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Old 01-07-2011, 06:46 PM
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Fozzy D
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Originally Posted by jmaverick
We decided to put a CC short course sidewinder combo in the Cup Racer. It has a 4-pole rotor for more torque and is rated at 3800kv(on sale for $99). Works nice with stock pinion. No overheating, but it was only 50 deg out. Extra torque is just what a Cup Racer needs. Right now running on nimh batteries until I find a good lipo that fits.
Haha! That's sweet. Somebody told me that wouldn't be a good idea to put that kind of system in there. They told me I would break Diffs left and right. Anyway. I'm done my build and looking forward to racing on Sunday! With a Novak 17.5 whatever that means.
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