Tamiya TECHNIGOLD Motor, Was it all that???

In this video we do a Motor comparison using the Tamiya Super Hornet, We test it with the 380, 540, TECHNIGOLD and GT Tuned Motors.
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[@davew1234]

“See that driving guys, you never lose it!” 😂😂😂 I love the fact there are thousands if not millions of us 40 somethings reliving our childhoods this way. Great video mate, I was having a cup of tea in my tamiya technigold mug 👍👍

[@TAMIYALegends]

davew1234 Love it 😂👊🏻 Yeah you’re 100% spot on my friend 😊

[@wesleydonnelly2141]

haha i'm telling ye my friend! Although i haven't owned an rc car for years, i have been flying both electric and nitro helicopters n planes, and have been saying for ages i'd luv to get a Tamiya Kit to build again! I have magical memories of getting my first Grasshopper aged 11! I then went on to buy up all my friends Tamiyas for pennies off them after they had caused minor damage to their cars and either couldn't be bothered or didn't realise how easy they were to fix! I ended up with 19 rc cars!! I really enjoyed the mechanical/engineering side of the hobby too so fixing up broken cars was a pleasure but i remember a lot of kids just couldn't be bothered?? Thats how i managed to buy their cars so cheap. My best buy was a brand new Tamiya Michelen Pilot Escort RS Cosworth that simply needed a new wishbone!! haha i kid you not!! and for how much did i get this car!?? £15 !!!! Those cars were over £200 in Beatties back in the 90's!! I got a Tamiya Thunder Shot with charger, 2 batteries, immaculate save for a bit of dirt, for £20 !! Amazing ! My goodness if only i kept all those cars! I'd have made a couple thousand selling them all today haha.

[@johnnoble01]

Never mind the 40 plus, I'm 58 and just bought a re-release Holiday buggy. The chassis is totally different to the original I had back in 81 but so is my chassis! 😄 been flying for years with helis and planes but the Mojo was going a bit so me and a mate decided a change was required.

[@wesleydonnelly2141]

@@johnnoble01 lol mate i fly rc helis and planes, mostly my trex 600 and 700E's, but my eyesight is awful at 39 and i never feel comfortable flying with my spectacles on so i'm thinking of giving up and concentrating on rc cars! lol I want all my old cars again, Gh1, GH2, Bear Hawk, Thunder Shot etc etc etc! lol

[@rcalltypes8230]

@@johnnoble01 Nice, the rerelease Holiday Buggy was done on the DT02 chassis. A couple of things I’d do: Ball bearing kit, Tamiya sport tuned motor or RZ, BZ, TZ super stock motors (if more speed in needed) oil dampers & a good servo saver. 👍🏻

[@RobertNES816]

Tamiya should have a re-release of these motors as upgrades for their 80's and 90's kits! That motor had impressive power!

[@juliusdream2683]

It definitely did.

[@RcBasherBoi]

Oh yeah great comparison! Really enjoyed the video thanks for sharing 🤘😎

[@joeyaerosmith]

Great vid thanks for sharing brought back a lot of memories. The Technigold for the 80's was amazing!

[@wesleydonnelly2141]

I built a rerelease Tamiya Grasshopper ( 1 ) for a friends son recently and I absolutely loved it! I’m 39, and grew up with all the ( now) vintage tamiyas, and they were amazing! I’ve actually decided to get into them again, and will buy one a month and build on Sundays. I’ll try vlog my experience n post on my own KZbin page. Cheers for great vid, I always wondered how fast would a technigold make my Grasshoppers, Bear Hawk, Michelin Pilot Cosworth, Manta Ray...etc etc etc! Now I know! Lol 👌👍

[@TAMIYALegends]

wesley donnelly Excellent my friend 🤩👊🏻 Thanks for watching

[@wereallydontknowwhatweredo5038]

Awesome comparison! I've always wondered about the Technigold motor. That thing is great!! Excellent video!

