Team Orion Vortex Brushless motor
11-11-2007, 06:52 PM
#302
11-11-2007, 06:59 PM
#303
Anyone have a gearing and timing for 1/12th for the 10.5?
11-11-2007, 10:04 PM
#307
11-12-2007, 06:07 AM
#308
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I wish I could help more but I have only ran the Orion 13.5 for 2 weeks and other than being undergeared it works great for me. It is quiet, pulls well, and runs cool. From reading I'm finding out I'm at least 2 to 4 teeth undergeared so when I get my new spur gears I will step up the gearing but otherwise I have had good results with mine so far.
11-12-2007, 09:12 AM
#310
I wish I could help more but I have only ran the Orion 13.5 for 2 weeks and other than being undergeared it works great for me. It is quiet, pulls well, and runs cool. From reading I'm finding out I'm at least 2 to 4 teeth undergeared so when I get my new spur gears I will step up the gearing but otherwise I have had good results with mine so far.
11-12-2007, 10:50 AM
#311
Please don't go on my opinion alone about Orion's 13.5, that's completely unfair to them. It's totally possible a smoother driver will be faster with that motor, or that it's just not a good fit for what I'm doing. I really wish other people would try them and share their experiences. All I can say is that for me, it wasn't really even close to the Novak or LRP, and I tried gearing it all over. Also, mine is really noisy. The bearings are in great shape and it's shimmed like it was from the factory, so I don't know what the deal is with the noise, unless the fan on the rotor just sounds crappy in the slower motors.
I'm going to be trying an LRP TC Spec ESC soon, which I hear is much smoother, and maybe a little faster. I'll give the Orion another shot with that ESC to see if it improves any.
I'm going to be trying an LRP TC Spec ESC soon, which I hear is much smoother, and maybe a little faster. I'll give the Orion another shot with that ESC to see if it improves any.
11-12-2007, 11:02 AM
#312
Tech Apprentice
I have both the Novak SS 13.5 and the Orion 13.5. Running both of them with a GTB I have found the Novak to be more powerful. More specifically, at my local off-road track my Novak can clear obstacles that my Orion can not. It does not matter how I gear the Orion it just doesn’t match my Novak. Maybe you can get different results with another ESC but my findings have clearly favored the Novak motor over the Orion when using a GTB ESC.
11-12-2007, 04:31 PM
#314
Please don't go on my opinion alone about Orion's 13.5, that's completely unfair to them. It's totally possible a smoother driver will be faster with that motor, or that it's just not a good fit for what I'm doing. I really wish other people would try them and share their experiences. All I can say is that for me, it wasn't really even close to the Novak or LRP, and I tried gearing it all over. Also, mine is really noisy. The bearings are in great shape and it's shimmed like it was from the factory, so I don't know what the deal is with the noise, unless the fan on the rotor just sounds crappy in the slower motors.
I'm going to be trying an LRP TC Spec ESC soon, which I hear is much smoother, and maybe a little faster. I'll give the Orion another shot with that ESC to see if it improves any.
I'm going to be trying an LRP TC Spec ESC soon, which I hear is much smoother, and maybe a little faster. I'll give the Orion another shot with that ESC to see if it improves any.
11-18-2007, 03:04 PM
#315
i am in the process or buying a orion 3.5 to run at my local track i am using it with a mamba esc and in my cyclone could i get some help with gearing for a large track running 6 cell or help me find the gear chart on this forum also for those who are running this set up could you share some setup tips like esc settings motor timing settings.
any help is appreciated.
any help is appreciated.