ORIGINAL: FAZDA
I know a company called hobbywing that makes cheap and reliable esc's, they sell a 180 amp brushless water cooled/proof boat esc called the Seaking-180A for around $115. Heres some of its basic specifications: <div><span style=''font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''><span style=''color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial; ''>
Output: Continuous current 180A, burst current 360A.</span><div align=''justify''><font face=''Arial''><font color=''#555555''>
Input: </font><font color=''#555555''>6-18 cells NiMH/NiCd or 2-6 cells LiPo. </font></font></div><div align=''justify''><font face=''Arial''><font color=''#555555''>
BEC Output: </font><font color=''#555555''>5.8V@3A Switching mode built-in BEC.</font></font></div><div align=''justify''><font face=''Arial''><font color=''#555555''>
Suitable Motor: Sensorless Brushless Motor</font></font></div><div align=''justify''><font color=''#555555'' face=''Arial''><div align=''justify''><font color=''#555555'' face=''Arial''><font color=''#555555'' face=''Arial''>
External diameter of the water cooling pipe: 5.0mm</font></font></div><div align=''justify''><font color=''#555555''><font face=''Arial''>
Size: </font></font><font face=''Arial''><font color=''#555555''>72mm(L) * 68mm(W) * 34mm(H).
Weight: 165</font><font color=''#555555''>g</font></font></div><div align=''justify''><font face=''Arial''><font color=''#555555''>They seam cheap but I have one and they work well for me, you can check them out at
www.hobbywing.com but their only sold on ebay</font></font></div></font></div></span></div>