Have some LMT questions...

[bdebde]

Yeah, I figure I can throw BM in my truck when I want to get nuts, and run the lower rpm Neu for general bashing.

[jordan...]

so would running a Neu 1515/1y at around 48,000 rpm be harmful to the motor?

[jordan...]

i've been doing a little more research into these motors, and found that the 22xx series motors can easily push a truck over 60 mph on 6s.

I was looking at a thread from a little while ago where i think Promod ran a 2240/10 on 18 cells and it was pushing 60.

Now i am a bit confused, because the 2240/10 has a 1480kv rating. This is pretty low (i think ), and i was wondering how this could still push 60? Is it just the larger size of the motor in general?

What Neu series would be the equivalent to the LMT 22xx series??

thanks in advance
jordan

[jhautz]

I can sum up the answer to your question in 3 words... Gearing, Gearing and Gearing.

You don't necessarily need high kv motors or high rpm to get high speed. Its all in the gearing. I broke 60mph in my buggy using a 1578kv Hacker 10XL motor and 5s. Thats only 29000 rpm for the motor.

l also did it with a Neu 1512/2.5d and 5s and a Quark 80B.

You don't need the biggest motor on the block to get high speeds. All the huge motors do IMO is suck your battery down faster. You can only get so much power to the ground with the grip generated by the tires.

Get a motor that runs a comfortable RPM on the voltage you plan to use and the rest is just a matter of gearing for the performance you want (within reaason). Many times I actually think the smaller motors feel more powerfull than the huge ones. They spin up faster and just feel more powerfull and responsive.

No need to kill a fly with a sledgehammer, and the 22xx motors are sledgehammers.

[jordan...]

thanks for the info on gearing jhautz, really helpful

does anyone know where I can get a LMT that doesn't deal in euro. So far i've only found 2 places which both deal in euro, and puts the price of a motor around 460-500 us dollars

i guess for that price i'm better off running a dual Neu setup

thanks
jordan

[bdebde]

Originally Posted by jordan...

thanks for the info on gearing jhautz, really helpful

does anyone know where I can get a LMT that doesn't deal in euro. So far i've only found 2 places which both deal in euro, and puts the price of a motor around 460-500 us dollars

i guess for that price i'm better off running a dual Neu setup

thanks
jordan

There is only one US dealer...FDM.

[jordan...]

thanks for the site bdebde, these motors are more in my price range! hmm... it looks like they have 'sledgehammers' in stock as well