OMG! Dude! PM me with stuff like this! LOL

Did you make it a reality? Got pics of the prototype? If not, I have some ideas! :yes:

Never did make anything out of it because I never came up with a practical application. Even though I really enjoy working with outrunners (you know how much I've done with them), I prefer using inrunners due to their greater performance in a smaller package.

However, my XLB is still looking for a suitable motor and it has a center diff... Thinking something like a 4025-4035 might be suitable. The diameter is my only concern, because the motor mount was designed for a 45mm maximum diameter motor with 30mm bolt spacing and M4 screws.

EDIT:
Patrick, a suggestion for you: send one of your 40mm diameter outrunners my way for testing purposes in a car. Something with a stator length of 25mm-35mm and a kv of just under 500 and a shaft diameter of 5-6mm. Then we can see what those motors are really capable of :wink:.

I never claimed they would fit Castle outrunners, I was just responding to Metallovers postulation.

Ok, take a look at this. :yes:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...m/DSC07344.jpg

What do you see?

Remake the motor shaft from a transmission input shaft. Then the slipper will bolt right on like normal. Both shafts are 5mm.

I can see alot more gearing choices this way. OR wouldn't it be different if the slipper was on the motor?

Hmmmm..........the possibilities.

Can you link us to a suitable shaft?, or have you not done this yet..

Nice..............

How are the tolerances on the input shaft (diameter)? I was thinking more along the lines of buying a die and modifying the original motor shaft, but your idea obviously requires a lot less work :oops:

The Tolerances are good! :yes:

The bearings of the motor AND the bearing used in the transmissions have the same ID. Very nice fit. I just tried the input shaft into a 2826 that I have here.

The 2826/8 won't work with this type of gearing, but a lower kv motor would. I'll have to plug some ratios/kv's in and see what pops out.

Hmmm maybe CC will take interest in this idea...

For my XLB I came up with:
-6s Lipo
-standard 43/13 front and rear diff ratio
-44t Kyosho spur gear for center diff
-36t Revo spur gear

A kv somewhere in the upper 400s to 500 would be suitable for this application. If CC's outrunners are like other typical outrunners then the kv choices will be similar. The motor I am interested in (about 4025-4035 size) will be offered with a kv in the range of 400-700.

I see a 450kv in the 34mm CC motor line! :yes: This line of CC motors is different. I'm sure intentionally.

The kv is determined by the wind. A huge outrunner can be rewound to a relatively high kv, but your system couldn't handle the startup amperage. On the other hand, a small outrunner can be wound to a low kv, but have torque out the wazoo.

Patrick was saying they ran a 30mm motor up to 1000 watts burst. Probably in an airplane no doubt. LOL

I wonder what the power handling ability of the 34mm line is going to be?

What is the stator size on the 34mm line of motors? 28mm x 34mm ?

Need more input! :yes:

Patrick is indeed going to have to give us more specs... WE NEED THEM. And some test motors would be nice :whistle:
Granted if we did test motors for Patrick, it would be more of durability testing than anything else.

I'd test a cc outrunner...

"WE", like you and me? Ummm.........you mean like Beta testers or something?

Hey! That would be GREAT. As a matter of fact, I think I read something about that somewhere. :lol:

Where is Patrick when you need him? :lol:
But to be fair, Metallover would need one too :angel: