scavind
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How do yall whould dual (or single) kershaw designs 970 motors would do in a 3905 e-maxx. Would one or 2 970s be better or two 700HOs.
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I just saw an article in RC Driver about these motors and I'm now planning to put one of thesekits in my wife's EMaxx. Personally, I would rather go with twin 700's than one 970. If you do a single 970 with the 40T pinion that they send you, you're essentially not upgrading too much from the twin 550's.
I'm not sure if I want twin 700's or twin 970. They say the 970's require high end Nimh packs or 20C Lipo. I have yet to make the jump to Lipo with the exception of my Micro DT but I think that may be something I do this year finally. For the money, the twin 700's are probably the best buy on the market. Actually, now that I think of it... the 700's would probably be better since I'm dealing with the old EMaxx, not the new EMaxx with the brushless ready tranny.
I'm not sure if I want twin 700's or twin 970. They say the 970's require high end Nimh packs or 20C Lipo. I have yet to make the jump to Lipo with the exception of my Micro DT but I think that may be something I do this year finally. For the money, the twin 700's are probably the best buy on the market. Actually, now that I think of it... the 700's would probably be better since I'm dealing with the old EMaxx, not the new EMaxx with the brushless ready tranny.
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magazine. RC Driver, not sure if it's on newstands yet. It's the latest issue and just got it last week. It's a short article. They said twin 700's offered brushless-like power. Seems like a great bang for the buck if you ask me.
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Dont know... :shrug: Drop them an email and let us know.
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I have e-mailed Dan Kershaw...he has replyed...i have the answer...
Dan Kershaw "I did not release a 970 motor conversion for the new E-maxx for the one reason that the transmission is placed at the front of the chassis in the new E-maxx. Mounting the big motors over the front end would throw off the steering response."
He says the 700 Hos are just as good.
I wonder how a dewalt drill motor would be?
Dan Kershaw "I did not release a 970 motor conversion for the new E-maxx for the one reason that the transmission is placed at the front of the chassis in the new E-maxx. Mounting the big motors over the front end would throw off the steering response."
He says the 700 Hos are just as good.
I wonder how a dewalt drill motor would be?
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Just save your self the trouble and go Brushless, either a Novak HV system or a Castle Creations Monster Max system, no motor maintenace and tons of power on tap....
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What trouble would a person be saving? I think this is a great solution for a lot of people. It's a lot more power over stock and less than 1/3 the cost of a brushless setup. Not everybody wants to spend $250 for more power and not everybody needs 20 minutes of runtime. I'm definately doing the twin 700's for my wife's EMaxx. She probably won't drive it but maybe a couple times this summer with my boy so spending a couple C-notes is just a waste of money for that particular project.
