Tekin RS v RS Pro v Speed Passion GT2 Pro

[badger5]

What ESC would you recommend for a Durango 410 running 8.5 motor. The RS and Speed Passion are similar in price, and the SP comes with a programming card. But the Tekins are smaller, with space being restricted in the 410.
Would the RS be man enough? Is the RS Pro better than the Speed Passion?

[HarlowS]

If its going into a 4wd i would go with the RS Pro, small size and if you wanted to step the motor up to a 7.5 or 6.5 in the future you will be fine

[stegger]

Not a problem getting the speed passion speedo in fella what reciever are you using ? As you say the Tekin is smaller and would give you more room.

[badger5]

I'm going to use a Spektrum SR300 receiver. I thought of the SP GT2 as it's the same price as the RS, and comes with the handheld programmer. Just wondered if anyone can report if the SP2 will fit ok in the 410. Can you mount the receiver on its side if space is really tight?

[RogerM]

Badger5 (odd to see that name here as I associate it with a local VW tuner .. his cars are mental!).

When it comes to this choice it's easy ... neither of them!!!

Why buy the SP GT2.0Pro for around £160 when the HobbyWing V2.1 120A is around £90 (from the official UK importer) and the updated version of the same unit?

Follow the link in my sig mate and have a look! Even if you buy the LCD programming card / PC interface you will get change out of £110 all in and have access to some slightly more tunable firmwares too!

If on the other hand you feel the need to throw the extra £50 around for no reason please throw it in my direction

[/tobys]

Originally Posted by badger5

I'm going to use a Spektrum SR300 receiver. I thought of the SP GT2 as it's the same price as the RS, and comes with the handheld programmer. Just wondered if anyone can report if the SP2 will fit ok in the 410. Can you mount the receiver on its side if space is really tight?

Jorn Neumann uses SP in his Durango cars...

Look at the Belgium GP report for pics of his install http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/belgiangp2011/

[badger5]

I've never heard of Hobbywing before, do many people use them? What's the service like? I've worked in China (and Asia in general) many times, and thus a bit cautious of this one. It may be cheap but does it go bang after three months? I understand that most stuff will be made in Asia, but with western QC. The service support doesn't tend to be Chinas strong point.
As for the VW tuner I'm more of two wheeled man myself.

[dobber]

I believe that Hobywing is just rebranded to Speed Passion. Many people use them (including me) on here and are becoming popular at many clubs due their cost and reliability. As with all electronics etc like this there will always be a few failures and bad feelings. For me i wouldnt buy anything else!