1/5 scale brushless monster conversion. tips welcomed.

[jhautz]

Yes. Ive run quite a few Neu motors in all kinds of vehicals. No I havent done any 1/5th scales becasuse I never wanted to invest to kind of money it would take to do one correctly. What you are planning will make it run, but you are likly to have all kinds of heat issues spinning a long motor that fast.

25lbs is a heavy beast of a car even for just running on pavement.

I would recomend picking a larger diameter motor with alot of torque, lower kv say 1000 and run it on the 8s you were planning. Then for speed use the gearing. Spinning the motor faster isnt the only way to get more speed.

[lutach]

Go with a 2215/2Y and 10S lipos. As for ESC, any good 10-12 (Even 15S) esc can do the trick. If you're going to stick with the mechanical brakes, you can get away with airplane esc. I have a Jeti Spin200 for sale if you're interested. They work great with pistol grip radios and all you need is the program box for it. You'll still be faster than the gas version and you'll have a more efficient running set up. One other member in the forum converted an HPI Baja and there will be another member doing one as well.

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by lutach

Go with a 2215/2Y and 10S lipos. As for ESC, any good 10-12 (Even 15S) esc can do the trick. If you're going to stick with the mechanical brakes, you can get away with airplane esc. I have a Jeti Spin200 for sale if you're interested. They work great with pistol grip radios and all you need is the program box for it. You'll still be faster than the gas version and you'll have a more efficient running set up. One other member in the forum converted an HPI Baja and there will be another member doing one as well.

my local hobby store has the new HPI Baja 5T and i am thinking about converting it. the chassis is perfect for holding two batteries on each side like the new ERevo. i think it would be awesome. plus the Baja 5 has tons of upgrade parts avail on the market. it could be a real sweet setup. how does the converted Baja 5B do? have you seen it run? any pics?

[lutach]

Originally Posted by Ryu James

my local hobby store has the new HPI Baja 5T and i am thinking about converting it. the chassis is perfect for holding two batteries on each side like the new ERevo. i think it would be awesome. plus the Baja 5 has tons of upgrade parts avail on the market. it could be a real sweet setup. how does the converted Baja 5B do? have you seen it run? any pics?

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...hlight=baja+5b

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by Ryu James

my local hobby store has the new HPI Baja 5T and i am thinking about converting it. the chassis is perfect for holding two batteries on each side like the new ERevo. i think it would be awesome. plus the Baja 5 has tons of upgrade parts avail on the market. it could be a real sweet setup. how does the converted Baja 5B do? have you seen it run? any pics?

I thought the same thing when I was looking at it today. But those side trays are removable, and kinda flimsy. That area is going to take some beefing up.
Its one heavy monster....

Originally Posted by lutach

Go with a 2215/2Y and 10S lipos. As for ESC, any good 10-12 (Even 15S) esc can do the trick. If you're going to stick with the mechanical brakes, you can get away with airplane esc. I have a Jeti Spin200 for sale if you're interested. They work great with pistol grip radios and all you need is the program box for it. You'll still be faster than the gas version and you'll have a more efficient running set up. One other member in the forum converted an HPI Baja and there will be another member doing one as well.

What kind of horse power would the 2215 / 2y make on say 8-10...I only ask cause thats what mike is putting in my baja right now.

[lutach]

Originally Posted by coolrunnings

What kind of horse power would the 2215 / 2y make on say 8-10...I only ask cause thats what mike is putting in my baja right now.

I would say max about 5HP giving your set up gives you 100A at 37V. That is just a conservative estimate. I had my BPP truggy on 10S lipos with the 1521/1Y put out 4760 watts which is just over 6HP, but it was just too much for the diffs. If you gear your Baja right, you can see less HP, but longer run time and cooler everything .

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by jhautz

Yes. Ive run quite a few Neu motors in all kinds of vehicals. No I havent done any 1/5th scales becasuse I never wanted to invest to kind of money it would take to do one correctly. What you are planning will make it run, but you are likly to have all kinds of heat issues spinning a long motor that fast.

25lbs is a heavy beast of a car even for just running on pavement.

I would recomend picking a larger diameter motor with alot of torque, lower kv say 1000 and run it on the 8s you were planning. Then for speed use the gearing. Spinning the motor faster isnt the only way to get more speed.

thanks for the tips. sounds good. any specific motor recomendations? what does Neu make that would fit into the category you think would be best?