how do i know what motors are good?(for offroad)

[unit_4tec]

hey i just got an evader (not here yet) but i wanted to race it and was wondering what motor to get and esc? i want to enter the stock class and eventually the mod class. (keep in mind that im a newbie) now what is stock class? and what is mod class? what motor should i get for mod class? and esc?? which motors are good? ive heard that the lower turn count the better and lower the winds the more punch/torque and higher winds is faster more rpms so which motor will be good for offroad mod class? and can i keep the stock motor and esc for stock class? :eek: :confused:

oh yeah and the higher the turn count is slower and not alot of torque? or alot of torque?:confused:

[unit_4tec]

one more thing: which motors am i suppost to stay away from? how do i know which motors are for touring onroad and which for offroad?

[ElectricThunder]

Check out the most recent issue of rc car action. They tested some motors and stuff and at teh end of the review they gave a table for each class and what motor range you should use for that particular class. :)

[SteveK]

For stock class racing, the included ESC will work fine. For stock racing, there is usually one 'hot' motor for a track, so find what that is and use it. For trucks it's probably the Trinity P2K, which has a lot of torque, what you want in a truck motor. Stock motors all have bronze bushings, 24 degrees of timing, and 27 turns of wire around each armature pole.

For modified racing, you will need a new ESC for motors below 20 turns. Again, there will probably be a hot wind (Number of times a strand of wire is wound around each armature pole: AKA turn) for your track, so pick a motor in the range. Usually you want about 15 turns or more with a truck, but some tracks will allow a motor as low as 12-13 turns.

Any ESC that can handle the wind you will likely use will work fine. One with a 12-turn limit will be good for just about every application. Novak, LRP/Associated, Hitec, Futaba, and GM all offer quality ESCs.