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Funny thing I forgot to tell you guys. I should be fine for another 3 months or so with any heat issues. Its been below 20 degrees for the last month and it never exceeds that until around early march here. I will then be in the process of water cooling the esc with a radiator mounted behind the front bumper, "new" nitro tank filled with water, and a small pump. Really gets technical but it should work.

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Seems like it would be more effective to build/buy a water cooling jacket for the motor.

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Funny thing I forgot to tell you guys. I should be fine for another 3 months or so with any heat issues. Its been below 20 degrees for the last month and it never exceeds that until around early march here. I will then be in the process of water cooling the esc with a radiator mounted behind the front bumper, "new" nitro tank filled with water, and a small pump. Really gets technical but it should work.
With your reservoir, pump, radiator, etc. wouldn't it be lighter and easier to just get an air-cooled ESC?

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With your reservoir, pump, radiator, etc. wouldn't it be lighter and easier to just get an air-cooled ESC?
Or void the warranty by bonding heatsink fins to the tubes sides...

I wonder if Castle would customize one for you with fins instead of tubes?

Personally, any exostic cooling method just increases weight and things to go wrong...
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Or void the warranty by bonding heatsink fins to the tubes sides...

I wonder if Castle would customize one for you with fins instead of tubes?

Personally, any exostic cooling method just increases weight and things to go wrong...
I personally am not worried about weight. It will weigh 32.8lbs loaded w/o the esc, tank, small radiator, pump etc... As long as it stays under 35lbs im fine with it.

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Or void the warranty by bonding heatsink fins to the tubes sides...

I wonder if Castle would customize one for you with fins instead of tubes?

Personally, any exostic cooling method just increases weight and things to go wrong...
That gives me an idea. Im going to e-mail castle and ask them if they'd be able to make a heatsink for it. Good thinking Brian!

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