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So far, it's been very stable with the rubberized insulating sheet and ground-down board contacts. My range is still flaking out, though (antenna lead is 18 gauge superflex), which may be due to interference from the motor lead directly under it, or maybe it merely needs to be tuned for that kind of lead (I put screwholes for the tuning pots on all my ESC covers). I'm still checking the heat sink temp religiously after swapping on boards, but so far, it looks like I've whittled the electronics problems down to just the range, which is nice because that doesn't involve any shorting parts pouring smoke out of my car (my lead is fully insulated down to the board) I've got to make damn sure I don't have any more shorts before I put my lithium harness on this thing (got an NML SSv3 on the way that doesn't get run until this thing is fully stable) for the final round of platform stability tests.
All this has ultimately led me to start a case study document of XMODS modification. It isn't an end-all-be-all for all kinds of optimizations, but just takes my vehicle, which is close to being as modded out as possible without changing the form, and describes, in detail, the benefits and caveats to an all-aluminum, tuned suspension, modular electronics system, covering stuff down to things like optimal axle spacing on individual wheels and protecting from electrical shorts.
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