Originally Posted by
daleburr
A lot of it depends on the motor. All motors have a point at which adding more timing (ESC or Endbell) just creates more heat and no extra power. But it varies from motor to motor so you'll need a dyno to figure out exactly what the maximum settings should be. Even then it may not be possible to run those settings as it may still overheat.
Gearing is track, grip and motor dependent. If you've got wheelspin off the corners gear up. If it feels sluggish gear down. On a small/tight track you'll need a smaller gearing to keep the motor RPMs up in the peak power band. On a big track you'll need a bigger gearing, again to keep the motor in its peak power band.
The easiest option is to find someone fast (with the same motor/esc as you) and steal their settings.
Thanks - stealing setting is fine but I'm a bit sad in that I like to understand the details of what's happening when setting up speedo,motor and gearing to get the best. The info you've provided is great.
Next question then is what order should you begin the setup process of these 3 things?
Start by getting the gearing right then fine tune the speedo and motor timing? Or get the timing right and play with the gearing?