WLToys A959-B vs Traxxas Mini E-Revo VXL! GPS Speed Test & Jump Competition! High Speed RC Cars!

[@edumacaco1696]

Very cool video, several editions of jumps and the best is that none broke. I liked

[@NordicRC]

Thank you very much! Yeah, a combination of durable cars and landings in soft grass. It's amazing coming home without anything broken. Happens too rarely :-) Thanks for watching, Dad and Son RC So Fun!

[@nithinchowdary7682]

U are the real youtuber bro u r concern for every msg and u reply to it. I like u bro

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot for watching and commenting, Nithin! Talking to fellow RC friends here on youtube is the best part of youtube :-)

[@Remoteaddicted]

Both trucks are super nice. One is well known for the bash-abillity and the other one is known to be cheap and fast :) Great video.

[@NordicRC]

I couldn’t have said it better, Charlie. Very different. But both fun. Thanks, bro.

[@mike_johnson87]

I have both the a979b and the a959b and they are super fast with upgrades that can have these rockets going over 70kmph. Can't be beat for the price and potential of these little 1:18 scale RC cars.

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, for the price I can’t find any better 1/18th Scale cars either. They are great fun :-) Thanks for watching!

[@hassainthajudeen7157]

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[@رياضمحمد-ل6ل]

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[@intel1m]

No 959b runs the 70kph stock. Maybe for a second on 3s, then it burns down. Stock my 959b runs 58.1kph every time. A little bit cooling an a better servo and it runs great for such a ultra low budget car

[@RobertNES816]

@@intel1m what runs hot on the a959b? The ESC or the motor? I've noticed the mosfets on the ESC have no heatsink attached to them which could make em overheat.

[@bechmk8442]

These are definitely some of the best dirt cheap RC cars out there! I would say. Goes fast and is a lot of fun!

[@NordicRC]

Yeah lots of fun with both of them 😊

[@bechmk8442]

@@NordicRC By the way do you still have them?

[@rcmedia9516]

Put a center slipper in my 1/16 revo. 3 sealed diffs + a slipper. Nice little setup.

[@NordicRC]

Nice!

[@STEVOD313]

Wow those both r crazy brotha! Nice comparison brotha! Have a great weekend my friend

[@NordicRC]

Have a great weekend too, Steve. This video was fun to make 😊

[@PeteWylieRC]

Great video Mikael. Those wl toys cars do look good for the money. The buggy could do with better tyres to get the power onto the ground. I enjoyed the jump compilation. You really bashed the heck out of those cars. Looked like you were getting some good control in the air with the Traxxas. I know it does feel good when you get it just right. I can't remember if I told you but since the fire I got a HPI Firestorm Flux. Really nice handling and simple 2wd fun. Bit like a Tamiya Blitzer but tougher. I haven't broken it yet. Would recommend. Will be a video of it once I get more sorted and have a pc to edit with 😀

[@NordicRC]

Good to hear you got a working RC to enjoy in the midst of all the tragedy, Pete! I remember watching a lot of videos with The Firestom at some point. Looks good and handles good. And the flux’s always look fast. Would love to see it in action. Hope you will get some from the insurance to help build up your hobby room again. Yeah, it does feel good when you get the jump right. I do not jump my Tamiyas much, and since those are the ones I do more running time with, I barely get any practice. This time I really didn’t improve, because of switching between two cars all the time. But I remember another time when I was at this location with the MERV only, and the more jumps, the more better landings. Once you start getting into the rythm and the feel for the particular car, it gets easier and easier. Really fun actually. With practice, the MERV provides good air control. The WLToys weighs too little for long jumps and just spins and flips around in the air randomly :-)

[@rcbustanut2057]

That little wltoys guy is pretty fast, 540 motor on that small body is pretty sweet! Still far from their 70+km/h claim. But still fast lol. Would love to see it with a brushless system, oh yeah.... "Fly little car, fly" 😄

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, 1/18 insanity ☺️ Would love to try it with a brushless too 😂☺️

[@jred23pyro]

Nice vid. I got both the wltoys a959b and a979b and I love them. The a979b I've had a year crashing usually most of the time.. well flipping and stuff some crashes.. and it still runs strong it needs s body but she never broke a bone 😁✌

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, my friend. Yeah, I love them too. Got a video with the A959-B and A9579-B together in my channel too. Mine has never broke a bone too, and currently I have five different A959. All running good still :-)

[@3rdgennery]

I have nothing against Traxxas cars, but I have beef with the company, so I drive WL :)

[@NordicRC]

The WLs are great fun and Super Cheap 😄

[@aviano72]

Great video and a nice tune. I was expecting something to break at the end but wow they are durable.

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, my friend. Yeah quite durable, although the landings in the soft grass/dirt also helps quite a bit. Think the light weight of them both also helps. Even the bodies and wings did good. If one of them had lexan wings that would surely have broken. Did a couple of small jumps with my Tamiya Levant yesterday and the wing cracked fast.

