Infraction Recommend an upgraded ESC and motor combo for an Infraction 3s

[morrjr71]

I'm thinking about upgrading the ESC and motor on my Infraction 3s, and I would like to get away from Spektrum and go with either Hobbywing or Castle. I mostly do straight-line street running with my Infraction 3, but I am not looking for a high-end system for high-speed runs.

I would appreciate your recommendations for drop-in replacements.

 

[Killacam]

castle mamba x and 1415 motor is my go to for all 1/10 scales that can fit a 550 motor. extremely powerful and versatile from bashing to crawling when you program through castle link. i have that combo in a trx4, ryft, mt10, and tenacity tt pro. i gear them down and run them on 4s and it's muah *chef kiss*

 

[morrjr71]

castle mamba x and 1415 motor is my go to for all 1/10 scales that can fit a 550 motor. extremely powerful and versatile from bashing to crawling when you program through castle link. i have that combo in a trx4, ryft, mt10, and tenacity tt pro. i gear them down and run them on 4s and it's muah *chef kiss*

Thanks. I have a Wendigo 3s rock racer that I equipped with a Castle Copperhead 10 SCT and Castle 3200kv motor combo, and I love it. The Copperhead system with proper gearing allowed me to keep the top end performance but gave me much better low-speed better performance for an occasional crawl.

 

[dure16]

What voltage do you plan to run? What kind of speeds would you like to see?

 

[morrjr71]

What voltage do you plan to run? What kind of speeds would you like to see?

I have 4s and 6s vehicles, so I don't need anything over 3s on the Infraction. I'm not looking for a lot more speed: I'm just not into Spektrum electronics.

 

[dure16]

I have 4s and 6s vehicles, so I don't need anything over 3s on the Infraction. I'm not looking for a lot more speed: I'm just not into Spektrum electronics.

Here’s what I’d buy:

https://www.amainhobbies.com/castle...w-1412-sensored-motor-cse010-0155-12/p1386583

 

[morrjr71]

Here’s what I’d buy:

https://www.amainhobbies.com/castle...w-1412-sensored-motor-cse010-0155-12/p1386583

The stock motor on an Infraction is 3900kv, so this system might make it slower. Castle makes some combos that have 3800 or 4000kv motors in the combo, so I might look at one of them.

 

[dure16]

The stock motor on an Infraction is 3900kv, so this system might make it slower. Castle makes some combos that have 3800 or 4000kv motors in the combo, so I might look at one of them.

I don’t think you’d want one of the higher kv Castle motors since they are physically smaller.

I don’t love HW sensored ESCs though. The racing versions aren’t waterproof and the bashing versions use a weird proprietary sensor cable. No data logging either way. And they all have an oddly high motor temp cutoff - 221F is the lowest setting if I remember correctly.

Maybe make your own combo. These two would pair together well:

https://www.amainhobbies.com/hobbyw...ed-brushless-motor-3600kv-hwa30401151/p580788

https://www.amainhobbies.com/castle...10-scale-brushless-esc-cse010-0155-00/p578314

 

[Killacam]

The stock motor on an Infraction is 3900kv, so this system might make it slower. Castle makes some combos that have 3800 or 4000kv motors in the combo, so I might look at one of them.

you can gear up. the 1412 and 1415 motors are strong like Russian bear drunk on vodka.

 

[oldguywnewtoy]

Thanks. I have a Wendigo 3s rock racer that I equipped with a Castle Copperhead 10 SCT and Castle 3200kv motor combo, and I love it. The Copperhead system with proper gearing allowed me to keep the top end performance but gave me much better low-speed better performance for an occasional crawl.

I couldn't keep my Wendigo on it's wheels with brushless. Wouldn't turn at speed. I converted it to brushed, and just crawl with it.

 

[morrjr71]

How does this Hobbywing Max10 G2/4000kv G3 motor combo look?

https://www.hobbywingdirect.com/products/ezrun-max10-combo-3665sd?variant=40522184261747

 

[LibertyMKiii]

MM2 ESC is a pretty small form factor and very reliable. If you can find it the MM2 Retro has higher amperage limits.
The MMX6s is decent, but I always found they run too hot for my comfort.