[REQ] how is tamiya super-s motor?

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minmay - 29 Dec 2003 07:26 GMT

hi there.

i just picked up baja king from local shop and had great fun building it.
some times I think building part is more fun than driving the car
itself....anyway. I thought the stock motor it cames with (540 series)
wasn't so hot on my new toy, so i figure what if I buy new motor to go along
with my car. I check the shop and they had few tamiya brand motors, and
they had super-s motor ( or was it s-super motor?). I had never moded a car
before and wondering if spending extra $25 will improve the performance
enough to visually see the difference.

any one have any suggestions?

-min

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Jonathan Hodgson - 04 Jan 2004 18:13 GMT

> i just picked up baja king from local shop and had great fun building it.
> some times I think building part is more fun than driving the car
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> before and wondering if spending extra $25 will improve the performance
> enough to visually see the difference.

Firstly, always fit ball bearings throughout the transmission *first*.
These will increase both speed and runtime, which no motor will do (unless
you go brushless).

Secondly, I wouldn't bother buying a Tamiya motor - any 540-size motor will
fit. Tamiya parts usually have a low performance-to-cost ratio.

What to get depends on the car. If you can gear lower (fit a much smaller
pinion to the motor and still make it mesh properly) then try a budget
17-turn modified (17x2 or 17x3), or one of the new 19-turn Spec motors (and
a smaller pinion to go with it).

If you can't gear down by more than one or two pinion teeth, get a cheap
stock motor (27-turn) and just swap it straight in for the kit motor.

A stock motor will be noticeably quicker than the kit "silver can"; a 19 or
17 will be a *lot* quicker. Both are likely to decrease your runtime quite
a bit.

HTH,
Jonny

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[REQ] how is tamiya super-s motor?