Just a word of caution... if you are going to do ANYTHING beyond running these boats stock (this applies to pretty much ANY RTR), REPLACE THE CONTACTS! I am a firm believer that the vast majority of RTR ESC failures are caused by the contacts desoldering under the heat shrink and shorting out the ESC over several runs... eventually, the solder joint fails all together. Some decent 5.5+ sized contacts will prevent this.
Also, I wouldn't expect much performance of ANY kind with the stock props on these boats... Not unless you take the time to really prep them. Your money would be better spent on 4S and getting the right prop on the boat, than any higher voltage with the stock prop.
As for the motor holding up... unless you do the above, not a chance. IF you do the above, it'll hold up for a bit, depending on how you prop it, but, NOT unlike any Traxxas Stampede or any other RC vehicle, if you push things too far, they won't last. You have to build up to it.
Personally, I wouldn't run the boat on anything over 5S. If you want to run 6S, maybe pickup a Miss Geico 1500KV motor, or another more suitable to that kind of voltage. The motor doesn't care about the Voltage, but the RPMs will definitely shorten it's life...
Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."
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