1st modified

[A5H]

hi,
im looking to buy a modified motor as fast as that is legal.(12x2 i think it is) wondering if you could tell me what the cheapest make is as i dont want to spent alot of money and not like the class. i race a yokomo yr4 2 pro. please help, thanks.

Ash

[Tom]

A good reasonably price modified motor would be a Team Orion Orbital 2 pro BB, it is priced at about £30 and offers very good performance. It has adjustable timing, bearings etc.

[marcoski]

They are not the absolute cheapest, but are exceptional value for money, I would go for an orion orbital 2.

<edit he he Tom, you beat me to it, but I couldnt agree more>

[ninjagordy]

ash.....just so you know....the motors i told you to look at is the identical motor to the orbital pro bb but it has been put out by mtroniks....and is cheaper!...

regards

gordy!.....(so i was told buy a reliable source!!)

[A5H]

kool, i found a team orion havoc 11x2 for 12 quid would this be decent? the lowest wind in a mtroniks i could find was 15x2. oh and a Team Orbital 2 Mach Mod 12 turn for just over 20 this was only a single i think though? would this still be fast enough?

[Doomanic]

Just be warned, the MTroniks Vision ranges are not BRCA homologated.

[Doomanic]

The Havoc range are very budget!
Non-rebuildable, bronze bushes machine wound.
Just remember, you get what you pay for!

[marcoski]

Listen to Dom, and buy the orion orbital 2 BB. If you look after it, it would be easy to sell if you dont continue with modified.

[Tom]

Orion also do the Rush which has ball bearings, i had one, would be ok just to try out mod racing but wouldnt be very good, spend the extra tenner or so and get a motor worth having.

[A5H]

the pro bb 12x3 i might get. i know its not competition legal but im just going to use it for club racing. wot do you think?

[ninjagordy]

i didnt know that about the mtroniks motors..........

sorry bum steer..........get the orion then.....lol

regards

gordy!

[Tom]

yep good choice, it is BRCA legal i think its the mtroniks that isnt.

[ninjagordy]

if your club doesnt mind i would go for the vision pro....i ran one and it flew....very very cheap.....start at £19.99

regards

gordy!

[ninjagordy]

hey dom......

how come the visions not hmologated ...if its identical to the orion orbital pro ..........seems a shame as i thought it was very quick........

regards

gordy!

[Doomanic]

There is a range of budget motors from CML called Echo who do a 12 double.
Rebuildable, adjustable timing, ball races
Similar price to Orion ProBB2

[Doomanic]

Gordy, have a read of the BRCA Electric Boards guidelines on the BRCA website. It's all explained in there.

[scott_davis]

I have two Orion Orbital Pro BB motors and they are superb - I find the springs a bit soft though....

Mind you the extra £20 I had to pay for my Orion Core was worth it.......... :D