best setup for a 1/8 buggy

[Hyper-5]

Hey, lve been thinking about putting 6s lipos in my 1/8, but lm not to sure what motor and ESC to put in, and would it hit 100km+? Atm lm doing that with my 3s nd want to give 6s a try, any help......?

[PBO]

Originally Posted by Hyper-5

and would it hit 100km+?

Er, generally yes - without too much more effort 100mph is achievable

[Hyper-5]

Originally Posted by PBO

Er, generally yes - without too much more effort 100mph is achievable

l know it would, but with what motor nd ESC?

[bdebde]

castle 2200 on 6s

[simplechamp]

Or equivalent kv Tekin RX8/T8 truggy combo.

[Hyper-5]

what would be better to have?
. Teking 1/8 motor 2650kv or 2050kv?
. or Castle 15 15 1Y 2650kv or 2200kv?

[PBO]

How many cells do you want to run? if you're looking at 4S, then I'd use the 2650 - these can tolerate wide gearing ratios on 4S. If you're thinking 5-6S then use the lower kv

Is the plan really for 6S? I assume this is going to be a speed run buggy?

[Hyper-5]

Originally Posted by PBO

How many cells do you want to run? if you're looking at 4S, then I'd use the 2650 - these can tolerate wide gearing ratios on 4S. If you're thinking 5-6S then use the lower kv

Is the plan really for 6S? I assume this is going to be a speed run buggy?

ye, 6s, atm lm using 8000mha 3s lipo, top speed is only 99km/h. if l get a new motor (don't know which one yet) lm goin to combine the two 8000mha 3s lipos, lve got the xerun 150A esc atm

[x-y]

xerun 150a + any 4074 or bigger motor

[Hyper-5]

lve already got the 150A ESC, atm the rpm is 64,000 with 11.1v, and if l use a 2200kv motor with 22.2v its only 48,000 and with 2650kv its 58,000 rpm, so wouldn't that mean it would be slower?

[suicideneil]

Depends, you can always the larger, lower kv motors higher as they generate more torque.

Joe Ford used a 1512 2650kv motor on 6s and hit 100mph easily, so any which is 4 pole and roughly that size & kv should work fine- it will be easier to gear the higher kv motors high enough though, compared to the lower kv motors.

[Hyper-5]

Originally Posted by suicideneil

Depends, you can always the larger, lower kv motors higher as they generate more torque.

Joe Ford used a 1512 2650kv motor on 6s and hit 100mph easily, so any which is 4 pole and roughly that size & kv should work fine- it will be easier to gear the higher kv motors high enough though, compared to the lower kv motors.

does he hav a vid up on it? atm my buggy weighs with only 1 11.1v 3.5kg (7.716 lbs)

[suicideneil]

I cant find that exact video unfortunately, but this one uses the same setup:

[youtube]lkiYmnRt3jA[/youtube]

and heres a different one of Joe's buggy using a 1518 motor:

[youtube]WKISPU1AM2k[/youtube]

More than enough power in each setup to hit 100mph, just a case of which is easiest to gear high enough.