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Originally Posted by wallot
high capacity batteries are still just too heavy for racing. it makes a huge difference in handling when i run 3300mah vs. 5000mah packs (almost 200grams difference).
more shorter mains is the way to go till batteries can keep up.
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You must be using 6s to get away w/ a 3300 pack...
My truggy weight is perfect iMO w/ the hyperion 4s vx 6500 packs, the packs around ~685oz, and they give me a little more run time than the 5s 5000packs that I used last season racing. Changed motor from the 2.5d to the 1y as well for this next year to keep a bette rpm range. The 4s 9k packs are not as highly rated as the hyperions so to be honest the weight difference is marginal (120oz more about). The truck feels a little fat on the track with the 9k's but to save a battery swap for me it's well worth the handling differences as I'd loose more time w/ a battery swap.
14.8v * 6500 = 96200
18.5v * 5000 = 92500
14.8v * 9000 = 133200
22.2v * 3300 = 73260
22.2v * 5000 = 111000
your 3300 pack wouldn'd last me long enough for anything other than qualifiers since I race w/ nitro's in longer a-mains 99% of the time. Id guess that 6s 5k pack was nearly 100oz or more bigger than my 6500 packs as well. Nice thing is for the long amains w/ my 9k packs not only am I getting more run time than a 6s 5k pack but the weight is about the same.