I posted this in the Brushless MGM thread but I thought I would add it to my build thread so if you already read it, sorry about that...

Well I ran my truck yesterday with the updated 22418 and my Neu 1521. There is a huge difference in power now! I knew that I was not getting all the power that this setup was capable of. Before the truck was impressive, now it is just plain ridiculous.

I don't think that everyone will notice as much of a gain. MGM had said that the issue was with large motors that pull a lot of current. I'm just guessing that a 1515 might be a bit more punchy, but anything over that will be quite a bit improved.

My run was cut short (I knew in my head that something was going to break!) when the threads that hold my shock tower to the FLM bulkless failed and the shock tower came loose after a poorly landed jump. I think the screws that come with the FLM are too short because they only seem to engage about 1/3 to 1/2 of the thread. I am sending my hybrid bulkhead to FLM today and ordering some longer M4 screws. I can't wait to get this thing back out.

Another benefit of the new software on the MGM is that my motor ran super cool. Now that it is getting enough juice I am sure it is more effecient. I was hoping it would run cooler but I didn't know it would be that different. I ran the MGM software when I got back and sure enough the numbers were much improved from before. I don't have the saved screen infront of me with the exact numbers, but I can say that for the first time the data had a number for the "current at full throttle". Peak amps were up near 400 and max RPM was 37500ish. Before the upgrade the max RPM I would have after a run was in the 32000 - 33000 range.

All in all I would say that the upgrade was worth it. My controller was dead at the time anyway. There is the risk of loosing your controller in the mail if you do the $10 declared value thing. I think I would only send the controller in if I knew that I was missing power that I should have or I was running the controller in "cutoff" mode and the truck was constantly cutting off even with high quality lipos (due to the current cuttoff, not the low voltage lipo protection). Remember that my controller ran without cutting off in "reduce RPM" mode, it just performed poorly. In cutoff mode the truck was useless. I can't comment on the brakes, I use mechanical.

Shon