Opinions please?
 

Ok guys, as some of you know, I am in the slow process of rebuilding my E-Revo. V3.0 will have the batteries on the right side with the motor on the left, were the stock nitro motor went. It will use a Revo 3.3 tranny with a center diff and rear brake kit so I can tune the brake bias as well as not be so hard on the speedo and keep the 2 speed. What I can't figure out is the battery situation...Its either 4S or 5S with a Mamba Max esc and a Neu 1512 or 1515. 1512 only because of weight, etc. because this is gonna be a all out racer. What are your opinions? I am not really concerned with running the MM on 5S by the way....

Sounds like a good project. Personally, I'd go with the 5s and the motor to go with it. For a given speed, you'd get more runtime with a higher turn motor with higher voltage. Of course, if you use hi-cap cells, like 8Ah-12Ah, the runtime point is academic. Just my $0.02.

Yea, I plan on going with 8000mah packs, maybe 12000 or 16000mah....I dunno about that yet, but what motor would you choose? A 1512, or 1515? I was kinda thinking about 4S just for the weight/size factor but...I'm not sure....

wow..that is some really high mah lipo's....got a link to them...would like to check them out

Well the 12000mah would be 4000mah TrueRC cells, and the 16000mah would be the 8000mah cells would be from TrueRC as well, but there one of the major namebrand cells. I just can't remember who makes em...It use to say on there website. Here is a link to the 8000mah cells. The MAJOR disadvantage with them is the width...

cool, thanks...squee

No problemo...

are you really gonna try 5 Cells with it.... I have a feelin' it will fry...

Chances are I will try it...A rep form CC told one of our members its ok...http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4417

really?... wooah...mine's comin' in this week....

Yeah, runtime shouldn't be a problem then. :dft008:

I think a 1512 will work, but I'd go with a 1515 for the extra torque of the bigger motor. That's just me though - I tend to overengineer stuff...

Me to...I will probably go with the 1515. That and the Mamba should be a nice setup. I just don't know if I should go for 4S or 5S...

With a single battery on the right side, I would think that anything over 8000mah would be too tall and heavy.

I've ran 16 cells w/ mine, no probs. My 5s lipo from TrueRC should be here Mon or Tues, so I'll LYK as soon as I run it. I'm really not worried about it. :)

Thats why I was thinking of 4S2P 8000mah instead of 5S. My 3S2P pack looks right at home in there. It can be a decent bit taller without problems...I was also thinking of going with 2 packs so I can run them in something else.