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Topcat rere w/ sidewinder

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Would any of you know if a brushless sidewinder sport be to much for the stock transmission of a rere TOPCAT to handle? I am an utter newb when it comes to brushless and want to ask those with more smarts

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tighten that belt or put a pro transmission in it.
Great car tho! one of the best 2wd cars hands down
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I just built one, tighten the belt fully and it should handle it. I bought the last pro tranny available currently. Great tho.
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I had to google where Energy Illinois was...I’d never heard of it. LOL

Looks like we’re going to tighten the belt and give it a go.

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top cat mike wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:02 pm I had to google where Energy Illinois was...I’d never heard of it. LOL
Now I had to Google it as well... :lol: Down in SIU country...

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duckhead wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 8:49 am
top cat mike wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:02 pm I had to google where Energy Illinois was...I’d never heard of it. LOL
Now I had to Google it as well... :lol: Down in SIU country...
Yup....graduated there in 1996....its about 20 mins away from Energy
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Was just searching the webz for a Topcat. Even though I picked up a rere XLS right before they discontinued, kinda wish I also would've got a Topcat too. The old Schumacher's are just hands down cool as beans.

I also had to google Energy. Whenever I hear of a town in the ol' land of Lincoln that's new to me, I can pretty much safely say it's south of Bloomington. :lol:
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We have both. Cat is great but the top cat drives so damn good. Not sure why it didnt fair better in the 80s
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R6cowboy wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:04 pmI also had to google Energy. Whenever I hear of a town in the ol' land of Lincoln that's new to me, I can pretty much safely say it's south of Bloomington. :lol:
We are in the deep South! seriously, there are hillbillys here!
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The further away from Chicago the better.

I'll have to scoop up a well used Topcat if I ever come across one.
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