What to do, E-Revo or Conversion

[lincpimp]

I would say that a 4000 6s 25c battery would give you a solid 20mins at racing speeds, 35-40mph. It would not be very light though.

I would go with the nitro conversion. Use a tekno battery tray and esc mount, Rcm motor mount, and lock it in 2nd gear. If you prefer you colud leave the 2speed and mech brakes, but that will add weight.

The MMM should be your best bet, if it lives up to its specs. Since it has the gfan and onboard bec it will save weight and most likely run cool enough to use the motor brakes. A neu or plett will be necessary if you want to keep motor temps in check over a 20min race, and the added effecientcy will help with runtime. Something around a 1500kv motor on 6s lipo will be your best bet.

I am sure some neu users will chime in, and let you know what works best.

[kingiggy262]

I think I will go ahead and share my conversion with you guys. I bought a revo 3.3 roller off ebay that had the tekno battery tray, tekno servo mount, and rc-monster motor mount installed. The tranny was already locked into 2nd and I added a custom 1/8th center diff inside. For electronics I am using an MGM16018 with a Neu 1515/2.5D on a single 5000maH 6s lipo. It has tons of power and can easily probably last 25min on a single charge.

In my opinion I would much rather a conversion than the new e-revo mainly because the center diff and easy access to a single battery on one side where I can charge it without even removing it from the vehicle.

I will probably start a thread on my conversion soon. It will have more detail and pics of my revo but I want to completely get it finished to how I like it first.

Here are some pics so you can get an idea of where I placed everything:

Originally Posted by kingiggy262

I think I will go ahead and share my conversion with you guys. I bought a revo 3.3 roller off ebay that had the tekno battery tray, tekno servo mount, and rc-monster motor mount installed. The tranny was already locked into 2nd and I added a custom 1/8th center diff inside. For electronics I am using an MGM16018 with a Neu 1515/2.5D on a single 5000maH 6s lipo. It has tons of power and can easily probably last 25min on a single charge.

In my opinion I would much rather a conversion than the new e-revo mainly because the center diff and easy access to a single battery on one side where I can charge it without even removing it from the vehicle.

I will probably start a thread on my conversion soon. It will have more detail and pics of my revo but I want to completely get it finished to how I like it first.

Here are some pics so you can get an idea of where I placed everything:

I have a similar setup with my project, I just dont have a real CD I am using the Traxxas one, I dont have a radio or ESC yet, I am planning on the MMM esc and a Futaba FASST 2.4GHZ radio

[bruce750i]

Like they say about the Jato coversions, no need to convert one now that the rusty has a VXL.