NEU MOTORS Vs SCORPION Vs TPPower

[Alfa Spirit]

Which one should you choose ?

[Raydee]

If money isn't a problem and they have the KV that you want then the Neu.

[Fluid]

For what? For top-end racing I’d choose a TP. For fun sport running almost any motor will work, but i dont buy the lowest cost option.


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[RaceMechaniX]

TP has surpassed Neu motors in quality.
Scorpion outrunners are not the best match and very few have experience with their inrunners.

Go with a TP.

[properchopper]

I've had much success with TP Power motors PLUS they are reasonably priced

[Raydee]

I have been out of the game for a while, quite shocked to hear that TP has surpassed Neu in quality. Do you feel TP is just as efficient as the Neu's?

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[Moonie]

I have been out of the game for a while, quite shocked to hear that TP has surpassed Neu in quality. Do you feel TP is just as efficient as the Neu's?

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Now that’s the question.

[Moonie]

Lb for lb I would say Neu has more cold power. TP’s tend to get hot in the same conditions as a neu. I have not tried as many TP motors as I have Neu’s. With that being said their could be exceptions to my experiences.

[RaceMechaniX]

The old Neu motors were great, but in recent years the quality has slipped. Some motor sizes may still be OK, but the higher volume sellers like the 1521 1.5D have dropped in quality.
TP also had quality issues in the beginning but listened to feedback from their customers and improved.

[Bp9145]

I've also moved to TP motors but the only issue, if you call it that, is that their cooling jackets are not adequate. The volume of water that passes through is just not as good as HRC, for example. But, the motors itself is very good, built well.

[ray schrauwen]

TP has surpassed Neu motors in quality.
Scorpion outrunners are not the best match and very few have experience with their inrunners.

Go with a TP.

Scorpion makes very nice inrunners. I have the 2200kv one but have not tried it yet. It's very well made!!

[properchopper]

I switched from Neu to TP Power for several reasons and don't get me wrong, I've been an early adopter of Neu and have many successful races with them in the past AND was around at early SAWs when TP Power motors were tried with less than perfect reliability. But as has been stated, TP Power HAS been improved - the company President is a serious modeler(as is his friend Steve Neu) and has done his homework to improve the line. As far as the comment about "TP's getting hot in the same conditions as Neu", I haven't experienced that - in fact I really can't remember any time either Neu or TP Power got past the normal operating ranges (I setup my own rigs + my customer's rigs for oval sprints and don't get stressed much). I really don't have any data-driven empirical evidence to support my claims-only "seat of the pants" observations which have worked for me most of the time.
One thing that is very much in TP Power's favor AFAIC is price; A Neu 1890KV 1521 1.5D on OSE is $269.99 compared to a very similarly spec'd TP Power 4060 1950KV motor at $119.99 )OSE price. I'll agree that the free TP Power cooling jacket seems undersized but OSE will add a larger one for $9.

While this doesn't prove anything as a valid scientific experiment, just watch & enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl5ebHR6wR4

[Raydee]

Wondering if a should stock up on a few extra TP's before the guy that make them reads this thread and decides to increase the price

[properchopper]

Word's been out for years - The vid I posted was made five years ago - after that I got the NAMBA 2-Lap record with the boat.

[Alfa Spirit]

I have a set of brand new 1512 1,5Y NEU MOTORS Made in 2010 (1850kV) for a twin catamaran setup 39" , are they good motors for 5S - 18,5 Volts on each ?