I opted to start with the 3S on the tekin 8.1 system. i saw youtube videos with that combo that blew me away. :gasp:

having never driven a mini, and never anything as small since an rc12L back in the mid 90's, i had forgotten how much fun they were to drive. this truck is already a blast. :yes:

3s. Wow. I'd only run 2s with that motor!
I swear you're nuts if you go with 4s.

i'm gonna buy (2) 2S early next week and try them. i think, the 2s like you said will be plenty, but this way, i'll have 2S, 3S, and 4S(2S wired in series).

i had no idea there were so many mods available for the 18T series. i was thinking about going all aluminum too.

I sank $500 in aluminum and CF upgrades and besides the CVDs for the plastic dog bones it was a waste of money IMO

imo the most important upgrade for the 18T series is upgraded steering links. Something like the DP steering link. Also a stiffer servo saver ring. I used a few coils of a gold mini spring over the plastic collar. This removes a lot of the steering slop and makes it that much more controllable.

maybe i'll pass on the aluminum then....thanks for the info.

do you have a link? i googled it, and found a bunch of other posts about people talking about them, but nobody could find them.

See if this link works.
http://www.thetoyz.com/cart/thetoyz_...NS&action=list

from what i have gathered. these motors had the best reviews. not in any order:
wraith 7000kv, hyperion y22 long, golden horizons 3500 and 4700, Aon 4900, and then of course you got your lehners, hackers, and neus.
theres some medusas that do quite well too.

im actually looking for a new motor for my rc18mt as well. if anybody gots one for sale, pm me.
i have a sidewinder micro esc and using zippy 3s lipo.

thanks for the link, much appreciated.

FYI,

There's a Hacker 3700kv motor available on flea-bay for two-dozen bucks..

http://cgi.ebay.com/RC18T-Mini-T-Min...d=p3286.c0.m14

I had used the Mamba25/cc 5400kv motor on 2s in my 18t with stock gearing. The thing was a rocket ship for it's size, easy 30MPH. I used a MA 1550 2s lipo that gave me about 30 minutes run time.

nice find on that hacker. although 3700kv is a bit slow for my liking...since im currently running 6200kv on 3s.
im looking for at least a 4700kv .

this thing is ridiclious fast...i'm thinking it's probably 65-70 mph range but it chews spurs like their bubblegum.

also, has anyone noticed that the dogbones click when you turn? i was thinking about cvds.

I tried a Wraith...I got very poor results but that was on 3s, my fav motors are the Hyperion 22 long and the Neu 1105