Whats the first modified motor I should buy?
You don’t need a modified motor right away. But as your driving improves you will get the itch to experiment with more power. Your first motor for modified racing should be mild, not wild. You want something that’s faster than stock, but still easy to drive. Most beginners in modified go slower in modified than in stock, but if you pick the right motor you can go faster right away. Modified motors are rated by turns and strands. A 14-turn triple has three strands wrapped fourteen times around each pole of the armature. Other things being equal a motor with fewer turns draws more current, has more no-load RPMs, and produces more power. (This explains why a stock motor is specified to have at least, not at most, 27 turns.) A motor with fewer strands has more “snap” — it accelerates more quickly from low speeds. A motor with the same number of turns and more strands has more power at the top end. If you buy a 14-turn triple from Reedy, it won’t necessarily perform the same as a 14-turn t
