Thanks WN, I will have to get some of those ordered up and installed when I get the escs. Hopefully I can get the 5b this weekend...

HAHA, just got the 5b... You guys will be pissed if I tell you what I paid...

Lets just say that I saved enough money over the cost of one of those knock off bajas to buy a MMM....and maybe a lipo too (would have to be a cheap lipo.)

I plan to run it a bit with the nitro motor and get a feel for the stock performance.

And another funny thing I found... So I pulled the radio box cover off to charger the rx pack, and I found a maxamps 4700 5 cell nimh pack!!!! I hope it lasts better than their lipos... HAHAHA!

So the cleaning begins on another used rc!:party:

hey , what about dual 1527's? both on 12s. it would move!

I was thinking about that, but i would need a better esc that the sentilon... I have a feeling that the 1521 2y motors will pull the escs hard on 10s...

A single 1527 would be more then enough. My CEN with twin 5S's in parrallel weighs right at 20 lbs and is 4wd. Its only got a 1521 on it with a MMM...stupid fast and barely gets warm. Heck, my XTM MMT weighed almost 18lbs with the 1521 on 12S and went 80.4mph.....no problems. A 1527 on a 2wd baja which weighs 23 lbs WITH the gas motor which is quite heavy itself should be around 16-17lbs as a non fuelie setup. My 1527 1.5D is ice cold pushing my 3905 emaxx that I put it on there for fun. Its geared stupid and flys around doing wheelies with ease. Only thing I can see is getting a good controller, that is all.

BTW, I run the Turnigy HV100 on 12S with the 1521 1.5D. Doesn't get over 140-150 max.

Good to know jzemaxx. I may still run the 2 1521 motors, just because it is different, and 2 of those escs will be cheaper than the next best speed control...

And I have the motors and the lipos, so the conversion will only cost some material, time and the 2 escs.

And I get to reconfigure some of my own lipos... Usually doing that to someone elses stuff...

i dont think any drive train could take 2 1527's 1 is hard on it.
dual lt- 10s's it would be cool to see

I do have 1 lt 10... I will be retaining the mech brakes on this, and most likely adding front brakes too...

People put the big worked over gas motors in bajas and push some hp thru them. If an emaxx/lst can handle a 1521 a baja that weighs twice as much needs double the power a 1521 can deliver, at least that is my thoughts on the matter. Plus the motors will only be loaded so much, as this is 2wd and has basically 2 40 series tires. And it is going to be geared for 50, so not a huge load there either...

I will give it a try, if it does not work well I can always sell the equipment and mounts that I make and put it back to gas power...

Pics?

Looks like a baja 5b. And it is dirty. Plus it has some components removed so that I can clean the carb/tank and install my radio gear.

I will get some of it when I get it in running condition. I doubt that I will fully clean it until I get started on the conversion.

cant wait to see! i have been thinking about a 1/5th e-revo.

Very cool to see more of these popping up. I'm kinda planning on doing my own but I'm on the fence on whether or not to keep the gas engine. It's being a PITA right now but when it ran right it was just so cool.


I'm not real wild about that motor mount mostly because you can't use a finned motor, I'd prefer a normal style mount that bolts up to the front and something in the rear to support the long motor (don't want all that stress on the front endbell or mounting screws). IMO a 1521 would work, 1527 would be much better, and a 2215 would give you the power to do whatever you want. Go 2230 if you want to blow up gears and snap driveshafts like twigs :party: I like the 1527s as they are easier to get and $200 cheaper than a 2215 but the size and power of the 22 motor is very hard to turn down.

I still say 3080 or Bolido...Then again, the Bolido has a 10mm shaft. :oh:

3080 is over $1,000 last I checked. Bolidos are harder to get than a Neu, expensive, bad service/customer care, etc. 10mm shaft is actually a good thing, all 1/5th scale pinions I've seen are 10mm shaft.