This just in from Evike.com!

That's pretty surprising!

My stance on lIPO ready is....

Great Shim Job
Perfect Angle of Engagement (AOE)
*MOSFET of some sort to protect trigger contacts (Optional)


IMHO, the above listed is the bare minimum.. The MOSFET I listed as optional because a gun will function for a while without one, but in the long run, I say it is a must have.

Dont forget thet a GOOD piston is necessary. A lot of LiPO failures are the tail end of the piston.

Proper shimming is a good idea in any gearbox.

AOE is important for any set up that will exceed "stock" operation such as 400+ FPS or 20+ RPS to extend piston life and improve gearbox efficiency.

A MOSFET will help keep the high current from destroying your trigger contacts and make the most use of the added power of the LiPO.

Good gears and bushings will be necessary but you dont have to assume that you need replacements. A lot of "stock" gears and solid metal bushings will handle LiPO's.

Good wiring. Low resistance or at the very least, 16ga with Deans connectoer and minimum BS fittings are a good idea.

Most mods you would to handle a LiPO are the same mods you would do to get the most out of a 9.6v-10.8v set up. It's just going to wear quicker.

Hey guys if an 11.1v lipo is too much use a 7.4v lipo, it will be 8.4v when it is fully charged and it flows more current so let's say you have a 9.6v mini batt. And you want lipo a 2 cell lipo will in most cases give you the same or more bps , you ask how dose a lower voltage batt give the same or better performance? Good question . The rate of fire is controled by the voltage you send the motor a mini batt. has small cells that have hi internal restance witch when you put a load on them , in our case 10-20 amps the voltage drops because the batt has such high restance so maybe your 9.6v mini bat when you shoot may drop to 7v on a good one ormaybe 5v on a cheap one. Where a good lipo
may be able to handle 40-50 amps current. So when you fire your gun on a 2cell lipo the voltage will stay at about 7.5-8v so your gun keeps a good fire rate. Now the second benifit is a lipo is much higher capacity for the same size as a mini batt so let say you have a 1200mah mini bat if you use a lipo you may be able go as high as 2200 mah for the same size if you have a little more room you may go higher mah it depends on your gun. Another advantage is a lipo charges faster no more 5hr charges , a lipo will charge in 1hr and the batt in most cases will weigh less. So the only down side is you need a special charger to charge them and you can not run them all the way dead. From my experience I have found that a lipo will give you about 1.5-2 round fired per mah of batt. power , example a 4000mah lipo like I use in my gun gives me at least 6000rounds fired before I have to charge. So don't be afraid of lipos just use the right voltage for your gun. Bob.

That was great Bob! Thanks It helped me out a lot

dont forget about the C rating, shwell uses that damn 35c.... lol wish i had one!

No problem
glad I could help. Bob
Lero ,35c lipos are very good and will have less voltage drop than a 15-20 c lipo but for our use a 20c lipo is plenty good and it will cost alot less. If you want to see what I mean check out ThunderPower 50c lipos they are the best but you will pay for them. Bob.