7XL Vs 8L on 12 cells..which is better?

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Originally Posted by Rtsbasic

I'm also guessing the 8L would give me longer runtimes because it takes less energy to spin its rotor, but I'm just guessing? About half my driving is done at part throttle when I'm just going for runtime but I like to have a lot of power on tap.

its the exact opposite. the xl will use less power since it will draw less amps thus discharge the batteries slower. so a xl will give more runtime and torque. thats why most of us use them instead of a L.