1/8 Buggy w/ a Outrunner Motor

[jhautz]

Here are a few pictures of my latest project. Its a Cen Matrix that I am going to try a Cyclon outrunner motor in. The motor is a Cyclon 2000. W/ a Mamba Max on 5s Lipo. I have been thinkig about these motors for a long time and I found a deal I couldnt pass up so I figured what the heck should be a pretty nice application for it. The mamba maxx seems to run it pretty nicly. Although I have not had it ooked to the drivetrain yet. Just spinning freely to test the system out.

Its a long way from finished...These pictures just show it with everything set in place for a basic layout. Nothing is tied down permanently yet and the wires are all over the place. Lots of work still to do.

The peak amps it calls out on the cyclon data sheet is only 65A. I figure that it should be enough to make it get up and go.

Anyway this should be a 1100-1200 watt setup... Anyone know how many watts would be needed fo a good racing setup on a buggy like this? I'm am thinking about taking this to the local indoor track (well not so local... Its 1 1/2 hours away) and trying out racing against the nitros with it.

Is there a target wattage I should be shooting for in a racing setup that is not over the top? Maybee 4s would be a better chioce?

Any other sugestions? One thing I was thinking about was moving the center diff a little farther over to the motor side so I can get the battery closer to the center line? And the final battery position will probably be a little farther forward for better balance. Not sure on that yet.