Nitro Villain EX

[aquinosteven]

do you think its possible. my villain just caught on fire and everything is shot and i kinda wanted a new boat anyway and i was just thinking if it was possible. you could use the same engines from the nitro vee, but have two of them, put the tank were the batteries go. and take out the gear box. would it work? if this work it will be pretty crazy

[FE_Chris]

Is'nt the nitro vee and the villain hull about the same?

[aquinosteven]

Hull Type Offshore Deep "V"
Dead Rise Angle 24 Degrees
Hull Length 31 Inches (787mm)
Beam 8.25 Inches (209mm)
Weight 56oz (1.587kg)
Draft 4.5 Inches (114mm)
Speed Control Type EVX-2 Marine ESC
Motor (electric) Twin Titan® 550 Marine
Drive System 2:1 Gear Reduction Drive
Outdrive Adjustable Surface-Piercing


Hull Type Offshore Deep "V"
Dead Rise Angle 22 Degrees
Hull Length 31 Inches (787mm)
Beam 8.5 Inches (216mm)
Weight 60oz (1.7kg)
Draft 4.5 Inches (114mm)
Speed Control Type N/A
Engine TRX Pro.15 Nitro
Drive System Direct Drive
Outdrive Adjustable Surface-Piercing

just a diffrent dead rise the villain will ride alot nicer in rough water

[FE_Chris]

Personally, I would think it would be WAY eaiser, and cheaper to sell the fried VEX and just buy a nitro V. You would have to cut all on the hull, install the engine, tank, all that good stuff. it would be a project for sure. and I bet traxxas wants 150$ or more for the .15 marine engine....which from what I understand is nothing to write home about anyway.

Just trying to help. So whats your plan dude?

[aquinosteven]

my villain ran faster than the nitro vee and i heard and see that it breaks alot and goes slow. and if i got the engines for my boat the only thing i would have to cut would be the deck. converting to nitro with twin engines will be alot cheaper and faster than any twin engine boat out there now (bonzi 84" apache)

[kck741]

I think it would be to much work I just dont think the hull can handle it

[aquinosteven]

they have the same hull its just a diffrent dead rise

[FE_Chris]

I bet the nitro V hull has some more reinforcement for the nitro engine and things like that. It cannot be exaclty the same...I have a villain 7.2v which is the same hull as the VEX. There is no way that flimsy thing could handle some nitro power.......................Or atleast I doubt it.

[FE_Chris]

wait...you wanna put 2 nitro engines in this hull? Is that what you are saying? Then you have lost me....But again, I would say the weight in that 31" V would be to much.....2 engines means 2 tanks of fuel, 2 of everything. One word. HEAVY.

[aquinosteven]

idk its worth a try but i still got to look into it right now im just dreaming but i might get the new nitro sv 27, is that any good

[aquinosteven]

i would have one tank running both engines and i would try to sync both engines with one servo