5 cell + mamba 25 in a tenth scale for racing?

[jhautz]

I saw someone who ran a Quark Pro-car 33 and a Neu motor in a Losi XXX4-G+ (it was a roller I sold to him) on 3s lipo. That was before the neu motor became ''all the rage'' for us car guys. It was actually the first Neu I ever saw. Not sure what size motor it was. Looked like a 1505 or 1507(it was short). It was the fastest buggy on the track though. The thing was silly and he didn't have any issues with cooling. (I think I might even have a picture of the setup somewhere, I'd have to do some digging though. This was a year or more ago.)

Based on that, I say go for it. but I will note that my Quark33(universal) can take more before thermaling than my mamba 25. I think the heatsink makes a big difference.

If the mamba 25 can take 5s and you are running a very light racing style 1/10 truck or buggy, they arent really much heavier than a losi Mini LST and they run all day on Mamba25. The 5s should actually be less amp load than a 3s setup.

Just my opinion. I say go for it. They only way to know is to try it.:027:

I have seen a mamba 25 with a heat-sink epoxyed on the fets, looks easy just don't know what epoxy to use.
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-looking for more opinions on higher voltage being smoother? A high kv speed 400 size motor geared down on 3700mah two cells with my M.M. is an easy way to knock of some weight and safer, but then eventual monster/truggy/buggy will be stuck on 4 cell. 2-cell is lighter and cheaper than equal watt/hr 5s. mamba 25 ofsets extra battery weight compared to M.M. + balances out very well in touring car

I dont believe the mamba 25 has thermal protection, but I know how to use a temp gun, as long as it does'nt light off the first time I squeze the trigger. don't want to waste money on a motor and small bec if this is a totaly unusable idea.
I do have a couple old 10c t.p. 2100 packs one 2s and one 3s laying around to test with and the mamba 25.
thinking slightly smaller mah 20c pack if it became permanent. eventual truggy could use 2p for 5min heats add parrallel packs as needed to make the main normaly 10min. around here ocasionaly 30min.