Mike Haynes

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I use one pack per class that i'm running, so usually 2 sedan classes would need 2 packs....it usually only takes about 20 minutes to repeak.

syndr0me

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Having two is nice so you can make setup changes while one is charging. It's also nice for practice. It makes 1C charging a little easier to tolerate as well.

Drew Ellis

I only used 1 pak for the entire pactice and racing all i did was repeak after every race and then i would discharge at nite then a new full charge in the morning i was using a heating pad to get the temp up my chage rate was ten amps...I ran 13.5 and 10.5 ten runs on one pak and it kept getting better and the pak was two months old...take that sub c lol ...Later Drew

syndr0me

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It's good to see so many talented drivers praising LiPo after IIC. I wonder if we'll start to see car designs that take advantage of them? How about a beefed up FK04 with modern updates?

EAMotorsports

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Yeap Lipo is here to stay! I love it after running it most of the summer and at the IIC! Its simply easy and FAST every run! What was most impressive is that I did not hear of one single failure at the event and only know of 2 bad nimh cells when they shorted out against each other.

I used one SMC 5000 the whole week in vegas and it was fast from start to end. No more worrying about when to peak your battery either...we should never hear "Minute grace....my battery wasnt charged"!!

EA

EAMotorsports

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Also for guys running the 5000 pack I will have lipo weights that go in the chassis in the next few days like the Xray team and I used at the IIC. They fit perfect in the 3.5mil thick Xray chassis and add back the exact weight (4.7oz) you loose with a lipo. We will have a slightly thinner/lighter version in a week or so for other cars.

EA

adamge

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Nice? Easy to tolerate? Is this racing or gardening?

hehe, just hassling you. How was the big race experience?

-Adam

TimV

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Is this going to be a running change, or a new part number for the new cases. I wouldn't trade my current SMC 4000 pack for anything, other than a new one. One battery all summer long. TQ'ed and won our last race meet with it.

syndr0me

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Not bad, I had a great time. Most people were very friendly, and a few held on to grudges. I'll definitely go back some day, but I want to make sure I'm a bit more of a contender first.

It was funny, the two people I gave the most grief online (Jack & Danny) were the nicest in person, and guys I've never even heard of were the most angry. Ah well. I made amends where I could. It's certainly no fault but my own.

I ran warmed SMC 5000's all week in 17.5 (where voltage matters the most) and nobody pulled me on the straights, even the NiMH users. The turns, well... that's not 'cause of voltage. :-D

hanulec

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EA - do you have any pics of your weights? how are you fitting a 5000 SMC in an XRay? is it hanging off to the side or angled like in a Corally?

EAMotorsports

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It was good meeting you finally.....Glad to see you, jack and Danny talking without any cussing or fighting! LOL

Good job making the main as well...You looked like a contender to me....just needed a little more luck.

EA

EAMotorsports

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I am still unpacking my stuff now. I will take pics tomorrow of them installed in the car. I put the tray in the slots like normal and then angle the lipo like the corally. It balanced out perfect and could tell zero difference on track handeling vrs a nimh pack. With the lighter tray on the xray there was a little difference in handleing. Jeff cuffs ran one of the lighter ones in his corally and said it made all the difference in the world.

EA

Kraig

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When the rest of the world goes Lipo then you might see more Lipo influenced cars if they think that Lipo is here to stay for awhile. Until then, probabaly not.

syndr0me

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Thanks man, it was good meeting you as well. Even in my best run, I had to move out of the way several times to let faster guys go by, just to see them crash in front of me and repeat the process again. Seems to me, being faster is the solution. I'm going into hiding this winter to practice as many days as possible without getting divorced.

wallstreet

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what pads were you guys using in vegas to heat up the lipos ?