke powerrrrrrrrrr💯🏁🚗🇬🇧💪
I like them both, each one has its own place. That Taylor sounds healthy!
Kevin sounds exactly like Astrobiscuit 😂😂
The damage is done with these things, but you got a back flip out of it. lol.
I'm addicted to ur videos I'm watching these in my home town😅🎉
I would go petrol myself. Can’t beat the sound and smell of a fuel driven car over electric
To be honest, I was quite surprised to see the gas powered having a better top end than the brushless! 👀 Nitro is all cool for the smell and noise, but since electric got seriously quick I haven't looked back once! But the race outcome was very surprising. 💯👌🏻
Imagine this truck having a Nitro engine on it... wish those running v8 model engines had the power to run this truck. That would be the engine to have.
The guy in the window must be real jealous of those! Lmao!
I love gas/nitro. It's harder to maintain, but man, the smell and sound are what it's all about, right?
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Electric absolutely! The sound of gas engine is too loud in most cases, the tuning 😮, delayed air control, and storing/transporting gas RC is a pain/smell.... Electric also has faster response And is lighter.
I like them equally, they both have their merits and owning either would be fun regardless.
I always remember growing up and started on electric cars and had tamya's but the batterys never lasted long so went on to electric then gas engines . I cant believe how good battery rc cars have become in 20 years
Petrol for the noise and emotion!! Electric for the maintenance 😂
8:29 sick recovery!
Huge thanks to you and (the crew Andy, Clair, 8s and so on) for all your videos on so many different vehicles.
I finally got a cheaper buggy, and it put a big smile on my face .
Looking forward to progressing in this hobby via your vids.
Thanks so much for your time.
A simple muffler on the end of the tuned pipe would actually make the noise bearable.
Hi Kev I love how you have been posting more gas and nitro content. And when I saw your revo videos it inspired me to get one. Love the videos, keep up the good work 👍👍
"Looks like a liquid" but it's the "gas" that's used from that liquid to power the engines.
Kevin I’m a long time fan.
If you want rear wheel steering to work at speed you need more CASTER. The caster effect is what a shopping car wheel does to stay straight. Same thing for a “safety bicycle.”
It is absolutely required in a 2 or 4 wheel vehicle to get the front wheels to return to center.
With rear wheel steering at high speed I would assume you need caster in the rear too…
✌️good luck I enjoy your content
I would love to see a hybrid Rc Car
to get the worst out of both concepts? as in 1:1 it’s awful. go electric or go petrol
Extra complexity, heavy, and then you’re dealing with the hazards and downfalls of both lithium batteries and combustible fuel, the limited cycle life of the batteries, and the maintenance of internal combustion… all the downsides of both options but no performance gain beyond what either is capable of.
@@emersonb5764I think it would just be an interesting project,Maybe a trying to make one tank last awhile
You should have flipped the servo then shortened thr servo arm..
Thanks for the channel btw. Big thanks. Your channel made me buy my son an rc car for christmas .😊
He was watching my youtubes.😂
I never knew RC stuff had got so large until watching this channel and i do not even own any RC stuff. Great channel Mr. Talbot...
Yeah these two trucks are almost 15k
My car second hand new car cost me a 5th of that 😲
Imagine one of those raminators with a giant nitro engine that has like 50 hp or more in it, that would be epic
To lock the rear steering you could have just done what pontiac did with the fiero: lock the tire rods to the diff/mount and kept the hubs the same. that way you could adjust toe in/toe out on the rear wheels if you had an alignment issue or tracking problem.
Adds a point of failure.. and hes said many times that he hates RCs that have that to lock the rears.
How you know your a good builder is when you can't undo it lol
Electric all the way..
First time I seen kevin bummed out about breaking one lol
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At least you’re honest!
It’s like they need the weight balance a little farther back, so hard to keep the front up in the air! Love that sound 👍
wild because the engine and everything is mid. The battery and controller is in the rear as well.
