Barto, i DO NOT recommend FETS or High power motors at this stage. Trust me, when you pull that car out of the box, assemble it, chuck in some batteries (Dont use alkaline batteries in the car, cause they make the car gutless) i will guarantee you it will have more than enough power to begin with.
I recommend the first mods for your car should be ball bearings, ball diff, carbon h plates (the stock ones will break), tyres and alloy servo gear. These hopups will greatly help the performance of your car.
Once you have got the hang of your car, only then you should think about more power. The x speed is a step up from the stock motor, with more speed, power and torque. It is available for about $16 off dinball. A turbo or fet mod is recommended, as it allows more power to flow through to the motor. Fet mods are considered the best.
You can experiment with handwound motors (very powerful) but as the motor gets more powerful, the runtime decreases.
The type of batteries you run is directly proportional to performance. It doesnt matter if you use Nicad, NiMH or alkaline in the Transmitter, but its a different story for the car.
Using alkaline batteries, the car will have somewhat sluggish performance, and a low top speed. They also have a short runtime on alkaline batteries. Nicad or NiMH batteries can supply more current to the motor, but Nicad lack capacity. NiMH have more ‘explosive’ power response, but there is alot of variation in brands. Jaycar NiMH batteries have o.k. performance per dollar, but there are better cells on the market.
The batteries charge in whatever time depending on what brand charger you have. I can charge my batteries in 5 minutes, only cause i have a good charger.
