Originally Posted by Speedbug

For all you guys concerned with weight, have you looked at replacing the throttle servo with a mini metalgeared servo. i have used the HiTech servo which only has about 0.5kg less torque than standard servo but lighter. you will need to make up some custom brackets but it works great. I also run the MTX-3 style reciever pack to save on alot of weight, but for the longer races i am experimenting with Lithium polymer packs for extra mAh but alot less weight than the standard 1200NiMh packs.