The *Unofficial* GPF RC Thread

[Slick2500]

Still a noob, a brushed can be faster than a brushless. A aftermarket brushed (more racer status) you would have to have the comm cut brushes replaced etc, brushless is a sealed unit that requires nothing. Speed is in the gearing and battery.

Im not a racer so I dont do comm cuts or anything, I charge and drive, but I also dont buy $8 540's

There are quite a few brushed motors in the $20-$30 range that are supposed to be very good and rebuildable.
Brushed motors seemed to work very well for rock crawlers.
For the average Joe a brushless motor will work better than a brushed.
But from my own experience and from numerous threads around the interwebs the brushed motors that come with most RTRs are complete crap and you have to gear down the vehicles so that the motors do not overheat, just do a Google search on the Titan 550 12T. The brushless systems are hands down a night and day difference.