What is the top speed out of the box or with LiPo batteries?
2046929
Top speed on Nimh is less than 10mph-15 I would estimate, the esc isn't rated to handle lipo batteries. At least the one that came in mine a year and a half ago.
1983121
One battery. You can use a LiPo which will give you longer battery life and more speed.
1529745
2S LiPo batteries are great for backyard bashing. 3S batteries provide a LOT more speed. You can gear up to 60 mph with a 3S LiPo. I recommend having both a 2S and 3S for different bashing experiences.
151450
The motor will handle 3 s lipo but the esc is only rated for 2 s lipo. That battery will burn up the esc
1091265
I would recommend at least a 2S lipo battery, you won't be sorry. Tested with a NiMh, but I got a lot more power and runtime with a 2S lipo. I didn't bother to reprogram the ESC just to have the NiMh as a spare, so it's been in storage ever since.
1481294
Stock batteries are very lame, buy 7.4 LIPO and you will be very happy, if a child is playing with the toy stock batteries would be fine you get about five minutes good power and it goes downhill from there, maybe 10 minutes
1091263
2s lipo for sure, 3s will run hot and cause the esc to do a thermal shutdown after about 2 mins on a Stampede 4x4 geared 11/52 with proline trenchers
94551
The truck is pretty peppy with the battery it comes with. It lacks run time though. I would start off by getting a second battery of the same size, and connecting them in parallel. The series connection is designed solely to increase top speed, and should only be used for that. Stop and go style use will fry the batteries in no time in series. Parallel increases how long the batteries will run, as well as the raw torque of the truck. A lot of guys out there will say, "Get the biggest and tie them in series!" I will definitely say that high speeds are not this truck's friend. Although it does result in some wicked crashes!
841401
With the brushed motor it will up to about 20-25 mph with the stock battery if I were guessing. After my son drove my brushless we swapped in a Castle Creations sidewinder 4600kv motor esc combo and a 5200mah 2s battery. Now it is closer to 40-45 mph. And is really tough. My son runs his a naked cage as well no body on it. He loves it.
640621
The Brushless 71074-1 E-Revo with LiPo's will get you there to 50 MPH!!! Have Fun!
640619
this is your truck then, its faster than the brushed, and will go faster with the lipo batteries
965329
Might want to start with a bit smaller battery. 7.4V Lipo, mah number translates into runtime. Save some money with shorter runtime. Lipo will be noticeable difference especially with brushless motors. Nice truck, you'll like it. I recommend the sway bar kit from Traxxas, cheap upgrade, much better handling.
334713
I wouldnt go much bigger. I dont think the speed controller can handle it. If you were to buy a battery with a higher Mah rating youd get much longer run time. Its a pretty decent battery out of the box though.
1744588
35-45 min depending on your style. I have 2 summits and the nimh actually runs better than my lipos. I just ordered my new motor and ESC. Truck will hit 50 mph easy.
1441221
Its plenty fast its the torque you want. Thats why you want the lipos they hold even charge providing burst for jumps and passing.
395059
Only LiPo and LiFe. Haven't had a battery like that, and haven't tested it. Just get a charger made for the battery to be safe. Always
235978
I run it on 2000mAH LiPOs (careful, there is no LiPo low-voltage cut off circuitry) and I get a solid 20 minutes. The original 1600mAH NiMH Duratrax battery I bought with it was closer to about 15 minutes.Yes, 2 batteries is a must.