Battery placement opinions
 

Would like to hear some other opinions from the fellow monster members on battery placement in e-buggies. I know that the norm is forward placement but the nitro based buggy layout has the heavier componets like motor and battery box in the rear. I ran my rc8 with rear battery for years and loved the stability and traction with the setup. Recently upgraded to a new chassis and went with the mid-forward placement for testing. Love the extra steering but the car does not fly as flat and lost much of it's stability. Just wondering what others had tried and what results they got. When time allows I will move it back to the rear position but thought we might get some interesting opinions.

I have had 2 buggies and each one was a little trial and error to get it just right. What I did was Velcro and older pack to chassis and secured it down then tested before drilling a screwing in my batt tray.. Each buggy was different...my mbx5 like more forward placement, the losi liked more rear. Also, different battery weight also made a difference. One test I did was with a 5k 5s and I tested it again with a 3k 5s and it did make a difference, slight but a difference. Since I no longer race, I run all my rigs in the middle.

I think it differs from person to person, I prefer mine to be a bit twichy. Mike based his conversions on, I'm pretty sure, his style or driving. As conversions become more commonplace, I see some trying differing positions like you have. If your setup works for you, enjoy it

Right on. Thanks guys. I noticed that some of the guys I raced with didn't like my rear batt setup cause they liked the super twitchy style for their driving but it makes it tough for me to lay down fast lap times with a car that's so edgy. I guess I was just feeling a little abnormal(yeah like that's new) with my layout as every buggy conversion and kit wants you to put the battery in the front. To each his own I guess, not like I fit in anyhow running a six cell setup in a buggy anyhow at the tracks! Ha ha.