Originally Posted by
Granpa
Same here, but we do "crank" the timing in excess of 45 degrees. If you don't advance the timing, you're right. The motors don't perform unless the timing is advanced.
Try setting the timing at 50 degrees or so and see what happens. It'll pull the "poop" right out of your shorts.
I threw in a circa 1995 540 Johnson (From an old F103L kit), it was well broken in, despite its age the commutator looks to be in pretty good condition (at least from what little bit I can see). Its pretty informal but zipping around the driveway it certainly seems to be noticeably quicker than the Trakpower 21.5 with Novak Club esc combo I ran on the track. The Trakpower is brand new, that was its first outing, mechanical timing was cranked up around 50* (obviously no timing on the blinky esc). Not sure I'll make it to the track this week to get some lap times and do a direct comparison, but we'll see