Kyosho Turbo Ultima II restoration

[Mrpatel7]

Hi All,

I recently restored my Turbo Ultima II. I took it to my local hobby store and he suggested upgrading to an ESC, a new control, and new tires (I was able to find some 4x10x4mm bearings to make the front wheels fit the stock axel). I don't have any before pics, but here are the after.

It still has the original Monster Stock motor. Does anyone know what the purpose of the capacitor is on the motor?

I have had to solder it on a few times and just wondering if it is needed. Does the 22x1 mean 22T?

Also since the front wheels are now bigger they are the first things to hit a wall when crashing. I broke the ball head on one of the wheels when I crashed into a curb. So I was wondering if anyone has a recommendation (link) on a bigger bumper that would fit this model.

thanks

[XLR8]

The caps are meant to reduce motor noise. Back in the days of 72 and 75 mHz radios, excessive motor noise would cause radio interference. Not sure that it's such a big problem with today's 2.4 ghz systems.
Not familiar with that motor but I believe "22x1" means 22 turns, single strand -- although "stock" usually means 27 turns. "Outlaw Stock" seems like a contradiction in terms -- sorta like "honest thief". lol.
I had a first gen Ultima back in the day. A really nice car to race.