time to start a thread for Fantom Racing!!!! Fantom has been around the RC business for many years and supplied us racers with some of the best rc products around fantom has everything from nitro to electronic products... Has one of the Best product supports in the industry.. Jeff is a great guy and willing to help.. He has a good line of brushless and brushed motors and lipo batteries.. for more info clink on the link below

http://www.fantomracing.com/
Jon Perkins

Some up coming new products.. A new 21.5 b/L motor and a soon to be released a Brushless motor Dyno..... around Dec. 08 Jan. 09:thumbsup: for info at www.fantomracing.com

Hey, seeing as how there is a new thread for Fantom. I ran 17.5 Lipo for the first time this past weekend. I purchased one of your 17.5 Motors and was very pleased with its performance. As a matter of fact the top 3 qualifiers all used the Fantom 17.5 @ my home track here in Florida, Strickland R/C Park.

http://thunder.rcresults.com/10-11-2008/

Thanks for a good product and a good price !

Rich Boehmler

good deal cneyedog!!! glad it worked great!!! I'm running a 17.5 and 13.5 motors in our rubbertire nastruck class using touring car chassis with a Fantom Lipo, Motors defiantly have alot of top end power!!

excuse me! mine was a EA product! same motor (fegaio/trinity) they run awesome!

get one now if you can!

What a brushless motor dyno?

It was only a matter of time.

From what I've seen 67-4-fun. The 17.5 that your running is very impressive.

I will be running a fantom 17.5 in 12th scale oval with a 2400 lipo. our runline is 74 ft. ! what gear should I throw on this thing to get me in the ballpark?

I will be running a fantom 17.5 in 12th scale oval with a 2400 lipo. our runline is 74 ft. ! what gear should I throw on this thing to get me in the ballpark?
what's your tire size?? and I might give you a good starting point.. I run on a track with a 100ft run line, so I may beable to get you in the right direction, hopfully:thumbsup:

I don't know the tire size, but the tires are new, not trued. hope this helps

going by a 1.800 tires size, I would start at a 90 spur 32pinion that will give you a 2.01 rollout to start. turn the timing to 20deg and start there, check the motor temp after a run, I would not let the temp get temp over 160deg, sum go to much as 180, but on that samll of a track you may not see temps above 120.. hope this helps

thank you, it helps alot!

thank you, it helps alot!

anytime!!

will be running a 17.5 rubbertire nastruck this weekend against some novaks, in testing 17.5 very impressive so far!!! has alot of punch out of the corners:thumbsup:

Got my fantom 3800 lipo today and Iam 100% pleased with it. I think it's the best on the market.:thumbsup: Hats off to Jeff at Fantom Racing for having the best stuff out there. :)

Is there a chart somewhere either here on hobbytalk or on fantoms website that has the kv ratings and the inductance #'s for the brushless motors? I am looking for the kv ratings on the 10.5 and the inductance numbers so that when the tech tests these motors they know where the numbers need to be.

..Iam not sure

the KV rating's on the Fantoms are similar to others.

10.5 4,200 rpm per volt
13.5 3,300 rpm per volt
17.5 2,200 rpm per volt

depending if running lipo 7.4v or 4 cell nimh 5v just take the rpm per volt x the voltage of the battery of your choice. example{ 10.5 motor 4,200 x 7.4v lipo = 31,080 rpm} this eqasion may not be exact, but it will get you in the ball park.... hope this helps

Wondering if anyone has tried turning motor timing down and running higher roll out to make the car more efficient throughout the run?

Hey guys, I just ordered the 17.5 to run in some 12th scale. I've always wanted to try some Fantom stuff, so I've finally joined the club. Sorry I don't do too much oval, but maybe I can help add some to conversation once I get to use it.

Ben

[QUOTE=sportpak;2567670]Hey guys, I just ordered the 17.5 to run in some 12th scale. I've always wanted to try some Fantom stuff, so I've finally joined the club. Sorry I don't do too much oval, but maybe I can help add some to conversation once I get to use it.
Hey man oval, road coarse does not matter!! all the input is helpfull to all... you will like the 17.5!!! it's an awsome motor.

Awesome! I can't wait to run it.

just got a new fantom 13.5 motor can someone tellme how to advance the timing i know the instructions say to loosen the 3 screws and turn it are the screws suppose to go back in the same holes or are they suppose to be in new holes thanks

just got a new fantom 13.5 motor can someone tellme how to advance the timing i know the instructions say to loosen the 3 screws and turn it are the screws suppose to go back in the same holes or are they suppose to be in new holes thanksyour screws should go into the hole to what you want the timing to be. example if you wanted to go from 0 deg timing to 10deg timing, you would losen up the three screws then turn the back enbell counter clockwise, eline the screws up with the 10 deg timing mark then tighten, the same for 20 deg, hint: do not over tighten the screws, just snug them up with a little tighness, that way it does not sqeeze on the arm to much so that it will not bind


JP

thanks for your help jp going to try it in 2 weeks at summitt in the 13.5 sprint car class i'll let you know how it works out

thanks for your help jp going to try it in 2 weeks at summitt in the 13.5 sprint car class i'll let you know how it works out
goood deal!!! you will like it..

