aflipz
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yeah castle creations rock! I have a mamba25 esc with a cm-8000 motor. The mamba is essentially a phoenix 25 with different software for cars and trucks, everything is programmable; brakes, timing, start mode, even reverse on/of, or reverse type! (delay or smart) All of their brushless esc's can use the phoenix link usb cable for more programming options + firmware updates. (i asked, you can't flash a mamba to become a phoenix, and vice versa at least that's what they said) Believe me, the high temp cutoff works on cc's, so do the lvc's and everything else that is supposed to be there, the mamba takes so much abuse, being in a truck is very different than driving a prop, you can prop your plane and be pretty sure it won't draw more amps than static wot, Trucks however have gearing BUT vary in weight, can run in tall grass and snow causing resistance etc... it's really easy to exceed power demands in rc cars and this thing has all the fail-safe's for it to survive the worst kind of abuse. I kick myself for not getting a phoenix25 in the first place!
i got a tracking number and everything, they actually shipped it out, they say it should take about 10 days to get here. I didn't ask what exactly they were going to send, they just said they'd replace it with a castle creations, i am assuming phoenix 10 a phoenix 25 would be awesome though.
I told them i wanted a new plane cause mine was F@#$%d up but they didn't mention anything about that in their response. Immagine if manufacturers could be held responsible to such an extent! Their warranty states quite clearly that they cannot be held responsible beyond replacing the esc itself... I did send them pics of everything, the gp plane, gp motor and gp esc, who knows maybe they'll take it to another level due to my ''loyalty'' but i wouldn't hold my breath. Replacing that crappy esc with a better one is allready a nice gesture on their behalf. Would sure be nice to receive a test prototype of their upcoming epp arf 3d plane, ok i'm dreaming now...
In another dream, I wish nissan would trade my 02 se-r spec v for an 04, after all, it only has 25000 miles on it and has had 2 engine replacements because of a widespread known issue allready, then they voided my warranty because i have a sport tuned exhaust system. They did this because they know their 2.5 engines are crap and will not last till warranty coverage end. Oh, yeah.. it's in the shop as we speak, their is a problem with the ballancer shaft assembly drive chain and say it's not covered because i have an exhaust header. That's like me telling you your house's roof is no longer covered because you drive a toyota... Just about as closely linked, mechanically speaking. By the way, i put the header there because the engine failures are caused by the pre-catalytic converter on the stock manifold that sometimes desintegrate, get sucked into the engine in certain (normal) operating conditions and scratch the cylinder walls, causing premature wear and oil comsumption, in my case followed by a large BANG sound coming from the engine bay. The first time i thought it was funny and i kept peices of the number 4 piston as a souvenir (they are the size of baby teeth) Now i am finding it harder to laugh at the situation.
Is this what you'd call ''off topic'' ? 
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Might be a good way to make the front-end real strong too, ugly, but strong 
I bet the