Chiming in on an old thread, but thought I'd share some feedback. I recently dumped a bunch of cash on a new 4wd buggy, and decided to be frugal on the motor and got a Trackstar V2 13.5. I had been running a V1 17.5 in my 2WD buggy for a while and was happy with it, but being that I still run a rear motor buggy, the can had some pretty good dings in it. So I replaced that one with a Fantom V2T. Anyway, folks in the pits could see what motor I was running in my 2WD pretty easily cuz it's just hanging out there for everyone to see. After a recent race in 4WD where I had some good battles, someone made the comment "well, your car's making the big horsepower running the Fantom motors". I had to mention that the Fantom is only in my 2WD, and in my 4WD I was running a Trackstar. I immediately got a few looks like "did he just say Trackstar"? The guy I was battling with laughed and said that he needs to run out a get a Trackstar too. He's currently running a Team Powers Actinium V2.

So yeah, as you hear time and again, best bang for your buck out there. The V2 cans offer plenty of ventilation. Running a FDR in my wheeler around 6.8, with about 48 degrees of timing; I never got above 137F after a 5-minute main. And it definitely makes enough power to keep up. May not be the fastest thing out there, but it also doesn't cost 150 bucks.