ICS l85 motor upgrade

[tsv2tuff]

very quick question i want to put a quicker motor in a ics l85 g&p m120 for example just wondering if anyone has done this or knows if other motors are compatible it looks like it uses a short shaft motor so i cant try it to see since i only have m4 style long motors. i know will have to put a ics pinion on whichever motor i choose but will a different brand fit in the motor housing? good to know before i fork out on one
cheers in advance people.

[North West Outpost]

Re: ICS l85 motor upgrade

I use High Torque motors in all my guns. In most cases the additional torque on tap more than compensates for the higher speed of some motors.

High speed motors generally have much less torque and need time to get up to speed after pulling the trigger. So a torque motor will give quicker trigger response.

[sj_asc]

Re: ICS l85 motor upgrade

You should have the turbo 3000 motor in there by default, it was one of the first Neo magnet motors on the Market, so has a stack of torque, but unlike the rest not an impressive peak speed. I low ratio gear set would best complement that motor, but if your looking for a straight forward swap then it would be easier to get a different motor.
The M120 is faster with less torque, but in the case of a standard ratio gear set and a stock spring rate it would almost certainly be the more efficient route to drop the M120 in, and pair it with a 9.6v high discharge pack.

[tisane]

Any short shaft motor you choose wil fit, but yes im sure you will have to change the pinion over, just another thing thats different on ICS.

[tsv2tuff]

Re: ICS l85 motor upgrade

ah ok good good, will get a g&pm120 i think dont want anything ridiculous but need something more speedy im running a m100 at 330fps so dont need huge amounts of torque and am only getting 15rps on a 9.6 with the ics turbo3000 motor.