jaejw1

NEU motor test at the track.. 1105/1.5y

well it has been a long time ... the wait is over.. the monster motor has made its debut at a local outdoor track,,

track description..
hard packed.. rough surface.. dusty/slippery.. one large triple to a small triple.. and 2 large doubles.. and a nice long straight..

backtrack,,,, when i first tested the neu motor,, i had it geared at 19/45 which yielded a axle rpm of 8400rpm.. almost 2000rpm difference from the 5200kv permax..
since i didnt want to burn up the neu while at the track,, (for those that dont know.. dirt tracks are brutal on motors) i geared the neu at 16/45 which gave a 7303rpm at the axle..... this thing was still fast... and because of the surface it made driving very difficult.. well after going through 3 45t spur gears (learning the track was rough and the gears suffered ) i had to convert to a 49t spur and 16t pinion... yes thats right.. since i didnt have a 18t pinion i wasnt able to continue with a gearing closely related to 16/45,, (18/49),, so i had no choice but to go with 16/49 which left me with a very slow 6492rpm at the axle... (19/45 for the permax was 6424rpm...) slower but with TONS of torque.. cooler running...

16/49 it is... the track i have learned by now... and oh what a pleasure it was to soar over the triple-triple and the 2 large doubles- with ease....

i had to be extra careful with the trigger finger since my gearing allowed for more torque,,, but i was able to go around that slippery track with no problems,,, i was actually doing a lil drifting on the turn after the straight and leading to the straight..

going to go to the indoor track tomorrow to try the current 16/49 gearing and the 16/45 gearing on a more high grip track,,

the neu is it.. also it was very smooth.. maybe not as smooth as the mongoose but much faster with much more torque..


stupid me... after a year of farting around.. i never saw the need to change anything.. everything on the car is loose... and the shock oil is OLD... so i figured i would change the shock oil while i wait for the batteries to charge...
holy crap.... im stupid.. well lets just say my driving improved 100% and the car landed and handled better.. cant wait to start changing the old arms,, which rattle terribly, and start practicing for real.. all this testing and no real practice... lol..lol.. im taking one for the team... but once everything is said and done i will start back practicing..

btw i have another review to do... kind of related to this one.. but my testing isnt complete just yet

jaejw1

for those that are not aware... here is my first test with the neu motor.. it explains the set up.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iZuUoax6O8

jaejw1

went to the indoor track today... holy moly... well even with the gearing as it was.. 16/49 i had a ton of revs to go on the straight.. was able o pull away from the mod 4wd buggies on the track,, the power was smooth and immediate,, only one time on the track did i go full throttle.. and that was to clear a triple before the straight.. most usually take it as a double then rollover onto the straight... i have only seen mod buggies clear it as a triple....

the motor did get hot but it wasnt smoking at all.. the esc was warm and the batteries were warm..

the motor was awesome.. this is now my practice/race set up... i would not have it any other way..

Bermbuster

iTrader: (11)

Jae Im glad everything is working awesome. Im thinking of doing a similar change to my Vendetta ST...im going to use the sidewinder 1/10 instead of the Max...I will be coming out to Cali for work and I hope to do some racing.....

jaejw1

let me know... hopefully you can check out ocrcraceway... so far there were 3 vendettas there today.. most i have seen..

Bermbuster

iTrader: (11)

Jae you need to test on this track....it is in NJ and they are having the Eastern States Challenge next Sat the 31...and there is a class for 1/18th scale....The track is Family Hobbies in Vineland....the guy who made this track did Potbellys track...

jaejw1

man.. youkeep telling me about that track,,,,, all i can do is look at it and cry.... the smoothest darn track i have ever seen..

do you know if they will video the race??

Bermbuster

iTrader: (11)

I know somebody will and I will get you the link....
There is a slim chance I may make the race...

jaejw1

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...91515960792879

by the way the only time i went full throttle is when i went about halfway down the straight and when i cleared the triple... other then that i never went past half throttle.

jaejw1

this should be a better quality video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiF3jdkFjLQ

notfastenuff

Jae I played with the neu today. On two cells 14 49 gearing this thing is sick motor temps 118 after 10 minutes uo and down the street. then it happened, I installed the 3 cell and holy!@#$ !! two wide open passes down the highway passing cars!! was a blast untill a tire blew off the rim causing the most specktacular cartwheels I've ever seen!! not much left of my st. @ broken shock shafts one shock tower cracked chassis and broken wheel. All and all this motor RIPS going for parts track review tomarrow

jaejw1

now if only we can convince the world...lol..

glad you liked it.. it makes a great bashing motor,, and can be a dominating large track racer.... it would be overkill for something small..

jaejw1

so how did things go at the track.....

notfastenuff

toasted quark this thing pulls serious amprage gonna try again with differnt speedo sat at indy slots much larger track might be eaisier on equipment. Lessons to learn. Maybe try new batteries at the same time we'll feed er till shes full.

jaejw1

what type of batts were you using... and did they swell at all..