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Originally Posted by lincpimp
Ok, so this genius is going to go from sucessfully running gearing that specs out at 78mph with no tire ballooning, to gearing that specs out at 117mph... Wow, this guy is a sharp one... Going up a few teeth at a time is the way to do it. I doubt his new gearing will do as well as the old setup, as it will most likely stress the batts to the point they will puff, or worse.
I would like to see him run those packs till they hit the lvc and see what kind of mah he can put back in them, if they even hold up. I have a feeling that he may get half of their rated capacity back in, if that. A few runs is all they will give him, which is fine as speed trials are not ususally done repeatedly without a charge and cool down period.
So what has he proved? Newer lipo formulation resists puffing better than the old stuff. Sure he got his revo to go fast, and if that is his thing so be it. That setup will not have good temps and the lipo will not give many cycles at that load. So he is effectively ruining a good lipo, and putting the rest of the system at risk in the process. All so that a bunch of whining kids can "congratulate" him on having the fastest erevo. Kinda like being the worlds tallest midget IMO.
Now if he had used better packs he would have hit over 80mph, and not overtaxed his packs. So his battery investment would actually be an investment.
Bottom line is that we do not see Nic Case overgearing his setups and using cheaper batts to achieve his goals... Going fast costs money, and wears components out quickly. Not trying to rain on anyones parade here, just want to shhow things for what they are. Every noob that sees what he is doing will think that he has a solid setup, and waste their money on it too.
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You make a lot of good points in your post. Speed costs money and if you cant pay then dont play. Just trying to provide some insight on why Castle needs to protect the speed controllers by whatever means they see fit.
I still think its funny that a pair of 4900mah Rhinos hold the record over there.