[@All_Good_Things]

This takes me back to my childhood in the mid 80's.I used to go to my local Beatties and watch them old Tamiya videos. I use to have a Hornet which was my first RC car, those old Tamiya videos used to always mention the rx540 technigold motor. it was godlike back then :)

[@MichaelNicola]

I installed a Technigold on my Hornet back in the 80's. A buddy of mine gave me the motor; I have no idea if he'd done any tuning to it or if it was "stock". The Hornet still had the old 3-speed mechanical speed controller at the time. To say I found the car uncontrollable with the Technigold is an absolute understatement! In fact, I think I pulled the Technigold after maybe two or three runs and reinstalled the stock 540 that originally came with the Hornet. As much as I hate to say it, I really didn't like the Technigold installed in the Hornet. I felt it was better suited to 4WD buggies and on-road cars which would be better at putting all that power to good use. I still have that old Hornet and the Technigold motor. The Hornet has been upgraded with an ESC and ball-bearings everywhere. Maybe when this pandemic is over with, I'll reinstall the Technigold and take it for a run to see if it's still as uncontrollable as I remember it. Fantastic videos BTW. I'm a died-in-the-wool Tamiya fan my whole life and I've been pulling all my old Tamiya RC stuff out of the closet ever since discovering your channel. Cheers!

[@Pablo668]

That was pretty cool. Noticeable difference in speed etc from the first two motors to that Technigold. Even between the Technigolds settings and then the last motor.

[@kiwican3376]

Great comparison video. Actually have a new/unused RX 540VZ motor still in the original box with the instruction sheet . Never knew it was such an iconic motor

[@Houleigan]

Awesome, I have a vintage Technigold sitting in a vintage Falcon waiting for resto! Thanks for the comparison test mate!

[@TAMIYALegends]

The Houleigan Excellent it doesn’t get any better than that vintage combination my friend 🤩🤩🤩

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

TechniGold sounds nicer. I remember the days of RC in the 80s, this is certainly a reminder of what tech was like.

[@cmarshall4559]

Great vid! the technigold was designed for 8.4v and then its a real rocket. I've never seen a better motor, it's err gold :)

[@Beastnappy]

Great vid. Top driving skills👍

[@karmashift248]

What a interesting comparison. :D

[@BigDuke6ixx]

Great video, thanks very much.

[@Muttey2024]

Good video mate, technigold was such a feat of 80’s engineering from Tamiya 😊

[@-Dash-]

Been waiting 30 years for someone to do this!

[@B501R]

I've been 40 years since 1986!!

[@Aro800]

Thanks for the video, I have always wondered if they were any good. I have a technitune in my Vanquish that I'm trying to restore.

[@theibault]

Back in the day when it came out (I think with the BigWig if memory serves me right) it was a revelation for Tamiya drivers. However, there were a bunch of better motors from Reedy and other companies. Being the Tamiya lover and having had like 6 of these back then, I loved them. Had one in my 959, my Celica Gr.B, and Supershot. Wish I still had the motors and the 2 rally cars. ;) Thank goodness for brushless as I only run brushed motors in Tamiya re re kits that come with them and 35T Tekins in a bunch of trail vehicles.

[@jimp1646]

Great video.

[@mattyoz0]

I bought a Technigold new back in the day for $99 AUD for my Thunder dragon. I got a gold tamiya battery, dual front shock upgrade and it was full ball raced. Was a little rocket. God, i wish i still had it.

[@Feelgoodsimon]

Fantastic idea for a video, and great to see the old Technigold, beat the pants off the Gt tuned

[@maverick744]

So true.. I was so disappointed in the GT tuned I slapped a 3S Lipo expecting to burn it out but to my surprise made it fly and still running in my BigWig today.. hmmmm

[@walterbaldemor2128]

I still have the technigold stalled in audi quattro with 18 teeth pinion gear. I have tried it in the frog and kyosho's tomahawk. Quickest is tomahawk, smoothest is the frog, while slowest is audi quatro. My nicad battery pack was 7.2v 1200mah only

[@garyrussell1749]

I ran my re release bigwig with standard bigwig stickered gt tuned motor ,very disappointed, dug out one of my tecnigold motors, in standard celica grb normal setting mode ,much, much better .

[@Sjimmie13DiOllanda]

Again great video man! Absolutely a great channel!! Yes, I’m 44 😂)

[@TAMIYALegends]

Christiaan Spaan Thank you my friend 🤩👊🏻

[@STEVOD313]

I’m wondering who would wanna run the tune able motor on low settings, I’d have that bad boy on full speed mode! 😂 great comparison

[@TheLEDwheel]

For bashing the max setting would be the way to go as long as your gearing is on par but for the trackyou must figure out the sweet spot or you will kill your battery before your done the race. I am speaking or back when the TG came out and batteries were NiCad's. With today's LiPo batteries the TG is awesome. I have 2 in my Clod buster at the lowest setting for the most torque.

