On Road Motor Tips

[AxeRC]

I had just bought my wife a 10th scale touring car, what would be a good motor and esc combo be?
Its an HPI RS4 Sport 3

 

[tntpoof]

is this going to be for just bashing... lipo for batteries... whats her speed expectations?

 

[AxeRC]

Just driving on paved surfaces. Lipo yes.

 

[AxeRC]

*bump*

Anyone?

 

[biggman100]

*bump*

Anyone?

Is it electric or Nitro? If its Nitro, i found another post on here where a guy was using a 24.7 engine with 37/20 spur and pinion, and getting 75MPH. here is that post: https://www.rctalk.com/forum/threads/rs4-gearing.36694/

 

[TurboChargedHonda]

I like the Castle SW4 combo. I have the 3800kv on my Slash 2wd, and it's very smooth, quiet, runs cool, and modulates well at low speeds (minimal cogging as well). If I were to pick a new combo for my 4 Tec 2.0, it'd be the SW4 3800kv (still running the stock brushed Xl-5 and Titan 12T). Castle also offers it in the 5700kv, but that's too fast for me, and I like a bit more bottom-end torque for drifting.

Hobbywing also makes nice motors and ESCs, but I've never found their products to be as refined as Castle's. I have the XR8 (sensored brushless) combo (3660 4300kv motor) for my Slash 4x4, and even in sensored mode, it has issues going from forward to reverse and vise versa and isn't as smooth as I hoped it to be.

 

[AxeRC]

I have already got my wife the Leopard system for her touring car.
Its a 3300kv 4 pole motor and 60amp esc, programming card included.
Thanks for the recommendations.

 

[AxeRC]

TurboChargedHonda​

I love hobbywing. I am running thier systems in my helion dominus v1 and v2 and also my dhk hunter has the HW 120 amp esc in it