about how fast will a sc10 go if i do this?
 

i am planning on getting a new brushless sc10. how fast will it go if i keep everything stock but instead of a nickel metal battery i put in a 2s lipo?

Well, if you're looking at a 6 cell(7.2 volt) NiMh or a 2-cell(7.4V) LiPo, honestly there won't be enough of a difference to notice. The advantage of LiPos is not more speed, it's high capacity in a package that is considerably lighter(LiPo's typically weigh about 60-65% of a NiMh of the same capacity), & low electrical resistance such that you only need one LiPo pack & you can recharge it immediately after a run(whereas NiMh's need a little cooling down time first, about a couple of hours, so to do a lot of runs in a day, you'd need several NiMh packs). But speed will not be a significant difference in general....:cool:

I couldn't disagree more. While I can't tell you how fast your sc10 will go I can make you a 100% guarantee it will be faster, lighter and have considerably longer runtime. I first got into racing by borrowing a buddies slash with a 6 cell nimh battery and raced about 4 or 5 times like that and started getting pretty good. When I finally switched to a 2s lipo all of a sudden I couldn't keep the rear end from coming around due to all the extra power.

Totally disagree. You'll notice a difference immediately. I agree with jasons36, I had the same problem when I switched to lipo. They were so much lighter and had so much more punch I had trouble driving my car at first. They're way better than NiMh.

I agree with Jason.. you will see a difference in speed and especially runtime. My MERV on 6 cell Nimh's could barely lift the front wheels, on lipo (2s) it's a handful.

I also bought the SC10 - Brushless version. I've since upgraded the motor, but stock gearing with a 2s lipo will run around/under 30mph (maybe??). You'll eventually want to change out that Reedy 3300kv motor and ESC for something a little better for more speed. Start with a quality 2s lipo pack to get used to the truck and once your skills improve upgrade.

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LiPo make car go zoom zoom fast :nod::nod::nod::nod::nod:

Just check your esc can handle it. since its brushless it will probably accept a 2s but might need an aftermarket esc if you want to run a 6s

Wow, then I guess NiMh's have really gone downhill in performance since I last used them. Of course, the only ones I ever used were the more expensive matched packs(near to what sponsored racers got, as close as I could get my hands on), & my own experience with them in the transition to LiPo was much smoother. I also have had a Novak Sentry for a few years(which can monitor actual battery voltage during a run & then play it back later on a PC), & my NiMh's actually began runs with MORE voltage than my Lipos, but the difference I saw was that the LiPo didn't drop off as much by the end of a run. And on track, I couldn't see ANY noticable difference in top end(& I did test runs with the same car, same ESC & motor, same setup, everything, only changed the battery), data from my Sentry saw NO change in top speed. Not saying you guys didn't feel a big difference, only relaying MY experience(which btw, spans over 2 decades, so I've pretty much seen it all). The only BIG difference is in weight, & that can account for some improvements in acceleration(& sometimes in unbalancing a vehicle, especially when you have that much less weight over the driven wheels)...