Lipo Battery Fitment in Tamiya Chassis'

[@dmc331]

I went through this struggle a while ago and found the "Gartpot" batteries on Amazon fit most of my Tamiya's. They're the right length, plus the wires and balance leads come out of the center of the pack.

[@poorboysrc]

Right on, thanks for sharing! 👊

[@shadow7037932]

Can confirm. Those are the same ones I've been using.

[@rworden96]

Same here, those are the ones I use !

[@MrSdways]

That is what I am using as well. Good price also

[@nighthawkj30A4]

Yes finally a video which shows what kinds of lipo i can put in Tamiya rc’s been wondering want to put in my Tamiya CC-01

[@poorboysrc]

I've got another video on modifying my CC01 chassis to fit a 5000mah 2S lipo hard pack! Check it out!

[@nighthawkj30A4]

@@poorboysrc seen it just now ill have to pass.

[@poorboysrc]

@@nighthawkj30A4 you do you man! I've seen some guys get stressed about the mod weakening the chassis, but I gotta tell ya, after 5 years, mine is just fine! 👊

[@derrickkenyon6205]

That is Really good to know Brother. I am constantly checking dimensions of batteries before I buy them. I also put spacers between the bottom brackets on the Pumpkin chassis.

[@poorboysrc]

Thanks for watching, pal! 👊

[@MauzyrockRC]

Thanks for the tips. I just got into the hobby, and I do love the tamiya kits. In my limited RC/tamiya experience, I found that it was harder to find the right length Lipos for my Wild one. So far, I have found oval lipos that fit most of the tamiyas but not the buggy. 13.5mm.

[@poorboysrc]

It's definitely a challenge finding lipos that fit, but they are out there! Thanks for watching! 🤙

[@JeepsCafe]

The lipo was a wee bit longer in the M05 chassis, but it fit. The wires caused the body to fan out. Great video bud, keep up the great work. I like the shirt btw!

[@poorboysrc]

Thanks pal, I've been getting a lot of compliments on this shirt, haha! 🤙

[@DustyFingersRC]

I am still using Nihm but not say one day I won't go Lipo. Good information 👍🏼 Mate, that Sledgehammer video was one of my all time favourite running videos. Watched it several times and I have it saved 👊🏼

[@poorboysrc]

That's awesome! 40% of my viewers are from the UK, so I figured a Sledgehammer RC movie HAD to feature UK's finest, Peter Gabriel. 👊

[@DustyFingersRC]

@@poorboysrc Excellent footage!!!

[@DustyFingersRC]

Oh, I also had a flashback to a TV show also called Sledgehammer. Ever seen it? Hilarious.

[@poorboysrc]

@@DustyFingersRC yeah dude, I loved that show as a kid! The cop with the big gun, right? Had a bit of a comedic twist in it. My mom and I watched it back in the 80's!

[@ZombieGamingMetalhead]

This is what I been struggling on finding lipos for the Tamiya cars

[@poorboysrc]

Well good news is, this battery fits many of them. Hope the video was helpful. 👊

[@ZombieGamingMetalhead]

@@poorboysrc yes this was very helpful thanks for the information

[@scottnorton6834]

For the HotShot, SuperShot, Boomerang, Super Sabre, etc Tamiya made an extended battery holder to allow for the bigger 8.4 nimh batteries. It is part number 50296

[@poorboysrc]

Right on, thanks for letting us know! 👊

[@michaelinzitari]

There is no way my older Tamiya could fit a modern Lipo like my TA01 and F103RS, but my newer Tamiya have no issues, Zahhak DN01, FF03, TA06.

[@poorboysrc]

It's always an adventure finding a pack that fits!

[@camrowdrone6497]

I have a 3s in my lunch box just the wires not centered , Enjoyed your video 👊🏻👍🏻

[@poorboysrc]

3S lunchy? That thing must be insane! Wheelies for days! 🤣

[@scottnorton6834]

On the ORV chassis instead of just backing out the screws I put a washer to act as a spacer.

[@poorboysrc]

Good tip!

