I've heard a big difference is in the initial throttle response/delivery. With nitro you have a clutch that gives the slightest bit of lag/wind up. You do not have that with brushless. You have instant full power. I've heard it is not uncommon for a former nitro driver to miss the timing of jumps and over shoot them or they spin out because where you could hammer the throttle on a nitro, you might have to feather in a brushless car. I have not heard too many people complaining/talking about what handles the corners better, I think they are 6's. You might be able to find a kit to add mechanical brakes so you can still adjust front/rear bias, I'm just not positive for your kit options. Hope that helps. Good luck and happy racing! Oh yeah, you can figure rpm of brushless by multiplying the kv rating with the volts of the battery you are using ie. 2200kv x 18.5v(5s)=40700rpm. 22.2v(6s)=48840rpm