I did the GT2 arms and have had no failures. I have hit pipes and rebar hard enough to send it barrel rolling at full speed.

Anyone?

hey guys i almost have everything i need for my build but i can't decide on a motor/esc

i've had the CC 5700 in my slash and had heat issues even on 2S(gearing aside)

i looked at CC4600 combo
Tekin 537 motor w/ mamba max- but i don't understand how its a 5T motor but only 3700kv
I'm somewhat interested in Novaks New Ballistic motors- the 8.5t w/ their esc. What do you think about them?

I run a MM5700 combo in my SC10 with 16/87 gearing. My temps are rarely in the 160s after a race, usually the low-mid 150s. If I run a lot after a race, like playing tag or something, it can get up to 180. Everything is stock except my mm5700, and I don't have any cooling assistance.

Cool product. But does this mean you will have to take your body off, and then the overtray off to turn your truck on and off? Maybe JConcepts already has a solution on the overtray for this, but if there's not ,here is a simple solution. Take a small cotter pin and solder it to a small wire then shrink wrap it for looks. Drill a small hole in your chassis to match your wire size. Cotter pins being soft you can pinch it (with a needle nose pliers) around your Speed Controls on and off switch button. Then on the outside of the chassis add a collar with set screw. Make sure you position your on and off switch to turn on when you push it in just in case you get hit during a race. I made my own chassis cover a while back so I had to come up with a solution. Hope this helps

nevermind, made up my mind

Novak Havoc 3S w/ Ballistic 8.5

http://aedownloads.com/press/in_081409_caps.pdf

just a heads up me and my buddy's havoc's seized on us..first mine went the shaft was totally frozen solid. my gearing 18/87..motor temp 135...then my buddy's did the same thing his gearing 16/87..motor temp..145 both systems less then a month old. we were both in the gearing range according to Novak's chart we shipped them out still waiting to hear back from Novak. I'm disappointed in their motor's i spoke to a couple of guys at my local track and their motor's gave them problems.

Speeddaddy
the on/off switch trick is what I used to use when i raced the R/C boats.
you need to "clip" something to the shaft when you shut it off so you can't accidently turn it on in the pits. Something like an allagator clip would work.
Bob Oaks

im running the mamba max with 5700 motor and running 16/87 as well.

temps are very normal. only gets 180+ when i run my whole lipo baterry.

great, i thought i had it all figured out. I've heard they have great customer service. I'm interested in hearing how they fix your problem? So you had the havoc series motor? any bad things to say about the new line of ballistics? I've always heard good things about novak. it sucks to hear that

i have the Havoc 8.5 and my buddy has the Ballistic.. 8.5..they have our motors for about 1 week already..turn around is usually 2 weeks according to Novak. I'll try to keep this updated as i get more info from Novak. 1 motor i can say Hey its bad luck but both motor's Hmmmm...

maybe look into 4600 sidewinder people that are running seem to like them with no problems that i can recall..

i personally dont like the mamba and the castle motors...once i got a tekin RS pro setip with a redline 7.5 i was amazed....

now i want to sell the mamba to get another tekin.

yeah keep me up on it because i really wanted to try that combo, now i have have second thoughts

^ My only advice is to buy what you like. What works for others might not work for you and vice versa.