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rawfuls · 01.06.2012, 02:00 AM

Very good points Jerry..

Though I'm just not totally set on the difference between SLA and Lipos.

In my experience, SLA seem to decrease and sag immensely over a short amount of time under load, especially during spikes.
However, lipos can USUALLY keep their capacity and keep on trucking.

In addition, I feel that the the stock solid wheels weigh a ton, and switching to some 10" pneumatic tires from harbor-freight, and after managing to fix it to the axle, that it should run much smoother.

Though, I'm not too sure, since I have not dabbled into the complexity of much electrics as others (linc, or briang) have.. Maybe their input would tip the scale.

I'm pretty much leaning towards dropping ~$25 bucks on some new wheels (if they don't work, I could always return them, or give them to my dad to create something with). If somewhat of a speed/torque increase is shown from actual grip coming from the tires, then I will probably pick up one 6S 5000mAh 20C battery, to give it a try. If it exhibits something that I'd want, I'll pick up another of the same battery, hook them in up in parallel, and have it as a 6s 10Ah pack.

In other words, I have dropped the idea of going brushless, and will be seeing what I can do with the stock setup.

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rawfuls roofles. Offline Posts: 1,982 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Woodland Hills, CA	01.06.2012, 02:00 AM Very good points Jerry.. Though I'm just not totally set on the difference between SLA and Lipos. In my experience, SLA seem to decrease and sag immensely over a short amount of time under load, especially during spikes. However, lipos can USUALLY keep their capacity and keep on trucking. In addition, I feel that the the stock solid wheels weigh a ton, and switching to some 10" pneumatic tires from harbor-freight, and after managing to fix it to the axle, that it should run much smoother. Though, I'm not too sure, since I have not dabbled into the complexity of much electrics as others (linc, or briang) have.. Maybe their input would tip the scale. I'm pretty much leaning towards dropping ~$25 bucks on some new wheels (if they don't work, I could always return them, or give them to my dad to create something with). If somewhat of a speed/torque increase is shown from actual grip coming from the tires, then I will probably pick up one 6S 5000mAh 20C battery, to give it a try. If it exhibits something that I'd want, I'll pick up another of the same battery, hook them in up in parallel, and have it as a 6s 10Ah pack. In other words, I have dropped the idea of going brushless, and will be seeing what I can do with the stock setup.