Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-39545517-20190728204330/@comment-27306930-20190730021854

We're getting into some gray areas here. Back in the day, Barricade motors were rumored to perform WAY better than other stock Nerf motors. I never saw any definitive proof of that, and no one compared motors side by side and measured anything scientifically as far as I know, but there were two hundred teenagers in the NIC who swore it was true. So let's give them the benefit of the doubt and say they're 50% better. Or even twice as good as stock 130s.

Fast forward to 2019. There are now a wide variety of inexpensive 2S and 3S motors that are three, four, six times better than stock motors. So comparing Barricade motors to stock motors is a lot like comparing a 1996 Ford Fiesta to a 1995 Chevy Chevette. At this point they're both junk.

But to your original question, they were originally designed to run on three AA batteries. That's 4.5 volts. So using the Nerf Voltage Rule, you could safely run them at 9 volts, and really push them to their limit at around 13 volts.

Bottom line, a modern-day Stryfe runs on four AAs, which is 33% more power than a Barricade. So if you're gonna swap stock 130 motors, swap them out with Stryfe motors. Otherwise order a couple $4 motors from your favorite Nerf mod shop. You'll be WAY happier.