Hi Guys

I'm just about to get back into RC cars are 20 odd years out of it and plan on starting slowly (and cheaply). Anyway I'm looking at getting the HobbyKing GTX3 which as far as I can tell is just a repackaged GT3C. Can someone confirm that, earlier in the thread is says some people can't get the firmware to load, but that was a while ago?

From there doing mods isn't a problem. I've already got a 9X TX with more mods than you can shake a stick at for my multi rotors.

Some questions though, is it worth running a LiPo in the GT3 or are some low discharge eneloops going to be fine? In the 9X the included battery holder is terrible so you need to replace the battery, wondering if that's the case here too? If it is, can you squeeze in the Turnigy Nano-tech 2500mAh 3S LiPo TX pack, or is the more common Turnigy 1450 pack a better fit? Assuming I go for the LiPo pack, how much more stress does that put on the voltage regulator? I see there is a mod to replace that with a switching regulator. Is that required if you switch to the LiPo or just nice to have?

Other than the firmware update (which will be fine), the bearing mod also seems popular. Is it better to do this right from the start so as not to wear out the plastic surfaces, or does it not really matter since you have to enlarge the hole anyway?

Finally, since there are 8 channels on the firmware update.... I assume there are receivers that will bind to this radio that make using all those channels possible? Can someone point me to them? HK would be ideal if they have them, but really just knowing which ones they are would be helpful.

Thanks