Im am thinkin about going brushless. I like the sidewinder because the ESC can also have brushed motors used on it ( just in case I dont like brushless). I was wondering if anyone has used this before and could give me some feedback on it. I probably wont be buying till julyish. I would use DEANS connectors and I would probably switch to lipo ( if possible with this setup).

Thanks for any info you guys have! :thumbsup::woohoo:

The sidewinder is actually the mamba 25 ESC. Works great, never had a problem out of it, however you can't program it to use a brushed motor. It probably won't matter anyway 'cause more than likely you won't want to go back to brushed motors.

The sidewinder is actually the mamba 25 ESC. Works great, never had a problem out of it, however you can't program it to use a brushed motor. It probably won't matter anyway 'cause more than likely you won't want to go back to brushed motors.

The Sidewinder-micro is very similar to the mamba 25 but it does control brushed motors also according to Castle's website!!!

With the newest software all Castle speed controls will run brushed or brushless motors.

Ok is the competition pack a good one for the 18 mt?

no the 5400Kv motor is more than sufficient for the RC18T. I believe the competition package has the 8000Kv motor - way to much, you will tear up the gears...

comp x is the 8000kv. comp would be the 6800.

yea I was thinking bout the 6800 or 5400

I have actually run the comp X package in both rc18t and slider...to me it is the only way to go.