Baja 5t Brushless Conversion Street Bashing.
 

If you are considering Castle's new HPI baja conversion kit...all I can say is do it.. Watch my HPI baja 5t video below. Conversion kit fits all 5b, 5t, and 5st vehicles. 54.4mph & more torque than you will know what to do with.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFLzJhkgcrY

Long video.

Sweeet :) And to think,some people still run nitro/petrol . lol

How is the drivetrain on the Baja 5t handleling it?

Very impressive in that the motor and batteries create enough power to jerk such a large vehicle up onto two wheels at ease, but is that power useable beyond the wheelie trick? I'mean, do you think you could enter 1/5-scale race with it and fair well?

The power curve is 100% linear...I am jabbing the throttle to make the front come up... It can accelerate as smooth as you would want it to. i would suspect it would do very well in a race.....as long as the race is not over 20 minutes.....haha.

Drive train is 100% stock and have done quite a bit of research with another member who has had Major modified Gas engines..including twins...and he said he has never had transmission issues and runs nothing but stock drivetrains....and his trucks weight 5-8lbs more. He was confident the stock tranny and drive train would hold. So far so good! crossing my fingers.

uuuuuuuh, so don't watch it. or stop it.

I'd like to see how my brushless 1/5 scale fairs against yours. Not sure of the top speed, but i suspect it is somewhere near 40-45 mph. However 4wd and a lighter chassis should make for a more agile platform. It jumps really well.

Here's some pics of my car

Incredible! Looks and handles like a 1/8 scale in the vid. Hard to believe that it's a massive 1/5 scale. :O

What is the power output of the CC 2028 motor? CC claims 10 HP range, but what is the rated wattage?

I have hit 6800 watts according to some data points in the log. It really does handle well. Makes driving my 5t fun again...no lag time in acceleration.

Is that the new Redcat 4wd 1/5 scale? I like that!

Do you think a 2028 motor would fit in the motor mount? Man, I am eyeballing one of those Redcat 4wd!

The max motor space is 100mm x 50mm +/- ...it's very tight & I can't see a way to get a 2028 into the space without significant mods

The 1717 will fit however

What ESC and motor is that?

It's a Hobbywing 150A esc, CC 1520 motor. Don't mean to hijack this thread at all. I'll start another one if anyone wants to know more info out of respect.

Heck, dont worry about it. Does the 1520 seem to pull your redcat around pretty well. What kind of top speed are you getting. Thanks.

nice, that makes me want to build one so bad lol

Nice video, I really like the 5T's. Think I'd still rather the RedCat because of the 4wd ?

I was skeptical about the 1520 at first, and in fact ran a 1717 as was the popular choice from others who've already purchased Redcats before I did. However, I've found that the 1520 is perfect. With stock pinion I think it will top out somewhere between 45-50 mph. IMO, more than enough speed for a 1/5 scale on a track against the other offerings out there. 4wd combined with the advantage of lighter weight makes this thing seem more like an athlete than other's I've seen out there. There are wheel adaptors sold which enable the use of Baja wheels (for better wheel/tire choices) but they aren't exactly cheap. Once I splurge for those, I think I'll be done (and quite happy) with this thing. Once I can find a camera person, I'll post vids.

in hindsight I absolutely would have built a redcat instead of a 5b. It's 4wd, it's cheaper and lighter.

A leopard 5692 would fit and be a cool running powerhouse.

Oh well. My 5b is on the way.