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So when racing how many people have a backup motor??
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Since I guess I would be much closer to a budget racer than a full on racer... how close are the back up motors to race motors usually?? For example if I were running an EB modded OS .18 TM would most people have another TM as a backup or would I be able to survive with a 2.5 if I needed to?? Just kind of curious wht kind of motors dominate the MT class... (And if I change motors on the Revo that puts me in the unlimited class right??)
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the only way to seperate mt's from truggies is the center diff. Engine size has nothing to do with seperating the classes. Your gonna see a mix of both for back up engines. Most engine are whatever the person can afford.
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Ok... so in the MT class you can run as much motor as you can handle. And michowski I know you and several others run the TM. Is that pretty much the popular race motor?? And what else are other people being successful running??
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FreeRideJunkie Wrote:Ok... so in the MT class you can run as much motor as you can handle. And michowski I know you and several others run the TM. Is that pretty much the popular race motor?? And what else are other people being successful running??
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What needs to be modified to get that into a revo?? I dunno.... for that price I know a P5 I could pick up...
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FreeRideJunkie Wrote:What needs to be modified to get that into a revo?? I dunno.... for that price I know a P5 I could pick up...
need a starter box (same with the p5), and a header... most likely need to do something with the crank. I don't know, I don't own a revo.
I'd go with the P5 if you can handle the power.
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it's not what motor you have, it's how good of a driver you are. I would personally keep the 2.5 strapped in until you learn to handle the track better(not saying your bad, you know what I mean). Then once you can harness that power, move to a bigger motor.
Actually bigger motors make your laptimes worse when your not a good driver. Too much power just tosses you all over the place.
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I understand that. I will be running the 2.5 at the track for a while... at least untill I am turning consistant laps (woohoo new amb). I am just kind of doing my research ahead of time to see what avenue I should go down. This way if a deal comes along I can snatch it up instead of having to wait when I am ready for a bigger motor...