Originally Posted by
Clos76
HELLO everyone I am a long time racer that took a break and have started in the hobby again so I have built a new B5M with all the goodies! My problem is that I ran it last night for the first time and man is that thing slow! I have a mini8 that is faster then this! Please any suggestions are welcomed! H ere is a list of my parts....
B5M lite
savox servo
Futaba reciver
Hobbyking ESC
Trinity 24k 17.5
Orion carbon pro lipo 4500mah
Car is geared according to AE gear chart 31/69 spur
A 17.5 is probably going to be slower than a mini 8ight depending on the battery is in the 8ight. 8ights are so light that on 3s they are faster than a lot of cars.
There are a few solutions to make the b5m faster:
Endbell timing (Stock legal)
ESC timing (Not stock legal)
Get a lower wind motor
Higher pinion/lower spur gear (Although you aren't going to want to go to far from where you are now)
Make sure you watch motor temperatures when increasing timing and changing gearing.