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Appreciate all the above replies - all very helpful and very much appreciated (I’m still a noob at all this!). Think I will have to reevaluate my options. 🙂

Ok, thanks for that. My battery tray (and because my Hornet body is the original 1980’s version) is all enclosed, meaning that it will only accept a battery the same size and shape as the default 7.2v nicam size. It’s impossible to add a larger battery as it’s an enclosure which can’t be made bigger (unless I physically take a hacksaw to it!).

Thanks for that - all very helpful. What do you mean when you say ‘ribs in the battery tray’ - what does that refer to? And , would any of these Lipos be any good: https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/search/?q=Lipo&page=1&view_type=small

Happy New Year by the way! So, would you say I should go for the motor you originally linked to (which will probably only give me a 2-4mph increase over my stock motor) OR go for a Lipo battery instead? How would I know which Lipo battery would be compatible with my esc (the 1080 HobbyWing) or are all lipos compatible?

Thanks for that - appreciated. The only reason I don’t want to change to lipo is purely because I spent around £80 this summer (during lockdown!) on a new esc, remote, servo and battery as my old analog gear had met its death so all the digital gear now in my Hornet is barely a few months old so don’t want to now have to swap it all out again for lipo gear. So if I was to go for a 15t-17t brushed motor, do you think I would notice much speed improvements over my original 1980s stock motor? Also - how do I know which motors will physically fit into my Hornet - some motors look smaller than the one I currently have?

Also - would any of these be compatible with my esc : https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/radio-control/rc-spares/tamiya/motors/?view_type=small

Thanks for that - appreciated. How do the numbers on the motors work then - how would I know which ones would work with my esc?

It seems that my current esc (the HobbyWing 1060) is ‘12 turn’. Does this then mean I need to look for a motor which is not rated any higher than this?

Hi again - are you able to advise on which faster motor I can go for which is compatible with my esc?

Just to add - my esc is the HobbyWing 1060 (not sure how many turns that’s quoted as being) ?

...appreciate the above but I’m really looking at keeping my existing nicam battery as it is brand new (3000 amp). Would anybody therefore be able to recommend a motor to replace my existing stock Hornet motor?

Hi all Can anyone advise on what the fastest motor is that I can go for, in my 1980’s original The Hornet? I have already upgraded the internals to my car and have the HobbyWing 1060 esc and using a new 7.2 v 3000mah battery but was wondering what the fastest motor is that I could use? My motor is currently the default one which came with the car about 30 years ago (there’s no stickers or anything on it so I don’t know what kind it is) ? Thanks.

Hi again! Thought I would continue this thread with a quick battery question.... I have a 3000mah 7.2v battery and my slow /fast charger states this (it only has figures for a 1400mah battery) : Output: 21 VA DC/30 minutes (fast charge) 1.3 VA DC continuous slow charge So I need to know how long do I need to charge my battery using this charger?

Hi! I had the same exact issues with my 30+ year old Tamiya Hornet, which I recently got working again - old servos were constantly jittering. I ended up ordering some digital bits and pieces from here, which cured all my issues : https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/radio-control/rc-systems/carson-radios/