Quark fried, blown capacitor...

plumslow, thanks for the info. The more the better.

As for your getting into a brushless truggy, I really can't speak highly enough of the performance of the Mamba Max on 4S lipo with a two pole motor. The Feigaos run really well, but suffer from excessive heat; but what do you want from a system that goes for less than $200. If you have the money, the MM and a Lehner 1940 8 or 9 hi amp would be a killer setup. If you want to go with a four pole motor, the Neu/Quark combo seems to be the hot item among most here.

Due to personal experiences, I'd recommend the MM/Lehner combo.