Air cooling the turbine area to allow operations at higher temperatures was a key solution, one that continued to improve through the 1950s and on to this day.
The Villain is powered by the same air-cooled (with the Villain IV/Villain EX water cooling accessory kit still available) "Stinger" 20 turn 540 sized brushed motors as the Villain IV.
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It is powered by one water-cooled "Stinger" 20 turn 540 sized brushed motor and an air-cooled (with heat sink) Nautica 8.4 volt ESC.
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It is powered by the marine version of Traxxas' Pro.15 nitro engine, which features a water-cooled head instead of the land version's air-cooled head.
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It was powered by two air-cooled (a water cooling kit utilizing water jackets that circulated water around the motors was available as a Traxxas accessory) "Stinger" 20 turn 540 size brushed motors and an air-cooled (with heat sink) BXL-1 ESC.
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Differences include larger fan cooled (the water cooling accessory is still available) "Titan" 21 turn 550 sized brushed motors, a new water-cooled 14.4 volt EVX Marine (instead of the land EVX's air cooling) ESC, Traxxas' "TQ" pistol grip transmitter, and a new sealed, watertight electronics box.