I think the motor would be wound too low to power the blade without a very large pinion. Car motors are wound for torque not speed. My son-in law picked up a motor/ speed control combo on e-bay yesterday for $25. He said there were five more available at the time. you want a motor of at least 2000 kv with an 11t pinion for the blade. I wound my own cd rom motor for it but haven't used it. I just read Sunday where somebody on the HF forum was talking about having brushless on his, said it was a huge improvement, but I can't remember where I saw it. The easiest I've heard is to use the stock main and a cd rom tail.