All That's Right And Wrong With The Arrma Felony

[@robbrcnstuff4220]

I think having an alarm on the transmitter is a great idea. I love the sound the felony makes cutting through the air. 👍👍

[@tallyhawk99]

MY ESC OVER HEATED AND CAGHT ON FIRE AFTER MY 3RD TIME USING IT AT 50% OF IT'S POWER, GREAT CAR, I'LL RETURN IT AND MAKE THOSE SUGGESTED UPGRADES, THANKS FOR THE TIPS, CHEERS.

[@onemansvideos2134]

I think the black version should have been the real steal body like the notorious was so when you crash it it gets those silver scratches

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

now THAT gets comment of the day award as that's an epic idea!

[@brunovalera747]

@@DriftomaniacsRC which you recommend. felony or infraction v2?

[@MatrixRC]

Nice I have spoken to a few guys and I believe quality control dropped the ball on some ESC'S. Bad batch honestly. Also, I haven't had no over heating issue with mines yet and I have taken it to the MAX. TOP SPEED 98 MPH And street bashed it for good 20 mins. A lot to factor in cause I used spectrum 100c 3S smart batteries 5000mah and had no issues. Also, I thought you said this was a 160amp ESC. Its actually 150amp. Unless someone snuck you a little gift. But I think everything else was thought beautifully. I love this car🥰 But I agree 200amp esc would improve this thing 8 fold. Main issue and you touched on it. Where the HELL ARE THE REAR TIRES.😤

[@jasontomica8938]

Some Escs, way to many Escs!!!!

[@surfside75]

4 arrma Mojave Spektrum ESC all junked out the last two I had, one died on the third landing of only 10ft jumps! The other just in 3 months Spektrum denied my next claim just to rub more dirt in my face.. Told Spektrum what they could do with their nasty stuff. Batteries sucked too😂 so much waisted money trying to stay Spektrum and in the end no support.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Those are $100 batteries

[@Boogie_the_cat]

​@@surfside75Horizon Hobby gave me a new ESC, no hassle. Even shipped it next day air. I've had nothing but good Warranty service with my Felony. I'm sure by now they know they put a turkey ESC in there and expect to get warranty claims.

[@stewedapple]

The bearing support for the drive shaft is actually a good idea because they don't locate perfectly and will therefore not run perfectly concentric. A bigger diameter drive shaft would just cause vibrations and universal joint bearing wear without fixing the problem of an oscillating shaft.

[@lowkey213]

I have one. And the front tires seam to spin at a much faster rate. Not because of size but for control. It seams like 5 turns in the front for every 4 turns to the back. I didn’t do the math. Just letting you know it’s front wheels spin faster to keep from over stealing.

[@ragsixracing]

I just got mine. It's a 150 amp firma. Beating the snot out of it no overheating. You must have got a dud😉

[@chrism2734]

Very curious if they upgraded the ESC or anything on this car from a year ago to now current-day. Thinking about pulling the trigger on one...

[@deathwalker3429]

The only issue i have with mine is the lexan rear diffuser shakes alot when i accelerate. Not sure if there is a fix for that or just normal. Besides that love the car👍

[@AbbyRCToys]

Between Infraction v2 and Felony 6s,if only one could be bought Which one would you recommend? Considering durability,speed and ease of maintenance

[@cacanjacowans540]

Yeah, I added a fan & heatsink to my V1 never thinking that it actually was the ESC that was the problem? 😏 .... GREAT POINT RICH! 👍🏾

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

Glad it helped

[@BowserFilm]

What’s your experience with runtime on this car and with what battery setup? Really want it but need to know how long I can expect to get for a run.

[@vitodambra72]

Rich hope all is well, miss ya bro and your videos😉👍🏽💯

[@rippertrain]

I was just at my hobby store for parts on my udr. It was nice to come home and watch this.

[@stevemoon2136]

The ESC has me puzzled. I bought an early Infraction & had problems with it from day 1. It's a well known fault so it's a bad showing from Horizon that they didn't address it.

