If Traxxas is watching this and fails to take any measure in correcting this simple problem, then they're slowly digging their own grave in rc. The guy seems sincere enough.

I totally agree with you ! I had a similar issue with Traxxas , I own a Nitro Rustler , the reciever was constantly loosing power and the light was flickering, I contacted Traxxas through their Chat session, spoke with the representative and explained what the problem was , they asked if I had changed out the batteries which I had done , I told the Rep I suspect the problem is with the on/ off switch, the Rep said it’s not the power switch,it has to be a Battery issue , so I was getting no where with the support Rep , they insisted it was a Battery issue, so I gave up with the Rep , I ordered a Brand New power switch and I installed it , I turned on the reciever and sure enough my problem was solved,the reciever operated fine with no Issues! So I was Right with my own diagnosis! Traxxas support did not help me , I figured it out for myself, I Love my Traxxas nitros ,but their support team needs to step up and not tell a customer what they want to hear , and I agree with you , they should send out a pre paid shipping label at their cost , not ours ! Enjoy the Hobby !

So glad that I found this video cuz I was literally going to buy one of these tonight. This has definitely changed my mind. Thanks for the heads up. 👍

Time to switch to arrma or Losi haven’t had a single issue with my Losi except weak servo

Nice video, very honest. I’ve never had luck with their nitro.

Just want to say that traxxas customer service from dealing with them many years has taken a turn towards the worse after dealing with them for quite a few years. Had an issue with my rustler vxl 4x4 rear dif recently and was blatantly told that is not a problem your model has and was left dumb founded and had to figure it out myself. Great video. Thanks for sharing. Update just got the Revo 3.3. Break in process went incredibly well. Had the motor cut out a couple times in tank 4 but could have been operator error. My sixth tank (now mind you worked on nitro funny cars) tuned and adjusted carb a few times. Hit 44 on telemetry there is a lot left tho on the adjustment. I have not reached a temp over 340 that was under throttle idle was directly back to about 245-267.

This is interesting. I just bought a traxxas revo 3.3 a few months ago and been having the same issues as you. I just kept running the motor until and obvious problem started and by then, it started leaking around the main seal. It was a frustrating experience with traxxas as they seemed to not want to help as well.

Os 11k carb. And I believe I seen you are supposed to change that second gear shift point for break in. And check out Adam drake. And his brake in process.

Recently picked it up haven't opened it up yet waiting for the wither to break this video definitely let me know what trouble might lay my way

Im glad your local hobby stood behind there word and traxxas has done me the same way cost almost 90$ to send a little jato from nc to texas

Traxxas customer service sucks I’ve had issues in the past with no help … they want to make the money but don’t want to help .. they only help you if your a big you tuber

Traxxas stuff isn’t terrible just run good fuel because Traxxas fuel has way too much oil in it that’s why they run very hot and also don’t follow the Traxxas break in method because that pretty much just wears out the engine way too fast also part of the reason why the connecting rods like to split in those engines when you’re going to hard like that and grab oslc3 glow plugs if you want to be even safer another thing that would be helpful to do is after the break in method is done go ahead and buy yourself a new connecting rod and wrist pin set and change them out to keep everything nice and tight because the aluminum on those connecting rods does stretch out after a while if you do those couple things the engine should treat you nice and be a pretty strong runner for years to come

Hey brother great video it's like nitro you can not give up there's always a way to fix it A main is the best I have t. Max 3.3is fine I let sit running and the gear burned up call them that set me what I needed nitro is a great way to go but you have to be tuff don't give up your a great guy we need brothers like you God Bless go have some fun 😊🎉😊

I have a great thing you’d like to hear. First imagine a trap door spider. My carb had a small round piece of plastic behind the high speed needle in the carb. I found it after my engine blew up and I was talking to my hobby shop trying to figure out how a new engine blew up. I’m some cases a blockage can happen and hide within the body of the engine or carb. Here’s the thing the fuel although it flows to the carb one way. The entire engine and its pulses in the pipe put pressure waves yes even in the fuel tube. Odd thing I had happen. It stopped fuel flow at a high idle and my entire engine suffered badly. My best fix for any type of issue like this is get a much better carb and for break in. Always cover the head so it fully warms up and expands proper for engine longevity. 👊😎 Props dude hope you get your truck going like it should

I think traxxas needs to update the carburetor for better tuning. I never baby my engines. After the 2nd tank, I ease into full throttle for a couple more tanks. Then it's bashing time.

I would strip motor down before break in and check piston and oil everything then reassemble so i know there's no leak, i had a2.5 with a shattered Piston

I have had good luck with vp gas 20% nitro 9% oil on Traxxas motors

Working on getting one not sure if it'll be a reveo or a losi dbxl

Oil content on the fuel is to high. 12 percent or lower is the key.

I have 3 Traxxas nitros and the only reason I run Traxxas is parts support. This is especially important for nitro because it’s so limited these days due to brushless everything. Traxxas quality isn’t great. I’ve never had the problem you’re having. But you’d be better off ditching the 3.3 for a dynamite .19. Or better yet a OS .21. The dynamite is much more cost effective than the OS. They both are direct drop in engines. I haven’t done this myself yet but that’s the plan.

we cant test it sir, but it ran good we cant find any issues so your good! LOL Shout out to Amain for stepping up!

Hi there, if I may share my experience - I was also trying to keep engine as cool and not reaching more than 110C. With 15% nitro fuel and original carburetor it was task impossible. Then I decided to make some changes, step by step: fuel with 25% nitro, 9% of oil. Carburetor OSmax 11K. This setup gives me nice response of the motor from low RPM. It provide nice low and steady idle, around 7 - 8.000 RPM. But mostly - I gave up trying to keep engine around temp around 240 degress of F. I run my engine between 230 - 290. It runs smootly. After 4 gallons its still in perfect shape. Try to experiment and do not be concerned about temps too much. :) it will not go too high if the mixture is reasonable and not too lean. Cheers, T.

