Yea I say that its going to need a BEC. The same store on Ebay sells 5a bec's for $7 that are good for up to 8s lipo.

You will still need mech brakes, as that esc has dynamic brakes, which is airplane speak for "puts the brakes on hard when you let off the throttle".

I guess I will have to rig something up then. I'll figure it out.

Well, your savage already has mech brakes. So that would be ok. I did a hv savage a while back and use a Great Planes 60HV esc with a 14xl feigao and 8s lipo. I left the 2 speed and mech brakes and I could almost get 40 mins out of 3600mah lipos (8s)and could not get the 14xl over 160f, and the esc barely broke 100f. This truck would do the flux style flips and stand on the wheely wheel at 40+... Hv is great for limitless power.

I still have the 14xl and the GP HVesc w/prog card. I would make you a good deal if you want, no more than 2 hrs on either, as I bought them new and only used them for the truck. You would need a pistix, but it seems like you have that covered...

I'll shot you a PM if I get the money.

I would not throw my money away on any of the ebay ESC's. Many of them are overrated and I seriously doubt it can do 8S as it claims.

I'm going to try it. If it sucks other people will know not to buy it.