Long Can Conversion 1/24

[dw5555]

I've never put a long can motor in any of my 1/24 cars but since I took this NSR out of my Mclaren I wanted to see what was involved. All I can say is if you get a good deal on long can motors or you have some lying around, save your money as there are plenty of short cans just as good a lot cheaper.

That being said there is only slightly more work involved in putting a long can motor in. Besides elongating the motor mount holes, which you have to do with any short can conversion, you literally have to trim the opposite side of the motor pod almost in half. The motor fits perfectly between the motor pod ends BUT the motor wires come straight out the back of the motor and you can't fit the motor down in the pod without trimming the pod.

Dave

[Wicker Bill]

Dave,

Is that the NSR motor?

Have you tried it in a car to see how it performs?

Dave (not Bill)

[Mike-]

Seems like a bunch of effort for little gain, especially when there are much...more powerful motors to be had in the short can configuration. That saves cutting up the motor pod !

Mike

[Wicker Bill]

Long can motors offer more torque for the brick-heavy Carrera cars.

[dw5555]

Dave,

Is that the NSR motor?

Have you tried it in a car to see how it performs?

Dave (not Bill)

Hey Dave, yes it is the NSR motor. It works a lot better in this car than the Mclaren. This motor works well with the extra weight of the Carrera cars. Even with the extra torque I still wouldn't recommend it unless you have extra money to burn.
Dave

[Wicker Bill]

I have three 21K Kings that were replaced with 17K in my 1/32 cars.
I, too, noticed the close clearance with the motor terminals.
I just have to bite the bullet and try it.

[carlosinseattle]

Much easier, cheaper, and less destructive ways to get more performance from a Carrera D124 car. But must have been fun to tinker and see what happened.

[dw5555]

Shamless plug Carlos. As a guy who is not afraid to tinker and cut things up I have to try all the options out there and let anyone who might be interested know what works and what doesn't.

Dave

[Wicker Bill]

I did a long can conversion on a Carrera Capri a while back.
I milled some of the thickness away from the inside of the non-drive end of the motor carrier using a Dremel set up in a Dremel drill press. I did have to nip plastic away for the motor leads. Hot glue was used between motor and carrier.
I used an NSR 21,400 King motor.
Driving was a lot different than my Auto Art remotored cars. Also slower comparing to an AA motor Capri. I might try swapping complete motor pods to see if I can tell if it’s the motor or the car.

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[32lbKING]

I might try swapping complete motor pods to see if I can tell if it’s the motor or the car.

Great idea Bill Another one of those things that is right in front of my face and I don't know why I didn't see it . I tend to try to even the cars out by finding the best running car, and dumbing it down a bit to match my other cars of the same model, rather than trying to tune 3 others to get another 3/10th's of a second to match the faster car. There is always that ONE car that is just a little faster. I don't care as much about top speed as much as evenly matched cars.
I have swapped motors into other cars, but rather than using your more elegant solution, I just changed the motor. No more I like your idea better.
I really like the adjustability of the Carrera motor pod. Ride height can be adjusted by flipping the axle holder, swapping the position of the axle spacer/shim, making your own size shim, or even adding spacers between the pod and chassis.
I have bridge/crossing sections and banked curves in my layout so I had to flip the front axle holder on my Capri's to stop the scraping on those sections. Worked great, they run well.
Randy

[carlosinseattle]

Shamless plug Carlos. As a guy who is not afraid to tinker and cut things up I have to try all the options out there and let anyone who might be interested know what works and what doesn't.

Dave

I'm glad you guys are still having fun with slot cars. I haven't had the time to enjoy my stuff over the last year or so, so I'm living vicariously through you guys. Keep the post coming