ok ok that's not looking too bad. $80 US for one of those 9xl motors is not too bad. I just saw the first page with $280 motors and it kinda scared me a little bit...well, a lot.

What's the difference really? If an $80 will work fine, why get a $280 motor?

How much power will the 9xl motor give me? I don't really care a lot about top speed and all that, I care more about accelleration because I just a basher, no racing what so ever (no where to race)..so I'm just messing around in gravel pits and random places I can find.

Do you think the 9xl will give me as much power as my .28 engine?

I'm trying to find an MM speed controller you mentioned. Do you mean Mamba Max? If so I was trying to find one that supported 14 cells but they all said 12 (the ones on the RCM store). Am I missing something here?

Also, what are these lipoly batteries that cost $300+ it seems awfully extreme for just a battery. Why is it so expensive?

And what do the terms "5s1p" and 25C 125A CONTINUOUS, 50C 250 AMP BURSTS mean?. What does the 25C 50C mean?