Dave Johnston Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hi, I'm new to this forum and I've Just received my ken block micro rs4 today and I'm well impressed with it, just wondered where I can buy some more battery packs for it, are the standard hpi ones quite good or will other brands give better performance? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshimoto Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Hi Dave and welcome You will be able to find better packs with slightly higher voltage and better duration for sure.What i did with mine was to make a 6 cell pack from loose cells,it doesnt sound a lot-just an extra 1.2v but gives a big hike in speed and power. You could look at using lipo too but youll need to do a little research on the voltage capability of the HPI electronics as its something i havnt really looked at with the micro RS4. The lipos will give a big hike in volts and save a large amount of weight in comparison to NiMh cells. Its a good looking model the Ken Block kit.....im tempted-but busy with other builds Yoshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Johnston Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 Hi, thanks for the reply, I will keep researching batteries and other hop ups, there doesn't seem to be much info about people upgrading motors and stuff since they've been re released, but I'm sure I will find something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshimoto Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Yeah im surprised to see it re-released but its a good move by HPI theres lots of these about but not very much support for them as they seem to have been forgotten somehow I know that a lot went brush-less with them but for me in my running area brushed was enough on such a small platform and going 7.2v was a good improvement over stock. I kept mine all HPI parts but the GPM stuff seemed a popular choice at a lower price point. Yoshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 They look great ive always liked the micro rs4 but they hardly popped up. Now ill soon be able find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonclarke2000 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 definitely going to be upgrading mine, looking at lipo's as a battery upgrade for mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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