how good are savages

[offroaders]

ppl who have savages and show pics and the tell about hop ups

[sinister]

they are great trucks

i currently own Savage 25,EK4-S2,MGT,Twin Titan

i like all the trucks but the Savage is the most durable ;)

on mine I got
Twisted-Toys Custom shock towers
Atom R/C Aluminum lower arms (because of the adjustabilty)
Wasp 26
3 speed tranny
Reverse
NewEra H/D roll bar
Proline Power Stroke shocks
Motor Saver airfilter
Hi-tec HS-5945MG (steering)
Hi-tec HS -625MG (throttle/brake)
Venom failsafe
Venom 1200 hump pack
Hot Bodies Tuned one piece pipe

mods
Battery relocation
Tank relocation
MP servo saver

and 6 sets of wheels and tires

today it has Dynamite Aluminum wheels/Trinity foam inserts/Tmaxx tires causei'm fixing to go street racing

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/eosio/DCP13811.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/eosio/DCP13812.jpg

[desfjr1300]

Hey Sinister-Does all the junk food keep you running as long as your truck? :rolleyes:

[sinister]

Hey Sinister-Does all the junk food keep you running as long as your truck? :rolleyes:hey none of that belong to be 6 other people live here :rolleyes:

[SKEEZE]

Personally I think the savage is the best all around truck on the market. If you take racing out of spectrum I think its beyond the best. The aftermarket opptions are endless, and the ability to have your savage suit your style is far better than the other trucks on the market. If I was all about racing I would have a revo.. but I am more of a basher than anything, so the savage is perfect.. also I would like to state that HPI is great at keeping their trucks and parts coming... which is my issue with kyosho and the mad force.. All of these oppinions are just that... my oppinion..! :)

My 1.5" extended savage with half-back cage, LST shocks and a list of hop up..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/skipstr71/783b7f72.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/skipstr71/fd2d510d.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/skipstr71/b0c32a80.jpg

And then the opposite type of truck but still a savage.. This to me is a great way to show this trucks versitility...

My savage racer...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/skipstr71/4139c14a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/skipstr71/Racer.jpg

[offroaders]

oh ya all the trucks are nice any one made a rock crawler out of a savage??

[attomixt]

Savages are by far the most duarable MT's in my oppinion, and you can do endless things with them like skeeze said.

Savage 21:
http://users.zoominternet.net/~smtp/savage1.jpg
Hyper 8-port .21
progressive rate springs
Proline Maxx Mulcher tires on RPM wheels
CVD's front, rear and center
Ofna servo horn, linkage and servo saver for steering
Ofna air filter
aluminum tuned pipe
4 Shoe Teflon Clutch Set
aluminum brake hub
stainless steel brake rotor
Hitec digital HS-5625 MG metal gear servo
few other little things

Savage 4.6 :
http://users.zoominternet.net/~smtp/4-6-3.jpg
http://users.zoominternet.net/~smtp/4-6-2.jpg
Integy Air Filter
Integy Front Bumpber
Integy Skid Plate
Integy Fuel Tank Guard
Hitec digital HS-5625 MG's all around

[67f100StPro]

I love my Savage and have bashed over 3 gals through it and only broke 1 lower arm, 1 gas tank, and 1 shock. Sorry I don't have a pic but it looks stock with a proline F-350 body. Here are the mods I have done:

Ported S-25 following RCCA article (thanks Steve Pond!)
GH single stinger pipe
4 gear diffs with 30k oil front and rear
dual disk brakes
reverse
HPI cam servo saver w/ 645mg steering servo
throttle mod
uniflow mod
MGT primer bulb
high flow airfilter
shaved C-hubs
replaced rotostart with pullstart
tmaxx wheels and tires (soon to upgrade to dirt bonz)

[savagemachine]

:D That says it all really i have other monster trucks but i love my savage and also race these most weekends so they are given some stick and abuse.

On the whole the savage is durable strong and will withhold most crap it is thrown at it i know they are a pig to work on but once you get to grips with it and find easy ways round the truck it seems to grow on you and gets easier.

