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Old 25-09-2007
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Default Quick 370 motor?

What is a quick 370 sized motor? I've had a look around and it's hard to even tell if 'micro modified' motors are even the correct size.

I have a Tamiya black motor which I've not tried yet, but I imagine it won't be the quickest thing ever - I want something with a bit of performance. I heard about some graupner speed300 motor being good, but again I've no idea.

I'll probably have to get a new ESC - what's a good but cheap ESC for these little badboys?

This is to go in my Tamiya TamTech buggy
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Old 25-09-2007
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Try a FTX Pro Motor, its 32,000rpm and meant to be the uprated one for a Blaze
Makes my blaze shift down a big straight!

The Graupner is 300 is OK but i wouldnt put it in a car thats meant for a 370 really
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Jimmy,

The FTX motors are 380 sized and certainly wouldnt fit your Tamiya without alot of work.

As a rule of thumb, 300 and 370 sized motors are the same dimensionally, and 380 and 400 motors are the same.

For your Tamiya I would recommend highly the 6V Speed 300 Graupner motor.

You can still find them in stock at Midland Helicopters (Google it) for about £7inc.

Although they are not rebuildable they do give out alot of power and were the motor of choice before the 380 shod Blaze took all the spoils.

If you want a motor with abit of tunability then you have the option of the 17T or 19T Reedy mod from CML or the equivelent from Team Scream.
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ahh right, thanks guys. I didn't realise the blaze used an even bigger motor than the Tamiya. The Tamiya is a big lump to shift about - though I have all the titanium screws and stuff now to see if I can make it a good racer

I'll check out that site for sure - what ESC would you reccomend?
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The Sportswerks Recoil car's standard 370 motor revs to 43000rpm and you also get an upgraded motor, the XLR 8 which is a BEAST.

Has anybody said ... brushless...
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Got my mitts on a nice 1/16th 'special' car based on the mini inferno, what type of brushed motor am i looking to get to compete at the national rounds for it? Will the graupner 300 be ok.. or am i after something else?

Any help is appreciated.
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Brushed? Stay clear of a 370 then d00d..too small for that car and will be under alot of strain.

If your gonna stay with brushed then id strongly suggest an FTX Blaze Pro motor. Only problem is pinions...you'll need 2.3mm hole pinions in 48dp pitch.
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well im being loaned a brushless motor.. but ive not got a micro brushless esc, so it has to be brushed.. unless someone has a brushless esc they dont want?

Where can i find the FTX blaze motors, microtech etc i presume? aannd the same question for pinions.
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motors AMC, pinions you can get them from RW but with a 2mm hole.
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motors AMC, pinions you can get them from RW but with a 2mm hole.
got a linky there craig?
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