well second weekend out with the new lrp 550 4.5 it seemed like my truck was losing power on the second pack out. i brought it in grabbed both rear wheels and gave it a little throttle sounded like when you have a loose ball diff or loose slipper motor was turning but the wheels were not turning very strong. i pulled the whole rear tranny off thinking maybe the diff gears. no way after further investigating. i pulled the motor and said let me try something grabbed the pinion hit the throttle lightly. well the motor spins but the pinion shaft does not something broke loose inside. well i boxed it up today going back this afternoon to associated. ive never had trouble with warranty before so shouldnt be a problem. i ordered a tekin 4.5 to get by until then. i noticed the tekin has a different kv rating than the novak 4.5 and the lrp 4.5 anyone know why? i ran my spare ballistic 550 5.5 on 2s the rest of the day and with the 13 tooth pinion it was way underpowered and slow as dirt lol.

any one have any trouble with the new lrps yet. im thinking the new one when it comes back will be saved for a spare. really sucks its a fast smooth motor. i miss my old novak hv 4.5 it was by far the strongest ive tried yet but the damn thing would stutter in the middle of a race from brake to forward.