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Currently I am running 4000/5200mah 2s lipos, positioned 90* from the original battery location using an Axial battery plate. I feel having the battery down the middle is better for the COG.


Now that I've done the axle flip, the A&M skidplate becomes an issue. So I am wanting to raise the transfer case up, and ditch the skidplate. Problem is, the length of the current 2s batteries don't give me enough room to do that. I may also wind up having to raise the transmission and motor up with it, but that's not an issue as 2 plates can handle that quite easily on the transmission mounts, though I could probably get a short shaft with universal joints to avoid having to raise the transmission with the transfer case.

So now my question.
I'm looking to move up to shorter 3s lipo batteries, In theory, running a smaller 3s lipo (say 3000mah), should get increased runtimes as compared to a 4000mah 2s lipo. More power, less load.

Does this transfer over in practice? AKA does it actually increase/match your runtimes as compared to a 2s lipo?

Reason I ask, is then I can downsize on the capacity, and size of the physical packs, in order to make room to raise the transfer case.

What is your experience on 2s vs 3s lipos in a TF2?