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

[@robsrcinsanity1220]

Just ordered the a959b last week, I am super amped after seeing this video! Thanks so much!

[@NordicRC]

Nice, Robert! I’ve had a lot of fun with mine. Hope you will too 🙂 Thank you so much for watching and the nice comment.

[@OO-sy9rt]

Robert do you like it?

[@robsrcinsanity1220]

@@OO-sy9rt absolutely, I now have the a959b, a969b and a979b. They are so much fun. I got 41 mph out of the a969b.

[@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!

[@denishuber7758]

seems like the little green one could be my entry into this hobby..i like it a lot

[@NordicRC]

It’s a crazy fast fun car 🙂 Personally I like the standard edition (check it out in my other videos) a bit more. Less speed, more control and runtime

[@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!

[@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 :-)

[@9_19Ming]

I got one, a brushless version E-Revo. i love it so much !!!!💙💛💚

[@NordicRC]

Nice! I still got one too, great fun.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Man that sure is something! I cant get over how fast all this stuff is now.

[@NordicRC]

Hi bro! Yeah, fast little cars :-)

[@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]

😍

[@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.

[@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.

[@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?

[@bastosisback]

I have the a959b, its so fun to use and very cheap

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, a good ride for the bucks. Thanks for watching, bro.

[@rcmedia9516]

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

[@NordicRC]

Nice!

[@richardwood8967]

I upgraded the tires to use the dromida tires and it made a huge difference, highly recommend it. Part is 12 for 2 tires. Dromida Wheel/Tire Left/Right Assembled MT V2 DIDC1196

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, I definitly think other tires would do a lot better. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@laxmimarak9982]

Richard Wood ft

[@gottfriedrc]

Great comparison. Big Thumbs up!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@NordicRC]

Thank you, Gottfried!

[@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 😊

[@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.

[@BigPapaCycles]

Great video you really tested the durability

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, and although the landings was in grass I’m pretty surprised that the A959 could take as many landings as the MERV without anything broken :-)

[@M3ak22]

me too! wow that thing took a beating! i've been afraid to bash mine. you tamed that fear with this video however.

[@BangForYourBuckRc]

Awesome comparison! Love shit like this!

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot for the nice feedback!

[@Modellbau-Kanal]

WOW. RC Power Trucks in big and small version. They are both really fast 😅 and nothing for my slow reaction. I am more the man for Scale Trial. But Thumb up for nice video. Greetings Andy from Modellbau-Kanal.de

[@NordicRC]

Hi! Thanks a lot for watching, bro!

[@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 :-)

[@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 :-)

[@hexdriver]

Wow, you're really launching them. You almost did a back flip with that buggy.

[@NordicRC]

It was great fun even though I’m no expert at jumps. The A959 is uncontrollable in air but once one got a feel for the e-revo it’s quite controllable in air.

[@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 😂☺️

[@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 ☺️

[@elliotsigarden74]

Got a a959-b for christmas this year, got it out in the snow and noticed that it's very fun to drift around, but be careful with your electronics :)

[@NordicRC]

Nice, Elliot! Definitely a fun buggy. Got plenty of other videos with it in my channel and a new video series coming up soon. I haven't been running mine in snow, but it would be fun testing out as soon as snow arrives :-) Thanks a lot for watching.

[@elliotsigarden74]

Nordic RC Visions alright, ill check those out too :)

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot for watching, Elliot!

[@BlueHairedGuest1337]

Wow those little things are so fast

[@NordicRC]

yeah! Fast little ones!

[@ultrarcgasolina9890]

Verdade

[@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]

👍

[@jamesscovil5241]

I think a little camber adjustment on the revo and she will be a new animal!

[@NordicRC]

And a little heavier oil and loosen up the springs ☺️

[@Bocajkartsinscotland1888]

Amazing in detail comparison

[@NordicRC]

Glad you think so!

[@cm6gaming259]

Gonna need that update video ASAP. New WLToys 144001 vs the Mini E-Revo. Thanks in advance

[@NordicRC]

Ha ha, yeah, that could be cool. Or the WLToys 14001 vs the Arrma Typhon 6S BLX V4 :-)

[@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 :-)

[@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.

