Novak conversion kits
 

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LNUAW3&P=G

$85.00

any comments?

Only work with the novah hv motors, but they are a good price, and should breathe some life into the old hv system. I may try one out, we will see. I have a hv 6.5 motor coming so that may be its use!

Why will it only work with the HV motors?

The motor mount replaces the center sleeve of the hv motor, then that mounts to a vehicle specific plate. So the motor is held in the center, not the ends.

That would do it wouldn't it. That's a shame cause those conversion prices arn't that expensive but I suppose they will rake in the profits from motor/esc sales.

I have a 6.5 motor coming, and intend to run it with a MM. I may get the conversion kit, just not sure which buggy I want?

Thats not good, unless the new novak controller is worth a dam

I don't get why anyone would want a Novak kit.... unless you already have a HV system and no other use for it.

I guess Novak is taking advantage of the crowd that isn't aware of all the conversions around.

It is almost a ditect bolt in, so it will appeal to the type of people who lack the time or desire to fabricate parts.

Time, desire or imagination/skill... noobs then. Yes, Im evil, and proud of it :yes:

well thats ghey... didn't like the look of them anyway

Ghey huh? So what do ghey horses eat? Haaaaayyyyyy! (said in a very ghey voice)

It has me a little concerned. A few of us around here have been promoting 1/8 buggy conversions for a while. We have a nice group of racers now and we are preparing for the outdoor season. Nearly all of us run the Mamba Max and Neu motors (there are a few Feigao's). This Novak kit is going to bring a new batch of guys into the loop, which is great. Problem is that they are going to find that their system is inferior. They will see the MM/Neu guys going 20-25 minutes with no problems, while they battle heat. They will find that they need to upgrade and their Novak kit is nearly useless. So, how many of these "new" 1/8 buggy racers will upgrade to a proper system and how many will just drop out?

This could backfire. If the system truly can't handle it, people may blame it on the conversion instead of the system, since mainstream rc car bl is pretty much just cc, lrp, and novak, so people won't doubt the system. I hope not though.

I am sure that if people gear the system correctly they will not have any issues with the novak gear. I am sure that novak will not come out with truggy conversions for the hv motors. The truggies are too heavy for the motor.

I also wonder how many "bad" novak systems were that way from using inferior nimh batteries? I have a 6.5hv motor on the way to test, and have run quite a few 380c feigao motors, even put a l can in an emaxx. They had tons of power, that is for sure! We shall see how the novak conversions do.

I am sure that a neu/mm setup will be better.

Mike's conversions will eat them anytime, anywhere.
Wait till you see my MBX-5R.( No bragging....:))

My son's emaxx has been running a novak 6.5 for over a year and the only problem is overheated cheap nimh's. And of course broken emaxx parts. Geared right it should be fine in a buggy. But I doubt it will hang with a good brushless system. But then again how much is a neu motor? ;) Now my 4.5 is another story......

All I can say is that for dependability, my Neu/Quark is ten times of that of Novak I used to own. And before my Neu combo, I had the 10xl/9920 (almost a year for esc, motor just went last summer)which still lasted longer than the HV Maxx (3months, ran 3 times).