julastray 5 Posted January 8, 2020 Hello I am bringing back my Scorcher after some years off, because my motor broke and I left It on the shelf. Now I want to buy a new one and I'm completely lost. I want more durability and not need a lot of speed. I have a NOVAK CYCLONE TC ESC Can you please recomend me a nice motor for my casual runs? I don't know anything about how many "turns" are better and how much does my ESC can handle. Thank you very much and sorry if I made some mistakes as I'm Spanish and my English is a little bit "rusty" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moffman 5752 Posted January 9, 2020 All day long the Tamiya sport tuned is the ideal motor for a scorcher 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillyChang 1814 Posted January 9, 2020 Cyclone TC is a fantastic racing ESC, it is rated at "Unlimited" motor limit!! it will supposedly handle any 540-size brushed motor made for RC... and back when it was new, there sure were some pretty crazy hot motors made in the 1990s. I have a heap of Cyclones and they don't even get warm in my usage. Only caveat is they're a racing ESC so they only go Forward & Brake. (Also check the wiring diagram; it's recommended to solder Schottky diode to your motor. Schottkys can only work on a Forward-only ESC, reversing voltage blows them up.) Some ppl might want Reverse; you'll want a different ESC for that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillyChang 1814 Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, julastray said: I am bringing back my Scorcher after some years off, because my motor broke and I left It on the shelf. Now I want to buy a new one and I'm completely lost. I want more durability and not need a lot of speed. Is this an original Scorcher (nearly 40 years old) or the re-release (10yo?). Some (ok Many!) motors won't fit into old original Scorcher; newer car might have bigger space in the gearbox & should be able to fit a modern SportTuned or TorqueTuned motor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
julastray 5 Posted January 9, 2020 6 hours ago, WillyChang said: Is this an original Scorcher (nearly 40 years old) or the re-release (10yo?). Some (ok Many!) motors won't fit into old original Scorcher; newer car might have bigger space in the gearbox & should be able to fit a modern SportTuned or TorqueTuned motor. Is the old original Sand Scorcher from 1978. You mean the RS540 Torque tuned or sport tuned wont fit on my gearbox? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 4485 Posted January 9, 2020 7 hours ago, moffman said: All day long the Tamiya sport tuned is the ideal motor for a scorcher Bang on advice, any more is pointless l, any less is pedestrian 👍 imo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperChamp82 743 Posted January 9, 2020 @WillyChang is spot on A modern Sport or Torque Tuned will only fit a vintage Scorcher if you file down the two lugs inside the half of the gearbox holding the gears and take the sticker off the motor as the aperture is otherwise too tight No big deal (and easy to do tbh) but won’t keep it 100% original An old 540SD - Sprint or Endurance - was the period hop up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