[@rcsendandblast1579]

Love the vid bro. Great driving 👊😎

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot, Michael! Don’t know about the driving, but it was definitely a fun video to make ☺️

[@crazycal8669]

This was a really cool video! if you get a $40 brushless motor and esc for the wltoys A959 (truck) it will go 50 MPH and cost under $150 :D

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, Crazy cal! Yeah I bet you are right. These stock brushed ones has plenty of speed for me to control compared to it’s size though. Maybe even a bit too fast for me :-)

[@ryanzimmerman1240]

I'm pretty sure the way those 2s lipos we're hooked up would give you a longer runtime, not more power, that's how it is with any other type of battery, not sure about lipo

[@NordicRC]

No, it actually gives more power (not voltage but more amps) with more mah too. I thought it was weird the first times I tried it out, as the general rule is that parallel (+mah) gives you run time and series (+volt) gives you power. But +mah gives additional power too, if the ESC and motor allows it (a 60A ESC cannot draw more than 60A for an example). You know the c-rating (discharge rate) is important? Well, the mah works together with the c-rating. For an example if you have a 25C battery with 2,2A (2200 mah) it can deliver max. 55A (25x2,2). If you have a 25C battery with 4,4A (4400 mah) it will give you a max. of 110A (25x4,4). I learned that this year here on youtube :-)

[@RobertNES816]

@@NordicRC Think of it this way. More Amperage will give you more tourque output and more voltage will give you more speed. The Higher capacity will be able to sustain the amp draw of the motor for a longer time thus allowing it to be "fed" the power its trying to draw. With a lower capacity battery the motor is being choked a bit.

[@SlyNine]

Power is power. No matter how you get there. But running a battery past is C rating is hard on them. Take horsepower vs torque. This is a worthless comparison because torque is a function of hp.

[@joelpiasentin7859]

I run my e revo on 2 nimh batteries in series and it is blazing fast!! 💨

[@NordicRC]

I can imagine! For me one 2S LiPo is enough 😀

[@joelpiasentin7859]

👍

[@AdventureTimeRC]

Another awesome video your gps is beat lol yeah my 959 love's to land on its top to but can't beat the fun for the price 👍👍

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, bro! Yeah, ha ha, that one has seen a lot of flips and rolls and tumbles on the roof :-) And yeah, the A959 is great fun for the price.

[@Jim-jr7yx]

I upgraded my 1/16 e revo so that it could be going about 45-55 km/h and floor the gas and it would still wheelie so much that the wing scraped the asphalt My 1/16 e revo specs Velociti 4.5R brushless motor Castle side winder short course editon ESC Savöx waterproof servo(not sure what model) And if i want more torque but less speed i can put a Castle side winder motor in it

[@NordicRC]

Sounds like a cool MERV you have there!

[@alexcrowder1673]

I just got the 540 brushed version of the e revo for 200 bucks (since it comes stock with 550 motor mounts and id be replacing the electronics anyways) and threw in a huge 4s 3670 2850kv 1600watt brushless motor and 120amp esc combo for 65 bucks and then 2 x 2s 2200mah 60c lipos in series for 4s. All in all it cost me under 300 bucks before tax for everything. Idk if its as fast as yours, but mine is not half bad for a semi-budget build.

[@ffcuk63]

The Jump test was hilarious, great editing... also your gprs is ruined lolol

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot for watching, bro. Ha ha, yeah, the GPS has seen better days 🙂 Still have it though, and it still works.

[@ffcuk63]

I saw your video when the gps device was kinda newish and now theres so Mark's all over it... hope your well. Thanks for your video,, that rc car is amazing,,, I bought a petrol one years ago ,, and it had so much issues,, then I bought a electric rc car and it works everytime with no issues.

[@robbrennanrc]

Holy smoke Batman that's some speed and massive air from those little beasts!!!!👍. Great video loved it.

[@NordicRC]

Ha ha, holy smoke Batman :-) Thanks Rob! This was great fun to make!

[@johnholmes6428]

Put a bigger battery in the traxxas and it goes way faster! My rustler can do 102 mph with the 11 volt. 70 mph with the 5 volt. The beauty of a brushless

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, on 3S LiPo or 2x6S NiMH in series she flies a lot faster :-)

[@hollyhillrc]

Ha ha ha ha I love the "machine gun" style editing of the jumps at the end. It put a huge smile on my face, and what a credit to the manufactures that they both survived undamaged. Great video my friend. I'm off out for some mellow relaxing crawling now lol

[@NordicRC]

He he, it was fun to edit. Thanks, Derek! Yeah, tough little ones, both of them. Although the soft grass also had a role in it. But quite amazed how many odd landings they can take. Ahhhh, hope you had a good relaxing run my friend.

[@IgnusFast]

Did you stiffen up your ERevo? Mine (stock) sits way lower than that and the shocks are much softer...

