buggy idea
 

hey i was thinking about doing a outrunnered powered xtm xt2. i already have the buggy. but was trying to find a good motor. i want to use 4 cell lipos and have speeds up to about 45.

would this be a good motor

http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/108516.asp


thanks

i could run 5 cells also. i was looking at the speed calculator and it showed on 5 cells aobut 47mph. and thats right around where i want to be.

I think MetalMan had one of those at the bash and if I remember correctly and it ran great!.. You might want to PM him..:neutral:

Yep, MetalMan had one in his HPI MT2. Very cool to watch it run because of the amount of torque it had. :yes:

Only problem with mine is that it uses a hardened steel motor shaft, so I couldn't drill a hole all the way through to fit the screw pin for the Jato output yoke onto the front of the motor. The result was that the set screw I used didn't want to stay tight, and the truck's loss of 4wd.

IMO, that 35 series motor is too small. You'll want to go with at least the 41 series. I have this in my MT2:
http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/108521.asp
That size of motor could probably work in an 1/8 buggy, but kv and voltage choice would determine the wind.