Malachite

I am looking to purchase a Vantage 2 for my son and wanted to know what I would need to upgrade to make it brushless, once he is used to it. I bought myself a Zorro a couple of years ago and just purchased a 3650 brushless motor and 60a esc from banggood. Is that all I would need to do?

How can I stop my Zorro rolling at high speed? I have the original Zorro (not Torro), not the new one, but I run it brushless on 2S. I've read that wider wheels may help, but which ones?

I have recently upgraded my Zorro to brushless. It is quite rapid and a lot of fun but it seems to spend more time on its roof than its wheels. I have read somewhere that somebdy put wider wheels on it, to improve handling and stability. Is this straightforward or will it require some additional modifications? TIA

Just popped a 3650 - 3900Kv brushless motor into my Zorro but the factory fit heatsink from the brushed motor is fractionally too big..... Do I need a heatsink with a brushless motor?

Thanks for the advice.

So I have finally got my Zorro and having loads of fun with it. After the hell that has been the lad's Phantom, I have actually managed to get a full battery's worth of play time on the Zorro without anything breaking....... This is a first. I went for the brushed version initially, as it was a gift from my mum but I have a brushless motor and ESC arriving any day now, from Banggood. What I would like to know is, what is the aluminium upgrade kit that I need for the Zorro or what Chinese equivalent car do I need to search for on Banggood. TIA.

Ignore post. User error. The battery compartment was just very difficult to open 😕

Just received my Zorro from Time Tunnel and it has come with an Etronix controller but I can't see how to access the battery compartment. There appears to be a slot for my finger nail but it doesn't pull up or slide. I am also seeing some Etronix controllers require a separate battery box but no mention of this when I ordered it.......

I've decided on the Zorro, purely down to its look. I also couldn't resist and have ordered a cheap brushless combo from Banggood.........!

I think the grub screw issue was only the cause this time. The first two strippings of cogs, the grub screw was tight.

My boy is running his Phantom XT as stock but with 2S LiPo, which I have seen many people doing on YouTube. We seem to keep stripping the pinion and gear. He only got it in June and we have replaced them both 3 times. Although i think the latest was because the grub screw came out of the pinion (assumed lost) and when I did a new run with a replacement screw, the gear shredded in seconds so I am guessing the grub screw was the cause. Thinking about a future, minor brushless upgrade but worried about the pinion and gear not lasting 5 minutes with that sort of power.

Looking for something relatively inexpensive so I can join the boy when he takes his Phantom out. I like the look of both the Outlaw and the Zorro and can get them both for just over £100 without battery and charger (which I don't need). Are they both equally straight-forward to upgrade to brushless later on, if that's what I decide to do? And I assume they will both run 2S LiPo out of the box...... TIA

Dead motor! Luckily I have a spare. Slightly cheaper than a new ESC 🙂 Finally, a little lady luck!

Would I need to replace like-for-like or are there better, cheaper options?

It was fresh off the charger!