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, you have keen eyes. Wanted to try it out with a stiffer set up (just springs) and see if it could help against the roll overs. Still flips and rolls just as easily though, so I guess not the greatest idea, but just had to try it out :-) I think the next thing to try would be to loosen the spring set up again and try out some real hard oil instead.

[@IgnusFast]

Yeah, I want to look into that too - bottoms out way too easily. :)

[@NordicRC]

It's a strange stock shock set-up. But yeah, would be cool to try it out with harder oil.

[@alexslagle7645]

Nordic RC Visions put zip ties on the suspension arms and pull them till it lowers the car where the a arms are almost parallel to the ground. Trust me

[@lost_potential22]

Add a little negative camber and less grippy tires. Won't roll as much and could keep the same ride height.

[@diydraw2976]

Ur erevos ride height is super high... if u brought that down it doesn't flip as much... just a little tip👍👍👍

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, this was just an experiment. Usually it sits much much lower. Just wanted to see if tightening the springs would stabilize it. But it rolls over just as much as before. Super high or super low, it just rolls and flips, especially on tarmac, if not being careful in the turns.

[@diydraw2976]

Nordic RC Visions ya I would have to agree... whenever you think your going slow enough for a turn... it will flip forcing you to walk 100 feet out to flip it back😂

[@MarkBryanRC]

Wow Mikael - loving this video! Great speed runs and a brilliant bash at the end - those trucks are so FAST! Haha, really enjoyed the jump edit at the very end, where it looked like it was raining RCs!!! Great fun, both thumbs firmly up mate :D

[@NordicRC]

Thanks Mark! This video was fun to make. Yeah, I decided to make it rain in the end, instead of 100 slo mo jumps in a row. Really jumped them a lot that day. Quite fun. And amazingly none of them broke. The pleasure of landing in grass :-) The best thing: No Tamiyas where harmed or in danger this day, he he :-) Thanks for the nice feedback, my friend. Enjoyed your new ‘mini-video’ too :-)

[@MarkBryanRC]

It is amazing that no truck broke after all that abuse! I'm sure some Tamiyas will be in danger on your channel at some point soon ;D

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, my Tamiyas are almost never that lucky ... or durable :-) But durability isn’t why we love them so much. But it’s cool to have some other cars to throw around. Saves a lot of Tamiyas ;-)

[@MarkBryanRC]

Too true, Mikael - and your video is doing so well, so many views and likes as I though it would when I watched it - keep them coming mate, you hit the "sweet spot" with this one , this is a classic :-)

[@NordicRC]

Ha ha, thanks, Mark. Yeah, youtube likes these kind of videos which adds a little extra fun and traffic. But sometimes youtube just tests the video for a short while, suggesting it to others to test it, and then slows down or stops afterwards. One never knows if it will continue in the long run. Nevertheless, I make the videos which I think are fun to make and enjoy making. Next up tomorrow is a speed test with the Mighty Bull (not exactly the most popular model in the world) and that one might only get 200 lifetime views, he he.

[@Bocajkartsinscotland1888]

Amazing in detail comparison

[@NordicRC]

Glad you think so!

[@jdpaslRC]

Wow, I did not know that you have mini E Revo! COOL!!!!

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, great fun little model! I enjoy jumping it now and then. So durable. Saves my Tamiyas good look ;-)

[@jdpaslRC]

Hahaha. You have Tamiya and Traxxas. What about Kyosho?

[@NordicRC]

I had one at one point, but that’s it. Been looking at a few, especially the rereleases like the Javelin. But so far too many tempting Tamiyas :-) You got both Traxxas and Tamiya too ... and Kyosho :-)

[@infxrnocryptical9739]

Hey JD it’s me Boomtown MDM

[@remysteel1]

Can u tell me what lipo batteries did u use for the wltoys cars, how much they r, the average run time on the lipo, and where to get them? Thx. Great channel!

[@NordicRC]

Hi Remy! I actually haven’t really tried any other batteries that fit good for the WLToys A959/A959-B than the stock ones. So those are what I use. The stock 2S LiPo 2500 mah and 1100 mah. Tried another 2S in one of them (see other videos) but even my smallest was too big. I know Banggood has (or have had) the stock one for sale as an individual item.

[@conandude76]

The first thing anyone should do that gets the a959b is get the 7mm to 12mm hex nut adapters and some 1:10 scale rubbers or foams, the upper floor metal / carbon fiber support, adjustable turnbuckles to fix that terribad toe in you got that, and then grease the difs and fill the oil in the shocks. The handling is literally night and day.

[@conandude76]

oh also very important. Swap out them damned bushings and put bearings in.

[@NordicRC]

Good tips! I got a complete upgrade series with the A959 too. This video was all about the bone-stock cars.

[@choke666]

HEY MAN, THANX 4 THE COMPARISON!! I ONLY HAVE THE MERV BUT STILL FUN TO WATCH!

