1717/Mamba XL/8S or 1717/MMM/6S?

[NickRummy]

Hey guys, looking for some input.

I have a 1/5th Savage conversion I'm working on and I'm just trying to get some feedback on a good power system for it. I have the 1717 in it now and ready to go. Just need batteries and a speed control.

Ideally, I'd love to run the XL and the 1717 on 8S for run time sake and I'd love to use the onboard data logging. There seem to be issues with the XL right now but would using a 1717 take some of the pressure off that? The way I'm geared now the 1717 on 8S would put me at about 50-55mph.

The MMM is a proven ESC and would save me money, as would going to 6S lipo. I'm sure I can still get the speed out of the 1717 on 6S with some gearing tweaks but I lose the data logging. Not a HUGE deal but it would be nice to mess with.

Thoughts?