[@shardajoshi9663]

Best upgrade...put the a979b tyres on the a959b tyres and see how it emerges with the speed

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, the gear ratio changes with bigger wheels/tires. But basically a A959 with A979-wheels/tires is a A979. At least when it comes down to performance. And I personally found that the A979-B is much more un-controllable at high speed (because of the higher center of gravity and the tires).

[@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 :-)

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 :-)

[@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.

[@808galvatron]

My wltoys has brushless set up its much faster then the stock a959 brushed by alot. Great rc for the price

[@NordicRC]

I agree. Cool value for the money. Yeah, I've seen a couple of WLToys GPS speed tests with high rpm brushless motor upgrades reaching 70 kph or higher, so I think you are definitly right!

[@Superdutychase]

Zeno'sama what brushless setup are you using on your 959?, I put bigger wheels/tires on mine and it keeps smoking the stock brushed motors.... It's fast as F**k though!!!

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, bigger wheels will change the gear ratio and put stress on the motor. But it sounds fun :-)

[@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.

[@dantetoscano2132]

Im from México, im starting at this hobbie... To expensive hère (i accept donations xD) i bought thé a979b and i love it, 65km/h of pure madness xD if i could i would have a chanel Like this. Amazing video!!!!!!!

[@NordicRC]

Thank you, Dante! I hope you will be able to get an RC.

[@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.

[@Grandpasaab]

I have the A959B which is broken for 8 months but i am rebuildng it soon because i mis it! the parts are cheap and there are many aftermarket parts. I think the A959B gets more stable if u go with 7mm to 12mm wheel adapters so u can fit bigger more grippier wheels, upgrade the shocks with better one that you can fill wil shockoil, replace the stock gears with metal ones.

[@NordicRC]

Sounds like very good upgrades! I have thought about upgrading to 12 mm hex. Got some very grippy Louise E-Rocket tires/wheels I would love to try out on this one. The stock shocks can actually be refillens with oil (got a video about that too). Problem is the small screw-head-piston. Didn’t work with soft/medium oil. Might try a very, very hard oil in a later video. But yeah, best thing would be to just get some new ones, with better pistons and maybe a larger shock body for more capacity of oil. Thanks a lot for watching and the comment, bro. Hope you get yours rebuild. I certainly have had a lot of fun with both the A959-B, A959 and A979-B.

[@dank9288639]

where do you get the parts upgrade?

[@MrMikebeben]

Nordic RC Visions nice comparison. I have the 959B with 12mm upgrade with sticky tires metal shock upgrade metal chassis upgrade with a 4300kv brushless motor upgrade. Sooo much fun and fast as hell with a fraction of the cost of the erevo. Do a brushless upgrade and you’ll be super surprised. I get 46mph outta mine

[@DariusBarazandeh]

@@NordicRC I love your videos! Get some12 MM hex and do the comparison. I found the 1/10 rally wheels / tires were too grippy and I flipped over way more like the WL toys 1/18 monster truck...too much traction. Keep the center of gravity low and get grippier tires. Would be interesting to see. I switched back to stock BTW.

[@BananaDucshortz]

@@MrMikebeben my goodness... brushless? Lol. Thing has to be scary as hell. Its already a scary little bugger out of the box.

[@Gorfo978]

Good video, but as for the speed runs, I feel like you need more room

[@NordicRC]

Hi Andres. Yeah, some more space would have been good. But asphalt without real 1/1 cars on it are hard to come by :-) The cars wind out pretty fast so plenty of time for the GPS to update though.

[@TheRCAdventurist]

Another awesome video 📹

[@NordicRC]

Thank you!

[@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

[@VikingDudee]

The Merv if you lower it, its not that bad, that thing looks like its set way to stiff for stable speed runs. That and the stock shock oil is not great, it got a lot of body roll with the stock fluid.

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, would be much better with different springs and oil, and then lower than this one on the video.

