Micro Komodo gives the SCX24 serious brushless torque
The Furitek Micro Komodo brings brushless torque to the Axial SCX24, swapping the stock brushed can for a 3450kV, 17.5-gram billet motor. It is not a stock drop-in, though. The motor needs a mount with a 9mm bolt spread and a non-stock ESC to run, so plan for the electronics too.
Key Takeaways
- It’s a 3450kV brushless motor made just for the Axial SCX24.
- Not a plug-in swap: it needs a 9mm-spread mount and a separate ESC.
- Brushless here buys slow-crawl torque and heat control, not top speed.
- The billet aluminum can stays cool when you stall on a rock.
- The bigger Ultimate Plus kit throws in a mount and gears for a drop-in fit.
What is the Furitek Micro Komodo?
The Micro Komodo is a 12-pole brushless motor tuned for high torque, built as a collaboration between Little Guy Racing Parts and Furitek . It targets one platform only: the Axial SCX24 micro crawler.
The can spins at 3450kV, pulls up to 120W, takes 2S to 3S packs, and caps at 10A. Resistance is 0.16 ohm, and the can measures 15.5 by 20.6mm. The whole motor weighs 17.5 grams and uses a 9mm bolt-spread mounting pattern.
The build is where the price step over a plain brushed can shows up. The heatsink can is CNC-machined from 6061 T6 billet aluminum. Inside sit Japanese NMB ABEC5 bearings, a precision-balanced rotor, 0.2mm stator laminations, and high-purity single copper windings. Every choice there points at heat handling and long life under load.
The motor ships with a .3 Mod 11T brass pinion already fitted, so the gearing is sorted the moment you solve the mount and the ESC.
Why brushless torque changes an SCX24 crawl
Going brushless on a micro is a crawl upgrade. The gain you feel is more low-end torque and smoother throttle just off zero, compared with the stock brushed 130-class can. That control is what places a wheel on a ledge instead of lurching over it.
The 12-pole design is the reason the power curve stays controllable at walking pace. More poles give finer, steadier torque delivery down low, which is exactly where a rock crawler lives.
When you stall the motor against a rock and hold throttle, a stock brushed can heat-soaks and fades. The 6061 T6 billet aluminum can sheds that heat instead, so the motor holds its bite through a long, ugly line.
The trade-off is fitment. The stock motor is plug-and-play; the Micro Komodo is not. The torque and heat gains arrive with an electronics bill attached.
What you need to run the Micro Komodo
Read this part before you order, because the motor will not bolt into a stock truck. Furitek is blunt about it on the product page: the Micro Komodo does not fit the stock SCX24 motor plate and does not run on the stock 2-in-1 ESC board.
Two upgrades are required to make it turn:
- A motor mount with a 9mm bolt spread, since the stock plate uses a different pattern.
- A dedicated brushless ESC, because the stock combined board cannot drive it.
The maker’s suggested pairing is the Furitek Lizard Pro 30A/50A ESC with the LGRP MR24 Billet Transmission. A full brushless swap also usually wants an external receiver rather than the stock 2-in-1 board, so budget for the whole electronics chain, not just the motor.
In the box you get the motor, three M2 x 10mm mounting screws, and that .3 Mod 11T brass pinion pre-installed. At around $35, the motor is the cheap part of this build; the mount, ESC, and receiver decide the real cost.
Micro Komodo vs the Komodo Ultimate Plus kit
Furitek sells two different SCX24 answers that both carry the Komodo name, and buyers mix them up. They are different motors with different fitment, so pick by what you already own.
The Micro Komodo is motor-only. It is the smaller, lighter can, and it assumes you have a mount and ESC plan ready. The Komodo Ultimate Plus kit (Furitek FUR-2106) is the closer-to-complete bundle. It pairs a 2204 1400kV outrunner with an aluminum motor mount, a 12T brass pinion, and a CNC aluminum 32T 0.5 Mod spur gear.
| Spec | Micro Komodo (motor only) | Komodo Ultimate Plus kit |
|---|---|---|
| Motor | 3450kV, 12-pole | 2204 1400kV outrunner |
| Can size | 15.5 x 20.6mm | 28mm dia x 19mm |
| Weight | 17.5g | 29.5g |
| Power | 120W | 180W |
| Cells | 2S-3S | 2S-4S |
| Max current | 10A | 15A |
| Resistance | 0.16 ohm | 0.24 ohm |
| In the box | Motor, 3 screws, 11T pinion | Motor, mount, 12T pinion, 32T spur |
The Ultimate Plus kit brings the mount and gears, so it drops in once you add a brushless ESC. The Micro Komodo is the tighter, lighter build for when space is short and you supply the rest. Both still need a compatible brushless ESC to run.
Is the Micro Komodo worth it for your SCX24?
It earns its spot for a driver who wants stronger low-speed torque and better heat handling and is already planning an ESC upgrade. If that is you, the billet can and quality bearings point at real durability under the sustained stall load that cooks cheap brushed cans.
Skip it if you want a pure plug-in with no wiring changes. The stock motor plate and 2-in-1 board will not carry this motor, so there is no shortcut around the mount and ESC.
The high 3450kV rating paired with the small 11T pinion and a 10A limit still gears the motor for torque over raw pace. This is a crawling upgrade first.
One gap remains: Furitek does not publish a stall-torque or can-temperature figure. The torque and cooling claims rest on the design and on owner reports rather than a published number. If you need a hard bench figure before buying, that number does not exist yet.