Ditch the 3.3 and the starter and get a OS18 and a bump box.

I’ve never had issues with the electric support from Traxxas.

Been in the hobby for along time and i had similiar issues with team associated on their mgt line but its definitley frustrating when a multi million dollar company can be petty like this and then you get the best help from the little guys.

Slayer 4x4 pro, wish I could say it's broken because of traxxas, haha. Thing was running great until I cartwheeled it on pavement and broke the gas tank/battery box. Oh well, parts are ordered, and still have an X-Maxx to break (again). Then I'll switch to my daughters brushed 2wd slash and just cruise around.

I had a couple Traxxas Nitro cars 35 years ago. I wished then they came broken in, can't believe for what you pay now you have to break in the engine

Some one tag traxxas. Same deal customer service was no service.

My experience it was the clutch being too tight or too loose kind of like my slash 4x4 once the clutch was adjusted and making sure no drivetrain binding fixed my issue

Gonna be honest, I'm new to the RC game, bought a Tmaxx and Revo nitro, and two wltoys for fun. 3.3 been a pain in the but but the Tmaxx been amazing with the 2.5. I took a few ideas from KZfaq and took the glow plug wire off the Tmaxx. 3.3 ain't no more powerful as the 2.5 so I bought another 2.5 for the Revo, make it fun then

This company is huge they could fix this

I watched a video of someone else with odd issues and they said their head bolts were not tightened down and was causing a leak.

Which rc nitro do you recommend ? I Have a duratrax raze, but Its very old

I'm having a problem with mine , the temp got to 400 according to the app. No steam or smoke though. I was breaking it in, The servos kept going out. They had to keep sending me new ones. Now it won't shift into second gear, I don't think it ever has. If I lean it, it just gets hot.

When I have had to return stuff to traxxas it was electric motor and and esc they sent me a box and a shipping label for it and they 100% covered shipping and replacement

Vp racing fuel as well

What %top fuel did you end up going with

hi just found your channel as I have just got a new revo 3.3. I also have a savage xl and bullet 3.0 nitro cars so wanted something new. my savage and bullet have been fantastic I can set them up no problem. so I have experience with nitro cars. Im reaching out in case you may the answer to my problem as Traxxas and the store I purchased it from are no help they keep on at me about tuning the car! I am from the U.K. so we have no official Traxxas support so I have used the US but I have to email as we can't call them. the issue I have is that my revo will not stop still, this has happened out of the box. I have to hold the car down or apply the brake to stop it?? I am unable to run the. car never mind break it in. Traxxas and the store I purchased it from just keep saying my idle is to high when I reduce the idle the car will not start or stalls. I have also noticed the car moves forward when I engage the ez start before the engine starts? does yours do this ? I have only had the car a week and am so frustrated all carb needles are at factory settings. The store are refusing to accept the car back as they say its a tuning problem? I realise this vid is a few months old but I hope you see this comment. great content I hope you carry on with the nitro especially how to guides and upgrades especially if you install a os 11k carb! thanks in advance.

My first actual running rc was a traxxas revo 2.5R whichbi wish inwouldnt have gotten ridnof now. Inwas young and i stopped playing with it and sold the whole set up for $100 now you cant even get a motor for that. Sadly where traxxas has became so big now customer service is not there strong point anymore. Back when i was playing they was competing against losi and hpi that i know of which i have owned both of them as well

My REVO was trash right out of the box, with my first warranty claim during break in for the clutch and bell, then a defective battery. Mine was constantly breaking suspension parts (never seen a jump) then the engine blew up. Controller bricked and they told me they'd fix it, but it was on my dime. No thanks. Had less than a half gallon through it.

are you using the telemetry for the temp

Only complaint i have about Traxxas engines is the 3.3 the 2.5 with O.S11K carburetor and OS lc3 glow plug its a great engine.

Sidewinder is better fuel than Traxxas top fuel

I had the same issue - with Traxxas bad engine on a brand new engine

@ 8 minutes 50 seconds you talk of one of the other nitros you wanted to buy that your friend has that runs good. Can you tell me the make and model please?

That is not cool Traxxas WTF You would think that traxxas would just keep your old motor and send you a new one just like Amain did !!!!!!!!

Maybe to much nitrous

It’s an air cooled. It’s made to hit 300+ degrees my air cooled dirtbike gets hotter than that

Traxxas has the worst customer service at least with my experience they're not going to warranty anything. I wish RC4WD would have bashers because they are more than helpful when it comes to anything warranty. I had a scuff mark on a hood of my Toyota truck the back to the Future one I wanted just to replace the hood they sent me a whole new body with engine bay interior bumpers and told me to keep the old body I had a receiver bad out the box they sent me a receiver and upgraded controller. Traxxas could care less that's the difference between big companies and small ones.

That’s why I don’t have nitro anymore love Traxxas there nitro cars are bad

You run too fuel that’s a major issue espically on a new motor

I'm not going to blame the customer. Its kind of Traxxas fault for giving people break-in instructions that are terrible. They dont tell you to pre-heat the block they dont tell you to run crazy rich during the break-in period. Their fuel is trash. I dont even take my cars off the stand the first two tanks I just heat cycle the engine. Traxxas is in the buisness of selling engines and parts, so it doesn't suprise me their break-in instructions are the worst you can follow. I would have loved to buy the engine you were having problems with just to tear it down and see what was going on the internally. Not knocking the marker of this video we all start somewhere in this hobby. I work on cars too and honestly if you can give a weedeater an overhaul you can run nitros without much more knowledge.

Typical Traxxas bull shit! I no they never do anything for you