RC HBX Devastator 2098b & FTX Ibex. Compare Stock & Modified hi-torque versions. Garden micro course

Inching Islands.
A Crawler's Paradise.

0:40 Out of the box test.
1:50 Old modified test.
4:10 Written comparisons.

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Comparing old and new FTX Ibex / Devastator 2098B.

This is a basic comparison of my old, worn-out and modified rig, to a brand spanking new one straight out of the box.

Its just a very short 10" climb up a diagonal slope (shown at the beginning) followed by a severe axle twister then a length of rough level terrain.

A close-up view of the action in both normal speed and slow motion shows the subtle differences that make a good starting rig into something much more capable with simple modifications that can be done, mostly for free.

In the future I am hoping to show photos of each modded part next to each other and give brief description of the actual process for each modification.
Below is the list of main differences for each vehicle.

Old Rig has...
50RPM 050 motor
Unwound servo cables
Tie-rod angles adjusted
Softened rear suspension
Straight front steering rod
Slightly weighted rear tyres
Electronics body moved a tad
Heavily grooved and siped tyres
Weighted and reversed front tyres
Servo angled upwards at the front
Softened and semi-droop front suspension
All above are free mods except for the motor.

New rig has;
Stiff suspension
Unweighted tyres
Factory tyre direction
Factory tie rod angles
Curved, low steering rod
Servo angled downwards
Fast unknown-speed gearbox
Tightly wound servo cables pull on servo
Medium-hard tyres with thick angled grooves
Can easily be modded to a more capable vehicle for free.


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Thanks to Shen RC, RCSparks and many more for awesome inspiration.
Thanks to Bensound for the background music.