u/555byte

It has a card in the box that says it's "brushless ready" well mine definitely was not. After maybe 10 minutes of running it sheared of three teeth in the front ring gear. Amazon specials to the rescue, about $50 for the pair. The internal gears from the factory diff went right in. I used the included steel pinions from the kit, and saved the stock ones as spares.

My brushless setup isn't crazy either, 2s, Hobbywing 10BL60 and Castle 3800kv 3650 (The motor does seem spicy though)

Well the stock Mega electrics lasted all of 24hrs, too slow for me. I had a Hobbywing BL1060 and a Castle 3650 3800kv green can motor just sitting around. In they went. The top speed is over 30 mph on 2s. I don't know that the stock Mega drivetrain will handle 3s, so I am not going to try it for now. On 2s it is plenty lively and drives really well (15t pinion).

The batteries fit much nicer on edge vs flat and that is how I will be putting them from now on. They are hardcase so it seems to work just fine. a 3300kv, 3100kv motor might be a better choice.

For $139, it looks pretty darn good. I already soldered on the xt60 connector, now I am charging a battery. I went through my electronics and I have a 4500kv KK series Surpass motor and a Hobbywing BL1060 just sitting around... Hmm...

A Great Planes PT-40 was literally thrown out on the curb at a house a couple of blocks away from me. It was in too good of shape to just get tossed, so I grabbed it.

I don't know how to fly something like this so I used it as decoration in the garage at the family cabin. I am guessing it is from the 90s...

That's my 1/8 scale Beetle for a reference

Seriously didn't need another car at all but for $139 I just bought it... A brushed Arrma Granite from Horizon Hobby. Somebody asked a brushless KV question so, I googled the Granite to make sure I was thinking of the right car, I was, and saw the sale price. I ordered so fast that I missed that Amain had the same price. I like Amain quite a bit, nothing against Horizon, but Amain has been good to deal with and Brett puts out pretty good content on YouTube.

I am going to leave it bone stock for friends and family...

So it will probably be brushless in a month or two.

I have an rc problem

I took these 3 out today, and those re-re's are just a blast to drive. Unique driving experiences for sure but so much fun. The Dune Master is up next...