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So I've had this motor since probably mid 90's or so. Some time in my younger (dumber) days I must have removed the can sticker for one reason or another. Recently I've been digging through my old RC stuff and stumbled across it. I am restoring it and for the life of me can't remember what motor it is.
Things I do know... It has Yokomo markings on the can and the endbell. It appears to be 13 turn. It is triple wound. It's from the mid 90's and is probably an on-road style motor (possibly oval).
I was thinking it is likely a "Twisters" motor but I don't know that a 13t×3 ever came in that series other than what I found on another post as a "2003 Carolina mountain motor" . This however is too new and I know I never purchased a motor by that name. Back to square one I guess. If I remember correctly I was using mainly Yokomo and Trinity motors at the time and I believe all Trinity motors use Epic endbells.
I'm lost as to the true identity of this motor. If anyone recognizes the parts or markings I would really appreciate your input. THANKS!

I found some Twister ads from late 80's to early 90's that has info about 13x3 other than "2003 Carolina mountain motor" Jirka

Awesome! Thank you very much!

The purple heat sinks are definitely Trinity.

I see now that the 2003 is the model number rather than the year. The way I understood it before was that 2003 was the release year. Man do I feel like a dummy! Ha ha ha

That's what threw me off about the Twister vs. Trinity thing. Everything about the motor told me twister but the heat sinks. I kept seeing them on Trinity motors. I've used lots of both through the years so it's entirely possible I stole from one to upgrade another. I know the can, arm and at least plastic parts of the endbell belong together but it's possible some of the hardware has been swapped. Thanks for solidifying that for me! Appreciated!

They were an option part for sure. I picked up a couple of sets, so they could be installed on any motor that the screws fit on.

I believe I found what I have been looking for. This label seems very familiar and everything matches with the info posted by Jirka. This pic may not be the exact 13turn triple but it's definitely from the right series. I also found a post on another site where the guy had the endbell off. Couldn't see the stacks to match markings but the com looked exactly the same. Thank you guys for your help!

Well here it is finished. Cleaned it up, cut the com, hit it with some armature dye, a fresh coat of paint and some new brushes. I think it's probably not special enough to go through getting a new repro label. Came out nice though. Honestly it was in great shape to begin with. Might put it up on ebay with my other part listings but still undecided.

I've never heard of armature dye. What is the reason for using it?

matt1ptkn wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:08 am I've never heard of armature dye. What is the reason for using it?

It's something I brought over from 1/24th slot car racing. Basically it just protects the stacks from corrosion. It's probably a little more useful in slots than RC because in slots you're constantly moving motors in and out of cars and the solder Flux gets everywhere which tends to eat at things but I figure with the RC stuff it can't hurt. Off-road cars tend to wind up with all kinds of stuff in the motor and even just storage can get to them. I don't know what it's exact makeup is but it seems kind of like a very thinned out transparent nail polish. I'm not suggesting thin some nail polish and put it on your motor. Just a comparison to give you an idea of what it's like. I've been out of the slot scene for a while but I'm sure it's still available. My bottles are missing their labels but I'm pretty sure it comes from a company called Camen.

Interesting info. Thank you!

matt1ptkn wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:08 am Interesting info. Thank you!

No trouble at all! That MRP of yours is really cool. Love seeing different stuff like that. If your interested I'm building a gallery post under my username.