use of 4S or 5S vs using 6S

Originally Posted by jahno30

Hello all, im new to this electric thing, and have been reading trying to decide which way to go to convert my Mugen mbx5 over to electric.

I think i'm set on the new CC mamba monster 1/8 combo, but trying to figure out which batts to get and why is confusing me.

I see some run 2 x2S packs and others 1x4s pack and others still a 1x5s pack.

what are the pro's -cons of using dual packs over single.

If more voltage is the way to go, why are drivers not using 2x 3S packs or 1x 6S pack with less mah in there 1/8 buggies?

Some people use two packs to balance the car, but the vast majority of the racers are using one pack. 4s is adequate for a buggy, but it seems that many of us who have been racing the cars a while tend to settle on 5s. Just a more efficient setup in terms of run time than 4s.

4s 5000 = 5s 4000 = 6s 3300

which way you go really depends on your track, how long you need to run, etc.

[lutach]

Here is my 8S MBX5T:

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by lutach

Here is my 8S MBX5T:

lutach,
is that MBX5T a custom fab job or some kit? looks good. 8s?! wow. the thing must fly. how is it to drive? i am building a new RC8T right now and custom fabricating the chassis. i have alum and cf and not sure which to use. i want to use the CF but some think it will not be strong enough. what are your thoughts? how has your mbx5t chassis held up? is it cf or alum? looks like cf under there.

[lutach]

Originally Posted by Ryu James

lutach,
is that MBX5T a custom fab job or some kit? looks good. 8s?! wow. the thing must fly. how is it to drive? i am building a new RC8T right now and custom fabricating the chassis. i have alum and cf and not sure which to use. i want to use the CF but some think it will not be strong enough. what are your thoughts? how has your mbx5t chassis held up? is it cf or alum? looks like cf under there.

It's a Mr. C conversion and that's the version 1. He has a version 2 that looks good too. I have the set up for efficiency and not speed. It sure has a lot of torque and it's very easy to drive. The chassis has withstood head on collision with the curb 2 times when I lost signal. Carbon fiber done right can be very strong in every direction and Mr. C did his job. The hole chassis is carbon fiber, but the front kick up is aluminum and that was bent in the collision and it was easy to bend it back.