aluminum stock

[fatboyelroy]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

Why would you want to go with multiple motors, when it would be much easier and cheaper to go with one huge powerplant??? Whatever you are trying to do I think it has been proven over and over again that simple is better. One single motor over V-twins or even Quad mortors will out perform just about any configuration that you may come up with. Just the weight and balancing issues alone make sense for a single motor setup. Hey we all have our dreams to achieve so you do what you will, but listen to word of reason here. This factor has been discussed several times here in RCM. Good luck with your project.

From what I have gathered I thought multiple motor setups were better suited for torque applications which is what I'm after, not so much as speed. You can only gear down so much. I can't lie the "WOW" factor has a bit of influence in my decision as well.

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by fatboyelroy

I can't lie, the "WOW" factor has a bit of influence in my decision as well.

Definitely.

[JERRY2KONE]

Yea the WOW factor is very cool, but we also have to be somewhat realistic with our quests. Don't get me wrong I hope that you conqer the dream and show us something that has not been seen before. Still I hope you know what your asking for. Just thinking of some of the projects that have already been done on here, there are issues that just cannot be overcome. Even with two BL motors the Maxx tranny setup has problems due to the limitations inherant in the design. Putting two more motors on this tranny will surely push those limits and beyond. Finding a way to mount them is the easy part with a little CNC assistance. Getting them to work efficiantly without destroying the tranny and other drivetrain parts will be the real challenge. Like I said good luck with that.

Originally Posted by fatboyelroy

From what I have gathered I thought multiple motor setups were better suited for torque applications which is what I'm after, not so much as speed. You can only gear down so much. I can't lie the "WOW" factor has a bit of influence in my decision as well.

[fatboyelroy]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

Yea the WOW factor is very cool, but we also have to be somewhat realistic with our quests. Don't get me wrong I hope that you conqer the dream and show us something that has not been seen before. Still I hope you know what your asking for. Just thinking of some of the projects that have already been done on here, there are issues that just cannot be overcome. Even with two BL motors the Maxx tranny setup has problems due to the limitations inherant in the design. Putting two more motors on this tranny will surely push those limits and beyond. Finding a way to mount them is the easy part with a little CNC assistance. Getting them to work efficiantly without destroying the tranny and other drivetrain parts will be the real challenge. Like I said good luck with that.

As for the durability issue with the Maxx tranny I plan to use an aluminum case with the ultramaxxed metal gears i already have.