Originally Posted by
stony30
I would contact a tech at horizon for that answer !! I won't use my boat as a guinea pig sorry ...
Their "Official" answer is going to be that the boat was designed for 4S, and anything beyond that is at the user's own risk.
The Motor will likely handle it... the ESC MIGHT, but you WILL be putting it at risk.
The stock 1800KV motor setup, out of the box, is pulling around 56A average current. It's right at the ESCs rating. We all know that this ESC WILL handle more, for awhile, anyhow, but you are taking a chance.
The stock MG with a good prop will easily do 40-43mph when well setup, and is capable of much faster if you push the prop selection. However, again, you are risking burning something up.
As they say, "Speed is Money, how fast do you want to go? $ $ $"... If you are looking for higher performance, it's just like any other RTR (Traxxas, Losi, etc...), you'll want to pop for a new ESC, and then a new Motor. There are lots of affordable options out there that will jump up the performance of this boat.
Hope you are enjoying it so far!
Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."
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