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Originally Posted by tedo
Yes, I am running the RX8 2000 combo in my 6T. Ran it in my 5T earlier this year. After the whole rotor issues, I have not had a problem in 2 1/2 - 3 months racing a couple times a week. Although my RX8 runs 30 degrees cooler in my 6T.
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Thank you, that's really helpful to know - I don't want to splash out on a motor that won't fit!
30 degrees cooler in the 6T? That seems weird... are the 5T and 6T really that different in terms of the power needed to push them along? Is the 5T heavier? Or is it a different drive train like a slipperential that is making the difference?
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Originally Posted by 88gtanotchback
Well thats bad news for me. there ws no way to fit it in there? this was my original plan to do a MBX5T and put my tork and blur esc in there. would the tekno kit fix this do you think?
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No, I couldn't find a way - the little cubic shapes that make up the heatsink just stick out too far (only about 2 mm), and it is the metal chassis that they bump up against, so there is no give. It was only by chance that I discovered that in time - I was just about to order a Tork motor as the standard CastleNeu combos are not in stock anywhere in the UK, and as luck would have it I was changing the pinion on my Savage Flux, threaded the set screw and had to take the motor out to fix it... so I just tried it out for size.
I really don't know about the Tekno kit - if the motor is the same height from the metal chassis then it would not; but if it is any higher it probably would as we are only talking about a couple of mm.
EDIT: Has anyone tried the CastleNeu motor on the EZrun 80A ESC (on 5s, geared for 40mph-ish)? Will I regret trying that?