2WD Motor Choice

[Jay Smith]

Hi,

I've found that running a slower motor in my 2wd has made me quicker as it makes me more smooth and consistent. I now feel I need a slightly faster motor to get some extra speed down the straights. Is there any reason not to go for a super fast 6.5 turn motor and use the throttle end point adjustment on the transmitter to slow it down a bit and maybe increase the pinion size to make it less punchy? I can't decide what turn motor to go for, so going for the fastest and then slowing it down seems like a good idea to me. If this works, why doesn't everyone buy the fastest motor possible and trim it back to suit the track layout?

Any advice would be apreciated, thanks

Jay.

[Jamesk]

It also deoends on that Lipo cells you will use as i have 50C rating and find them to much for the 201 tamiya but just right im my 4wd. There is a 2WD motor thread running, take a look chap. In my 201 i found you could only turn the system down so much and had to play with clutch, weights and wings to get a good balance with a 8.5 motor. A 6.5 would be a slipper clutch killer.

jK

[sparrow.2]

Originally Posted by Jay Smith

If this works, why doesn't everyone buy the fastest motor possible and trim it back to suit the track layout?

Because it doesn't

Turning it down over the transmitter leaves you with fairly bad throttle feel. Much better to go for something moderate like an 8.5T and give it a little boost over the speedo in case you realy need it than resorting to turning down a very fast motor.

Honestly though, an 8.5T will be more than sufficient in 99% of all cases.

[Craig W]

i would go for 6.5t or 10.5t thunder power

[DomSmith]

I would say go for the faster motor and learn how to drive it fast.

[uijui]

I drive lrp x12 6.5 on 2wd training sessions with 100% epa. On races I run Lrp x12 8.5.

[Chris-S]

I run an Orca 7.5, for tracks with longer straights I will add some turbo timing at full throttle (Orca Vritra Pro Speedo)