[@stevenhall8027]

Thank you, very interesting experiment. I modified a Super Hornet, fitting a BZ motor and making an adaptor plate so that the gearing changed from standard 18T pinion to 24T. All very well, but the kids kept smashing it. I've taken it back to standard 540 with 18T pinion and still have good fun with it.

[@TAMIYALegends]

Steven Hall Cool 😎 yeah there’s a fine line with that chassis regarding the speed, I think a standard 540 motor on 2s Lipo is just about perfect 👌🏻 Thanks for watching Stephen 😊👊🏻

[@viperx220racing3]

I remember racing at my local club, I ran a hopped up Boomerang at the time & swapped to a techigold motor the week it came out. Nothing could touch it at the club for weeks as they were in such short supply. Mine came out of a bigwig kit 🤣👍🏻

[@TAMIYALegends]

Paul W-Millar Excellent 🤩 Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻

[@bansheebandithot350]

It’s amazing how we remember stuff I knew that was a hornet 🐝 before you said it . Ace 😎👍🏻

[@TAMIYALegends]

bansheebandithot350 The Golden Era of RC my friend 😊👊🏻

[@wesleydonnelly2141]

lol me too my friend! That Super Hornet Bodyshell was gorgous back in the day so i recognised it immediately! lol.

[@hnic72]

Next up?? Dynatech vs Technigold. Maan... I miss my old hornet and frog. Appreciate you reviving my memories of tamiya goodness

[@TAMIYALegends]

Ehm Ee Excellent 😎 Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻

[@Timbucktoothed]

I still have my original Avante with my GOLD motor in mint condition. Built it 1989. Had to use the Adsepc which I didn't like. Just so nice to look at.

[@bigwhop136]

Great video can you do a techn gold vs super sport? Also can you do a video of how to turn the motor up and down because it is definitely faster turned all the way up

[@christopherlastname7638]

This video makes me love my brushless motor and lipo batterys! This is why I ran gas buggys because it used to cost so much to go fast with electric!

[@TAMIYALegends]

Christopher Last Name Yeah I agree buddy, Brushless and Lipo changed the game for the better 😊👊🏻

[@christopherlastname7638]

@@TAMIYALegends kids now will never know the struggle to go fast !

[@fractalife]

Great vudeo Glenn, what is that timing on technigold motor? how does it works?

[@twotone85]

Love that chassis, every truck that used it.

[@zosozoso2]

Great stuff!! Now, which one would you think is better, RX-540VZ Technigold vs. BZ? ;-)

[@thesmf1210]

just ran my GH2 with the 380, god its slow.... just glad i fixed the pinion issue i was having with the 540 i have, 90% cleaned and fully rebuilt and is running around 20 years later after being tucked away and some replacement bits ordered on ebay, just waiting on some bearings for it now hopefully be an even nicer runner then

[@TAMIYALegends]

thesmf1210 That’s excellent my friend 😎👊🏻

[@kasparov937]

How do you change the tuning on the technigold? I never knew that, ran a Boomerang on a technigold a few years back.

[@BasBoyRC]

For bashing in the 80's the T/gold too much money, I ran a Parma 18t double a fraction of the price. But if you want the T/gold buy the MFA that looks the same but cheaper.

[@butchmeister80]

What’s the standard motor for this first run looks so slow? Didn’t know you could adjust timing how’s that work? 2nd run looks quicker on the 540

[@chrismlarge1]

True story, my mate in the 80’s had a Fox with a technipower motor and was always trying to convince himself it was a quicker motor than the technigold I had in my falcon saying it had more torque better acceleration etc. He was an idiot. Greetings from 🇬🇧

[@brucebenner7606]

hi would u do a video on tamiya technigold motor how to take it apart clean it and rotor when do u change the brushes and how do u put them in brushes that is how would u repair the tap when the wire snaps away from the motor how to repair that tap part back onto the motor with the right parts thanks there's not one video on KZbin would u do videos on vintage remote systems transmitters

[@joewood306]

Back in the days we mixed the texhnigold outer part (magnet) with the inner turning part (sorry for my English) coming from the dynatech 01H motor. It even outperformed the actual Dynatech Motor, gave another kick and we managed to stay within the rules of the Tamiya only races... Give that another try... You will be surprised ;)

[@neilllockett7950]

I've just ordered myself a Lunchbox Red edition. Back in the day I had a Tamiya MadCap, Lunchbox, Mardave Mini Stock (simple yet with 7.2v) went like stink. Got my brother a lunchbox for Christmas. Got nitro stuff but noisey for the neighbours. Hurry up delivery man!!!

