I ran 3S on my 7XL, and that's good fun. Light, nimble and about the same power than the titans.

Thanks, exactly the kind of info I was looking for.

With the stock Titans it will flip on it's lid from a standstill...plenty of power for my purposes.

Do you think a 9L or 8L would be sufficient in torque and not have a heat issue if I gear it down...not for top end speed. Speaking of that, what gearing should I go for....12/72?...and what is a good source for 5mm pinions?

By the way, my E-Maxx is pretty close to bone stock...except for wider offset wheels which really cut down on rollovers. The biggest bummer for me and the kids is swapping out batteries every 10 minutes...if they last that long. Would love it if I could see 20-30 minute runtimes. Which 3S batteries have you had the most success with? Have you ran a pair in parallel for extended runtimes?

I would go for a 7Xl, not a 9L

Thanks. Looks like the 7XL is capable of generating about 20% more torque than the 9L at the same efficiency....should run cooler. It also has way more headroom...if I do decide to push it harder down the road.

Running 5s is pretty hard on the MM. I've ran mine w/ 5s since Oct., but I did let my wife drive it for a minute and she managed to smoke it. ;)

It is insanely fast tho. When I was driving it I didn't have any problems, but I didn't drive in thick grass or any really challenging terrain either. (Late fall I did run it on the dead, brown grass w/o probs, summer heat and thick grass is a no-no.)

4s is a great amount of power, and 5s is really nice, but is def on the edge of what the little 1/10 esc can handle. Best bet is to go 4S or wait for a bigger controller for 5S+.

A vid of mine on 5S w/ the Mamba

Cool video. Man... that thing has got a ton of power, maybe even too much... if there is such thing, lol. :005:

How do you think that set up (MM esc, 8xl, ubec, 5s lipo) would do in a 1/8 scale buggy? I was thinking of running the same thing except with 4s, but 5s would definately be a possibility. Any thoughts?

Sorry for the thread hijack. :013:

Nice video. Now I buy MGM 16024 Controller and I have BK Wanderer 6XL motor, I will buy 4s LiPos first, not 5s:dft012: I think my revo is fast when I try it with this specs:eek:

If you got 16024. Put 8s on with lower kv motor. It will be nicer than 6xl on 4s.

Umm.. Absolutely insane? :P

Its hard to tell from the vid, but I almost never got to WOT on that. Anytime I did the front end came right up. It would help if I had low-ballooning street tires on at the time, but seriously, its got over the top power really.

If you put that on a light 1/8 scale buggy, with far lighter tranny (cent diff) and far lighter tires than those beadlocks w/ mashers....scary.

The 5s is almost too much for me actually (w/ that motor,) it def would be in a buggy. I previously had used upto 16 cells on the MMax, was wanting to see if it would do ~equiv lipos, and bought my first set for the 5s. I had heard & watched many times the power diff between NIMH and lipos, but i was a bit unprepared for that amount of power. IMO its on the edge of detonation on the ESC. I think the best bet would be a 4s setup, plus it makes weight balancing much easier. Otherwise a high-voltage setup, with low Kv motor would be awesome.