[@evanwillard2811]

Hey mate I’m a little late to the party I just recently purchased the felony and infraction haven’t driven them yet cause of snow on the ground just wondering what would be the recommended upgrades while I wait for the snow to leave

[@lifeofdave1237]

Recently got back into RC and after seeing this beast I had to get one. 🤣 It's been good so far and no overheating issues 🤞 but nearly killed a set of tyres in 2 uses 🥺 but lasts ages on batteries for the speed it's putting out. Iam finding the front is diving on the brakes tho, bottoms out causing instability , and the tyres are starting to rub through the arches on the body . Iam thinking a heavier weight shock oil maybe will help with that. Also tyre wear, possibly wants a heavier weight diff oil to as spinning one more than the other

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

Try adjusting the front droop screws as this will let you raise the ride height at the front (and rear if you need to). The adjustment is hidden away in the manual but it's a quick job with a hex driver. That said I keep the front of mine low and the rear high to stop blow overs at high speed (I'm running an 8s setup). Hope the droop screw adjustment helps. Although I agree on thicker shock oil

[@lifeofdave1237]

@@DriftomaniacsRC awesome thanks mate 👍 may give that a try. Iam only running 6s, but still don't want it to high, but as said need to get it settled and stop the tyres fouling the body to lol. Smoother roads long enough would be great 😂 but it's a blast. Thanks for the info , be interesting seeing the new esc upgrade 👌

[@lowkey213]

I killed the esc, and motor and both batteries in 3 minutes on mine. Arrma is great at honoring warranties, but being a busy adult, it took 5 months until I got each part replaced. First the esc, then I bought new batteries, then realized the motor was burned as well. Idk the chain of events, but one caused the rest to go bad. Maybe one battery caused all the damage? Maybe the esc fried everything. But you have a point that it shouldn’t happen so fast. It took like 2 minutes of just whatever driving to kill the thing for half a year

[@thundergun100]

If i buy a new body will i get all the accessoires again with it? 🙏

[@andrewwhiting5526]

Arrma have dropped the ball in a few areas,1 the esc is disappointing to hear about 2 they should have waited until they had sufficient stocks of the Felony and Infraction V2 before releasing them along with sufficient spare parts. Great informative video 👍😃

[@BOBBEATS504]

castle upgrade

[@EXTREMERC416]

The review at amainhobbies they were doing full speed drifting for 10mins and it never overheated🤔

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

I've a video coming up in the next few hours where it stops after 3mins, albeit around my yard so maybe it's the braking that adds to the heat, I wouldn't raise it as an issue if it hadn't happened to me, also when we took it for a speed run on the optional gear the heat sensor kicked in before it had reached top speed, If the new esc wasn't overheating I'd be the first to mention it having had two burn out on the original infraction. It's like they seem to have good and bad batches of them, the replacement ones they sent me never overheated.

[@devinlee701]

Is there any way to keep the Arrma felony from going into thermal mode after one run?

[@jasonbudd2950Jag]

Fantastic Comprehensive Vid Rich. Bit disappointing about the Firma 150AMP esc. Even with the Speed Pinion shouldn't overheat so easily. Thanks for your honesty. 👍

[@SupremeRC]

I'm sure you know that the infraction and the felony have two different displacements for the rear as far as the rear differential goes. I didn't read all the comments so I hope it's been posted otherwise yes felony has a different rear tire, luckily the local hobby shop has both types of rear tires in stock

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

Err... yes I did that why I made the comments I did, although I am not sure why I recorded it as people don't seem to listen, nor look at the other videos I made.

[@SupremeRC]

@@DriftomaniacsRC Yaya, after the post I went around and looked at the videos. I figured u new.. Great channel. I do helis mostly but started with land again so check me out if you get a chance!

[@peterbennpan7288]

Which out of the 2 will be better for speed runs 80mph plus?

[@luisgordillo1695]

I just got a felony 6s and its great, one thing that i cant stand is the velcro straps for the batteries. but its minon. great car fun ass hell.

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

Luis I'd trim the straps once your happy with the batteries!

[@luisgordillo1695]

@@DriftomaniacsRC yep.going to.but waiting to see of I'm going to con to 8s.. Also think short straps will be difficult to work through the loops.had that problem before. Once i deside on battery size.maybe I'll shorten them and sew something to the ends to keep em from coming out of the loops.🤔🤘👍

[@luisgordillo1695]

@@DriftomaniacsRC Just wish they have a good battery hold down set up.. I have an xmaxx also love the hold down system on it.. Humm maybe time to figure something out!🤔🤔🤔😁

[@1000mandrake]

Does the ESC overheat on the small (drift) stock gearing or large (speed) stock gearing? Also, great video, straight to the point.

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

On the smaller pinion! THAT's the problem! Infraction V1 did, this is the 'new' spektrum esc and yet 3 mins of drifting and it overheats! Glad the video hit the mark!

[@DriversR]

Great vid! Would you recommend Infraction V2 or Felony?