[@TAMIYALegends]

Neill Lockett Excellent Neil 🤩 Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻

[@henrywashington3732]

Were batteries fully charged? A stock 540 motor raised front wheels on Midnight Pumpkin. Those cars seem slower than they actually are.

[@dennisperusse3837]

I used have the Technituned version of the techno gold motor. :)

[@Paul-dr8tq]

You should have put in the RZ. You would have definitely seen and felt the difference! RZ is an amazingly good motor

[@Lukebourne99]

I had a hot shot, fully ball raced, technigold motor running a 8.4v battery. Was insanely fast in its day. Clocked it at 69 klm.

[@TAMIYALegends]

Lukebourne99 Wow that’s awesome Luke 🤩🚗💨💨💨 Thanks for watching buddy 👊🏻

[@brucebenner7606]

how do u change the brushes do a video on that (can u) can u do a video on repair on the power cords if it gets broken off the wire on the motor can u change the rotor between the gold the power and the tuned can u change the brushes cheaper then buying the original ones thanks should put the 550 motor into the super hornet change the shocks to the grasshopper 2 super g (black ones) the super hornet shocks are crap

[@rjc199]

I remember when I got my grasshopper 2 how fast it was compared to the toy cars of the day. And it only had a 380 in it!

[@antidumb2992]

The GT tuned needs the thrust bearings replaced with BB. I did that and it runs noticeably better. Also the GT is a 25T where as the Technigold is a 21T so makes sense that it’s faster.

[@aequo5729]

I have aTamiya RS-540SD Black Endurance Motor with the blue endcap. this is seldom.

[@TAMIYALegends]

aequo Wow that’s a rare motor now my friend 😍👊🏻

[@Richie_r5501]

Great video! the technigold is definitely faster

[@hammerhome7879]

Lets not forget the rate that those Techno motors went through brushes and THE PRICE Tamiya wanted for them ... HWY robbery , I think after 2 sets I retired up the Technopower. I thought they were much faster from memory ..LOL ... but I did run mine on 7 cell's in a Fox

[@TAMIYALegends]

Hammer Home Oh gosh yes, what about the price of them today 😭🔫 Thanks for watching 👊🏻

[@1320gearhead]

If you really want the technigold to perform you should upgrade to a 7cell 8.4v battery. I bought a used hornet in around 2002 or 03 that had this setup and it was like a rocket. I later installed midnight pumpkin wheel and tires on the back and it was crazy fast.

[@TAMIYALegends]

1320gearhead Check out my latest video, that’s what I’ve done 🏎💨💨

[@robwilcock8929]

Great video. I have a question that I hope someone can help with? I have an original 1986 Bigwig that I am in the middle of restoring for my son. I would like to install a modern ESC speed controller as opposed to the mechanical speed controller. Can anyone recommend what ESC to use with the Technigold motor? Thanks guys!

[@TAMIYALegends]

Rob Wilcock Hey Rob 👋🏻 Have a look at the Hobbywing 1060 ESC, great speedo and cheap as chips my friend 😊👊🏻

[@robwilcock8929]

@@TAMIYALegends Thanks for the swift response guys! Will get right on it. Love that I am passing the baton to my son; TAMIYA lives on!

[@TheLEDwheel]

The TG is also very efficient compared to newer motors.

[@kayzen76]

This was my motor on my thundershot. I also mounted its rotor on the stock motor and it was faster. If you mounted its rotor on the dynatech is even faster

[@TAMIYALegends]

kayzen76 Excellent information I’ve heard this before, hopefully I’ll try this in the future 😊👊🏻

[@sonnyblack5253]

I had a tamiya toyota toms pan car with a 540 technigold in the 80S.

[@TAMIYALegends]

Sonny Black Excellent my friend 🤩👊🏻

[@kasparov9]

Technipower vs Technigold test? maybe on a hotshot?

[@VenturiLife]

We believe the the 380 motor is 27 turn, so it's a bit quicker than the 32 turn 360

[@stevenmillar8810]

was the gt one i had in a buggy can't remember what one but the box art was blue red and white sure it said baja on the wing might be wrong

[@TAMIYALegends]

Steven Millar Sounds like the Tamiya Baja Champ buddy 😊👊🏻

[@stevenmillar8810]

@@TAMIYALegends only difference a think or can remember was the gt moter i had had a lot more black in it

[@krs7709]

Should maybe compare it to a sport tuned?👍

[@xismxist]

Sport tuned motor arent especially good at all, the claimed torque of 350 g-cm is pure bullshit

[@ss9c1]

Kyosho Le Mans 480 Gold , grab 1 & maybe a 240st for some ultimate tests.

