Post by Jim W on Feb 6, 2024 9:12:04 GMT -7
NSR Motor pods
On a NSR car, if you are going to change the motor to the current motor that now comes in these cars, NSR Classics, I would also recommend that you also use the current motor pod and bushings. On a track that may give you more traction, like a painted track, your car may "wheel hop". I have found that my newer NSR Classic cars have a better motor pod. This motor pod has better support for the bushings and has reduced or eliminated the "wheel hop" on my painted wood track. Some cars it was so severe that the car would deslot under acceleration. I tried gluing the motor in the pod and also gluing the bushings in the old motor pod, but it would still have some "wheel hop". The newer motor pod, with the press in bushings, have a better motor pod for my use. The old motor pod had snap in bushings, so there could be some flex in the motor pod. This is with using the NSR Shark motors, either the Shark 20k or the Shark 21.5, 21.9k motor. I think, with the older motor pod, the motor pod would flex because of the hole for securing a motor was only at the bottom. With the newer motor pod it has two holes for securing a motor and they are now on the sides of the motor mount. The bottom hole of the old motor pod looks like it would flex because there is not much material in that location. If you look at the picture of the old motor pod, you can see where the hole for the mounting screw would go is getting ready to crack because the material is starting to fracture, because there is little material in this location to support the motor pod.
Jim W
On a NSR car, if you are going to change the motor to the current motor that now comes in these cars, NSR Classics, I would also recommend that you also use the current motor pod and bushings. On a track that may give you more traction, like a painted track, your car may "wheel hop". I have found that my newer NSR Classic cars have a better motor pod. This motor pod has better support for the bushings and has reduced or eliminated the "wheel hop" on my painted wood track. Some cars it was so severe that the car would deslot under acceleration. I tried gluing the motor in the pod and also gluing the bushings in the old motor pod, but it would still have some "wheel hop". The newer motor pod, with the press in bushings, have a better motor pod for my use. The old motor pod had snap in bushings, so there could be some flex in the motor pod. This is with using the NSR Shark motors, either the Shark 20k or the Shark 21.5, 21.9k motor. I think, with the older motor pod, the motor pod would flex because of the hole for securing a motor was only at the bottom. With the newer motor pod it has two holes for securing a motor and they are now on the sides of the motor mount. The bottom hole of the old motor pod looks like it would flex because there is not much material in that location. If you look at the picture of the old motor pod, you can see where the hole for the mounting screw would go is getting ready to crack because the material is starting to fracture, because there is little material in this location to support the motor pod.
Jim W
