Newby to 1/8 electrics. Help!

[BORMAC]

While I understand brushless gear I have no experience with 1/8th scale gear. I am looking for an esc and motor which are reasonable on price and reliable enough to last me a little while.
Personaly I like the Hobbywing stuff that has the program card/box and would like to use this system.
Can you recommend me something that suits my needs?
Thanks- Jason

[MHeadling]

Hi Jason, I would take a look at this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOBBYWING-XERUN-Sensored-4274SD-1800KV-Motor-150A-ESC-LCD-Card-Combo-ME231-/270951879874?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item3f15fd94c2

This will be perfect on 4s, I use the hobbywing stuff in my Losi 8e and its been great.

I did have a 2200kv motor but this was soooo quick (it would wheely at 3/4 throttle!) A 1700/1800 kv is still super quick (faster than nitro) but you can get good run times on this.

There is loads of info on rctech.net as this is a big class in the US.

The Tekin RX8 is great but fairly expensive so the HW is a good all round choice.

As for batterys the Turnigy 4s hard packs are good and price is very good, check out hobbyking.com for these.

Gensace is another good option too, check out giantshark for these.

Hope this helps, any questions fire away.

[stumpy]

I run a 1/8 truggy and use the HW 2200kv motor with a 150amp ESC running 4s turnigy packs and it really moves.

These are better then the price would suggest, go for it.

[Philim]

+1 for hobbywing 150a esc and motor. Turnigy or gens ace 5000mah 4s minimum. Gens ace now uk supplied via giant shark or turnigy via hobbyking who also have a uk base.