[MikeyLikesItSI]

Good stuff! thanks lipomax. Definitely educational. I suppose its safe to say you have a lot of BL experience.

On a better note, it turns out what i thought was a good battery pack, must of had a few crappy cells in them (that pack has overheated a few times) and just wasn't putting out. I tried my eight cell piggy back from the 12l3 car with a fresh charge..... with the 24 tooth pinion, it just LIGHTS the tires up. Soooo..... time to throw out that one pack, and make some more.

I do however plan on running lipo's in this car more then nimh. I will run both, but the lipos will be for performance, and the nimh will be for play.

lipomaxx, i'm pretty new to lipo batteries. i know 3.7v per cell, very sensative to heat and low voltage. I have no idea what else to look for when looking at lipo's. I don't think i want to make my own packs, i'd rather just buy them. Of course i'd need something with substantial amperage. I think 14.8v on a 5915 motor with 28-30 tooth pinion is over doing it, but its going to be fun trying :-)