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lipomax · 02.08.2006, 01:54 AM

5s lipo aint' gonna get you to 60mph. Sorry, no can do. You need over 2000 watts to get to 60 mph in a maxx. 5s lipo - if you use the Kokam 3200's... won't do it - at least not w/o major voltage drop or battery damage.

You need 8s, 9s, 10s lipos to get into the 2000 watt+ range comfortably. I never hit 60 mph until I went to 8s lipo. I went 8s 3500 mah packs. Even then, I had to pull like 80 amps continuous to do it! My next project is going to be 10s 4400 packs that are 12C continuous nad 16C for 10 seconds. That would be pretty sweet.... 37 volts at 70 amps is about oh.. probably gonna get close to Promod's 70 mph. (evil grin)

BTW, the 60 mph run was with those STOCK TIRES AND RIMS. The ballooning actually helped increase the top speed due to taller "variable" gearing. But those things got major rolling resistance problems. I've noticed that the louder the road noise, the slower the vehicle - I guess that makes sense. Energy is wasted producing sound.

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lipomax RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 191 Join Date: Feb 2005	02.08.2006, 01:54 AM 5s lipo aint' gonna get you to 60mph. Sorry, no can do. You need over 2000 watts to get to 60 mph in a maxx. 5s lipo - if you use the Kokam 3200's... won't do it - at least not w/o major voltage drop or battery damage. You need 8s, 9s, 10s lipos to get into the 2000 watt+ range comfortably. I never hit 60 mph until I went to 8s lipo. I went 8s 3500 mah packs. Even then, I had to pull like 80 amps continuous to do it! My next project is going to be 10s 4400 packs that are 12C continuous nad 16C for 10 seconds. That would be pretty sweet.... 37 volts at 70 amps is about oh.. probably gonna get close to Promod's 70 mph. (evil grin) BTW, the 60 mph run was with those STOCK TIRES AND RIMS. The ballooning actually helped increase the top speed due to taller "variable" gearing. But those things got major rolling resistance problems. I've noticed that the louder the road noise, the slower the vehicle - I guess that makes sense. Energy is wasted producing sound.