Originally Posted by PitCrew

I didn't say that 5 cell stuff was melting down. Somebody else said it. I did see a speedo (5cell mod) go poof last weekend at Nats. I was paraphrasing a question with that sentence.

Looks like some people are getting what I am saying. That in order to make a 5 cell car as fast as a 6 cell car when they weigh the same, the 5 cell car must be run harder, ie...lower wind motor and taller gearing. This will decrease runtime.

However, for example if you ran 5 cell 19t with a lighter car vs 6 cell 19t with a heavier car, the 5 cell car will be slightly slower but it will have a longer run time. Unless it is geared really crazy or something.