Baja 5b SS Brushless conversion

[lutach]

Awesome build. I would love to see the Eagle Tree data you got from the run.

[lincpimp]

Very nice!!! I like!!! (said in Borat voice)

Any idea what your running weight with batts is? 7s2p a123 is not all that heavy and your motor is not that heavy either. The stock gas motor must weight at least 4-5lbs and a tank of gas adds a pound or so (6lbs to the gallon, tank must be around 20oz). You may be lighter than the gas model, which will always help performance.

I would go with a 10-12s setup with 2500mah lipos and a motor of around 550kv. Possibly an outrunner, but I do like your use of the 19 series Neu. I have been wanting to do a 5th scale, may make my own with lst components... Or buy a used 5b, they go for around 4 bills...

One question, does the 5b have any sort of 1 way bearing in the gear reduction? I know it is a single speed, just wondering if you could use motor brakes for the rear wheels? I would do mech front brakes anyway, so most likely use the rear mech brakes too. I could run a set of channel mixes so that I could have selectable reverse with a reversing esc, like Lutach's 10s 150 amp model....

Any chance of some close up pics of the motor mount installed in the 5b?

[gyn77]

Weight RTR is 9,0 kg, I think about 2 kg less of nitro baja with full of fuel.
I'm sorry I don't have other pics of motor mount.