Brushless Power for the Durga! Help needed

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Hi all,

I'm running the Durga with a brushed (13T) motor. However the motor doesn't deliver enough torque. Instead of spending money on a new brushed motor I think it's more usefull to switch to Brushless instead.

I've read a lot of good things about Castle Creations Mambas and they are well priced too. I think the 5700kv version delivers enough torque and speed for me, maybe it's even too fast but then I'll limit it. I'll run it with a 6cell NIMH battery in the beginning, maybe I'll switch to lippos but that could take a while as I have to watch my budget....

Castle Creations has two different ESC's, the MambaMax and the Sidewinder. I hear good things about both and the Sidewinder is a bit cheaper. Which of these to ESC would you recommend or would maybe recommend another motor/brand?

Please give me your opinion, thanks in advance!