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, Badger! Great you got the idea, bro. Just meant to be a fun comparison :-)

[@Kyle-jb3hr]

Kind of nice watching a video without someone constantly rattling off their pie hole or a robotic voice

[@NordicRC]

He he, thanks, yeah, although some rattling can be good too. Just started another channel, Nordic Hobby Visions, with room for a lot of waffling, babbling and rattling 😁

[@Kyle-jb3hr]

@@NordicRC yeah it's just It seems alot of KZbinrs go overboard on unneeded information

[@TheRCAdventurist]

Another awesome video 📹

[@NordicRC]

Thank you!

[@RobertNES816]

I just ordered the A959B. Kinda excited to drive it. But I do wish Traxxas would make a LaTrax 1/18 sized 4x4 buggy with the stinger 20 turn motor. That would be pretty crazy! Also it seems allot of the LaTrax models are out of stock, Is Traxxas discontinuing the line?

[@NordicRC]

Hi again, Robert! So cool, hope you will have fun with it. A little 1/18 fast LaTrax could be cool! I'm not sure about the LaTrax.

[@RobertNES816]

@@NordicRC I subscribed, your videos are very informative! Keep up the good work.

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot and thanks for the support, Robert!

[@TheeHacksmithttoll2711]

The e revo didn’t have the optional pinion gear installed

[@NordicRC]

Nope. This was a stock test with 2S and stock gearing. You can gear up the WLToys as well (not recommended though).

[@OrganicGonzalez]

great editing vision dude.

[@NordicRC]

Thank you very much, Ed! I had fun making this video :-)

[@BananaDucshortz]

I like it too.

[@whyustalking1909]

Does the a959b stay more straight in high speed then the a979b

[@NordicRC]

Hi Levi! See my other reply 😊

[@ianowens2873]

Your suspension is way to still on the erevo. With the stock springs it should be lower and lean into turns.

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, this was actually just a test, tightening the springs, to see if it would help. But yes, it didn’t help at all cause the ride height was raised so much. But it’s the same problem with the springs more lose (check out my other videos with it). Basically it’s a common problem with it that I have seen in many tests/reviews. Some have improved it with harder oil but I guess this model also just requires ‘getting used to it’ and softening up the turns.

[@mino73T11]

It's raining cars!!! Great video editing with the landings after the jumps. And of course thanks for the interesting video. I would get all of them indeed but... It's not raining money!

[@NordicRC]

Thank you very much for the nice feedback! He he. Yeah, luckily I got the WLToys, free for review. That’s the only way I can make it raining cars since it, sadly, isn’t raining money here either :-)

[@mino73T11]

Yeah I can understand!

[@gafurqureshi9866]

I love this car is very nice speed I likit this car

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, me too! I like both the A959-B and E-Revo. Both great and fun, very different :-) Thanks for watching, Gafur!

[@ayebee1207]

Hello. Modern American full size "Monster Trucks" suspension is yet to be built by any r/c hobby vehicle. The full scale vehicles use swing axle suspension on both ends of the truck, with sets of 5 Nitrogen shock absorbers for each wheel. Current jump is 204 feet I believe. So Traxxas and all the others have lagged behind full scale vehicle technology. BTW, I love those Nordic athlete women. In the lodge, 'apres ski?" Cheers, from North Texas, U.S.A.

[@NordicRC]

Hi Aye! Interesting to know that they use swing axle suspension. Wonder if that is the same as the old swing axle suspension that Tamiya used back in the days for some of their models. Uhh, ‘apres ski’, not sure what that means.

[@NordicRC]

And Cheers back from Scandinavia, Denmark! Thanks a lot for watching!

[@Olemrac11]

What's the best way to clean up the plastics of the RC? I bought a mini e Revo and it's pretty dirty and beat up. I want to clean it up and fix it up

[@NordicRC]

Soap and water and patience and a brush. Too hard brushes can scratch the plastic though, and the trick is to avoid getting the metal parts and the metal screws wet ... or at least dry them very fast.

[@tracyhaynes5404]

Wd40 a paint brush to loosen the dirt, then an air compressor. It will look like new

[@BasBoyRC]

Very interesting but there is a weight difference between them. For me I still would not change my Merv:-)

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, giant difference in both size and weight. Great fun both, though the MERV is much more fun to jump, probably because of the weight difference. The A959 just flies randomly through the air. Too light for longer jumps. Thanks for watching, my friend.

[@tyreekhill5356]

great video man

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot, Tyreek!

[@ajolson2199]

300 for vxl merv 68 for wltoys Nuff said

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, an important point ☺️

[@RobertNES816]

But the VXL is discontinued. The Brushed model is currently 169 or something and has the 550 sized titan 12 turn. I think the 959b might have a standard 27 turn 540 motor.

[@RC-ty5ym]

@@RobertNES816 Where did you get this information? This isn't true.

