Novak HV 4.5 any good?

[Serum]

For the savage i would go for the 6.5 if you want to stick a novak into it.

You might be better off waiting untill they released their 5mm upgraded motors.

[pullstarter]

Thanks large for the help guys, a friend of mine works for the Novak importer over here so I can get a pretty good deal. Any idea when that 5mm upgrade is coming out Serum? I already have 5mm mod1 pinions would be nice to stick with em

If I went for another setup what ESC/Motor combo would you guys recommend for a Savage with 12-14cell nimh?

[steve050773]

Personal experiences can vary...

But I put a 4.5 in this truck to test out the electric conversion and have yet to remove it as its running quite well on a pair of 2s2p Hyperion LCX packs. This is an old picture but you get the idea:



I keep waiting for the motor or the ESC to give me problems so I have an excuse to upgrade but so far...zero thermals and not a single other problem - and I would say this truck is heavy, certainly heavier than an e-savage and probably heavier than a converted savage. Gearing is middle of the road, not conservatively low, not aggressive on the top end.

[pullstarter]

Thanks Steve, do you use a UBEC with the novak ESC? Sweet truck btw