For me, iv just purchased a trakpower 4900, balancer and new charger dedicated for lipo. Iv purchased this lot specifically for use in my Rb5.
The reason being, i decided a few weeks back to run 2wd and 4wd both on club days. It will give me twice the tracktime, however twice the hassle of another car to get ready. For me the selling point was leave the cells in the car, and just stick them back on charge when needed. No swapping cells over, no equalising, less hassle
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The bonus being, my lipo could be charged weeks in advance and be ready to run without needing re peaking etc. Tbh it was a nightmare trying to run 2 cars as i really had no spare time. If lipo helps its worth the extra outlay in my opinion.
For me personally, less hassle is good, i run brushless for this very reason in both cars, and im now contemplating using a spare sanwa gemin tx rx set just to save swapping the modules over on the Ko and changing the trims etc on model memory. The lipo just compliments the easier maintenance schedule and more time to concentrate on other things.
My aim this year, is to learn to drive more consistently and more importantly to learn how to set a car up (basics only
). Less time with cells more time to learn other things.
Col.