[@GrotrianSeiler]

Great video! They’re all fun, no matter what.

[@NordicRC]

Well said! I like them both. Very different, but very fun both of them. Thanks!

[@syatiliaenterprise9654]

nice testing speed..i use this rc too

[@NordicRC]

Very cool!

[@syatiliaenterprise9654]

@@NordicRCi have channel too..just for fun 😁 kzbin.info/door/l2evH73bgpQzPz85lZ6kyg

[@wrathchild37jones51]

Parrel runs same voltage. Series runs double voltage

[@NordicRC]

Yes, exactely.

[@wrathchild37jones51]

So the little revo with a series connection and the high speed pinion will smoke the other one

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, I think with 2 x 6S NiMH's in series it is specified to +80 kph, so +20 kph more than the A959-B.

[@vomit4209]

You should try the optional gear in the box it will definitely be faster than both cars

[@NordicRC]

If I remember correctly the optional gear is actual a smaller pinion, intended by Traxxas for running it with the maximum specified voltage, 2 x 6S NiMH in serial (2 x 7.2v or 14.4v). But yes, with a single 3S LiPo or 2 x 6S NiMH in series, it will definitly be faster. But I guess the WlToys will also be faster with a 3S LiPo, though I think the Traxxas definitly will be able to handle that kind of power better :-)

[@anggatape5194]

put your traxxas motor to that little guy and you will be shock the speed of wltoys lol. btw nice video 👍

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, angga tape! Ohh yes, that thing would fly with a velineon system in it 😄

[@cagelexi8954]

Screw the Traxxas mini e revo, get the brushless Q903 under $100. Just as durable, little slower, worse shocks but all in all it's a damn good basher.

[@NordicRC]

Sounds fun!

[@richardwood8967]

I have both and the erevo is much tougher, barely ever breaks. The wltoys is fun but the diff sucks on it and keeps breaking. I tried to lock the diffs on it and it's hard to control now, just sits on the shelf.

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, not broken my mini e-revo at all yet. Too bad about the WLToys diffs. Maybe it was the version before the current one? I believe this one has metal gears. The gears and diffs definitly work fine still on this one. Maybe you could get some cheap new metal diffs for yours and get it running again.

[@anggatape5194]

there is an upgrade metal one at aliexpress

[@richardwood8967]

Thanks for the tip, I wasn't aware of the metal diffs. I'll definitely pick them up since driving the wltoys a959-b is so fun. It's a little rocket. Too bad the metal diffs are $28 for 2, making this cheap car a little more expensive but worth it to get back on road.

[@anggatape5194]

Richard Wood here only $13 WLtoys Upgrade metal gear differential set s.aliexpress.com/2YFvuyM7?fromSns=Copy to clipboard

[@NordicRC]

Hope you get it running again!

[@warrenibbotson3126]

WL toys differentials gears wear quickly!

[@NordicRC]

I’ve heard about people having issues, but so far I’ve been through 11 of the WLToys 9*9 and not had problems with the diffs.

[@MightyistheRCGamer]

Super good video if I didn't know any better I would say the brushed looked faster

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, I had fun making the video. Yeah, smaller and smaller tires so it looks like it's spinning faster.

[@ZXSAPRO]

Bro where did you buyer the truck I also want to buy it

[@NordicRC]

Link in the description box as always 🙂

[@ZXSAPRO]

Thanks boi

[@TonysRcTechboom]

Fantastic vid brother again, great comparison. 😊😁😊😁

[@NordicRC]

I had great fun making this one 😁 Thanks for the nice feedback, bro!

[@TonysRcTechboom]

Looked liked fun 😃

[@surekhathorat9974]

Which is better

[@NordicRC]

I dont think any one is better. Very different RCs. Very different budgets 😀

[@alexandernystedt6928]

I have the e revo and yeah it flips and stuff like that but its really fun to drive :)

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, it really is 🙂 Just got another one this year.

[@cosechanegra1880]

If you had a longer distance the mini e-revo can hit 80kmh as the box says it.

[@NordicRC]

No sorry, it won’t. And it’s easy to see/feel/hear when a car winds out, and less distance than here can do it easily. I think you read the box all wrong before you commented. It says 30 mph (48 kph) with stock 7.2v NiMH battery. Here it did +50 kph with a 7.4v LiPo. To reach the 50 mph (80 kph) it very clearly specifies you need two 7.2v NiMHs connected in series to a total of 14.4v. Sorry, single 2S (7.4v) and 2S in parallel (also 7.4v) as in this video is no where near 6S NiMH in series (12S NiMH, 14.4v).

[@cosechanegra1880]

@@NordicRCYou are so damn correct, sorry for saying that hehe, i just had the wltoys a969, but this one on the video with the bigger mottor is super fast. And great video 👍💪.

