2Likes8ight-e motor/esc upgrade . I really need help choosing
02-21-2019, 06:59 PM
#1
8ight-e motor/esc upgrade . I really need help choosing
I’m looking to get a new motor and esc for my 8ight-e buggy. I want something easier to program with a bit more torque than what’s in it . I’m not familiar with how the turn rating works , but I was thinking something equivalent to like a 2050kv motor since I probably should go sensored . Input appreciated
02-21-2019, 08:35 PM
#2
Can never go wrong with HW XR8 plus and any of their 1/8 sensored motors!!!
https://www.hobbywingdirect.com/coll...nt=11823665092
https://www.hobbywingdirect.com/coll...nt=11823665092
02-21-2019, 09:03 PM
#3
So if I go for one that’s “t” rated what one would be best like I guess size wise
02-22-2019, 05:20 AM
#5
+1 for a HobbyWing combo, they tend to stand the test of time better than most other budget brands I have tried, plus they back up their product with a solid warranty and should you damage the ESC down the road, they offer deep discounts for a replacement outside warranty 
02-22-2019, 07:22 AM
#8
Can I keep my current hearing if I change to a 1900kv and be ok
02-22-2019, 07:22 AM
#9
Can I keep my current gearing if I change to a 1900kv and be ok
02-22-2019, 08:06 AM
#11
yesyou should be fine, you can also gear up a gear or two if you like. Stock gearing will yield more torque!
also the XR8 can do sensored and unsensored HW motors. For programming and less cogging go with a sensored Motor. I have run the unsensored and really prefer the sensored as the ESC is able to monitor motor temps and other parameters better!
also the XR8 can do sensored and unsensored HW motors. For programming and less cogging go with a sensored Motor. I have run the unsensored and really prefer the sensored as the ESC is able to monitor motor temps and other parameters better!
03-01-2019, 06:14 AM
#12
Tech Rookie
i would make sure to get a sensored setup, it is much better because it wont have the cogging the others may have. the sensored will cost more but imo its worth it
03-01-2019, 06:53 AM
#13
I'm a little indifferent on whether a sensor setup is necessary... I have damaged my sensor wires on occasion in my 1/8 vehicles and couldn't tell any difference without the wire in use, my lap times were the same and the feel was pretty much the same from half throttle up... I do agree that a sensor wire makes a difference from a dead stop and slowly accelerating from a dead stop, but that cogging is not applicable on a race track as I never got slow enough for cogging to be a factor... in contrast, not having to mess with a sensor wire is just one less component to fail in a race... not saying that a sensored system is a requirement nor should anyone avoid having one, just that it should be a matter of preference where there are advantages to each philosophy, many sensorless motors run faster than sensored simply because you are not sacrificing space inside the can for the sensorboard, so a sensorless motor will have a larger rotor magnet offering more torque and efficiency when compared to a sensorless motor of the same can size.... to each is own
03-01-2019, 07:23 AM
#14
Hobbywing, Smc motor.
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