Originally Posted by
spooky 1
I had a Sphere TC and two cell batteries. My brushless motor didn't have adjustable timing and I didn't even have a charger that would do one-cell. So with no boost and no adjustable timing and only two cell batteries and charger, I had to start over. I guess if you are at it year round you can slowly add what you need as you go along. I have had this same thing happen a couple of times when getting back into electric, and its annoying when I only need to pick up an occasional new engine for nitro every few years.
Spook, you don't need adjustable timing (the motor almost certainly came with 30 degrees or more built in), or two cell, or anything like that. Just get the car to run and gear it to the moon if its slow. A conservative gearing in MY 1/12 scale with a 13.5 was an 80mm rollout, that was with a 44 tooth pinion. 17.5 guys routinely run 100mm of rollout to get top end even on small indoor tracks. Just think: No more $30 gallons of fuel, no more $100 sets of tires, and parts are two dollars instead of $20. Plus the racing is better, as its a real drivers game instead of jump-turn-jump-turn.