Well I just finished the first run with the 8s in my Stampede. My soldering connections worked fine, none of them got hot or melted.:D
Running on 7 cell with a RX pack(4 AAs till I get the adapter to charge the 5 cell RX packs I bought that were suppoesed to come with one:M: ), running 14/84 gearing that front sure didn't want to stay on the ground.:) Before with the aluminum front brace it would barely pick up the front end without a receiver pack. The RX pack will be getting mounted right in front of the shock tower. Couldn't get any reading on the venom speed metter for some reason but it is most definitely faster than it was. I'm actually half tempted to try the 7 cell 1900MAH NICDs just for the heck of it.:D


Just one question though, seemed like the motor ran a little on the warm side for the gearing, read 125-130 on my temp gauge and the 7 cell pack GP3300s read 160-165. The motor passed the 5 second test as did the battery but I'm wondering how much more I can safely go on the temps?

And thanks to Mike for helping me decide on the right motor and ESC and anyone else that helped me.:)