yet another motor option...opinions?

[stokedcrf]

Linky to the motor in question:
https://www.castlecreations.com/en/castle-1412-sensored-motor-3200kv-060-0085-00

Hey Everyone, I'm just trying to select a motor, and being relatively new to electric (I'm a 5th scale gas guy) I'm trying to find an okay solution for my use case.
More specifically, I'm building this 410 to join a club when the snow melts. The track is quite tight, not much top speed needed, and I'm limited to 2s there.

However, every once and a while I'd like to take it out on 4s as I currently have a Kraton 8S and I have a bunch of batteries laying around for it. It would be nice to extend runtimes of the 410 and re-use some existing batteries I have.

The castle website said if geared moderately, I could run 4s on this motor. If needed, I don't mind installing a fan or even limiting the throttle on the transmitter to keep RPM's down.

Does anyone think running this on 2S once a week and moderately on 4s is a viable solution?
Surely my top speeds won't be great on the 2S, but for a tight track do you think with gearing this might be an ok "middlegrounds"?

I'm likely going to pick up a used 3660SD from a friend anyways as a spare in my toolbox, but I just thought I'd ask what your opinions are.

Thanks!

 

[nub]

My opinion is pick one battery size and get the appropriate motor for it. 2 and 4S is quite the stretch. I think the 3200KV is going to be disappointing on 2S and hot as a campfire on 4S. I run the 1415 2400KV on 4S with a heat sink and fan on a hot day will show 150 ish in the data logs.

If I were going to do both I would get a second motor and set it up with its own motor plate, pinion and motor leads to make switching between them quick and easy.

 

[stokedcrf]

My opinion is pick one battery size and get the appropriate motor for it. 2 and 4S is quite the stretch. I think the 3200KV is going to be disappointing on 2S and hot as a campfire on 4S. I run the 1415 2400KV on 4S with a heat sink and fan on a hot day will show 150 ish in the data logs.

If I were going to do both I would get a second motor and set it up with its own motor plate, pinion and motor leads to make switching between them quick and easy.

This is great advice! Thank you! I will likely do just that!