My savage 25SS Mods are as follows;

4 SPIDER DIFF MOD REAR/FRONT
THROTTLE/BRAKE LINKAGE MOD
HEAVY DUTY CUPS ALL ROUND
HEAVY DUTY DOG BONES ALL ROUND
CENTRE SKID PLATE
TITIANIUM TIE RODS GPM FRONT/REAR
FASTRAX FAILSAFE
HPI NEW STYLE AIR FILTER
FUEL TANK GUARD
RIBBED TUNNED PIPE
MAX CLAWS OFFSETS WITH HOBAO BLOCK TREAD TYRES
1200MAH HUMP PACK

RADIO;

AIRTRONICS MX3

[savagemachine]

Lets see if it will allow me to upload picture this time

Savagemachine

[abels621]

hey skeeze what kind of tvps are on your race savage?

[SKEEZE]

hey skeeze what kind of tvps are on your race savage?


Ones that i made just for that truck.... Not all that good of quality CF though..

[abels621]

oh. anybody know anybody who makes good carbon fiber tvps, that are lowered but not extended so much that you have to mod your truck? thanx

[sinister]

Vertigo does I think

[savagepicco26]

i've had my savage about 1.5 years and still love it. it takes a beating and just keeps coming back.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/speed_bump/racebody.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/speed_bump/LowesMonster1.jpg

[Breakin2]

To the original responder to the thread - how did you get the Power Strokes on the Savage and how do they work?

[savagepicco26]

To the original responder to the thread - how did you get the Power Strokes on the Savage and how do they work?
looks like custom shock towers and aftermarket lower arms.

[offroaders]

what is higher off the ground a savage i gess 25 like the red one or a ss the blue one and how high is the 25 red one??

[More Juice]

all the savages on this page look great! Especially Attomixt

[savagepicco26]

what is higher off the ground a savage i gess 25 like the red one or a ss the blue one and how high is the 25 red one??
they're all the same. you can adjust the height to whatever you want it.

[offroaders]

oh ok thanks just asking

[offroaders]

ok i wanted to know how hard it is to tune a 25 savage i just waned to know thanks

[RS4rally1124]

so if lowered decently do savages race alright??? i racer a nmt2 in the mt class at the lhs but want another truck to bash but that i could race when my gf drives the nmt2???


JT

[offroaders]

i hate waiting for ebay stuff to come it will probably be 2 week and then i will get my savage :o oh well :(

[FordMustang]

To the original responder to the thread - how did you get the Power Strokes on the Savage and how do they work?

proline makes them and if u go to there site u can get them and they come with custom shock towers that i think r made by rock concepts or something

[savagepicco26]

ok i wanted to know how hard it is to tune a 25 savage i just waned to know thanks
not hard at all.

[savagepicco26]

so if lowered decently do savages race alright??? i racer a nmt2 in the mt class at the lhs but want another truck to bash but that i could race when my gf drives the nmt2???


JT
yes, i race my savage. set the lower arms parallel to the ground, get some bowtie 40's and you'll be set.

[abels621]

how do you set the arms parallel? there is only one shock position. Do you just pull the preload spacers out?

[RS4rally1124]

i think they use 1/8 buggy shoiox

[sinister]

how do you set the arms parallel? there is only one shock position. Do you just pull the preload spacers out?http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/eosio/100_1159.jpg

you mean like this with custom shock towers and lower arms

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/eosio/100_1160.jpg

[RS4rally1124]

omg thats gorgeus... i cant wait till this years b-day (nov. 24) savage here i come lol./... sweet man looks great

JT

[savagepicco26]

Do you just pull the preload spacers out?
yes. that's how you set the height with all RC models. that's what the spacers are for. i also ran the HPI blue shocks. they're softer than the stock black/purple ones, so the truck will sit lower with them as well.

[savagepicco26]

i think they use 1/8 buggy shoiox
nope. just regular savage shocks. mine are threaded alluminum ones, but the stocks ones can do this too.

[savagepicco26]

[IMG]you mean like this with custom shock towers and lower arms
you don't need all that to be able to get the arms parallel and race.

[abels621]

yeah i knew that i was just wondering if that was enough to lower the arms parallel to the ground.

[savagepicco26]

yeah i knew that i was just wondering if that was enough to lower the arms parallel to the ground.
try it and see. if not, try different springs. the blue ones are better for racing anyway, and they're not that expensive for a full set.

[sinister]

you don't need all that to be able to get the arms parallel and race.you do if you want to switch between on-road and off-road and also use the same shocks for bashing with this set up the get the ultimate tunability

[savagepicco26]

you do if you want to switch between on-road and off-road and also use the same shocks for bashing with this set up the get the ultimate tunability
don't know why you'd want to race a monster truck onroad, but okay. i bought a touring car to run if i want to run onroad.