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On-Road: No, the Torment wasn’t designed for on-road use, but lots of basher spend plenty of trigger time on the tarmac. Truly rough areas that a Blitz/SC10/XXX-SCT will get high centered on the Torment just blasts through. This comes as an advantage in the crazy burly stuff (also on grass, rocky areas, etc). The chassis on the Torment is laid out like a Slash, it uses risers to get more ground clearance.

#ECX TORMENT 2WD FULL#

With stock oil whoops are fun but difficult to attack full tilt, throwing in some slightly heavier will help give you the ability to keep pinned wfo through the rough stuff. For instance the Gambler is simple undrivable out of the box desperately needing a shock oil change before even the first drive, the Torment can easily be driven with stock oil. Landing sideways was not one of the Torments fortes as it tended to flip if not landed perfectly straight, this is surely a downside of it’s extra ground clearance compared to competitors that use a flat chassis (like the AE, Losi, and HPI).īumps/Whoops: The shocks on the Torment came slightly under damped on both compression and rebound sides giving the truck a bit of huckabuck effect in the whoops, but it wasn’t really far off.

The Torment is slightly under damped, so landings were perhaps a bit harsher than others in its class, but still the Torment typically landed quite well. The Torment had about the same amount of rpm as the others in its category for bringing the nose up. For instance, when stabbing the brake to bring the nose down it was more effective on the Torment than on a Slash. Our Torment had the normal amount of parachute effect, but was easier to control in the air than others in its class. Jumping: 2wd short course trucks are notoriously hard to jump, that big ole’ body they have strapped on top makes them behave more like a kite in the air than a truck. The stock tires and chassis set-up generally made the Torment predictable in the corners, not darty or loose in the rear. On the ultra slick hardpack dirt surface at RC Outlaws the Torment pushed just a bit entering corners, but stabbing the brake made it easy to turn on a dime in the tight 180’s. The lack of proper ackerman and a weak steering servo kept the Torment from carving the inside lines on high bite, but, if anything this made the truck easier to drive fast for both noobs and pro’s. On the high bite iHobby track it exhibited some oversteer entering corners then typically leaned over and held a good line. Turning: The Torment was good in the corners. Also, we used MaxAmps 2S 6500 mah Race Spec packs for testing instead of the included 6 cell Ni-mh. Set-up Notes: Bone stock except for the addition of Traxxas connectors. Test Venues: iHobby Demo Track, RC Outlaws Track, Backyard, Parking Lot Test Drivers: Cubby, Brian, Evan, Adam, Jeff, Tim, Jim, Bill

The only issue I found was our slipper was adjusted 2 full turns too tight out of the box (even for a high bite track).

What’s In The Box: Absolutely everything you need to get running.īuild Quality: We found no excessive flash, no loose or stripped out bolts, nothing was binding, pinion/spur mesh was perfect, overall the build quality was quite good. Primary Competition: Traxxas Slash, Venom Gambler, HPI Blitz, ARRMA Fury, Associated SC10, Losi XXX-SCT

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Warranty: “Horizon Hobby warranties the product to be free of defects at the date of purchase.” Speed Controller: Dynamite Brushed (12 Turn Limit) Weight (truck measured by BSRC w/ Lipo Batt): 5.6 lbs How does it measure up? Is it worth your cash or only your middle finger? Read on… Their latest offering, the Torment, is a 2wd short course truck that should be a perfect fit for many of our readers here on BigSquid. ECX (formerly known as Electrix) is a brand targeted at the beginner and the basher market. In the bashing realm being tough and affordable are of the utmost importance. BigSquidRC is a site aimed right at the bashers of the world.

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