Future GP 9 proto 2000 project to be re-powered. Are the Kato and Athearn genesis motors about the same in Performance?
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Dave
Dave,When I rebuilt(actually my brother in law did the work) my Genesis SCL GP9 I replaced the Genesis motor with a Kato and used a new sound decoder.
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I would say the Kato would have a slight edge, although I'm not familiar with Newer Genesis.
You'll probably have to do some drive shaft work as well, nothing major.
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Kato motor slightly better, however use whichever one will be the better fit into chassie/ mounts and driveshaft/ U-joist and flywheel fit.
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I agree with bogp40, the Genesis might even be a drop in. Not sure how Kato sells their motors, the ones I've seen on their web site, you have to add the flywheels, unless the OP has complete motor assembly from a Kato loco.
Kato motors with flywheels at ModelTrainStuff. They also have some Athearn.
I guess I'll have to pay more attention to Model Train Stuff. I've never bought anything from them. They seem to be to "go to" place by everybody in here.
The Genesis motor is made by Roco. In my experience, Kato's motor runs a couple thousand RPM slower than Roco's, and overall performance of the two is similar.
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mbinsewi I guess I'll have to pay more attention to Model Train Stuff. I've never bought anything from them. They seem to be to "go to" place by everybody in here. Mike.
I've ordered muliple times per year from MBK over the last 10 years and have been very reliable and reputable and among the best discount vendors I have worked with.
They do tend to sell out of popular items so you just have to search and see if they have what you need.
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riogrande5761 I've ordered muliple times per year from MBK over the last 10 years and have been very reliable and reputable and among the best discount vendors I have worked with. They do tend to sell out of popular items so you just have to search and see if they have what you need.
It was better with the older website the new one replaced in my opinion, not meaning to throw the thread
I would say Kato runs a tiny bit better, though I have only had a limited experience with athearn genesis locomotives. My Kato C44-9 runs beautifully. Maybe something else to think about is lighting, not really sure if it would matter with a motor replacement, but Kato used LEDs and Athearn used bulbs. May be useful to think ahead of you want DCC aswell.
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I appreciate the info guys, thanks.
I have two P2K Seaboard Coast Line GP-9's and plan to upgrade them with DCC/Sound (one is in the photo below). I'm debating between LokSound and TCS-Wow.
I prefer to repower them with smooth running motors that draw a low amount of current. I've been hearing, for years, that Kato motors rate high on the quality scale and will likely take this route if adapting them isn't too much of a headache.
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