Savage XL Brushless project

[Finnster]

I would get the biggest motor possible, either the 1520 or the 1717 and run them on 5 or 6s. (6S preferrably.) The 2200kv 1515 size and the 1518 work well too, but for the price I would get the strongest and most rubust motor to start with.

KD products are not of particularly high quality IMO after owning a few. I can't see the plastic gears of the direct drive kit holding up to too much power. I would either keep the tranny and use the HD gears as neccessary, or just go to a center diff setup.