Cayman Pro V2! Best Cayman yet? Hmmm idk?

[@Jawang85]

100% Agree it's hard to justify spending that amount when you can get a redcat and just customize to your liking. Thank you for your honest reviews!

[@harryfp1494]

I hate my red cat gets zero run time so I’m not sure how so many guys are talking so good about it

[@malcolmlester4585]

@@harryfp1494 whys that? as its a great truck and super capable.

[@DTW-bx2vy]

The Ascent 18 is certainly not anything to brag about, its a budget rig after all, not a competitive comp rig.

[@harryfp1494]

@@malcolmlester4585 it’s got clunky axles terrible gearing high cg no lcg chassis no angled skid . Out of the box my evo pro has all that and preforms so much better than it . I have the brushed version to of the evo pro and it’s still night and day . Evo pro is as close as you can get to a comp rig out of the box without breaking the bank

[@harryfp1494]

@@DTW-bx2vy no it’s really not it’s ok tho for 99 bucks not bad for what it is

[@nedreck]

I have the earlier version of the Cayman and I mod'd the heck out of and love it. I will still stay away from SCX24 stuff, but it's really only because the 1.0 hardware is so fragile. The 1.5 on the FCX24 and TRX4M makes such a big difference. If Axial ever did a ground-up rebuild on the SCX24 to include better hardware (and more universal tinkering), I'd consider trying them out again.

[@patrickpiche135]

I really like the Cayman platform too. After a little twiking, it can get pretty smooth, I’ve tried the RCAwd + 35 links ext. for fcx24 and it’s about 25mm longer then the Gladiator lenght. It make it crawls like nothing else. Great video and info. 👍

[@backshedrc]

The course looks like a good time. Nice video.

[@chrism5768]

I just bought one of these a few days ago sight unseen. Probably 4 400mah batteries on it 100% stock now. Biggest problem I see with it is the drive line slop. I can slow crawl it into a big ledge and the front wheels/wheel loaded stops and the rest of the drove line not loaded still turns quite a bit. Some times causing the rear end to walk over before the front tires think of climbing. I think this is part of the reason why it feels choppy. I bought this rather than a cr18p evo pro to try and avoid this partly. Mainly because this was actually cheaper than the cr18p building I was planning. Overall I'm happy but it has a few short comings

[@David_Mash]

As if the rear has over drive and the front under drive? Is that not the opposite of desirable? Maybe the front and rear gearing got switched on all these at the factory?

[@stefan-norge]

Great review, as always 👍🏻 Would have bought it if the gearing were lower. But if I spend that much money on a fully moded rig I expect not to have to change the gear box or other main parts. Wheels & tires are ok to change, but the rest should be „perfect“ out of the box regarding the prize….

[@jayf2487]

my original cayman doesn't seem to be that bad in the foc but ive learned to like it now haha. I wonder what's different with this one. mine does have the micro Komodo instead of the mini, maybe that makes a difference

[@2fmrc]

Yeah my original with the micro didn’t seem as bad either. It almost has to be the difference in motor.

[@snörre23]

The mini komodo is the smoothest of all my furitek motors.

[@MrsRabbit8]

Hey have you seen the Exo U-joints? They have them for stock, injora +4, and super 8 axles. They do 55 degrees! Crazy. Another question: at this point, which do you prefer... Isokinetics or Super8??? I'm building a belly dragger, gonna try to build it more 1/18 scale, with probably an Atlas body. Also, i like to BUILD, so expensive RTR is not my thing. Thank you, always excellent honest reviews from you!

[@2fmrc]

Yeah i actually had a set of the exo joints for the super 8s. I broke 1 but much better than the stock super 8s for sure. I haven’t broke the isos yet so I have to go with those over the super 8s lol

[@MrsRabbit8]

Awesome, thank you. The other option is to go with X15 axles. Damn, i don't know. Seems like you would take the Isokinetics over everything else i assume. The x15 are super durable from what i heard.

