Help with Brushless and LIPO for Cyclone S
 

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri">Hi all,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri">I am excited to get into the hobby level RC. I have a roller and radio system, so now needing help with the Motor, ESC and Batter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>Here is what I am working with:</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri">After my own research I decided it start out with a HB Cyclone S. I found a nice roller off Ebay with a clean Silvia body $78&hellip;.I plan to upgrade to a TC as I grow in the hobby. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>There are some chassis upgrades, but I have not received yet to inspect. For the sake of the post let&rsquo;s consider it stock.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri">Radio system: Specktrum DX2.0, SR3000, </font><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Z270 Standard Race Servo, Z590 Hi-Torque Race Servo. $80 ebay special.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">My goals for the motor and battery set are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1hr + run times<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Advance enough to get me through amateur competition (don&rsquo;t want to have to replace right away as I grow in the hobby)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">$200 budget<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">From this I was looking into max amps Lipo systems:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>What cell pack capacity do I need to reach run time goals?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>What extras do I need to install&hellip;.plugs, taps and cutoffs? Could not find much info on this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Need recommendations on Chargers and Balancers can I get a good all in one?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Tips buying used/ebay lipo packs?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">And Brushless systems:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Read the Novak SS4300 was good for drift application&hellip;..other good motors for drift?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Good ESCs (with built in cutoff for lipo) (good tuning capabilities).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Installation extras&hellip;.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Sorry for all the questions if I need to read more links would be appreciated. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>

RE: Help with Brushless and LIPO for Cyclone S
 

I doubt you'll get 1hr+ continuous run times regardless of what esc/motor/battery combination you use.  I get around 30 minutes with a 5000mah battery but if you think a 10,000mah battery would get you twice the time you'd be wrong.  It would weight twice as much and therefore your motor would have to work harder and reduce run times, not to mention the unbalanced weight.</p>

Just get 2 5000mah batteries</p>

RE: Help with Brushless and LIPO for Cyclone S
 

you might be able to squeeze an hour or so out of a 5k pack and a 10.5 setup on plastic tires.  novak is a not bad, and proven setup, speed passion would also be a good setup, i personally am not as much a fan of mambas but a mamba 4600 will work nicely for a drift setup.  but you probably are better off like my man said before getting two 5k packs so u can run more continuously.  if money is an issue find some nic nimh packs and run those.