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Hi all,

Just thought a quick update and a question would be in order.

Update. I finished my first Nitro to brushless convertion. It's a HPI MT2 racer converted to

Mamba Max 5700 combo with 3s A123 batteries.

I was quite disappointed at performance at first. But after a little investigation I found my first Bad A123 cell. So I changed packs and then I was just a little disappointed. Tightened the slipper a little and now I am just OK with what I am getting for performance. Although I might be happier if I could run for more hten 30 seconds at a time.

And that is to my question.
I have HPI Chrome rims and Road rage tires. I can not keep the tires on the rims. Something tells me a little tire glue will help but not solve my issue.
Can anybody comment on if tire glue will hold on this type of a setup. Is there a better solution then that. I really want to have 2 sets of tires. 1 Street and 1 off road.

I think I am getting about 40 MPH out of the car now. That is just a eyeball guess. I figure that I am pulling some real power through the batteries cause the A123 cells are getting warm. Infact they are warmer in this setup then in my E-maxx (E-maxx runs 6s not 3s).

I'll post some pics of my conversion soon. I am in back yard Just laying around in a hammack right now.

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