got my blitz tonite, and can't wait to run it this weekend. i am correct in assuming it is lipo ready out of the box?? eventually i want to go brushless, so if i could buy one battery for both now and later, could you guys recommend one. the brushless systems i am looking at is the castle creations mamba max pro 5700 system or the hpi flux 5700 system. any help would be great. thanks
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The HPI Blitz is an awesome short course truck but sadly it's electronics are lacking at best in my opinion. The ESC is neither LiPo ready (no cutoff) nor waterproof.
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You can't go wrong with the Castle setup. Congrats on the new rig.
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yeah i went to the lhs today and found out the news about the poor electronics. i grabbed a NiMH to run it for now til i go brushless. i started looking at the novak 8.5 ballistic set up. any good? it hits my price point well at $165. theres just way to many options out there
If you're really wanting to run lipo "safely" right now you could always purchase a Novak Smart-Stop, they run about $25.00
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no, lipo isnt a priority right now. i am more worried about narrowing down a brushless system that works well with the blitz and my budget that will make me competitive on the race track. (minus the driving skill of course)