[@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😂

[@mojaverc1585]

Instead of buying expensive traxxas cars, just buy like ECX and convert to 6s and you have a beast, and of course get metal gears. It will break if you bash to hard but from my experience if you just be responsible with the quality car you have you should be fine. These cars also are very light which give them an advantage over heavier traxxas cars.

[@NordicRC]

Good advice :-)

[@user-dz2jv4in5z]

No sain person would buy traxxas....

[@mojaverc1585]

Invasion Nation sorry I dont understand

[@user-dz2jv4in5z]

@@mojaverc1585 I mean that someone who buys a traxxas is insane.

[@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!

[@medmed6996]

Hi man! Thanks for the vid, i like the A959b and the A979b models. I'm planing to buy one of them, which one is the best in terms of steering control and durabilty?

[@NordicRC]

Hi Mido! Thanks for watching, mate. I got another video with a comparison of the A979B and A959B. The A959B is, imho, the better choice, especially for steering control and traction, although that one too could need some tires with more grip.

[@medmed6996]

Thanks man

[@richyfishy5120]

The parallel connector is more used for longer run times while the Y series is used for increase power.

[@NordicRC]

Yes, but with the increased mah you gain more discharge power ... which will increase the acceleration and speed

[@emilen2]

Max of my 8 years old merv is 3S LiPo, two in parallel. 4S likely fries the controller. It's ridiculously fast on 3S even though you need to gear it down from 28 to 23T pinion.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@OO-sy9rt]

Nice I found a979 modeled under Another name for $45 delivered on eBay in the states

[@NordicRC]

Nice catch, O O! Hope it will bring some fun.

[@OO-sy9rt]

@@NordicRC I have had mostly Traxxas in the past 1 Team AE rc18 and my 1stvwas a Kyosho Ultima that came with a airplane engine.

[@aabegrasheed7209]

i have a mini e-revo too but i know how to use it you're supposed to lower it down so it doesn't flip over while cornering, try it

[@NordicRC]

Thanks for the tip but I have tried it (check out my other vids). It’s as low as you can get without loosing too much ground clearence. This time I wanted to try something else. Tightening the springs. Some said it would work but pretty much the same result. It’s a known fact that the e-revo flips easily, even with other shocks, other oil etc. One just have to learn to drive it. I haven’t yet. It’s not my everyday runner. But still fun :-)

[@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!

[@VinnesRC]

If you lower the merv it is actually nice to drive.

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, this was just a test tightening the springs. Just made it worse. But I find that even with the sloppy suspension it rolls over a lot. Maybe some harder oil would help. But never said it wasn’t fun to drive either way. Just has to get used to soft turns.

[@countingsheeple2428]

Awesome vids/reviews! 👍

[@NordicRC]

Thank you, Mr.!

[@riley5032]

The mini e revo is definitely a better basher it's more durable then the wltoys a959b. I own the wltoys a959b its fast but not that durable I've broke diffs, stripped screws, drive shafts and a esc so far not good for the 7 times I've used it. Also it's not that easy to find replacement parts.

[@NordicRC]

I like them both. But yeah, maybe you are right, although my own A959-B has held up quite good. Broken more on my e-revo 😅

[@OrganicGonzalez]

great editing vision dude.

[@NordicRC]

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

[@BananaDucshortz]

I like it too.

[@syatiliaenterprise9654]

nice testing speed..i use this rc too

[@NordicRC]

Very cool!

[@syatiliaenterprise9654]

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

[@TOPRCBrasil]

Beautiful video greetings from Brazil

[@NordicRC]

Thank you! Greetings back from Scandinavia

[@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.

[@tyreekhill5356]

great video man

[@NordicRC]

Thanks a lot, Tyreek!

[@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!

[@RcBasherBoi]

Wow very impressive on both platforms.😎 really enjoyed the comparison.👍

[@NordicRC]

Yeah very different models, but crazy fast out of the box. Thanks, bro!

[@whyustalking1909]

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

[@NordicRC]

Hi Levi! See my other reply 😊

[@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!

[@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!

