Buying a 1/10 scale Losi buggy- what motor?

[Cheetah928]

Hey guys, I’m buying a used Losi buggy for 150 in great shape. It’s a roller, and I will have an extra esc once I sell another car (gotta make room!) I don’t think I should run a reverse rotation 21t, so what brushed motors would y’all suggest? It uses the regular connections like on Traxxas, with an EC-3 connector. I am gonna run brushed till I save for a reedy brushless. Gonna run a 2s lipo. It says minimum 12t for 2s. It’s currently on the car being sold.

 

[Jerold]

If this is a crawler, I would look at Holmes Hobbies. Rock buggy I dunno, but something a bit more speed. They have recommendations on this page you can check out. They are good about getting back to you if you email them too.
https://holmeshobbies.com/motor-recommendations

But in both cases the ESC is going to make a difference. The HW 1080 is a good for crawling.

But why not go brushless? I'm running a HW fusion in my TRX4 and it's got low speed control and dang near will do a wheelie too.

 

[Cheetah928]

If this is a crawler, I would look at Holmes Hobbies. Rock buggy I dunno, but something a bit more speed. They have recommendations on this page you can check out. They are good about getting back to you if you email them too.
https://holmeshobbies.com/motor-recommendations

But in both cases the ESC is going to make a difference. The HW 1080 is a good for crawling.

But why not go brushless? I'm running a HW fusion in my TRX4 and it's got low speed control and dang near will do a wheelie too.

So I’m selling the car that the esc is in now as a rolller to my local hobby shop and buying the buggy from them. My TRX-4 does wheelies and all the fun stuff of brushed. I’m trying not to spend an insane amount of money, so I’m using what I own already. One day I’m gonna go with a reedy brushless, but I’m gonna start with just a car first. Plus I need a lipo.

 

[Jerold]

So I’m selling the car that the esc is in now as a rolller to my local hobby shop and buying the buggy from them. My TRX-4 does wheelies and all the fun stuff of brushed. I’m trying not to spend an insane amount of money, so I’m using what I own already. One day I’m gonna go with a reedy brushless, but I’m gonna start with just a car first. Plus I need a lipo.

That's a good plan.

I'd look at the Holmes then. He makes good stuff and it's affordable