need recommendation for a 17.5 motor. No D3.5 please.
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need recommendation for a 17.5 motor. No D3.5 please.
I run blinky 17.5 in a small to mid size carpet track. Now that the D3.5 is no longer roar approved. Is there any other motor that comes close to the D3.5 that is roar approved?
I am currently running the turnigy trackstar which runs fine, but it's not roar approved. I just want to keep at least one legal 17.5 motor. so any recommendation is welcome.
Thanks in advance.
I am currently running the turnigy trackstar which runs fine, but it's not roar approved. I just want to keep at least one legal 17.5 motor. so any recommendation is welcome.
Thanks in advance.
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I run blinky 17.5 in a small to mid size carpet track. Now that the D3.5 is no longer roar approved. Is there any other motor that comes close to the D3.5 that is roar approved?
I am currently running the turnigy trackstar which runs fine, but it's not roar approved. I just want to keep at least one legal 17.5 motor. so any recommendation is welcome.
Thanks in advance.
I am currently running the turnigy trackstar which runs fine, but it's not roar approved. I just want to keep at least one legal 17.5 motor. so any recommendation is welcome.
Thanks in advance.
#5
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My top pick of currently roar approved motors:
- Revtech 17.5 with HT rotor (Great Motor and tons of power)
- Trinity D3 with HT rotor (Ran same lap times with this motor as I did with my D3.5)
- Reedy Sonic (Strong motor just needs to be geared correctly)
Hope this helps and good luck.
Alan
- Revtech 17.5 with HT rotor (Great Motor and tons of power)
- Trinity D3 with HT rotor (Ran same lap times with this motor as I did with my D3.5)
- Reedy Sonic (Strong motor just needs to be geared correctly)
Hope this helps and good luck.
Alan
#6
I just picked up the Fantom Racing Apex 17.5 Spec motor and I am very impressed and the power is noticable. This motor replaced the RevTech 17.5 which is a very good dependable motor. I would recommend the Fantom products. Not affiliated with Fantom just impressed with the Killer Voltz LIPO and the motor is awesome. Plus they have a motor rebuild program for EPIC based motors.
I also originally started with the Trackstar 17.5 red can motor and it was decent but if you go with the Fantom you will see a pretty big difference.
I also originally started with the Trackstar 17.5 red can motor and it was decent but if you go with the Fantom you will see a pretty big difference.
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I've tried quite a few of the 17.5 motors available - Thunder Power Z3R with the green rotor gets my vote. The RevTech motor with the HT rotor is really fast, but I've seen one too many "let the magic smoke out".
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I see a few guys in this thread saying reedy sonic if they are geared correctly. What is the trick to gearing one?
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Revtech 17.5 with the High Torque Rotor
Reedy Sonic 17.5
If you don't want to worry about about speed those two or bust.