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    • March 1, 2005 at 10:31 pm #12569
      mocky
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      http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHUM2&P=7
      Venom Fireball 21T Double Motor
      http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEWS7&P=7
      Team Orion Rush 21×2 Bearing/Adjustable Motor
      http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJHH4&P=7
      Peak Performance Raven 21×2 Motor
      http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXBHF4&P=7
      Peak Performance Jaguar 21T Double Motor

      these are the motors ive been lookin at. all 21t which is wat im after.
      which ones are not reuildable wats better performing, not ball bearinged and which ones are just crap.All suggestions opinions welcomeds

    • March 1, 2005 at 10:54 pm #58747
      PandaBear
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      Venom Fireball… consensus says its crap.

      Peak & Orion stuff should be ok.

      Why 21t?

      Might do better with either a 23t or 19t rebuildable, there are races that use those motors so they’ll be better performing than something that’s not commonly raced.

    • March 2, 2005 at 1:53 am #58749
      merc-blue
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      panda i would say the ESC limit.. the venoms are a load of crap jaguars are pretty good

    • March 2, 2005 at 11:53 am #58753
      mini-g
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      go the orion…if you just want a faster motor to run up and down the street! if you are planing on racing it then get something else as 21t will be all but usless for racing.

      BIG DAVE

    • March 3, 2005 at 9:02 pm #58763
      mocky
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      mini g wat else would u suggest for racing which is 21t?
      lolz lucki i stayed away from that fireball *phew* that was a bullet dodged.
      my esc will ( dont have the esc as yet but i noe which one im getting) can take 13 turns but i want 21t cos im just a newb bashing around and have a bit of fun drifting.

    • March 4, 2005 at 1:44 pm #58765
      mini-g
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      ok some tracks are starting a 19 turn class, but best would be a 27turn stock, quick enough to put a smile on your face and is raced everywhere.

    • March 4, 2005 at 3:56 pm #58766
      kevsta
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      …As well as less maintenance ! Just pump it’s guts with some motor cleaner and add oil to the bushings.

      Gear her high, and if she blows don’t worry, she can easily be replaced for $24.

    • March 5, 2005 at 10:02 pm #58776
      mocky
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      i want a stock motor such as the tamiya stock rz and the epic binary but is it possible to replace the bushings with ball bearings?

    • March 7, 2005 at 6:35 am #58799
      PandaBear
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      If you can open up the motor (“rebuildable”) then yeah its possible to press out the bushings and replace them with ballbearings.

      But buying motor ballbearings ain’t cheap & its not easy to push bearings into motor cans. You’d be better off buying a budget machine-wound mild mod motor to start with.

    • April 3, 2005 at 4:16 pm #59171
      mocky
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      any stock motors with adjustable timin? so far i havent come across any.

    • April 4, 2005 at 12:24 pm #59172
      peteWah
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      Why not have a look see into a team orion stock RS:smiley2:

    • April 4, 2005 at 1:06 pm #59173
      mini-g
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      stock motors are NOT adjustable, thats one of the rules of stock motors.

      BIG DAVE

    • April 4, 2005 at 7:49 pm #59177
      mocky
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      ahhhhhhh thought that mite be the case, lemme guess stock motors aint allowed ball bearings either are they.

    • April 5, 2005 at 4:59 pm #59186
      PandaBear
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      ahhhhhhh thought that mite be the case, lemme guess stock motors aint allowed ball bearings either are they.

      For true stock sanctioned racing – no.

      But some clubs are allowing stockers retrofitted with BBs to
      reduce maintenance cost for racers; there ain’t much difference.

      Don’t bother using racing stock motors for bashing as they’re
      generally a very inefficient design. Stock motors today are
      optimised for RPM or torque, not power efficiency as there’s
      plenty of runtime from 3300/3600 batteries to waste.

      Because they’re inefficient stocks run very hot.

      You’re better off with a mild mod… it’ll have the same
      performance but be a lot more efficient & longerlasting.

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