Revolauncher
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I owned a Losi 5ive T for 3+ years and enjoyed it very much. The platform was well conceived and held up well to the abuse of my driving. The truck was well maintained, but in need of an overhaul. The $500 needed to get back to new condition did not appeal to me. A friend was interested in the truck so a trade was made. He was thrilled to get a 5ive cheap, and I was thrilled to flip 3- 1/8 scale models on ebay to fund the replacement, a King Motors X2 clone. I wanted to see how this compared to my previous experience of owning the Losi. I've run it for over a month now and feel I can begin to comment on the durability and value to hassle ratio this model presents.
Pics. of it new outta' the box:
Initial assembly quality control is 80% of the Losi level. Case in point, the center diff. in the last pic. shows all of the thin oil leaking out. After a quick removal and inspection the oil appears shock oil thin, after swapping with 30K diff. oil it appears all is well. The front and rear diffs. also showed signs of leakage. Also the top nut on the shock piston and shaft like to back off, as both the nyloc insert in the nut does not grip the threads well and they were not torqued properly. After removing and threadlocking the thread and re-installing the oil after drying they have held up. I had one blow apart during a tumble, tearing an o ring. A swaybar setscrew also went missing....
Plus:
Price vs. performance, runs circles around RTR Losi
29cc engine with pipe offers good bottom end power
Blue, black, and clear bodied versions offer variety in the looks dept.
quality materials used
Handles well, shocks well calibrated, great spring rates.
Included hop ups are actually hop ups....
Included radio is simple and effective.
Good Rx battery is 4800mah
Front light buckets are "real" -easy to add LED kit.
Clear manual.
Minus:
Pipe is extremely loud
Diffs. all need rebuilding
Truck should really be re-assembled from scratch before running
Decal sheet sucks bubbles and wrinkles at edges, argh.
Cheap tools are a hazard to use. Flakey chrome slivers, rounded fasteners, and an allen key broke!
The recoil had a chunk of aluminum from the starter pawl stuck under it, creating a grinding feel that wouldn't allow the engine to start the first time. Bummer. Had to spring the whole mess apart to diagnose it, sigh.
Sum up:
For under a grand you get a veteran level of performance out of a veteran experience level of hassle to get the truck race worthy, IMO. If purchasing as a first RC model, I would look elsewhere. This truck drives great and will hang wheel to wheel with anything out there. It puts a smile on my face and has been worth the wrenching time I was putting in early on.
Pics. of it new outta' the box:
Initial assembly quality control is 80% of the Losi level. Case in point, the center diff. in the last pic. shows all of the thin oil leaking out. After a quick removal and inspection the oil appears shock oil thin, after swapping with 30K diff. oil it appears all is well. The front and rear diffs. also showed signs of leakage. Also the top nut on the shock piston and shaft like to back off, as both the nyloc insert in the nut does not grip the threads well and they were not torqued properly. After removing and threadlocking the thread and re-installing the oil after drying they have held up. I had one blow apart during a tumble, tearing an o ring. A swaybar setscrew also went missing....
Plus:
Price vs. performance, runs circles around RTR Losi
29cc engine with pipe offers good bottom end power
Blue, black, and clear bodied versions offer variety in the looks dept.
quality materials used
Handles well, shocks well calibrated, great spring rates.
Included hop ups are actually hop ups....
Included radio is simple and effective.
Good Rx battery is 4800mah
Front light buckets are "real" -easy to add LED kit.
Clear manual.
Minus:
Pipe is extremely loud
Diffs. all need rebuilding
Truck should really be re-assembled from scratch before running
Decal sheet sucks bubbles and wrinkles at edges, argh.
Cheap tools are a hazard to use. Flakey chrome slivers, rounded fasteners, and an allen key broke!
The recoil had a chunk of aluminum from the starter pawl stuck under it, creating a grinding feel that wouldn't allow the engine to start the first time. Bummer. Had to spring the whole mess apart to diagnose it, sigh.
Sum up:
For under a grand you get a veteran level of performance out of a veteran experience level of hassle to get the truck race worthy, IMO. If purchasing as a first RC model, I would look elsewhere. This truck drives great and will hang wheel to wheel with anything out there. It puts a smile on my face and has been worth the wrenching time I was putting in early on.
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