Supercharger Heaven, or a Wolf In Sheep's Clothing

Post by **MelvinsArmy** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:21 pm

I decided to sell my T4, because I really don't use it very often. But, I couldn't get rid of the Novak brushless system I had in it. I love brushless. So, what to do with it? Well, the only single motor runner RC I own is my beloved gold tub hopped up Stealth. So, it seemed like the obvious thing to do. Now I just have to figure out proper gearing for this massive power plant.

In my best Beavis voice: "Huh, huh, this is gonna be cool."

Post by **scr8p** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:39 pm

which brushless system is that? what sized brushed motor is that comparable to?

Post by **MelvinsArmy** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:58 pm

It's the Novak Velociti 5.5, which means it's a 5 1/2 turn motor. I don't know what the equivelent brushed motor would be. It may be a 5.5 turn brushed motor, this thing is insanely powerful.

Post by **scr8p** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:01 pm

toss an 84/23 or 24 on it, and go rip on it a bit. see how that works.

Post by **Asso_man!** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:22 am

a brushless 5.5 is more or less a 10 Turns

Post by **MelvinsArmy** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:48 pm

Okay cool, thanks Asso_man.

I thought 5.5 turns seemed a little rediculous. I guess brushless and brushed turns are different.

Scr8p, any gearing suggestions for a 10T in an original Stealth tranny?

Post by **carloco8** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:38 pm

Yeah, that novak 5.5 is a really hot motor and equal to a 9 or 10 turn brushed motor. With the crazy batteries we have today, you're better off running lower gear ratios. For the RC10T, you probably want to run 15/87 and for the rc10 16/81 or 17/84.

Post by **scr8p** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:14 pm

mel, are you running the same brushless setup it the rc10t, too?

Post by **MelvinsArmy** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:25 pm

I don't have a 10T, and I just sold my T4. This is my only AE runner right now.

Post by **scr8p** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:26 pm

do you mean 10 turn?

Post by **MelvinsArmy** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:30 pm

Yep, 10 turns. Sorry for the confusion.

Post by **scr8p** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:39 pm

84/23-24 might be a little high. try an 84/19-20. give that a shot. the gearing will really depend of what your gonna do with the car.

Post by **madmikerc10333** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:42 am

That paint job is awesome!!!

Post by **AscotConversion** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:58 pm

I run 21/81 on a 6.5 in a sprint car on dirt oval (buggy tire). A 5.5 is crazy in a 2wd buggy for offroad, most seem to run 7.5 or 8.5. Either way a 19 or 20 with an 84 would be a better start.

Post by **Lowgear** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:30 am

Necropost!

Hey, only by nearly half a decade.

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