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Old 09-06-2008
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Originally Posted by sosidge View Post
Well - for the money spent on that number of hop ups you could buy a 501X... I know what I would do with that budget.

S3305 is not really the ideal servo for an electric car - it is more for nitro trucks - it lacks speed for electric, and the extra torque is unneeded - don't get me wrong, it will work - really you are just as well off with a basic S3003.

The Novak XBR should be good quality - Novak have been in the game a long time and they were the first to market with a proper race system - but the XBR has an 8.5 turn limit - that is not super quick, when you consider that club racers will be using a 6.5/5.5 - depends what your expectations are.

And seriously consider LiPo if you are just bashing around - NiMH is on its way out, I think in coming years we will see LiPo as the main power source in a lot of electric cars - and even if you do buy NiMH (which do fit the car better and give the right weight distribution), make sure your charger has a usable LiPo charging mode as well - the one you mentioned does not.

Sorry if I seem a bit dismissive - really it depends on what you want from the car, the parts you have listed will give a "bling" Durga with a couple of good reliabilty upgrades - it is a decent setup but it won't be super quick and the electrics side of things may be outdated pretty soon.

Shopping lists are a very difficult thing to comment on, everyone likes different things! Feel free to ignore me completely.
well said....
and regarding this kit its best to hop it up as minimal as can be
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