Athearn genesis motors

[SP8315]

Does anyone know if the genesis motors will drop into the mounting holes on the RTR frames particularly the sd45t-2? Also do the genesis motors run as good a a-line or kato motors?

[milw199]

I'm not sure if the frame recess in the SD45T-2 will accommodate the Genesis motor.  Other than that issue, it should slide into the driveline parts and such.  It does fit into older engines pretty well.

It runs well.  Probably close to a Kato.  Athearn gearing is different, so what I do is reduce the mid and top speed in the decoder to match a Kato-equipped engine, and call it good.