HB Lightning Staduim Conversion Help
 

hey guys i have noticed on tower hobbies that the jato 2.5 is discontinued and the jato 3.3 is about $412.99, i have been also looking at that HB lightning stadium RTR. the price is $420 so i would rather pay the extra 8-10$

now i want to know if this is durrable and worth paying the extra 10$ Because im going to sell of the engine, radios, ect...

what motor should i use and esc? Im running 12 cells and want a tops of about 35MPH. More would be better.

*Note that i have been looking at the 9920 looks like a good deal and the new added beefier heat sink.

give me all your inputs on this.

Man this car is the way to go, it is durable, fast, and it races/handles well. And if that does not convince you(which it probably does) your moving all the way from 1/10 scale to 1/18 scale in a mere $10. HB is awsem i would do it any day (over the jato 3.3 jato is good but for 10 more bucks you get a 1/8 scale over 1/10 scale man thats good)

does anyone have any suggestions for gearing if the diffs will last to bl and what motor esc?

im a noob to this 1/8 scale stuff for the most part

The diffs are probably some of the strongest there is, so no worries there, but I would NOT get the RTR version. Get the Pro-R. It has all the hopups and no engine, radio, etc. WELL worth it IMHO...

Just got mine in the mail! Its SOOOO mint! :)

the pro is realy nice but i think the reason he was going rtr was becasue he did not want to spend over 400 but if i am wrong go for the pro

yeah since tower has a list of ways to save money i save 40$ on it so what the hek,

@ Sylvester, dude screw the ls RR Im gonna grab the pro.:D
thanks for the info guys but i still need a gearing suggestion, esc, and motor!

ceep your suggestions comming!

You should use spell check every now and than ; ;)

Your getting the pro or pro-r? I've once again fallen in love with another one of my toys :)

The Pro-r
 

the pro r seems to be most attractive to me now, after i saw yours it just made me want the best one there is:P

dom tell me what you would do....im running 12 cells for shure so....what motor gearing esc?:032:

7xl, UBEC, 9920, 15/44 start and go up from there. Hope this helps.

thats what your doing? for yours, why not the MM?

You asked what i reccomended for your setup....

I am still thinking about the MM. For me im probably gonna run 12-16 cells.

well, LSP is a decent car, but i suggest the kyosho str. it has much better handling and sturdier. But it comes at en extra $300 or more.

I dont think the value is worth the money, and i dont like the looks of it either. Over priced imo.

Decent? Theres the biggest understatement of the year...Lets put it this way. Larry (CrazyJr) like the Pro-R I sold him more than his HPI Hellfire. Keep in mind he did tuning, etc with the Hellfire suspension and yet says that the Pro-R handles better...The Pro-R has NO tuning, etc. other than the springs. The thing still had the original wt. shock oil, no fluid in the F/R diffs, etc...That is saying something. Not to mention, if your gonna get a $700 truggy, don't skimp, get the Mugen MBX-5T Pro-Spec.

As for a setup, I would choose a Mamba Max ESC and the best motor you can afford. Neu 1515 1Y, Lehner Basic XXL1800, Fiegao C 7XL. In that order...The only thing is that the Lehner goes straight from 1800kv to 3000kv...I suppose you could use the 1800 and gear up...