Thanks for the kind words guys -- Lee was pretty awesome yesterday, little luck and we could be having a different discussion today. He is excited for 4wd. When the chassis companies allow me to post pics of the cars, I will show you how they have the 4wd's wired up.

Both guys are running the VTX10R BE. Travis is going to test with the Pro Caps on first - Lee hasn't used them before in 1/10 so he is going to wait to see if he needs it.

No receiver packed needed, has internal booster.

awesome thanks for the info!

Yup. Definitely post any questions on the VTX1. Been loving mine in my 1/12th Scale and has been perfect in my TC. I just helped switch a good friend over to VTX1 from countless DNF's due to Receiver pack/external booster issues with his old ESC. He's a happy camper also

Going to try and convert more folks over this winter season at our local carpet track

what would be a good esc for 1/10 stadium truck and 1/10 4wd buggy respectively, planning on running around a 7.5t motor. I noticed the viper esc's don't have fans and I didn't know if heat would be an issue in these platforms. I am happy with my copperhead for sc and vtx10 for stock buggy. Would like to continue using viper stuff since I already have a progauge.

I just purchased the vtx10r-BE w/ the viper 7.5t motor for my dex410. I ran it for 10 hard mins and it came off a very cool 94 degrees on a large outdoor track and the outside temp was 85. this seems to be a great combo for 4wd buggy. hth

Yup perfect combo. I run the same.

Stadium truck, VTX10be is good. 4WD buggy, get the VTX10Rbe. If it runs hot, You can use the Fan shroud.

awesome that's what I was thinking, thanks for the quick replies.

If your going to run a 7.5 use the R version, no need to push the regular version. Using the VTX10R BE at the Worlds with no fan - 7.5 in 2wd, 6.5 in 4wd. Other companies are running fans even in 2wd.

We prepared for higher heat, Travis has a fan in his 4wd but its only 5-10 degrees cooler than Lee's without.

thanks, looks like I will be getting 10rbe and 6.5 soon.

Well it looks like I killed my VST8.5 some how. I'm having a hard time track down the original purchase date from AMain but I'm guessing that is a good indication that it is over a year old so out of warranty. Is it possible and worthwhile to send a motor in for service?

I'm running this in a B4.2 and have a 7.5t that I can drop in, in its place but honestly the 8.5t was probably too much motor for me...surely don't need to be running a 7.5t

Hmm Edit: ok so $50 for a new motor, just found it on the Viper site.

Trade in program baby! Turn around is crazy fast.

Trade in programs are cool, I remember back when CEN tried to push there vehicles out there they had a problem to take ANY brand vehicle in, in any condition and you could get there vehicles at a discount.

can I trade my wife in for a newer model. If so, count me in, lol