i never ran the saddles before but i felt like the car got better as i moved the shorty battery back. i had the standard servo and all the electronics bunched together up front. I never reallly saw anybody running the esc behind the battery untill Tebo did at the worlds. then everyone did and it seemed pretty popular after that. but i wonder if it is really better. i will try it out i guess but probably run the shorty in the back again at first.