well Its all most ready

Phase 3 of my Radio Propulse / Megatech Megapro is almost done .

I have installed the brushless system out of my ZD Racing 1/16 scale car and am preparing it for its maden voyage. 

This motor is pretty powerful and may damge the the drivetrain but I think it will be worth it . I should point out this is not a speed run attempt the car should top out at around 30-35 mph on a 2S  pack by my calculation.

The motor is a 3900 kv   2435 motor . Now I know that kv rating is a little low compared to the norm for 1/18 scale RC car's but I have installed the tires from the ZD racing MT truck an these will require a little grunt to get moving .

Strangely I actually like this look , makes me think mud drags .

The cheapest lipo's I have ever bought and what I think of them

Well I bought this 1/16th scale brushless car from ZD Racing and I needed some lipo's that would fit .

Being the cheap'o I am I searched the net high and low and came across some batteries on Ebay that fit the bill . They were being sold out of Brooklyn, New York and they where holding lot's of auction's on batteries . The name on the batteries was YKS and I couldn't find any opinions or anything about these batteries .I eventually decided they where cheap enough to for me to take a risk on buying them . So far I have bought 6 of these batteries and out of the 6 I have had to contact the seller and get a replacement on 2 of these batteries . Now for the price of these batteries I am not complaining one bit I bought these dirt cheap and if the inconvenience of getting a dud is unexceptionable don't buy these as with anything cheap there is a risk . But in my opinion the seller I bought these from was top notch . They sent me replacements with no hassle and I got them in around 3-5 business day's just like my initial order.

A link to the Ebay selller I have been Buying from

 Here is my early YouTube video I did.

If you need some thing to compare prices to here is a start.

Why did I buy a ZMT-10 / Turnigy Stadium King

Well a while back I did a review on a forum of the 1/16th scale car's I got off of Ebay .
I personally was quite satisfied with what I have gotten for my money with them .

That is not the reason I bought this truck . I bought it because it is available to the mass's and part's support from hobby king in my opinion is acceptable if your prepared  and stock up on item's. But what drew me In is the lure of a car that will except Traxxas replacement and upgrade part's. If this rumor is true then this car has exceptional value .


Now in the off chance that the rumor's are wrong I don't think this car will be a bad value unless ZD Racing has changed the plastic formula from what they used on the 1/16th scale car's.

Just for fun I have made list  of all the 2wd stadium trucks I could find that are popular for the bashing crowd and would be considered competitors  .

ECX RC Circuit 1/10th Stadium Truck  $99.99
[ECX1100]  http://www.ecxrc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ECX1100

Sadly these guys are on there way out if you want one get it now Down side mostly the plastic transmission  gears and AM 27MHZ radio system

RedCat Twister XTG 1/10 Scale Electric 2WD Stadium Truck $119.99
http://www.redcatracing.com/Twister-XTG-Brushed

2.4GHz radio very adjustable for a budget car 

Duratrax Evader EXT2 EP RTR  $129.99

http://www.duratrax.com/vehicles/electric/dtxd32-evader-ext2/index.html

Up side full bearings , has adjustable turnbuckles, battery, charger and accessories  down side AM 27MHz radio system.

Arrma Vortex 1/10 Electric RTR Stadium Truck w/ATX300 2.4GHz, Battery & Charger (Blue) $169.99
[ARAD03BB]  http://www.arrma-rc.com/radio-controlled-cars/vortex/

Only real advantage's I have come up with is that Arrma installed a 15 turn motor so It should be a little faster out of the box it has a 2.4ghz radio system and steel transmission gears.

ECX RC Circuit 1/10th Stadium Truck RTR w/2.4GHz Radio (Gray)  $169.99
[ECX1100S]  http://www.ecxrc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ECX1100S

They upgraded the drivetrain for improved reliability and thru in a 15 turn motor and a 2.4GHZ radio system and a little faster battery charger

Phoenix XT RTR 2wd Brushless 1/10th Truck $179.99

TTR6571-F071          http://www.ttamerica.com/cars/ttrd76.html#

Up side cheap,2.4GHz radio system ,and it's brushless down side will need a  battery, charger and accessories and part's support is mostly online.

RedCat Twister XTG PRO 1/10 Scale Electric 2WD Stadium Truck $189.99   http://www.redcatracing.com/Twister-XTG-Brushless

has a 2.4GHz radio system Plus a brushless motor system and is  very adjustable for a budget car

Traxxas Rustler XL-5 2WD RTR w/7-Cell Battery & Charger $214.98

3705    http://traxxas.com/products/models/electric/3705rustler

Up side You can find parts everywhere , it comes with a 7cell battery charger and accessories  . down side everyone has one , there expensive and barely a good value when compared to the  when compared to trucks like the The Brushless Evader

Duratrax Evader Brushless 2.4GHz RTR        $229.98

http://www.duratrax.com/vehicles/electric/dtxd37-evader-brushless/index.html

Up side Has a brushless system , has a 2.4ghz system ,parts are almost as common as Traxxas . down side will need a Lipo battery, charger and accessories 

Traxxas Rustler VXL 2.4GHz RTR w/7C Battery & Charger

$344.97

3707                  http://traxxas.com/products/models/electric/3707Lrustlervxl

Up side You can find parts everywhere , it comes with a 7cell battery charger and accessories  . down side everyone has one , there expensive and barely a good value when compared to the  when compared to trucks like the The Brushless Evader

The leap of faith .

Well I bought a no name brand R.C. again 

I haven't received it yet but it's paid for and should be on it's way shortly .

 I bought the brushed version of the ZD Racing  ZMT-10.

 Because I couldn't find anyone who had the brushless version in stock.

Now parts for this where scarce and hard to find but thanks to Hobby King parts will be easier to get if needed since they Introduced there rebranded version , The Turnigy Stadium King 2wd 1/10th Scale RTR Truggy and a long list of replacement parts.

Look at the truck

parts

Brushed 2WD Electric 1:10 Scale RC Truck

4 Wheel Independent Suspension. 

2.4GHz. Digital Transmitter/Receiver.

Pistol-Grip Radio with High Torque Steering Servo.

Powerful Brushed 540 Electric Motor.

7.2v 2400mAh 15c NiMH Battery.

Full Ball Bearings.

150 Amp Brushed ESC.

 Specifications:

Length: 483mm

Width: 311/338mm

Height: 173mm

Wheel Base: 291.5130mm

Gear Ratio: 7.8:1

Content:

              1 x 1:10 Scale Brushed Truck.

              1 x Battery 

              1 x Pistol-Grip Transmitter

              1 x  Manual/Accessories

Now the one thing that sticks out to me is that this seller list full ball bearings in the truck and from what I have read the hobby king version has bronze bushing's.

It has also been said that these trucks have metal transmission  gears .

It has been rumored that a lot of Traxxas part's will fit this truck and I plan to see if this is true.

When I do receive this truck I plan to do a complete tear down and test ever part to check for compatibility. 

So look forward to that .