8000w in a baja 5b ????

[othello]

hehehe ... 8000 Watt and 2 wheel driven. I don't think you will ever be able to put this amount of power to the ground. A lehner 3040 is not needed. Some german guys converted 1:5 touring cars with a Lehner 2250. Wheighing 13.9KG (30.4lbs) they were able to reach 95mph (145km/h). With a 10S/3P 4000 lipo they needed 125-160A while accelerating (around 4.5-5.5KW input). From 0 to 95mph in 4.8 seconds. They used a prototype ESC from BK -> Cool 250/40 250Amp/ 40 cell Nimh.

MGM 12032 Car/Boat should provide up to 5.5KW. I guess this should suffice to outaccelerate any Baja with the hottest modified gas engine. Runtime will be the biggest drawback on an electric version and/or the cost to get a pack with enough mah (>10000mah+).

Wheightwise a Neu 1527 is comparable to a Lehner 2250. With a Neu 22X (Bam) you would be on the safe side.

[QUOTE=othello;163823]hehehe ... 8000 Watt and 2 wheel driven. I don't think you will ever be able to put this amount of power to the ground. QUOTE]

thats the biggest prob. i dont care how much the buggy weights. your not gonna put that much tq down. It would make a hell of a speed run car. but it would be soo big you would need to drive next to on the freeway
you would be better of finding the biggest 1/8 mt and converting that. Or find one of those 1/5 trucks.(but i think most if not all of them are 2wd also)

[lutach]

[QUOTE=dubkatz;168255]

Originally Posted by othello

hehehe ... 8000 Watt and 2 wheel driven. I don't think you will ever be able to put this amount of power to the ground. QUOTE]

thats the biggest prob. i dont care how much the buggy weights. your not gonna put that much tq down. It would make a hell of a speed run car. but it would be soo big you would need to drive next to on the freeway
you would be better of finding the biggest 1/8 mt and converting that. Or find one of those 1/5 trucks.(but i think most if not all of them are 2wd also)

I'm trying to get one of those 4WD 5th scale vihicles. I spoke with one factory overseas and they sounded very interested, but haven't heard much from them. If they do send me one, I'll be buying a SHV controller as well to run it with 20S lipos, not because of the power, but to keep the run times close to 20 minutes.

[jzemaxx]

[QUOTE=lutach;168256]

Originally Posted by dubkatz

I'm trying to get one of those 4WD 5th scale vihicles. I spoke with one factory overseas and they sounded very interested, but haven't heard much from them. If they do send me one, I'll be buying a SHV controller as well to run it with 20S lipos, not because of the power, but to keep the run times close to 20 minutes.

I've been looking for a 1/5th scale 4wd truck also....none exist except for Smartech's but they want a 2nd mortage for it. No thanks...

How about a cheaper route than spending thousands....

Turnigy HV esc...$100
KB45XL 700kv....$55
Two Zippy-R 6s 4500mah at $160 each

Total cost $475.00 and plenty of power for a baja 5b.