[glassdoctor]

Welcome!

My rc days date back to racing 1200 cells and dumping in a 4 minute race... :)

I would recomend going lipo... very few people regret doing that. You will get more punch with good lipos.

The weight advantage of lipo is a huge thing imo... esp with the maxx. If you keep the emaxx light then you stand a better chance of not destroying the entire drivetrain. Plus it's easier on the motor/esc.

You can drop in a 12,000mah 4s lipo for the same weight as 14 cells... and the 4s will feel like 14 cells easy. 5s would be much faster imo... although I have not actually run 5s. But I think that's safe to say...