e5 motor choice

[anthony]

i had planned on getting the scorpion hk111-4025 -1100 motor for my basic e5 but someone has offered me a Castle Vertigo 550 motor used from an e5 , has anyone used this motor and is it any good, I personally have never heard of it , but it is sold by castle creations and Is now discontinued , what are your thoughts
Anthony

[Rodney Kirstine]

BTW, it's me that offered the aforementioned motor.

[anthony]

hi there ,
small world , i'm new to the synergy line so please don't take offence , I have just never heard of this particular motor
Anthony

[Rodney Kirstine]

No, I'm not offended at all.  I just thought I'd mention is was me in case anyone has any input they wanted to throw in. 

[anthony]

I see you are on team synergy , I got my e5 from another team member and I am very grateful to him  , he gave me a great deal , I am trying to get the heli together on a budget and can't afford to make mistakes , so I need to make all my decisions carefully , what can you tell me about the motor? how would it compare to the scorpion , power wise , I have really only flown scorpion and while I've always found them to run warm they are reliable and give good power
Anthony

[anthony]

checking on castles website they are selling off their motors at 50% off , they do seem like a good motor if you believe the advertising , so why are they stopping selling them?
Anthony

[Jason Cummings]

I've been running the 1175 kv castle motor with no problems. It was actually a pretty pricey motor.

[Rodney Kirstine]

It was a pricey motor when I bought it. It makes great power and runs pretty cool because of the fan design.

I think it's pretty hard to make a dent in the market with new motors because there are a few really well established brands that people are comfortable with but that's just a guess. As Jason also mentioned, they weren't cheap, either.

[Mike Spano]

i have a 530KV (12s version of that motor). I love it. very cool running, and it does make great power. they were very pricy when they were new.