Starting from scratch - MT conversion

[10kman]

Yeah, the lighter weight is a nice feature of not having all of those parts, plus, like you said, it is simpler and less stuff can go wrong.

I'm wondering if locking it into 2nd gear would be too high for BL power? I'm thinking it would be fine with a big powerplant in there. There's so much room on the chassis on the MGT that you can run plenty of cells to suit your needs.

But, the ESC strain worries me as they are expensive. What ESC's can handle that kind of strain without causing any issues in the near and long term? Assume 14-16 cell voltage ranges for this project, so what is that, 4s/5s LiPo?