[@TAMIYALegends]

Karl Johnson I use to run a Kyosho SPA240WS Modified, now that was a extremely quick motor back in the day 🏎💨💨

[@maverick744]

The 480 Gold came out in 86 and the ST in 87. 480 was a 25 turn at 22,000 RPM and the ST 22,000 at 22 turn so I’d like to see the ST and Technigold go heads up

[@GTfour01]

Stop it here guys, this is great memory overload! I used to have the LeMans 240S , 480 Gold, 360 Gold and ST, as well as the SPA240WS and a REV300S(yes, I was a lucky boy😄). And look what them cunning Japanese are selling now: rc.kyosho.com/en/37032.html

[@gavg1034]

It would be fantastic if you could compare the awesome Technigold to the modern tamiya BZ motor 🏎

[@TAMIYALegends]

I have more Motor videos planned buddy 😉👊🏻

[@gavg1034]

TAMIYA Legends brilliant mate, i shall indeed be watching those...👍

[@kasparov937]

@@TAMIYALegends Get a sky rc gps and do some speed tests on these cars 😀😀😀

[@juliusdream2683]

That black car he had looks exactly like an old rock buster what’s it a grasshopper 2? I’m not a fan the original grasshopper still is an awesome looking buggy . Old school buggy’s it’s definitely on my Mount Rushmore of O.S. Buggy’s. The hotshot 2 is up there the frog 🐸 and the boomerang 🪃. That’s my old school top 4 .

[@NiekkieNick]

The GT Tuned motor has probably more turns then the Technicold. So, not a totally fair comparison. Is the Bigwig re-release also with the Technicold motor?

[@TAMIYALegends]

Hi, No the Re-re Biggy comes with a GT Tuned with a decal that vaguely resembles a Technigold.

[@josemiguelpomatamoreno]

yo he conseguido un porche original 959 con ese motor pro 10 euros y me han dicho que el santo grial yo ni lo sabia aora probare a ver como funciona ese motor

[@ERVIN1931]

does motor work in m04 in what type of Mary did you use a 7.2 or.4 or bigger

[@TAMIYALegends]

Ervin Strouse I was running 7.2v Nimh 👊🏻

[@ERVIN1931]

Thank you very much I'm trying Figure out the best motor and battery I can put in they Mo 4

[@ERVIN1931]

Tamiya Motor SUPER MODIFIED 11T Item:53485

[@TAMIYALegends]

Ervin Strouse That’s a very powerful motor my friend 🚗💨💨

[@ERVIN1931]

Would it work or way ripped the gears out

[@darkiee69]

Were they all run in in a glass of water with a drop of washing up liquid? ;)

[@TAMIYALegends]

darkiee69 Definitely not 😂👊🏻. I didn’t have them from new so not if they had that 🤷🏼‍♂️ Thanks for watching buddy

[@beautynads]

HELL YEAH!! It was a great motor for it's performance and durability. I'll take a Technigold over any of today's garbage!!

[@connylaurine745]

You should have included running time.

[@marklowry8799]

To me it looked and sounded like a totally different car with the technigold, the others made it look and sound like a budget RC car, maybe that’s just me.

[@EDerable1]

Why not build your own motors? Parts are available everywhere... It's really not very difficult.

[@DrDiff952]

A 21 turn is nice but slap a 14 turn double in there!

[@maverick744]

Agreed! I have to go with my REEDY KR 2x 7T.. what a beast!

[@DrDiff952]

I was trying to stay with brushed technology as it is more fitting for these early 1980's designs but yet brushless power reigns

[@kennethwelty1190]

You needed a speed gun for this testing. It would have told the differences.

[@nidzdotnet76]

Full speed you loose traction with those sand tyres with the technigold. More torque... None of the models should have come with a 380 type motor.. They are terrible. O had a Grasshopper with a 380 and it got binned.

[@saripudinahmad9550]

Not speed very n very slow no performance, you can change super stock bz, very. 2 👍power try nextime video

[@philfrydman2576]

Accent + wind = don't understand !