Picking a new motor

[Slevin]

Hey guys, I’m going to pick up a standard length truggy motor and wanted some opinions on what to select..

The following contenders are:

CC Neu-castle 1515 - $75
Tp power 40 series - about $100
Hobbystar 4076?@ 2200 kv - $55 ish
Goolrc 2000kv 4076 - eBay $37
Poseidon P1515 2200kv - $125
Leopard v2 4275 - $70

Then there’s HW and Tekin.

I don’t necessarily need sensored as this is for bashing. I also don’t want to spend a fortune on it.

Gimme your thoughts! All are welcome!

 

[Billl DeLong]

I've been running the GoolRC motor in my ET48 for almost 2 years and it's doing really well for me with club racing. You don't have to use the sensor wire, you can run it with a cheap sensorless ESC if you want. When it comes to most brands of motors, you can go cheap, only brand I would stay away from is TenShock, this is the only budget brand that has ever given me problems.

 

[Slevin]

I've been running the GoolRC motor in my ET48 for almost 2 years and it's doing really well for me with club racing. You don't have to use the sensor wire, you can run it with a cheap sensorless ESC if you want. When it comes to most brands of motors, you can go cheap, only brand I would stay away from is TenShock, this is the only budget brand that has ever given me problems.

Thanks for the input Bill! Always appreciated!

 

[Supradude26]

Only ones of those I've used are the castle 2200kv and the tekin 2250 truggy spec. I didnt notice much difference, although being the tekin setups have all been sensored and the castle were not, the low end smoothness was noticeably better with the Tekin. For a basher I just dont know if the extra price is worth it if you are on a budget.

 

[Slevin]

A bought the goolrc 2000kv 4076. Couldnt pass it up for $35 with free shipping lol.

 

[RustyUs]

I've come to accept replacing bearings shortly after running all of my low budget motors. By shortly, I mean approximately 15~20 runs with the motor. Anytime I get a new motor, the first thing I do is open it up, and see what bearings are in there. I like to keep the fun going so I always try to keep spare ABEC5 bearings on hand for my motors. I'm not sure what grade of bearings are initially put into any brushless motor, but after I replace stock ones with replacements, the durability of the motors jumps up significantly.

 

[Slevin]

I've come to accept replacing bearings shortly after running all of my low budget motors. By shortly, I mean approximately 15~20 runs with the motor. Anytime I get a new motor, the first thing I do is open it up, and see what bearings are in there. I like to keep the fun going so I always try to keep spare ABEC5 bearings on hand for my motors. I'm not sure what grade of bearings are initially put into any brushless motor, but after I replace stock ones with replacements, the durability of the motors jumps up significantly.

That’s probably a good idea. This is my first time purchasing a cheaper motor so I’ll have to take a look when it arrives.