Lipo's for the FLUX
 

I have been reading a lot and am still kind of lost on what to get. I have a flux that should be here today and I am looking at what lipo I should buy. I have two thoughts I would like feedback on if you can help. The first is speed I would like to have speed. I have a brushless traxxas slash with an 11.1V 5000 Maxamp and it has too much speed. So I am looking to get around 50MPH and good runtime. Out of the list below what would you go with and why. Money is a concern but not at the cost of the ESC. Thanks for you help
Best Regards,

7.4V

ER
5100 2s 25/50 90.00 180.00
5000 2s 30/60 110.00 220.00
TP
4200 2s 40/80 100.00 200.00
5000 2s 40/80 125.00 250.00
LS
5000 2s 20/30 96.00 192.00
PQ
6000 2s 25/40 128.00 256.00



11.1V
PQ
3000 3s 30/60 70.50 141.00
2400 3s 25/50 60.00 120.00
2200 3s 20/30 54.00 108.00
6000 3s 25/40 154.00 308.00
TP
5000 3s 40/80 190.00 380.00
4200 3s 40/80 150.00 300.00
3200 3s 40/80 130.00 260.00
LS
5000 3s 20/30 135.00 270.00

If you want to run 50mph, you're going to want to go 6S lipo and run something other than the stock tires. Geared 20:44 (stock gearing) with 2 X 3S 25C 4900mAh Neu Lipos and Pro-Line Badlands, mine went 53.8mph. Dropping to 19:44 on 6S may still get you to 50mph too, depending on tire ballooning. Anything less than 6S and you'll have to gear up, which I wouldn't recommend doing unless you're dropping to a lot smaller diameter tires.

Thanks for the response Skellyo I guess I do not need to go 50 as I have my slash for just speed runs! I would be happy with 40 and a reliable run time the main thing that I want to do is not have to replace parts before the battery runs out. What would be realistic for 2s on speed? From what I have been reading and correct me if I am wrong, it would be better to get a higher rating on the C and would help protect the ESC.

I've used 2 X 2S 25C PQ5100mAh Lipos in mine with great results: http://rclipos.com/PQ-5100RXP-2S.htm

With the stock tires on it, it'll do about 41-42mph on 4S. 25C or higher packs at 4500+mAh are what I would recommend.

+1 on these lipos for 4s usage. I have a pair and they are great packs. If you want a bit more speed with stock gearing you can always go to 5s, using a 2s and 3s pack. More difficult to find matching packs, but the flux motor works very well on 5s.

Finnster has a good pair of 2S 5K Neu's for sale....good price too.