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, Saitama. I make mistakes too. If you watch my first videos with the Mini E-Revo, you will see that I mistakenly believed I had it hooked up in series (first time for me with two batteries) and quickly, by a good friend/subscriber, I was corrected and informed I had it hooked up in parallel :-) So one lives and learns in this hobby. That's the great thing about youtube. One learns fast :-) Congrats with your A959! I actually have a new video series comparing the A959 with the A959-B. The B-version is a lot faster yes, but my (personal) conclusion is that, for anything else than speed and and speed tests, I actually like the standard/original A959 better. More control, less motor/ESC heat, longer run time. For the everyday run, for me, it's just a lot more fun. Faster doesn't always means funnier, in my book :-)

[@cosechanegra1880]

@@NordicRC yeah you are correct, the only thing that i don't like with the wltoys a969, is that the gear is not of very good quiality and i had to change it twice. But for the price is a very good rc becuase like 2 years ago i bought the dromida sc4.18 or somthing like that and it cost me twice as the wltoys and it wasn't better than the wltoys. And now you have a new sub.

[@NordicRC]

Thank you very much, Saitama, for the sub. Welcome on board. Yeah, heard a lot of folks having issues with teh WLToys gears. Luckily metal gears are available cheap. I haven't had any issues with mine yet on all my WLToys, but I suspect it's just a matter of time.

[@christophercoconis2575]

Sweet speed runs and bash Mikael :) How's your Tamiya projects going bud?

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, this one was fun to make! Still working on my DF-03s, my Bigwig broke down so I’m reassembling that one, and then I can get to the electronics for the Levant and Leonis. So much to do for a Tamiya fanatic :-) Got all the parts ready for a WT/WR-01 project too now. And then there’s the DT-03 project and a couple of NIBs waiting too. Ha ha, always behind with the Tamiyas :-)

[@christophercoconis2575]

Nordic RC Visions I hear you on that bro, Sorry to hear about the Big Wig..Hope it's not that bad? Looking forward to seeing them my friend!! Working on my Super Manta Ray currently 😊 Also might be a couple more in the fleet hopefully soon!!

[@NordicRC]

christopher coconis We both have too many Tamiyas. After I watched your pictures I’ve grown more and more interested in the Super Manta Ray and Baldre :-) They look sweet!

[@NordicRC]

christopher coconis Ah, about the Bigwig it was expected and according to plan. Got a second hand original BW which came with a brushless system, so wanted to see how far it would keep Holding up - Nearly all a-arms have been switched to the re-release now and working on the gears. They messed and I found a plastic bushing in them schredded to pieces. I wonder who puts plastic bushings in a brushless powered car :-)

[@christophercoconis2575]

Nordic RC Visions Wow had to replace all the a arms and plastic bushings with a brushless system😱 That's crazy bud....Well glad I got you interested in those buggies they're awesome platforms.. The Baldre will be getting a much needed going thru soon after I finish the other 3 Tamiya's the whole car except for the chassis has been upgraded to the Carbon reinforced plastics..So it will be getting a DB01RR or RRR chassis with aluminum upgrades plus real Carbon Fiber shock towers and other bits if still available.. The Manta Ray will be going full carbon fiber as well with a lot of high end Tamiya goodies 😊 The Blitzer is going to get my idea of a MS Version with couple of surprises!!

[@Max_Weight]

Man, I miss my a959.... Fully upgraded to brushless😂

[@NordicRC]

Hi Max! It’s a fun little one ☺️ A brushless A959-B sounds fast. I can’t even control it stock, he he. But nice! Thinking about upgrading one of my standard A959 to brushless. Sounds like fun 😀 Thanks for watching, bro!

[@Max_Weight]

@@NordicRC Sup bro! Yeah with a brushless motor I couldn't even keep it on the ground ;p. On 3s it went flying. I'm now driving a ZD racing 1/10 buggy and a Kyosho neo 2.0 nitro. Here's a tip, upgrade a lot of parts to metal (mainly the steering parts) IF you're going with brushless. Cheers from Holland!

[@NordicRC]

Thanks for the sub, Max! Great! Yeah, definitly the steering. Also thought about some turn buckles in order ti adjust the toe-in which hopefully will help it go straight at high speed. Also some ball bearings for the wheels. Looking forward to that project. Sounds like you had a lot of fun with it. Nice, a Kyosho. Haven’t tried the nitros yet, but just got a Kyosho DBX VE a couple of months ago. Great fun.

[@NordicRC]

And Cheers from Scandinavia!

[@Max_Weight]

@@NordicRC Yeah good choice. Having a crash at high speed will leave it totalled! Hope you will have fum with it! Thanks for making vids, I'll be checking those out soon! Cheers!

[@MrALenCar321]

I was planning to buy the WL 144001 but banggood doesn't deliver to India currently. 😭😭

[@NordicRC]

That’s too bad.

[@RC-TRAXXASTime_RACE-TOYS]

이레보님 안녕하세요! 레이스 트랙사스 감사드립니다!