[@AutoBodyEverything]

IMO they are the same platform and either one can be converted to the other. You can also have a felon with the same E-break as the infraction and get the best of both worlds, even have all the same size matching wheels no the felony like the infraction has if you replace the rear diff gears on the felon to match the gears in the front diff. Its all preference.... It almost litteraly comes down to.... hmm what body do I want lol... The infraction is more of a drifter as the felony can launch forwards in a much straighter line but the felon also can silde all over the place f you felt like it ESPECIALLY if you go with the 'silver' lettering hoons tires that are a harder longer lasting compound with less grip.

[@chemicallust77]

Put clear MTB frame tape on the body parts prone to scratching

[@joshuasterling2144]

Put a sensored hobbywing combo on that thing and you are good....lol

[@TTMOTO888]

Wow! Fantastic lighting and video quality Richie Boy! Way way better than the old ones. hehe

[@thomaspiali7252]

Hehehehe . No..

[@rclife3231]

I can't decide between the Felony or the v2 infraction

[@Tireblaster]

Great review, thanks for that. Wish they made a roller version of it.

[@icabodpsillycyberman414]

Sorry to be off topic, but ive seen one of your vids where you put foam tyres on your wltoys 144001. i now cant find that video. Could you please give me a link to where you got those? Just ordered the car thanks to watching your upgrade vids for it. Really looking forward to project 144001. Keep up the good work.(subscribed!!)

[@1521joe]

The esc being sub standard is a deal breaker, also easy access diffs would be a big help. These types of cars need maintenance, therefore the overall design should have taken this into account. A well thought out RTR addressing every aspect is rare, even to this day.

[@kmak6627]

Great video thx!

[@marcelomurisk]

What we can do for the problem 7:11 about this??

[@DronemanJoeRc]

Just ordered in orange now they have tires in stock.

[@RazorRC]

That title though! 🤟🤣❤️

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

No idea where I got it from! #APOLOGIESIWILLFILMFORYOU!

[@josephmcwilliams2437]

Drive it like an absolute hooligan 🤣

[@LRCR]

Great Topics Richie 💯 I like the looks and knowing that it really has Speed but this is one RC that is just over budget like the X Maxx for me, Thank's for Sharing all the Great and some not RC's ✌️😎👍 Having Fun Laughing Playing and RCing 🌟 RCFAM4LIFE 🙏 Stay Safe and Play Healthy Brother

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

I know what you mean larry and that's why I try and cover cars at every budget point, the 6s stuff is good and fast but then you need to add another $3-400 on top for lipo's and a decent lipo charger, and then there's the tires don't get me started on the tires!!!

[@jasontomica8938]

@@DriftomaniacsRC hahahaha, tires are terrible

[@SPEXWISE]

I reached for my glasses then realised I was wearing them. Lol. The focus on some of your videos is a bit off but great content buddy.

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

Another New Camera, just got this one last week? but at $2k over the past 2 years on cameras sorry I have to draw the line, Glad you like the content, it's maybe the autofocus, but another new camera? Whilst I do listen to feedback there comes a point financially where you simply can't afford any more upgrades. next $2k I spend will be on cars, I appreciate the feedback but have to draw a line in the sand somewhere. Hope that didn't sound like a rant, but literally people expect me to have TV quality cameras, when I used a 4k camera people still complained....

[@SPEXWISE]

@@DriftomaniacsRC I'm sorry buddy. Having spent 2K on cameras in 2 years, yes I can see how my comment may have hit a nerve and that you need to draw the line. I totally get it. I'd do the same. So I take back any criticism I gave. Thanks for all your videos I watch them all and have learned quite a bit from your content. Have a great day 🌞

[@aFewBitsShort]

​ @Driftomaniacs No need to upgrade the camera, just use manual focus and set the focus before recording. You're not running away from the camera so a fixed focus will work the best. Also a few soft surfaces behind the camera wouldn't go astray to stop the sound echo. As others have said though the content is top notch. A few small tweaks to the presentation without spending any extra and this channel would blow up!

[@SPEXWISE]

@@aFewBitsShort To be fair to Richie he seemed to have looked into it and sorted the focus issue in all his videos since this one. To be fair to you too I think he implemented exactly what you are suggesting.

[@Willrccars]

Kraton 6s hubs and, a gear change in the rear and u can run all the same sized tires

[@jasonmorgan661]

Felony socks when it wrecks lol.

[@sumovibez7116]

I fitted my old arrma 185 esc to my v2 infraction..i thought someone would have a problem

[@rushgush]

for the price, it should have a 200 amp esc by far...

