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Thread: Going to upgrade my Mini Rio

  1. #1
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    Default Going to upgrade my Mini Rio

    Hi all!

    I`m a new member to this forum, and have been running my stock Mini Rio for some weeks now.

    I`m about to upgrade my Mini Rio, I ordered a Duratrax Vendetta VR3 at Ebay.
    Will this burn my stock ESC and battery?

    If so, what should I upgrade before I get this little speed devil on the water?
    What kind of ESC do you guys recommend?


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    I inherited a Mini Rio from my brother. I then proceed to do some extensive mods.
    - tore out the stuffing tube,
    - upgraded to an OSE .095 flex drive.
    - glass reinforced the inside.
    - 3600KV motor from eBay (kinda heavy)
    - a 30 A ESC, water cooled, also from eBay
    - drive hardware : The micro strut and rudder from OSE
    - Octura y534 Plastic prop
    - 2S 1000 mah, 30C Turnagy Lipo

    It runs well, but it can flip if you gun it.
    pics are here
    and here


    I just put a 3s pack in, IT FLEW!!
    Then in short order, my coupler, which was a stock unit I bored out to fit my motor and flex shaft, failed. I lost the prop and shaft. Lucky for me, I was in shallow water at the time, so I retrieved the boat.

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