"Oh ratfarts!" (Caddyshack Quote to express frustration) I emailed them a few days ago and was told they were not yet taking any pre-orders...how could they be out of stock if they never opened up orders? I really want one!

i was so happy when he said which one do you need , and i told him and then i heard another guy say yeah we have one , i new it was mine.......:party:


i dont think they even put them up as in stock??

Well, I just called too but got the answering machine. I've sent an email in the hopes that maybe there are more or at least more coming. This motor looks like the promised land of RC...

If you did get one, give us a report when it comes...and when you win your first race with it!

DM,
Check your email.

Be sure to report back to us on how the motor goes :rules:

Wow, this is really cool.

DO you have any motors left ??

If not when will the next set be available?

Looks like some 1515's just got listed. I'm guessing these won't be in stock for long.

Ok I placed an order for a 2200kv version.

Some of them have this little disclaimer:

I am on back order, but they hope to have them in stock in a week or less ...

Are they only going to offer the Finned version? I like blue and a smooth 1515 for my Mr. C MBX5T would do good.

That would look sweet :intello:

In the photo of the motor there are bullets installed on the wires. What size bullets are they?

$249.99 is pretty good price for the motor

"Industry standard easy to find 4mm bullet plugs installed"
These are in the details on their web site.

No smooth cans of the blue motor. I called them and they said it could be months until they offer a blue smooth can motor.

That's a shame, wonder who will get the 21st tekno motor

They should've thought ahead and gotten a smooth version as well. I can't fit the finned ones in my MBX5T.

got my tracking # today

i hope to get it and test this weekend, i assume that it will be very powerful and run cool, but ill let you guys know

I'll be checking soon :lol:.

it will fit in mine:party:

You are lucky. Too bad you don't have a Mr. C kit :tongue:. I can wait a few months.

im just glad to get one finally, i have waited long enough:wink:

Post some pics when you get it installed. It should look awesome.

:yipi:its here:yipi:


the only thing i didnt think of is that the can is bigger then my old motor so for now i can only go down to a 15 tooth pinion with my mech. brakes

ill try to run it tonight

***also i just updated to castlelink v 3.051 so i hope there is no cogging

Please report back...

First Test
 

ok i got it in and it was geared 15/46

lipo lvc set at 12.8v, punch @ 60% and all settings were on low/lowest

almost zero cogging:yipi:

After 15 min of hard speed runs(5 min) and bashing(10 min) temps were as follows...........

Mamba Max with holes in case,fan,novak cap = 110*f
Max Amps 4s 5k lipos = 115*f
Center Diff 30k = 145*f
Tekno Neu 1515 1y/f = 145*f

i feel that the gearing would be about right if i had a higher "C" battery, maybe a 16t for tracks with longer straights

i am very`happy with the results and cant wait till i get a better battery for this

Thanks for the post...

Did you hit the LVC?

I don't recall what motor you had in the XT8 before but I wonder how this one compares to whatever you had before?

Thanks man, I'm living vicariously through you for a little while here...I did order one (thanks Daniel) but as you said, you got the last 1y...

i did hit the lvc, and i had a 9xl before, the run times are about the same but the motor runs much cooler

also the thing i find funny is the motor and box had a manf. date of 5/9/08 so its only a few days old:lol:

now i have a ????????????????


do i need to gear up to reduce motor temp????????

thanks

See this (excellent) post:

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2200

It sounds however like everything is running in the warm or normal range. Maybe batteries are a tad too warm.

I think 115F for the battery seems ok. If they get up to the 130-140 region, then I would be concerned.

i just ran today on 5s , same set-up as above but i switched to 50% punch control and a lvc of 16.5v

15 min of good bashing and speed runs and i didnt hit the lvc yet

temps where..

mamba max..115*
motor..155*
center diff..165*
batterys..120*

i like this much better on 5s , so i will be getting a neu or a elite 25/30c battery soon and continue running the Mamba Max with fan till it fails or i can get a Monster Max


has anyone run these batterys yet? opinions....either the 25c 4800mah or the 30c 5300mah???

http://www.cheapbatterypacks.com/main.asp

For that price, i would consider buying Neu energy packs. the size of the 5300; 188mm long! don't know if you've seen that?

ill stick with the neu packs, i want to get the best pack for my $ , and i didnt notice the length

thanks

i ran 2 packs yesterday at a very cool track, i have to say i like this motor on 5s very much, i turned down the throttle end point to 100% instead of 125% and it had plenty of speed and punch, i had ok temps after like 20 min of running

battery-120*
esc-120*
motor-170*
outside temp-70*


heres the track, just scroll down a little

http://mnnitroseries.com/modules.php...r=asc&start=60

That looks like Tim's track in North Branch? Does he have open practice days or did you race?

open practice , they are running today as well , and maybe next weekend too, then he is rebuilding it for the next MNRC race

FYI, the new Tekno RC kits for the Losi 8 and 8T are now shipping. Also FYI, RC-Monster is carrying them and their shipment is on its way, so he'll be one of the first to have them available if anyone is interested.