[@bryanbarnhart9782]

thank you go wltoys

[@NordicRC]

Thank you for watching, Bryan! Yeah a fun and fast car for the money :-)

[@safaulhoque4667]

Great video!!!

[@NordicRC]

Thank you very much, Range Rover ... Rover ☺️

[@superrc5275]

You got my sub+ like 👍

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot Savage RC!

[@whyustalking1909]

/which one stays straighter a959b or a979b

[@NordicRC]

Think they are both hard to keep straight. But the A959-B is easier to correct and control in my experience. The A979-B flips easily when trying to correct it, with the larger tires/wheels and higher ground clearence.

[@POLITICALYCORRECTify]

Both fast but mini revo obviously a million times sturdier

[@NordicRC]

And much much more expensive 🙃

[@POLITICALYCORRECTify]

@@NordicRC yeah you get what you pay for ey. I've brought a 25 amp 4500 lipo system hope it fits though not much room with motor n ESC on same side. Will go hard I reckon it's so light. Is there a way to upgrade the steering to tighten it up? Will make a huge difference then.

[@deepakgothi9609]

Traxxas Shampede 1/10 Rock n Roll added on my wish list for Christmas 2018 ;-)

[@NordicRC]

Nice one, Deepak! The Stampede provides lot's of fun! I am sure you will love it.

[@alcarriere1630]

Have you tried it with the fully upgraded STEEL parts?

[@NordicRC]

No. Just kickstarted a new upgrade series today on my channel though :-)

[@JeffreyGreen]

How many times did you have you have to walk down and pickup that little wl car after flipping it off that jump and then have to edit you out 😂... cool video

[@NordicRC]

Ha ha, lol, many times I can tell you 😁 I had a lot of editing to do. If I had included my walks back and forth thos would have been a very long video 😊

[@BowlleuxMobile]

Nice Video

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it. It was fun filming :-)

[@joaoppt]

Testing an All Terrain RC buggy in asphalt? Then complaining about flips???

[@dasKontroloer]

*Truggy

[@thomasdebiase1460]

Comparing apples to oranges.

[@NordicRC]

Exactely! Well said.

[@Qzeckgamer]

Nice. Videos. Nordi

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, RC lovers!

[@kailashmech224]

Cool.

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, bro!

[@mikedisher30]

Traxxis is friggin expensive

[@NordicRC]

But great quality and great parts supply :-)

[@Destronus]

Not to compared to serpent or xray

[@itzzzayy6121]

@@Destronus i love my serpent s411, im pushing 109mph in it

[@tonyromano6220]

Worth every penny.

[@hoanghg88]

Because it is American invented

[@wolfgangwiesinger497]

Cool. Very nice

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot and thanks for watching! This was fun to make :-)

[@sawyernanook3964]

Where did you get that gps

[@NordicRC]

Isn't the link in the description box? ;-)

[@darius_frs]

I have the mini Revo and I know it’s freaking small so the WL toys must be tiny!!!!!!!!

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, 1/18, tiny little cute cars :-) Thanks for watching, bro.

[@ernieirishmaghirang]

Nordic RC Visions. Why would you call the WLtoys cute? Cause it’s size? For me no cause of it’s speed!!

[@kilAGage]

Nice video!!!!

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, bro!

[@havenstein1]

Where is this school?

[@NordicRC]

In Denmark ☺️

[@rolexmike]

LOL @ headphones decals

[@NordicRC]

Ha ha, yeah, hilarious 😅

[@juancarloshuamanrodriguez4522]

Quiero comprar uno como lo consigo

[@elmerlopez3924]

No way that revo is that slow on 4s , maybe you couldn’t really punch it without wanting to flip

[@NordicRC]

It’s not 4S but 2S so that’s why 😉 2x2S in parallel is not the same as 4S (like 2x2S in series). That’s what I learned from more experienced LiPo-users last time I myself called 2x2S in parallel for 4S, he he. Voltage stays the same as a single 2S but just like an increased c-rating it can give you a discharge boost in amps, which will result in higher performance/top speed.

[@MTBHXyearago]

A959-B is very fast but the parts are to low quality.. chassis need to change to steel.. i broke my chasis plastic once

[@NordicRC]

Hi Muhammad! So far I haven't had any problems with it. Yes, these are on the cheap side, but nice flexible plastic. Heard about a lot of other people having problems with the gears though.

[@MTBHXyearago]

@@NordicRC i try to get fullspeed in small car parking area haha..at full speed this buggy is hard to control..

[@NordicRC]

Yes exactly! I find it so hard, it seems to have a will of it's own. They are great fun for the price but crazy over powered for their size :-) Today I was just out with a 1/10 and measured it to 49 kph on a narrow road, controlling it with ease with one-handed driving. Such a different experience with the larger buggies :-)

[@donbush9091]

Very cool

[@NordicRC]

Thank you, Don!

