Castle 1717 Direct FIT?

[Shaun78]

Is it a good choice or TOO much power? Will it fit with no mods?

[LarrysDrifter]

Too much.

[Brushless55]

the CC1717 does fit, a little snug with the water jacket
almost the same kv as the CC1520 1600kv

[wilsta67]

im fairly sure the shaft will need to be shortened and the collet will need to be drilled out to fit the 6mm shaft the stock motor has a 5mm shaft.
so not a direct fit.

[LarrysDrifter]

The 1717 has a 5mm shaft.

[Diesel6401]

The 1580kv car version has 5mm shaft
The 1500kv air version has 6mm shaft

[Brushless55]

im fairly sure the shaft will need to be shortened and the collet will need to be drilled out to fit the 6mm shaft the stock motor has a 5mm shaft.
so not a direct fit.

The 1580kv car version has 5mm shaft
The 1500kv air version has 6mm shaft

YES, and I have two of the air motors and thinking I may try them in a twin something

[Diesel6401]

YES, and I have two of the air motors and thinking I may try them in a twin something

Here's something I have been working on. I wanted to use the car verison with a waterjacket on my vanquish hull but quickly found out jackets are very hard to find right now, so I decided to air cool a 1717 car verison.

I removed the rear endbell and drilled cooling holes into the endbell, i replaced the stock CC endbell screws with leopard ones (i like them better, easier to install and remove) I then drilled holes in the front cap of the motor. I made a gasket around the endbell and installed a 12v brushless 40x40x20 computer fan that runs off of a 3s 2200 3c lipo. I attached the fan to the motor and the fan will draw heat away from the motor. I then modded the stock motor mount and allowed a gap between the motor and the motor mount to allow air to be allowed to be pulled threw the motor. I will be using a sr3300t rx with telemetry so I can get live motor temps on my dx3s radio. Haven't tried it yet but hell it's worth a try. If it doesn't work I slap a different motor into it and consider it a $70 learning lesson. So with that being said, a twin 1717 air cooled would be sick! JMO

Here's the thread on everything more in detail: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...1405388&page=7

[Diesel6401]

Final pic:

[CHUD]

Final pic:

NICE// D //NICE

[Brushless55]

Here's something I have been working on. I wanted to use the car verison with a waterjacket on my vanquish hull but quickly found out jackets are very hard to find right now, so I decided to air cool a 1717 car verison.

I removed the rear endbell and drilled cooling holes into the endbell, i replaced the stock CC endbell screws with leopard ones (i like them better, easier to install and remove) I then drilled holes in the front cap of the motor. I made a gasket around the endbell and installed a 12v brushless 40x40x20 computer fan that runs off of a 3s 2200 3c lipo. I attached the fan to the motor and the fan will draw heat away from the motor. I then modded the stock motor mount and allowed a gap between the motor and the motor mount to allow air to be allowed to be pulled threw the motor. I will be using a sr3300t rx with telemetry so I can get live motor temps on my dx3s radio. Haven't tried it yet but hell it's worth a try. If it doesn't work I slap a different motor into it and consider it a $70 learning lesson. So with that being said, a twin 1717 air cooled would be sick! JMO

Here's the thread on everything more in detail: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...1405388&page=7

Very cool idea D!

I'm thinking of trying water injection on a outboard setup
let the can fill with a constant flow of cool water

[wilsta67]

Too much.

NEVER TO MUCH

[Brushless55]

NEVER TO MUCH

should be just about perfect!

[wilsta67]

YES, and I have two of the air motors and thinking I may try them in a twin something

he never said which one he was asking about i assumed it was the aircraft as you cant buy the car one anymore, and they have the aircraft motors on sale.

[Make-a-Wake]

he never said which one he was asking about i assumed it was the aircraft as you cant buy the car one anymore, and they have the aircraft motors on sale.

Load up on the 1580kv car version here.............

http://www.kershawdesigns.com/