I like the gas one but where I live it would be too loud so I would have to go with the electric one
I’m with you, I’ve had gas cars in my younger years and they are tons of fun! There’s nothing quite like having a two stroke rc! But….. I think you can get way better performance overall with electric. I think we will be seeing electric drag cars topping the charts in the near future.
Electric all day long. Love the very quick response.
I am all for nitro and petrol rc cars. My favorite is the nitro because I have never had a petrol rc car. But it does sound like fun.
Should do a tug of war between the two
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They look fun but seem to always break under any punishment
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Electric. Just plug in the battery and enjoy. I do have a gas engine (MK-17) for a model airplane. Seeing on videos how hard it is to get it running, along with the cost of the fuel, discouraged me from trying altogether. Maybe I'll try in the future but electric is just hassle free compared to gas, also much simpler and cheaper to maintain
I prefer the petrol RC, both are stunning pieces of eye candy!
I like the grave digger
Petrol all day of the week, much fun to be had in the sand dunes , probably get a lot of air. A couple of cameras for fpv and away you go, kids would love the sound of the petrol over the electric. Nice cars me wants but 6000 is my cars price.
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Exactly what Kev said, Gas powered is great but noisy. Electric is easy to use and you don't get chased by old people on mobility scooters.
Electronic because the reliable Ness and the quiet torque
Its so massive, Id think cheaper to maintain if its electric powered. Id have a hard time justifying that petrol units noise to fun ratio. Great video Kevin !
I like the electric one with game over stickers . No noise is better for me , because i'm half deaf already .
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As for me, electronic is better. He only needs electricity to work. But decide for yourself which one you prefer.
Prefer the petrol one. Trouble is as you say Kev you'll just annoy people with it, you only got to start a 2 stroke engine in the UK and some Karen is complaining about the noise.
Petrol but with a mini v6 or v8 in it.
Both are nice. Maintenance is just part of the hobby. Working on the trucks is just as much fun as running them. The Grave Digger just keeps calling my name🎉
Petrol ⛽️ all day Kev sound can’t be beat 👍
Does anyone else think Kevin Talbot should try slapping a silencer on the petrol engine? Surely there must be a small silencer from minibikes that could fit? Or maybe see about getting a custom silencer made?
He wants em to be loud
It’s a tuned pipe that came with the performance motor.
Wouldn’t run as well if you changed it.
Yeah it needs something! I like loud but not hurt your ears loud!
I love these but I think the laws of physics makes them inherently fragile when bashing them hard, through no fault of their own. It's so critical so make nice flat landings with no throttle etc, anything else is very unforgiving. I guess just like a real MT
You scale up the RC but you can't increase the tensile strength of the raw materials used to build it, and you can only compensate so far whilst still having parts that function like they are supposed to before the size/weight becomes inhibitive.
Makes me all the more grateful that people like KT are willing to push the limits for our enjoyment.
Ground workers run petrol tools like Stihl saws all the time, no-one complains to them. Make all the noise you want
My Guinea pig died not long ago so I’m sad though your videos cheer me up, thanks kev❤
I like the electric one but I do think the gas is more realistic 👌
Back flipping a Raminator!!! Awesome video!!! Happy RC’ing Y’all!!!
"looks like a liquid not a gas." That cheeky UK joke always gives me a kick, you guys think its so clever lol. That's why its "Gasoline," ie. refined petroleum used as fuel for internal combustion engines. Gas is just short for gasoline. Nobody feels like mouthing all those syllables just to say something as simple as "My car needs gas."
Electric is pretty much better in every way over gas and especially nitro in my opinion, also it’s time too do a redcat racing review, they have some really good trucks like the new Gen8 V3 and the machete truggy.
Gas for me... Add fuel, keep going. Just need a spare RX pack for all those servos. Gotta have the roar of a gas engine for such a massive beast.
Electric version, I would have to carry more lipos for a days worth of fun, and I know that beast is not running on 2 or 4s lipo. So big bucks for your "fuel" cells.
Saw one of these at my LHS. Its a beast. I would love to have one.
Just like Losi's DBXL buggy. I have the gas version. Couldn't talk me into getting electric version.
Thats why it always pays to have 2 of eveything