SL with 4S electronics (plus short course motors in general)

[RC-Steve]

Since we're discussing 4s SCTs ROAR limitations don't matter.
A 6500mah 4s hard case HRB or ZEEE knock off battery will fit. My motor of choice for this application is the Castle 1512 2650kv paired with a 16t pinion. The truck will be able to do standing back flips and will be as fast as an over geared Kraton. If you get the feeling I've done this before it's because I have.

This setup will twist a SCT rear center driveshaft, you need to substitute it for an EB48 one. My experience is with the 410.3 format.

 

[Andrew Oster]

Since we're discussing 4s SCTs ROAR limitations don't matter.
A 6500mah 4s hard case HRB or ZEEE knock off battery will fit. My motor of choice for this application is the Castle 1512 2650kv paired with a 16t pinion. The truck will be able to do standing back flips and will be as fast as an over geared Kraton. If you get the feeling I've done this before it's because I have.

This setup will twist a SCT rear center driveshaft, you need to substitute it for an EB48 one. My experience is with the 410.3 format.

Nice, thank you. The 2.0 comes with rear center driveshaft borrowed from EB48 as standard, so one potential headache less.

 

[headsmell]

if you go with a Xerun 4268SD 2200KV I would suggest running a XERUN XR8 Pro G3 ESC OR an ESC that is of similar size. I've had great use with mine in my SCT.

The XR8 Pro G3 has such a small foot print that even though the motor is large you can make things work with a snug fit. A larger ESC could get annoying. Here is my layout

 

[Andrew Oster]

if you go with a Xerun 4268SD 2200KV I would suggest running a XERUN XR8 Pro G3 ESC OR an ESC that is of similar size. I've had great use with mine in my SCT.

The XR8 Pro G3 has such a small foot print that even though the motor is large you can make things work with a snug fit. A larger ESC could get annoying. Here is my layout

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Good point about the ESC size, thank you. Actually I have been eyeing a Reedy Blackbox 880R ESC as it's astoundingly small and light while being suited for 4S. It is however maybe too lightweight if one wants to balance the electronics side with the battery side... A typical LCG LiHV pack of usable capacity seems to weight right around 480g. The 880R could however come very handy building the SL truck.

Edit: Actually, servo sitting on the battery side on the SL is a bit of a spanner in the works. The battery side will end up weighing ~415g with no shavings possible.

Your electronics add up to around 490g, not accounting for the weight of the motor & battery cables. Right within the sweet zone.