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

I was stunned when it overheated, warranty claims must be crazy cost to them

[@rushgush]

it’s 900 in canada. pushing 1000 dollars. anything at that price should have top quality. if spektrum wants to be in the esc game. they better get with the program.

[@DietPizza1]

Is that ESC the same as a Max 6?

[@StunterSteve1]

ESC is 150A, not 160A.

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

On it!!

[@ВиталийАдаричев-н8т]

Классная машинка

[@dustinkuahiwinui7598]

Howzit i had a problem with the arrma infraction v2 spektrum receiver it does not power on at all any help or ideas and its not the esc or low batteries I think the receiver might be fried!!thanks in advance

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

If your batteries are full and the RX has no power it's most likely the ESC that's the problem. Hope that helps! My ESC has just failed as well BTW! Horizon better on the chat than calling them due to covid!

[@dustinkuahiwinui7598]

Thank you very much for the response i really appreciate it,but my esc seems to be ok i put 2 different receivers in the arrma infraction 1 was a redtcat receiver and 1 was a dx3 standard receiver with no avc which I am using now and it seems to be running ok the esc and everything else,so I think maybe I just got lucky and got a bad spektrum avc receiver. Power goes through it for lights but as far as radio response and binding response I have none

[@dylanwhite6539]

It’s a 150a esc isn’t it?

[@mr.sinister1279]

Damn the esc is the main part

[@rippertrain]

Awesome vid

[@chrissmarduksrccarcarnage4940]

Nice...👍

[@islandrc-duke1972]

great info,awesome rc

[@FRANKIEGBANGEMS]

I can't get rear tires for mine still

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

What!!!!!! That said I've got 3 pairs that I put on order the day they released the part number (Before I'd even got my car) as tires on the original infraction were a problem for weeks, hard to believe horizon hobby dropped the ball again

[@sumovibez7116]

My esc went out in the first week I’ve have my new infraction v2 a month

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

I bought two of the v1 infractions (don't ask how or why!) and both esc's blew in under 2 weeks, stunned at the same problem

[@jasontomica8938]

I blew mine on the v2 in 4 days

[@wiltonfire111]

Does Arrma cover the burnt up ESC under warranty?

[@sumovibez7116]

@@wiltonfire111 it’s Spectrum you will have to deal with on the v2

[@Willrccars]

Not having dual rate on the steering sucks.

[@Neow-AI]

Anyone know the name of the intro song please ?

[@richardbekkers6789]

thx for sayin to turn up the brakes got the kraton it saved it haha peace

[@jonahcetner1497]

i gotta say, i prefer the infraction body.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Arrma loves to cheap out on servos. That's nothing new. BTW, I'm not an Arrma hater, i own two Arrma's including the Felony, i just (unfortunately) take it for granted that if i buy a new Arrma vehicle, i should have a fresh servo ready to put in, to replace the absolute dogs**t servos they use, seemingly at every price point. My Granite BLX servo lasted 5 weeks. Only one week longer than the rear diff 😂

[@ylnbeast596]

Ayyee

[@x1area51ii7]

Nothing wrong with felony except to those idiot people installing 🐸 EYE led lights on thier headlights.. lmao..

[@sumovibez7116]

X1area51 II you probably don’t have one that’s why

[@jasontomica8938]

There is plenty wrong the tires don't last at all the Esc is horrible among other things

[@x1area51ii7]

@@jasontomica8938 my tires still thick like my neighbor Anna.

[@TX010]

Arrma realy useless!!! Realise new car without any spare tyres!! what do you think guys?

[@DriftomaniacsRC]

agreed and they should've learnt from the infraction!

[@jasonmorgan661]

Store owner just offered me the felony with batteries for 200. I said no ill keep my 70 mph Bandit because it can crash and run. The felony is what I call a depressing wreck.

[@dmc182]

Except that didn't happen

[@jasontomica8938]

Hi sold my felony already it's a joke yes he is terrible tires don't last long I broke the driving and terrible car

[@jasonmorgan661]

@@jasontomica8938 its a car model with a real motor lol. After seeing its design vs weight i said hell no! if it had half inch carbon fiber routed out to make the frame and all titanium parts it would be reusable after 1 wreck lol.

[@jasonmorgan661]

@@dmc182 it was at Goat hobbies in weston asshole. Thats for calling me a liar. It was used once but wrecked hard. Next time if you wanna trigger someone go kick a Badger in the nuts.😆

[@dmc182]

@@jasonmorgan661 shut up you idiot. You also failed to mention it was wrecked.

[@Muzzieterminator]

This car is trash. Buy it and renew everything