[@tety1146]

toi thich lam nhung ma khong co tien mua

[@FXV56]

What tires/wheels do you recommend for WLtoys A959 vortex? , for on-road and a little off-road

[@NordicRC]

I’m afraid I haven’t had any experience with anything else than stock. I’m expecting a couple more A959’s soon, so maybe I will do some tire testing in the future. It could certainly need some new shoes, especially for the tarmac/on road runs.

[@maikermartinez4352]

En que tienda los venden aqui en Houston tx

[@ashokekumarsantra2342]

How much money you have paid for this car?

[@bloopsh6869]

OK with 2 nims u can hit 55 mph with the mini revo so ur Loring about the top speed or not giving it full throttle

[@NordicRC]

You got it all wrong, buddy. There’s a huge difference in setting up the batteries in parallel or series. This was a 2S LiPo test, so they where set in parallel. The +50 mph requires 2 x 6S NiMH in series and you can even get beyond that with 2 x 2S LiPo in series (4S) though Traxxas doesn’t recommend it in their specifications.

[@bloopsh6869]

Nordic RC Visions ya but still I don't use my mini revo in parallel or series I run a 2500 25c 2s and I clock mine in at 45

[@NordicRC]

Then you got the fastest stock MERV vxl of them all. It’s officially specified to 30+ with the stock battery, and a fully charged 7.2v NiMH (over 9v) is not much slower than a fully charged 7.4v LiPo unless it has a high c-rating. But sorry that I only have one that is close to the official specs.

[@bloopsh6869]

Nordic RC Visions I'm no trying to fight just trying to help some people out because I have had my fair share of experience with wltoys there parts support and build quality is crap yes its a nice beginner car but spending that extra 100 to 150 bucks on a rc car that has very good part support and u can go to every hobby shop and get parts to me that means it's a good rc wltoys does not have thay

[@NordicRC]

Oh, I thought we where talking about the top speed of the Traxxas and not the WLToys. Well, like I said in the video in the very beginning (to avoid confusion): Don't take it too seriously :-) It's not really a serious competition and one can't really put these two up against each other. They are totally different. And top speed is NEVER an indication of which car is best. Some of the models I like the most, are definitly not the fastest. But I like both the WLToys and the Traxxas. For very, very different reasons. And I've had great fun woth both of them. For very different reasons. Hope this clarifies the purpose of the video.

[@muhammadawisabdshahadan1117]

Best jugak,kan:-) hahaha

[@gitavasave8255]

Is this rc car on. Amazon

[@NordicRC]

I would think so :-)

[@albaniansuperiorshqipetari8055]

Cool I have them both. 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@NordicRC]

Nice! They are so much fun, both of them, different but both fun :-)

[@markozadn7503]

Im have the new e revo 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

[@slop604]

Are we putting our flags after everything we say cause i got a slash and a teton lol 🇵🇱 🇵🇱 🇵🇱 🇵🇱

[@RC-TRAXXASTime_RACE-TOYS]

rc카 뭐 좋아!

[@matthewsolis1220]

"No cars were harmed" All cars were abused😢

[@NordicRC]

Ahh, not abused. Just driven and jumped ☺️

[@andreezequiel3186]

No damage with that massive amount of bad landings is impossible. Can't support that I'm a MINI REVO owner.

[@fredsansoucie644]

Connect the e revo in series... You get about double the speed

[@NordicRC]

Yeah. 4S. It’s only rated (officially) for max. 3S LiPo and max 12S NiMH (2x6S in series).

[@fredsansoucie644]

@@NordicRC Yea. Still gives it a good power boost!

[@NordicRC]

Definitely!

[@justriaz29]

Hi can I use 11.1, 3s lipo battery in the Wltoys?

[@NordicRC]

It’s not specified to 3S. But you can do it on your own risk 😉

[@SRNAR8]

$400 vs $70...ofc i would go for $70 a959b

[@rcsendandblast1579]

Looks like Traxxas sent all their stuff for Canada through a cheap Chinese manufacturer. My Merve just dies and dies and dies. And I can't drive any more like a gramma without turning into one. Lucky to get semi decent manufactured parts.

[@NordicRC]

Ohhh, doesn’t sound good. My MERV seems extremely durable though. Never had any problems with it.

[@rcsendandblast1579]

Nordic RC Visions my bad little upset spouting off. Shouldn't do it but my car was full of issues but there all ironed out now and all that needs attention is the steering. Can't keep the tsm straight it pulls to one side. And without it I have the cars wheels true and tracking straight forward and backwards so I'm at a loss. But it's all good though. Thanks for responding 👊😎

[@NordicRC]

Luckily mine is the old version, so not any issues with the TSM because it hasn’t got any. I think they can be a neat feature when working, but I can also imagine a real pain when they are not. Maybe just switch it off and have fun without the TSM? Hope you get it sorted out, Michael and a happy December to you.