"Alternative" 1/18 bl motors?

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Heres my take on mini motors. I have had a mini-t, mlst, mini quake, vendetta, rc18t, rc18mt, rc18r. All were run brushless and I have sold all except the mini quake, my favorite.

The golden horizons 3600 and 4700 motors are the s**t for the quake and vendetta. The 3600 is a 3s motor the 4700, 2s. Only drawdack is they both have 2.3mm shafts. Since they are finned they run cool. I currently run the 4700 in a 13" gecko boat and it does 28mph on 2s!



I would recommend trying the GH 3600 or 4700, not sure about the fit in a 18t, but the chassis cutout should give enough claerance fir the fins. You said that you found pinions to fit the 2.3mm shaft?

Heres a link to the GH motors:

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXJAB3&P=7

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXJAB4&P=7

I too love my miniquake SE, its so tough i can't believe it. I have a setup in mine thats about 3/4 HP electric (3s) and it has so much more torque than it needs. The only problem is the battery size, it used a shotgun type battery without the caps on and thats all, makes it hard to find good LIPO's.

I also ran the 4700 GH motor and loved it, I just wanted to break new ground and be the first to run a Neu in mine. I have a Neu 1107/2y (3500kv i think), its an awsome motor. It does not like the mamba 25 though, coggs very badly at times, I do have a quark 33 to put in sometime

Edit; I forgot to add on the Lehner motor (1020), its a 1/8 shaft