Board Thread:Off-topic discussion/@comment-27306930-20180413051552/@comment-35070608-20180920004413

Elliottw wrote: At the time, I was working on a Stampede mod, and thought I might needs some spare parts. The punger and tubes are prone to getting brittle and cracking. I am running one with a 9kg spring and metal gears at 14.8 volts and I fully expected to break some internals. But so far, so good.

So I made a whole bunch of $20 bids on eBay, and over time I won several. And trust me, for twenty bucks you just can beat 'em. Stampedes are awesome ! Rapidstrikes are better for speed but you can sneak with a Stampede. You could also sneak with an FDL because of the brushless motors.