[@2fmrc]

@@MrsRabbit8 I’m going to order a set of the nylon x15s and I may go with those honestly. They are insanely tough and Nick has brass etc available for them. They are right there with the isos imo if not better

[@MrsRabbit8]

​@@2fmrcokay cool, i think I'm gonna go with those then. Thank you, much appreciated! I'll try to find a link on one of your videos for it if it's there.

[@dantrivett8435]

Are you missing bearings on the pinion

[@2fmrc]

No. All there. Just that much play in the driveshaft. It’s a round end on the driveshaft sitting on a d shaped pinion shaft.

[@David_Mash]

That's what I was thinking. There is a review showing bearings missing.

[@MARKLINMAN1]

Do you prefer this or the AXIAL UBT18? I like the size of the UBY18 more, these are cool AF but it appears that they have a bunch of problems.

[@2fmrc]

@@MARKLINMAN1 well I just prefer the 1/24 and true 1/18 scale much more than the UTb18. I sold my UTb18 just cause it’s an odd size and no one around me ran them. I’ve never even known anyone else near me to own one lol. So for me I’d pick any of the smaller trucks over the capra18. I also like that these can be ran indoors etc. the capra18 is just huge for a 1/18 scale

[@Casitascrawlers]

For the price it’s not worth it after hearing the issues it has I’d rather get another Evo Pro & upgrade it. Thanks for the review I was thinking about getting it because of all the upgrades it has but sometimes an upgrade doesn’t always led to improved performance.

[@AgeOrmstad]

Nice rig 👌

[@Gibsonlife573]

What about a 4M transmission what's a 40 1

[@angelikakurowicka7182]

If you could choose wwyd: The Cayman pro v2 or the Cayman pro SZK? Gonna order one of them (and some injora comp tires 🙂)

[@2fmrc]

Both very similar. For me I think the SZK was a little smoother so I’d probably go that way even though I prefer the body of the v2 over the SZK. The body is easy to swap.

[@angelikakurowicka7182]

Yeah, a side note: I live in a country where you even cant buy 1 of these cars. So building my own isnt the best option. I would have to go and order from 20 different stores and .... Thats why i wanted a car who got "good" equipment already and i only have to buy things that you can get easily (tires, servos,...) Thanks for the info and both videos on the cars.

[@Gibsonlife573]

They should have stuck too deep FCX 24 transmission 2 speed if you ask me and then I would recommend if you're running scx24 axles KB up and gear down

[@jeffmackovitch9987]

I’m not sure about this rtr Furitek truck. I’m impressed with how my Evo pro climbs but it could be better if brushless which is also available if I want

[@JanSonnemann]

I have the brushed evo pro. No need to go brushless. With the 2 speed transmission you will never get a smoother power-delivery with any brushless system. I have lots of furitek stuff and you have allways this jump, when it goes out of foc. I just upgraded wheels and tires (the 73mm swamp claws combo from injora) and the shocks (the full aluminium ones, filled with 600ct oil). No leaking, no torque twist. All in all over 100 bucks cheaper than this one. And I personally hate this magnets. The clips are a bit fiddly, but the body stays in place, instead of coming down every time.

[@rcjunge8570]

Why does the car rattle so much?

[@DustinWoloschuk]

So what scx24 axles do you recommend?

[@nathan3856]

Any links to portal axles you recommend for the SCX24? I have had terrible luck out of them, otherwise I'd do my own google search, just tired of wasting money. Thank you for all these great videos and honest opinions, you've saved us some serious cash over the years!

[@2fmrc]

A buddy of mine really likes the treal portals. I honestly stay with straight axles when I can so I havent actually ran those. He seems to really like them and he runs a lot so they must be solid lol. Just hard to find in stock sometimes I think.

[@JUSTHAVEFUNRC]

At $370 idk. I’m not sold on it. I think the fx118 and now evo pro eat this things breakfast.

[@snörre23]

Why ? Looks like this has everything you would upgrade on the FX118 or Evo Pro.

