Originally Posted by
lemons95
I've had the RC car for a few years, I played with a little, then stored it in the garage. Recently i've gotten back into it.
I'm tired of pull starting my nitro car, it's always had problems. It use to be that parts were breaking left and right.(got those all fixed now)
I've been watching electric RC cars, with 2s lipo batteries, and a few with 3s lipos...
The 2s lipos look fast, but If my car can handle 3s lipo then I'd like to go with 3s.
How hard would it be to hook up an electric motor to drive train?
Will it work with the existing tranny?
Also will parts from the tornado epx pro work?
Any help would be appreciated.
Sorry about posting my 1/8 buggy conversion all over your thread... I was cornfused and thinking the Tornado was the same as the Bazook.
Anyhow, I started looking a little and I think nitrosports is defiantly correct. I found an entire car, brand new, with charger and batteries for $189 on eBay (Redcat Racing Tornado EPX Pro 1/10 Brushless Buggy Blue/Flame) free shipping! This would likely cost less that the conversion and you would have spare parts and a working template with a manual and part numbers if you decided to convert your nitro too.
On a broader note however, your general idea about converting to electric was a home run for myself. My nitro cars get dusty because I seldom have the time, my electrics get wore out!