Hey guys,

Has anyone been running the 4600's from Fantom? I get packs from someone else but haven't been too thrilled with the output lately. Last two rounds of packs he's sent me just don't seem to be as good as what I used to get. I'm looking for something else to run, but If I'm paying for them, I want to know I'm getting good stuff... lol


I'm debating on getting a couple motors too, I just have to make sure my tracks will allow something other than the silver stuff.

Hey guys,

Has anyone been running the 4600's from Fantom? I get packs from someone else but haven't been too thrilled with the output lately. Last two rounds of packs he's sent me just don't seem to be as good as what I used to get. I'm looking for something else to run, but If I'm paying for them, I want to know I'm getting good stuff... lol


I'm debating on getting a couple motors too, I just have to make sure my tracks will allow something other than the silver stuff.I have never had the chance to use any of the 4600 batteries, I run mostly Lipo, i doubt you can go wrong with his batteries.. The B/L motors are awsome!! I just Tqed and won the main at our toys for tots event race in Terre Haute,In this past weeknd with a 14 class field in rubbertire nastruck, motor's defantly have alot of top end power!!!

You probally just need to run them 3 4 times discharge them bring them back up .you'll probally be ok take a volt meter amake shure you don't have a bad cell.if you do find somebody with a zapper and zapp the bad cell .

You probally just need to run them 3 4 times discharge them bring them back up .you'll probally be ok take a volt meter amake shure you don't have a bad cell.if you do find somebody with a zapper and zapp the bad cell .

no bad cells. The packs are decent, problem is I can run and hide for 2 1/2 minutes then the thing falls on it's face. I can't say I have a problem getting into the A with them, the problem is once i'm there, I'm a sitting duck.

I might pick up a couple Fantom packs and see what I get, of course it all depends on the batch and from what I'm hearing, nothing has been "spectacular" as of late. The motors I'm looking forward to trying as well.

The new cells will have a white ring on the positive end.
there is some really good packs out right know but everybody is hoging them up for Cleveland.

for anybody wanting ceramic bearings for the Ion Fantom motors, these bearings should work, it is the same bearing as the back bearing used in the ss pro novak motors http://www.lefthander-rc.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=40&products_id=1120

Fantom Lipo's are awsome!! here is a resent cycle on an 3800 25c

Sec. 418
AvgV. 7.37
IR. 6.4

this is at an 35amp draw on GFX...

I run the fantom 3800 lipos an love the perfomance they have.

anyone running the due based 21.5 against the novak motors. curious as to their performance. thanks

anyone running the due based 21.5 against the novak motors. curious as to their performance. thanksnot heard of anybody yet running a 21.5, correct me if im wrong but i don't think Fantom has a 21.5 motor yet.. I know I talked to Jeff awaile back and he said they are working on one so i would say one is one the way:thumbsup:....


Jon

Fantom has a 21.5 motor, I have one but have not run it yet. It's maiden voyage will be the weekend of the 13th &14th.
Butch

Fantom has a 21.5 motor, I have one but have not run it yet. It's maiden voyage will be the weekend of the 13th &14th.
Butch
thanks for correcting me Butch!! I know Jeff talked about one just did not know when he was going to release it...

New line of Brushless motors and lipo batteries soon to be released!!! stay tooned for more info..... Will be posting info soon

Jon
Fantom Racing

So if they are out where can I find the 21.5??? These look nice!!!!! I remember seeing the bigger ones on stormer but I cant get there site to load now

So if they are out where can I find the 21.5??? These look nice!!!!! I remember seeing the bigger ones on stormer but I cant get there site to load now
Email Jeff, he can hook you up, I believe there not yet being realesed to the public for another week or so, not sure tho. here is his email address support@fantomracing.com Jeff will take of you!! tell him I sent you


Jon Perkins
fantom racing

Great thread so far JP, lets keep it going.

I cant beleive the cycle numbers you got on that 3800 lipo. Thats pretty darn good for a 25C 3800. The new 35C 3800 should be even better than that.

Now I know how you had so much darn punch at the TFT race. That combo you were running was definately fast. I could barely keep you from puttin me a lap down.

Great thread so far JP, lets keep it going.

I cant beleive the cycle numbers you got on that 3800 lipo. Thats pretty darn good for a 25C 3800. The new 35C 3800 should be even better than that.

Now I know how you had so much darn punch at the TFT race. That combo you were running was definately fast. I could barely keep you from puttin me a lap down. thanks for the kind words Chris, you were just as Fast dude!!! yes the lipos were great!!! well see if we can get ya hooked up!!

Im already "hooked" on there products, just need to get the "hook up" if you know what i mean.

The new 3800 35c lipo are out!!! for more info contact Jeff at support@fantomracing.com will be trying mine soon... will post results at a later date..

Hey man, where are those results? You need to get that battery so we can all compare numbers!

have to wait till christmas...

awwe, thats too bad.

Is Fantom supposed to be coming out with a brushless motor dyno soon.

Is Fantom supposed to be coming out with a brushless motor dyno soon.yes, sometime around janurary.. street price probably around $400-500 if my thinking is correct,