Guys,
Been lurking for a while, but now able to post. I got a good deal on a vader off Ebay and mine arrived just before the weekend. At 1/8 scale I run an OFNA GTP2E with the MMM/2200 combo for tarmac / drifting, and an ERBE with the same MMM/2200 for offroad. I tend to run both at 5S as a good balance between speed and controllability. At 1/5 scale I have a 5iveT which after much thought I am keeping on gas, and the idea behind getting the Vader is that plenty of people have had good experiences with it as an electric 1:5th buggy. I took the buggy out this eveing for a blast on loose gravel / cut grass running a pair of 3900 25C 3S lipos and was pleased with it. A little extra Vmax would be nice though.
I've read all the stuff from Spriggan and Vader Guy on this thread, seen the vids of vaders running the 1515/2200 and the 1717 motor. I'm dead excited to hear about MSUK stocking the Sirius range of motors and MGM ESCs too. It's nice to have lots of options but I can't now decide what to do. I want a little more torque and Vmax, but not so much that I'm stripping those expensive tyres, melting deans connectors or damaging the drive train. From this point of view, the 2200 with a blower seems the best option, but it just seems wrong to run the same can in my Vader and my ERBE! The sirius version of the 1717 seems like a better size can with oodles of torque for just