[@rgun2515]

Try it in the Sand Scorcher...:)

[@poorboysrc]

I see where you're going with this... Hahaha. But hey, keep scrolling through my vids, and you'll see I've upgraded my Sand Scorcher chassis and it'll now accept this battery! Lol! 😆

[@jguillermoii]

I need a lipo battery that would fit the Tamiya C11

[@poorboysrc]

I've never owned one so I can't confirm, sorry pal. 😐

[@chef11chef11]

Thanks, great video it was so helpful. I have that traxxas sledgehammer, also a blackfoot, mobster beetle all original. My question is, will it fit my new GF-02 Squash van? Thank you

[@poorboysrc]

Oh yeah, it'll fit. Just make sure not to mount your esc right up against the battery tray. 👊🏼

[@JIPPERR_1]

Big wieght difference too. Lipo's are about half the weight and that means more wheelies!

[@poorboysrc]

Haha, yes sir! More wheelies = more laughs! 🤙

[@homeworkpictureshq]

Wow... Nice

[@Brian-hj2gj]

what about the early 90's Tamiya super Blackfoot ?

[@poorboysrc]

I don't own a Super Blackfoot, so I can't say with 100% confidence, but I do own a regular Blackfoot and they share the ORV chassis and this battery fits nicely in that application. My gut says it'll fit the Super Blackfoot no prob. 👊

[@TheoXydias_PerlaCoffeeTrailer]

cut the plastic of the battery where the cable come out, fill the cut area with silicone and you are ok. i did that on my m01 tamiya i have video converting a m01 to 2s lipo battery

[@poorboysrc]

Interesting tip, I'll give it a try, thanks! 👊

[@TheoXydias_PerlaCoffeeTrailer]

@@poorboysrc kzbin.info/www/bejne/f321f6Zngt2WrdE here is the video

[@stevenzacharakis]

Should of done the comical chassis... so silly it forces round

[@poorboysrc]

I still don't own one and I'm not sure if I will. They're just not my cup of tea.

[@originalrcfun7368]

Many of the vintage tamiya kits needs the weight of a nimh pack. I use nimh packs in all my vintage cars from Tamiya, HPI and Losi.. And a silvercan or other mild motors do not need a lipo in my opinion.

[@poorboysrc]

The added weight of a nimh definitely helps!

[@SRG-HITMAN-11]

Will it fit a monster beetle and blitzer beetle? Many thanks

[@poorboysrc]

Yes to the Monster Beetle. Blitzer... I'm thinking... I don't recall off the top of my head. I can check when I get home today! 👊🏼

[@danielvandergraft1095]

Probably won’t fit a grasshopper super G. Let us know.

[@poorboysrc]

I just tried on my Grasshopper rere, and it's super tight. I bet you could squeeze it in there with a little more effort, but it's not coming back out easily, that's for sure! Hahaha! 👊🏼🍻

[@vinceruland9236]

What about a Hornet chassis?

[@poorboysrc]

I just tried and couldn't get it to fit my Hornet, it's just too long. 👊

[@vinceruland9236]

@@poorboysrc thanks for trying sir. I've been wanting a Hornet lately but that is kind of a deal breaker. I've got 2s hard packs fitting in my frog and blackfoot.

[@JimBoBJames-no5db]

Answer is really easy. Just use a shorty battery and if needed a little foam padding to stop the battery moving around in the battery compartment. I've found reedy wolfpack 2 S lipo is 95 mm long and slim enough to fit , plus gens ace make a redline 2 S lipo that is 95 mm long and fits plus it's 130C discharge rate . And NXE battery's make a shorty lipo 2 S battery that fits also. Plus many others , you just need to look around. Most of these batteries use bullet connectors on battery which changes to deans plug ate end of battery cable where it connects to ESC. And on an open type bathtub chassis that's not going to be a problem. Quite a performance boost over nickel metal hydride batteries and the runtime is hugely increased. Nickel metal hydride batteries might give 5-8 minutes running time on a charge and that's pretty much a waste or time and money when recharging the nickel metal hydride battery. Like paying for expensive electricity for a battery that only lasts 5 minutes. I get over 30 minutes run time on my Super Hot Shot with Tamiya super stock RZ motor running a 2 S 4500C nvision lipo battery.the car gives 44-45 kmh or 26 mph. The nvision battery is 138mm long and won't fit rerelease Tamiya Hornet or Grasshopper. And when I switched back to nickel metal hydride just to compare the difference the nickel metal gave me 5 minutes then was dead. 👎 Screw nickel metal hydride batteries. Go lipo for sure 1000% you won't regret it 👌💪👍 the Hornet battery compartment is 136mm + or - 1mm long x 50mm wide x 25mm high. Just find a battery that fits these dimensions.

