heady2010 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I have been given a tamiya m03 but it's is completely standard, so would like to add a brushless motor a esc, i was thinking maybe the radiant reaktor. http://goldstarstockists.net/live/catalog/mobile_product_info.php?products_id=55293 Anybody have any thoughts or suggestions? I know I'll need to change the wheel bearings on the car, is there anything else I might need to do? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 That should be fine, I had a 9t in a m03 for a bit and found it was too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysmini Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Get the smallest sized pinion in steel. I have the 13t in mine and it's plenty quick enough. Glued tyres with firm foams and oil shocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heady2010 Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Cool, cheers. Just out.of.interest, what does.9t/12th.stand for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heady2010 Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Get the smallest sized pinion in steel. I have the 13t in mine and it's plenty quick enough. Glued tyres with firm foams and oil shocks Where can I get this pinion and how will I know it's the right one for the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysmini Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 http://www.modelsport.co.uk/rw-.6-pinion-16-teeth/rc-car-products/13755 This is the pinion you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysmini Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Brushed motors are rated by turns, the lower the turn, the faster the motor spins. Brushless motors are slightly different, some rate by turn to give you an idea of where they sit in relation to speed (17.5t is comparable to a 27t silver can but has much more torque) but most are rated by kv, the number of revs per volt. A 9, 10, 12 or 13t brushless motor is actually a 380 sized motor with a 540 sized finned case, suitable for most lightweight buggies and touring cars, but if your rig is a little heavier then the .5 sized cans are full sized brushless motors and are even stronger still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heady2010 Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Get the smallest sized pinion in steel. I have the 13t in mine and it's plenty quick enough. Glued tyres with firm foams and oil shocks Where can I get this pinion and how will I know it's the right one for the car?Ignore that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heady2010 Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Ok thanks very much for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heady2010 Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 One other thing...where can I get body shells for it, I already have a.mini shell.and don't really want the.fiat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pteppic Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Just started building an M-05ra so have been looking at possible bodies. rc-mini,net has a load of info, have a look here: http://www.rc-mini.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46:bodies-what-fits&catid=59:bodies-what-fits&Itemid=59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadJFly Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 One other thing...where can I get body shells for it, I already have a.mini shell.and don't really want the.fiat. You could probably get one on Ebay. If you don't like any of the tamiya ones, most of the hpi cup racer shells fit the M03m chassis (you can convert your swb M03 to this size by flipping the rear arms over) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Kamtec v12 shells fit close enough as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heady2010 Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 I'll check them out, thanks! I'd like to get golf or clio v6. What does swb stand for btw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadJFly Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 short wheel base, there's an article on rc-mini.net that explains the differences between the wheelbases on the M03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heady2010 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 te name="tonysmini" post="1932892" timestamp="1391359339"]http://www.modelsport.co.uk/rw-.6-pinion-16-teeth/rc-car-products/13755 This is the pinion you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuttyProfessor Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Wrong, more torque and acceleration with less teeth, more top speed and less torque with more teeth.should be a 3.2mm shaft 0.6mod, standard tamiya pinion pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysmini Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 You can try wheelspin or Radshape, they may have then. The reason I said the smaller pinion is because your motor will spin somewhere in the region of 3800-4000 revs per volt. The stock silver can is around 2400-2800 so your motor is much faster. You don 't want to over power an M03, they just turn into an uncontrollable missile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuttyProfessor Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I can vouch for that with the FF03 I had, 7900kv in a front wheel drive was seriously nutty, had to upgrade to a full metal gearbox just to take the strain, then the tyres......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vrooom Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Stop! you don't need those pinion, it wont fit... what you need is 20t pinion, and 13t brushless. otherwise it will just wheelspins city.get yourself better shocks (oil filled) if it doesn't have it, and replace the bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heady2010 Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 So do you think This http://goldstarstockists.net/live/catalog/mobile_product_info.php?products_id=55293 May be too quick for the car, I want something very quick but not uncontrollable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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