[@David_Mash]

Evo pro has 2 speed tranny tho​@snörre23

[@brooksgiudice4053]

What 1/18 or 1/24 rc crawler rtr do you recommend

[@2fmrc]

@@brooksgiudice4053 for the money I absolutely love the ascent18. Not as much aftermarket/performance parts for it yet but it’s a way better rtr than any other imo

[@malcolmlester4585]

good review and very honest....i think theres better buys out there like the katana, or the evo pro brushless, , or the redcat, , and upgrade how you want from there...i find 370 for that just way to much and it doesnt even come with a battery and it has a 2 in 1 esc combo...crazy.

[@mikemangiameli561]

Is the hobby wing program card worth it. Oh just ordered some 3s batteries they will be my first lol

[@2fmrc]

Hobbywing program card for which system? I think you’ll like 3s lol

[@mikemangiameli561]

Quick run fusion

[@2fmrc]

@@mikemangiameli561 it’s definitely good to have one around but honestly with the fusion I toss them in and rarely ever touch any of the settings. I probably have 4 fusions around that I’ve never hooked up to the program card lol

[@mikemangiameli561]

Cool I ordered one. I just bought another one for my bronco. I only have two 1/10 scale rcs most of them are 1/18 scale. Can't wait for 3s batteries to show up.lol

[@Gibsonlife573]

4100 bam with a 12th pinion I've been screaming it for the longest time I run nothing but scx24 axles and they will flag jump off the ground and I still get killed or low in

[@brooksgiudice4053]

What’s that servo

[@2fmrc]

@@brooksgiudice4053 hey sorry I just seen this. It’s from nexxspeed amzn.to/3ZbCyEZ

[@Gibsonlife573]

If you listen to a lot of rock crawlers they always are looking for that gear reduction because gear reduction if you are in a turkey spot to where you got to push your truck threw something you want that gear down and I mean I don't gear down real far I just stick to like 30% overdrive or 30% underdrive and then I run to 4100 bam with a 12-2 pinion on this truck it looks like to me they tried to go way too high in the gear ratio

[@AnySumptionBanter]

I think furitek should get away from rtr and just stick with their electronics. I just have seen too much mixed experienced with their rtrs and electronics as a whole. and then i'd rather get a kit and build it rather than get a mesh of brands already assembled.

[@patrickgeorge4306]

8:14 that's what she said lol

[@adameightyeight718]

I think these high end rtr’s are a dead end. The whole nature of the hobby involves modifying and improving appearance and performance. You could take a rtr trail hunter which is a fraction of the cost of this and potentially have more fun with it.

[@gadsdenflyer7353]

$370 for a RTR mini crawler?? Hard pass. I'm sure it's better than some of the other RTR options out there, but this is way too much no matter how it come equipped. I'd rather build my own from the parts I want to use, and it sure as hell wouldn't include portal axles. Love Furitek, but I ain't spend my money on this thing.

[@creekcreeperrc7972]

No kidding. I've bought several new 10th scale crawlers for alot less

[@snörre23]

You rather buy one for 170 and invest another 300 to get it to run decent ?

[@gadsdenflyer7353]

@@snörre23 Poor reading comprehension bro, I said I'd rather build my own. I never said anything about buying one and replacing parts with upgrades. By the way, a Deadbolt is only $100-$110, and sales push that price even lower. $70 or more buys a lot of parts for these little crawlers. You should get your facts straight before making a dumb comment like that.

[@creekcreeperrc7972]

$370 is absolutely insanely overpriced for a 24th scale.. However some guys have no clue how to build anything let alone have an original idea, so these will be perfect for people who don't understand anything about the hobby but want to think the fancy parts will make them a more capable driver. Or so they can brag about how much furitek got over on them

[@MrTimmyGT]

If you are watching yt vids on a Furitek rtr you aint running stock tires and wheels on anything lol. The people who watch these videos already know whats up 😂

[@2fmrc]

Exactly lol. I still get those comments believe it or not though 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Stinkyj6443]

Just an awful platform....try finding anything to fit it...servo etc...specific hardware...wheels...fell for it though, got the first 1 in the beginning and probably still the best 1 with the bar set very low...but still a hot mess