Will this conversion kit allow the transmission to have reverse or is it forward only?
Good question. Probably not enough space for the servo for the tranny reverse but that's crap any way. You could lock the tranny in second and have reverse I think.
There really is no room in between the tvps for the reverse servo. Maybe you could get a micro servo in there? Or if that would even work?
I never ran my Savage with reverse, so I am not used to having it.
I am sure you could put the servo on the outside of the tvps. I think the best thing would be to lock in the tranny if you really wanted reverse.
As for the a123 cells. I have stick packs and they fit just fine.