Are you sure he ran the 1518 in a Ve8? I run the 1512 1.5y (same kv, 1800kv) in my Ve8 (and love it BTW). The 1515 is right up against the steering rack, and a 1518 won't even fit. It is not necessarily a bad thing, just a lot of motor; fine for a basher, but way too much for racing IMO.
Hey thats a nice setup... here's mine with a tekno v3 conversion and all the atsushi hara upgrades. im still waiting for it to come but im putting a
- 2000kv leopard motor
- trackstar 150amp esc
- 2x2s zippy lipo's
- aka racing city block wheels
heres some pics
thanks...
Braden