[@alfredyost7972]

I bought a LIPO from Venom that fits Tamiya kits. I never measured it but it has fit every Tamiya kit that I have. Now for the bad news. Venom is going out of business, so this battery will be hard to get now. I will now find another LIPO battery. Thoughts?

[@poorboysrc]

I had the same Venom pack years ago and it was perfect! Until it puffed... lol! And they don't make them anymore... too bad. These are the best bang for the buck I could find!

[@seniordaywalker503]

Great video and info. Would you mind telling me what the max length lipo would be allowable in an Egress 2012 please?

[@poorboysrc]

Thanks for commenting. I tried measuring the battery space on my 2012 Egress and it's really tough to measure... It's an odd way of mounting a battery in a chassis, kind of have to slide it beneath the upper deck and between two support posts. I couldn't get a good measurement, but I can say that a conventional 6-cell nimh pack fits with ease. I have a 4000mah 2S lipo shaped like a rounded nimh pack and it drops right in. My 5000mah hard case 2S lipos will not fit. My 4200mah 2S shorty lipo will fit. So basically any battery shaped like the old style round packs will drop right in. 👊

[@seniordaywalker503]

@@poorboysrc thanks for the reply man... So your 4200 rounded lipo is good? May I have the measurements please? I'll try to see what's available in my country. I will run lipo for sure.

[@wagdogrdc]

This looks like a great battery, 80C is quite unusual for this formfactor. Have you tried on a blitzer beetle by any chances ?

[@poorboysrc]

I haven't tried it in my Blitzer Beetle yet, or at least I don't think I have. Are you checking for fitment?

[@amandalinkhorn5539]

Frog 😂

[@poorboysrc]

Ah yes! How could I forget the mighty Frog!!! 🐸🤣

[@simonkubacki9823]

The struggle is real

[@poorboysrc]

Indeed, my friend! 🤣

[@BlackSeaRC]

I must say that when you are looking for a LiPo battery with a Tamiya connector there is far less choice. I am still running NiMH on my Tamiya cars and indeed even on my latest crawler, a Cross-RC AT4V, I have stuck with a NiMH battery simply to get compatibility of equipment across my RC collection. It is such a pain to have lots of different connectors, especially when you have a collection with multiple different RC car brands. Call me old fashioned but a high spec NiMH battery still works for me in most applications. Having said that, I am really tempted to use a LiPo on the AT4V as it is a good spec truck, what do you think?

[@poorboysrc]

I think you should try lipo out, the power difference is really outstanding and the larger battery capacities are great in certain rigs. I tried using a nimh to film my Traxxas Sledgehammer video a couple weeks ago and the lack of power was numbing. I've become so accustomed to lipo power it's hard to go back. Give it a try, I think you'll love it.

[@shadow7037932]

Switching out the connector or getting a Tamiya to XT60 converter is not a big problem I've converted most of my stuff to XT60 and higher power stuff to XT90.

[@raymondmccauley9451]

Hay do you know if the tamiya tt02 esc can run on a lipo im not sure if you can

[@poorboysrc]

Pretty sure that kit comes with the TBLE02S esc, which is lipo compatible. Only issue is that it doesn't have low voltage detection, so you'll need to either run a separate voltage detector with alarm, or ( do what I do) and as the performance starts to drop a little, I remove the battery and put in a fresh one. 👊

[@CharlesGarnierRC]

Hi, could you try if it fits in a TA03?

[@poorboysrc]

Unfortunately I don't have a TA03 chassis to try it on. 😭 I can say that this battery is just slightly wider than a standard 7.2v nimh pack. So if you have a little wiggle room in your TA03, you should be good.

[@lloydrjim]

Any chance you have a manta ray and tried that battery in it?

[@poorboysrc]

I do have a Manta Ray, just tried it and it does fit but it's EXTREMELY tight! And the length of the battery prohibits the use of the Manta Ray's battery holder (little plastic piece held in with a body clip). But it fits so tight, I don't see it ever falling out, I had to fight to remove it. 👊

[@lloydrjim]

@@poorboysrc I kinda figured that the retainer wouldn't clip in. Iv had trouble finding one that will fit the manta. Thanks for trying and the info!

[@poorboysrc]

@@lloydrjim happy to help! But yeah, the retaining clip wouldn't even be necessary, it fits so tight that battery is not coming out! Haha!