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25 mins from a brushed Firestorm. 5000mah 40c 2s

Might buy 40w for the FS.

Buy two of these: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__37356__ZIPPY_Flightmax_4000mAh_2S1P_40C_UK_Warehouse_.html

My son has an ECX torment 1/18 and I've bought 100wt shock oil which is recommended for this model. How would the standard FS shocks fair using this oil?

Try GT85, much better than WD40 IMO.

Could bye white wheels and dye them yellow.

I'll give you

Don't want to get it dirty. Pmsl. Waiting for my brushless combo to arrive. Sc8 with 4700 motor.

I was never a fan of the brushed shell so I bought a clear and got it how I like it: Tamiya ps16 backed with silver and black. I also rit dyed the stock wheels and wrapped the spoiler in carbon vinyl.

Agreed. I bought a couple of voltage checkers for

I spent far too long messing with nimhs. Once you go lipo you won't go back. Soldering isn't as hard as it looks. I am now confident after a few goes, you just need a 60w iron, flux paste, heat shrink, 60/40 solder, helping hands and youtube.

If getting a nimh make sure its 8.4v not 7.2v for added performance.

Don't hesitate. They are awesome machines that can take a hard hit.

I have just been out for a bash with my son and his 1/18 Torment for the first time using a 2s Lipo. I checked the motor temps every few minutes and it was steady at around 180f but towards the end it was reading 240f and smelling very cooked. As far as I can find it runs a 14t pinion so I might change that to an 11t I found on Ebay but I doubt that would bring down the temp by 100f. Maybe Lipo is a step too far for brushed 380 motors. I'm looking to replace the motor with a Traxxas Titan 380 which I believe is a straight swap and will hopefully last a bit longer. If anyone can recommend me a good 380 brushed then please do so. Thanks No keen on brushless as I would need to change the ESC TX and RX as they are in one unit.

Currently discharging to 0v in nimh discharge mode. Don't trust it and the wife is giving me grief.

36 but act 21 LOL

Check it this morning and it looks like this: Still sitting at 3.78/3.73 but the blue wrapping has burst open. Brought it to work with me as I didn't trust it in the house.

Just checked the Lipo after two weeks storage at 3.8v and it's reading 3.78/3.73. Should I be concerned or if this within acceptable tolerance?

I store my two in a cash box at room temperature.

Stored at 3.8v per cell and they dropped to 3.79 / 3.74 after 5 weeks.

I checked the voltage every week and the 2nd cell only lost 0.03v over a 5 week period without use. I'll take it for another run and see if the same happens again.

Fahrenheit. It's a 5000mah 40c 2s. The Lipo didn't feel any warmer than room temperature to be honest.

Shame, we must be losing a good few mins of runtime. Still way longer than nimh though. During the bash the brush motor reached 160 degrees and esc and lipo around 80. Are these considered safe temps?

I'm using a Turnigy blue 5000 40 2s. I'm was looking at getting another but will have a look at the Zippys.

Help... How do you reset the tx and rx? Reason I ask is that for some reason when I turn off my tx the car shoots off at full speed. After messing around with it the rx sits ready after sounding the beeps only when I turn off the tx.