[@onepiecetrapremix4263]

U should’ve compared the Mini E-Revo with the Wltoys L969, its more even in size comparison

[@NordicRC]

Ahhh, you are right, but the idea wasn’t really to make a fair or serious comparison. Just some fun and I was curious to see which one was fastest 🙂 Other than that these two really are so different that a serious comparison is pointless.

[@agungisra9632]

Wait

[@borgfpv8418]

I have both! There is no comparison between them. Merv is much better and so much more expensive. The 2s batteries in parallel does not increase the power only the autonomy but the car gets heavier, I use a 3s for fast runs and then makes the difference, the Merv goes over 70km / h. The Merv gives you air control, especially when you change tires for the Proline Badlands (the Wltoys is impossible to have any control I. Air). Here's what you can do on a skate park with him: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXXHlHmgdqqGgrM I've done countless upgrades on Merv and it's still one of my favorite cars. Wltoys plastic gears are a weak point. Besides, his giant engine is incontroable. Wltoys was good for me for putting me in the hobby ...

[@NordicRC]

Nice you got them both. Yeah, with some practice (more than me) one can get good air control with the MERV. Yes, the voltage stays the same, but no, the amps will increase when you put them in parallel. Hence, if you have a motor/ESC capable of using that extra amps, it will gain a little in ‘power’ ... more acceleration and top speed. Not much, but the difference with the MERV is very noticable.

[@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).

[@lowridr2]

I got into this hobby a few weeks ago and ofc you start small and cheap I bought the wltoys and a bunch of upgrades about half way striped half the screws things did not fit properly its a cheap price but the price does not match the experience you need to make it work with upgrades leave it be and buy a hobby grade rc like mini e revo parts fit perfect its run great no mishaps no weird issue's in this hobby you get what you pay for no doubt

[@BowlleuxMobile]

The wltoys a959b is very nice i have one and it take a beating

[@NordicRC]

Hi bro! Yeah, I sure have enjoyed running it and so far none of my WLToys have broken anything :-)

[@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.

[@deep-boxing2530]

Do u know if the wheels for a959-B are durable? does it deserve to buy it used?

[@NordicRC]

Not had any WLToys wheels break on me yet.

[@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 😃

[@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!

[@elpipa6805]

The price of one and the other are far away I stay with the a959b

[@NordicRC]

Yeah very different models ☺️

[@drepost6126]

First day playing with my e revo not even 10 min and destroyed the gears in the servo ordered a metal gear servo........

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, this unit in the video held up good though. But got another one last year, and started with a Servo upgrade too (video in the channel).

[@joelpiasentin7859]

Same happened to me.

[@Todd_G_FPV]

First run my servo stripped so I got a savox sw250mg and its way better so far!

[@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.

[@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 😄

[@safaulhoque4667]

Great video!!!

[@NordicRC]

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

[@bryanbarnhart9782]

thank you go wltoys

[@NordicRC]

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

[@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.

[@RC-TRAXXASTime_RACE-TOYS]

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[@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.

[@rc-huina8221]

Wow RC play car 👍🤠

[@NordicRC]

Good fun ☺️

[@luis50upgrade9]

you help me please? Wltoys a333 / Wltoys L969 . which is better and powerful?

[@NordicRC]

Hi Luis! I donøt have any personal experience with wither of those models I'm afraid. Sorry I couldn't help you. Right now I'm running a new video series with the WLToys A959 vs the A959-B.

[@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!

[@ricaaat]

is the A959 worth buying? I ak considering to do so

[@NordicRC]

I like it ☺️

[@Qzeckgamer]

Nice. Videos. Nordi

[@NordicRC]

Thanks, RC lovers!

[@rajveeri4514]

Oooossssmmm nice ultimate oooossssmmm nice your good your car nice

[@NordicRC]

Uhhhmmmmm, thank you, Rajveer! :-)

[@matiasmaensivu7723]

The merv can actually hit 80kmh/50mph with 2 nimh batteries wired in series.

[@NordicRC]

Yeah, it's a fast little one. Just got another one last year :-)

[@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.

[@wolfgangwiesinger497]

Cool. Very nice

[@NordicRC]

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