BL motor recommendations for DT03

[TheBigRed407 20]

Hi guys, looking for some help and if possible recommemdations for a brushless motor upgrade for my DT03 Neo Fighter. 

I want to stick with the stock Tamiya ESC (TBLE-02S). I have swapped the standard wheels and tyres for Blitzer wheels and Schumacher Vee2/Vee4 tyres front and rear and will be running a 17t steel pinion. I also already use lipo, I have a 2s Turnigy Nano-tech 6.0 hard case lipo (65-130c discharge), which incidentally fits snugly in the chassis if anyone needs something to fit theirs. I’m pretty clueless when it comes to motors and stuff , can anyone suggest a good motor on a modest budget? Was thinking something around the 13.5t mark, or what’s the equivalent in KV? 

Thanks in advance. 

[ThunderDragonCy 7873]

I have the 'efficiency brushless motor' blue can motor in my DT03 with truck wheels. For the TBLE-02S you need to get no lower than 13.5t. One of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Efficiency-540-Sensored-Brushless-Motor-for-1-10-RC-Car-Blue-13-5T-Y2/223512571670?epid=23002989338&hash=item340a632f16:g:K8kAAOSwW6Nc10d7

I have the 10.5t on a Hobbywing 10BL120 ESC and it's a bit nuts to be honest! 13.5 will be great with that gearing.

 

[TheBigRed407 20]

1 hour ago, ThunderDragonCy said:

I have the 'efficiency brushless motor' blue can motor in my DT03 with truck wheels. For the TBLE-02S you need to get no lower than 13.5t. One of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Efficiency-540-Sensored-Brushless-Motor-for-1-10-RC-Car-Blue-13-5T-Y2/223512571670?epid=23002989338&hash=item340a632f16:g:K8kAAOSwW6Nc10d7

I have the 10.5t on a Hobbywing 10BL120 ESC and it's a bit nuts to be honest! 13.5 will be great with that gearing.

 

Thanks for the recommendation. Added to my future shopping list. 

[Juggular 4961]

Generally 13.5t would give you from 2800kv to 3300kv.  2800kv is 20720 RPM.  Take 10% off under load, you'd get 18600 rpm.  You might think, "hey, that's the same rpm as Sport Tuned."  No, because brushed motors would go down 20-30% under load, generally.  Which means, Sport Tuned would actually run at 15000-13000rpm.  

I have Turnigy Trackstar 13.5t.  There are Tekin, Surpass, Hobbywing, LRP, SkyRC, Castle, Trinity, Yokomo, Reedy, Team Orion, Team Associated, Tamiya and many more.  Castle has a good reputation, and price to back it up.  My suspicion is that Tamiya is on the conservative end of the spectrum.  Maybe 2800kv with close to 2.5A drain.  Castle might have more KV and more drain like 4-5A.  

Unless you are racing, I would not go with an expensive 13.5t.  If you want more speed, you can just volt-up to 11.1v.  TBLE-02S will blow up, though.  So, get something like Hobbywing 10BL120.  That way, even a cheap 13.5t can run like a 8.5t.  But I believe @ThunderDragonCy when he said 10.5t is a bit nuts.  

 

[DK308 219]

I have a 10.5T 3421 KV Absima motor and a 19T pinion in my Neo. Perfect for me and plenty drivable. 

What ever you do though, when upgrading your Neo, put some proper tyres on it. The stock tyres are useless beyond description. Do you run on grass or dirt?

[NobbySideways 113]

Agree with that, the front tyres especially!