Not so fast Silver Rocket

[wltcol60]

I have a RTR (QiDa?) Silver Rocket, 36" deep V with a brushed 540 motor, 7.2v 1800mAh nicad and flex drive. Without getting a "real" real radio and receiver and going to a lipo/brushless motor and esc, how can I get more speed out of this 15-20 mph toy?
2 battery packs @ 14.4v? Will that cook the "receiver" or other components?

[Boatman]

Yes it will ruin the electrics. The wires in those are usually very thin. There really isnt much to be done unless you change to a esc, receiver, motor. More like a normal setup. For now I would say run it and have some slow fun but in the mean time start ordering you parts. Going fast costs money. Not always a ton of money but that is why the boat you have was most likely around 50/60 dollars. The RTR range that cant be beat is still the SV27, proboat blackjack, and the UL-1 hydro from aquacraft.

[Matt C]

I started off with a super hawaii and switched the motor to a 540 feigao, got an ok esc and replaced the batteries for better nicd cells. Didn't cost much money but the difference was great.

[wltcol60]

Boatman, Matt C, thanks for the advice. This is a fun electric as it is but I think I will tweak it a bit. I will be ordering those parts soon. Thanks for your help.