511 electronics placement
 

I have noticed people putting the speed control on the servo side. Does this make the car too right biased? Does anyone put lead where the esc is supposed to be sitting instead?

dont have my 511 yet, but just curious if any esc besides the tekin is able to fit in the 511 usual esc spot.

Also is it possible to use a standard size servo with an lrp sxx together?

One of the heaviest components in the car is the motor. So the servo and esc (size dependent of course) should get it close to even.. I have a speed passion esc in mine no issue, having a lpf servo helps. I have seen just about brand get in there.

It would of been great if Tamiya have put the slipper the other way so the axle pointed out on the same side as the motor to gain more space. Then the need of lpf servos would be obsolete and taller speedos could fit more easily.

I believe Tamiya's reasoning behind their suggested layout is that you should not need to remove the ESC in order to remove the motor (without removing the motor mount). Most of us do not seem to care about that and place our ESCs there for better balance.

I have the "huge" Novak GTB with a fan mounted in mine. It is mounted with the cables towards the rear of the car. I do use a low profile servo, Futaba BLS551, but I could still fit a standard sized servo. If you have a hard time making it fit, try turning your ESC 90 degrees so the cables face towards the centre of the car. I took some rough measurements off my Tamiya Volac BL2 (SXX TC with better looks :lol:) that I use in my TRF201 and it seems that I could squeeze the BL2 in with the cables facing towards the centre of the 511 just behind the motor. However, if I would use the BL2 in the 511, I would still place it behind the servo.