Who owns a jato?

[z3usX5]

Just wandering how they are?

[RC_KAOS]

I want to see a 3.3 Jato in action but no-one around here owns one

Cheers

[sloweddy31]

I bought a jato 2.5 last week off ebay. The guy who had it upgraded just about everything on it. So now its a 3.3 and just about bullet proof. Took it out of the box to run it and side swiped a rock at 3/4 throttle and broke the gearbox cover where the rod end attaches. So i ordered more for the weekend. Lesson learned I will not operate at night any more.....

[AZRCaddict]

For racing I heard they are ok, but you have to do a lot of changes on them.

[ottoseller]

i have a jato 2.5 and really like it. all i have done to it is change to better tires. my biggest problem is too much trigger finger, but the jato (after break in) is a winner straight from the box.:winner:

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[marojato]

I have a Jato 2.5, I like it, super fast, never seen a 3.3. but from driving my 2.5 I can imagine what it is like. To race, (roar legal) the jato will need:
Single speed conversion,
.12 engine
2.2 wheels and tires

Don't quote me on that, I could have missed a few things, I will be selling my jato as a roller soon, buying a revo, with that and my buggy I will hardly ever drive it.

[RC_KAOS]

I bought a jato 2.5 last week off ebay. The guy who had it upgraded just about everything on it. So now its a 3.3 and just about bullet proof. Took it out of the box to run it and side swiped a rock at 3/4 throttle and broke the gearbox cover where the rod end attaches. So i ordered more for the weekend. Lesson learned I will not operate at night any more.....
lol, I did the same thing with my XXX-4 with brushless motor, apart from I snapped the front pivot and no store it australia had one :cussing:

Cheers

[antonio-007]

introducing paddy (named because he had so much packaging when he arrived) lol. would of uploaded some internal pics but was only alowed 2.

roar legal single chamber
venom smart temp
modified brake linkages (locks up brakes instantly)
currently has snow tires on (not showin in pictures)
and many other diy modifications.

his front suspension went through a race tied together with chicken wire once and still managed to come 4th. tough little things!

antonio:cool:

[z3usX5]

Very nice, you like the jato better than a revo for racing?

[antonio-007]

yeah.. i feel they have more stability and they also weigh less. but if the track was slipery and had mostly light corners the jato would have nothing on the revo (unless tires where changed and the battery box was moved inside the car next to the reciever)

everone is talking about this new hpi firestorm right now thats set to kill off the jato. personaly i highly disagree. yeah the handleing may be great but the power output and also the quality of it is poor. there is a massive gap between the chassis line and where the body ends, stones and alsorts could get in there. the amount of tweeks done to the suspension is limited. but the handling is pretty awsome

antonio :cool:

[2fast4u]

love my Jato, wore two 2.5s out on it so far, race it all the time, traction was the biggest problem for a while but trying this and that finally paid off and it wins races, even with three wheels!:rock: it met a stray spike on the track this morning and ripped the rear control arm off. of course the spike had to be at the end of the 160 foot front stretch, not pretty. those Alias tires from traxxas work great on the rear, the 2.8 rim seems to make it handle better.

[mth21305]

I have a brand new jato 3.3 just picked it up at my lhs this week. already finished with the break in process now hoping for some fun this summer!!! i do think some better tires are in order tho..maybe traxxas alias i hear those work great :rock:

[ottoseller]

I have a brand new jato 3.3 just picked it up at my lhs this week. already finished with the break in process now hoping for some fun this summer!!! i do think some better tires are in order tho..maybe traxxas alias i hear those work great :rock:


the 3.3 is way too much power for these cars, go easy on the trigger
till you get the feel of it.
:rctruck:

[mth21305]

Yea i have been lol, i was in this hobby a few years back with a 2.5 t-maxx, had a run away and it hit a metal pole about 6" in diameter filled with concrete..shattered my t-maxx in 4 pieces lol..so im just now getting back into it. its amazing how much stuff you have to re-learn ya know? anyways the 3.3 is a lot of power...and i do feel that it maybe a tad too much. oh well..like ya said..easy on the trigger

[hillbilly rc]

i have a jato 3.3 and it is awsome i have broke it a couple of times. stock up on suspension links and an extra transmission case i have broken 2 transmission haves where suspension links go. it is a very fast and fun car to run

[mth21305]

i think its a little over powered myself. ive went through half a gallon of fuel and the back tires are gone...the anacondas kind of let me down not on how fast they went bald but they didnt stick really well either. but hey. it is a fun car!! ive only broken a turn buckle, rear shock tower and an a-arm...got the titanium turnbuckles on, rpm blue a-arms and a traxxas shock tower...still runnin good!:thumbs:

[hillbilly rc]

im not impressed with the tires either. I tried my sons slash tires on rear and they are not to bad in dirt but i would like to find better road tires.

[mth21305]

yea, right now im tryin to find a good set of on-road tires and a good set of off-road tires. as of right now ive only had my jato on-road, i know with those anacondas off-road wouldent be that enjoyable...

[joocey2002]

Road hawg tires are nice for gripping but wear out as well

[JATO3.3]

i just bought one last thursday. very fast. love doing wheelies. broke a turnbuckle, a arm, battery box and rear a arm mount. just ordered all alum. turnbuckles (6), front a arms, went ahead and got the alum. front casters (2) , and rear a arm mount. battery box was my fault do to a mechanical fail. haha.

ps- dont let your friends drive your r/c cars!