Hey guys I've got a cute little RC car with a stock Mabuchi Motors 540 brushed motor in it.
I want to upgrade the motor to something stronger, but I'm very ignorant to the subject.
What's a comparable Brushless motor in what turn spec that's going to be right for my upgrade?
13.5? 17.5? When does it start getting to be too much for a 1/10ths scale.
Also, what is a good company or something I should look into when buying brushless so I have something that lasts a long time.
>>17097521
I don't know, because I don't play with RC cars. Try >>>/toy/
>>17097521
get lighter wheels, better tyres, better suspension, chassis stiffening and remove weight before you add power.
You can throw out the spare and start gutting carpets and passanger seats and such if you want to have a full race car
Try 17.5 turns with 3 cells, it will be so fast that it will be almost uncontrollable
>>17097533
I've already ordered aluminum suspension parts that will be adjustable, along with little slick drift tires.
I've upgraded the battery and still lost grams.
This car doesn't have a spare, carpets, or even seats, so I think it's pretty race ready.
>>17097532
you should
>>17097536
Thanks my man, I'm actually kinda going for the uncontrollable since throttle control is easy.
I hear 3 cells are a huge bump in power, and 17.5 is a decent entry class for rc racers. Maybe those people were right.
Thanks for the help.
>>17097537
>I've already ordered aluminum suspension parts that will be adjustable, along with little slick drift tires.
>I've upgraded the battery and still lost grams.
>This car doesn't have a spare, carpets, or even seats, so I think it's pretty race ready.
you can start replacing glass parts with plastic and metal parts with carbon fibre to lose more weight.
Get lightest possible wheels with most mass near center and lightweight tyres, then get to work on losing unsprung mass
Once you've upgraded everything handling and weight wise then consider upgrading power.
You can drop lightweight drive shafts in, lighten flywheels, upgrade to stiffer engine mounts and such.
Heres mine
>>17097562
Are you autistic enough to be calculating gears and putting metal gears in?
I'm still a bit worried about getting the right gear, and I've already destroyed 1 plastic gear.
How is yours doing?
Mine's on the M-06 tamiya chassis
>>17097568
I don't know the model but I've blown the esc but when it was working it would easily spin all 4 wheels when accelerating in a straight line and in 2wd would just spin around in circles, I was using a 17.5t brushless motor with 3s.
17.5 will be plenty fast for you
>>17097588
are you saying he's a big guy?