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Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:52 pm
by coxbros1
Cool story!
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:18 pm
by coxbros1
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:34 am
by Lonestar
WTF - 120 friggin' dollars?!? That's what they're worth now?
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:17 am
by coxbros1
I guess so, plus $25 shipping!
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:51 am
by Coelacanth
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 9:22 pm
by coxbros1
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 9:56 pm
by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB
The sweetest plum!
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:35 am
by fab20VT
I've got my 360PT since the 80's.
Perfect for my Javelin 4x4. Good torque!
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 6:27 pm
by coxbros1
U got a holy grail there in that 360pt, sooooo classsic!!
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 5:54 am
by fab20VT
coxbros1 wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 6:27 pm
U got a holy grail there in that 360pt, sooooo classsic!!
Yes! And it is just run in
May be this subject has already been treated here but I was surprised the "new" Le Mans 490 was a 30T.
I wanted to stay on a brushed for my Javelin Re Re... The old 360PT with 19T was not considered to be a fast one...
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 2:10 pm
by Coelacanth
fab20VT wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 5:54 am
The old 360PT with 19T was not considered to be a fast one...
That's right, it had plenty of torque but top speed wasn't up there. The 360 Gold was better all around. The PT had bearings and adjustable endbell though, unlike the ST.
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 6:32 am
by mtbkym01
mtbkym01 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2019 7:49 pm
Thought I’d do a quick stocktake of my LeMans Motors:
1 x 240SB NIB
1 x 240T NIB
2 x 240ST 1 in Optima, 1 in Turbo Mid SE
1 x 360ST in Turbo Optima
And I thought I’d have a look at the Pegasus that I have had for years awaiting a tidy up and too my surprise
A 480T
. Will pull it out some day soon and give it a tidy up, it’s too nice to be sitting in the back of a Pegasus I feel
I also have the modern LeMans 490 brushed motor sitting in my re-re scorpion
*edit - whoops, also better go check the Ultima Outlaw truck, can’t remember what that has in it
** 2nd edit - not a LeMans but still pretty
Quoting myself, but this arrived today in lovely used condition
Can anybody tell me if this was standard in any Kyosho Kit, as this seems to have period correct leads on it, but they are about 3 times longer than normal? Wondering if there was a kit that need extra long leads
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 1:06 pm
by Timmahhh
mtbkym01 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 6:32 am
Quoting myself, but this arrived today in lovely used condition
Can anybody tell me if this was standard in any Kyosho Kit, as this seems to have period correct leads on it, but they are about 3 times longer than normal? Wondering if there was a kit that need extra long leads
The 240s was in the Turbo Optima
For me personally, its probably:
240s
480s
240sb
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 6:26 pm
by SteveMax
My favorite would be:
for performance:
240SB
240WS
H-240S
for looks:
240S
480S
480T
Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 6:36 pm
by TheDiamondOne
After watching my brother buy and restore basically every lemans motor and test them back to back to back in his monster beetle i have changed my opinion on top 3. The NEW HOLY GRAIL motor without a doubt is the 360 gold. So my new list in order is: 360 gold, 480 gold, 240sb.
