As far as motor speed is concerned in VTA, the SS and the Ballistic 25.5 are identical in speed. One benefit of the Ballistic motor is having the ability to change the sensor wire. Almost everybody who I race VTA with cranks the timing all the way to the last tick mark on the sticker. I found that the Ballistic motor temperature (after a 6-min race) will go up about 12°F when you crank up the timing to max. My lap times did not improve when I switched from the SS motor to the Ballistic (but that could also be due to friction between my car body and the boards
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