Originally Posted by fyrstormer

I need a sensorless ESC that occupies a small footprint, because I'm installing it in a Tamiya XV-01 and there's not a lot of space in the electronics box. It would be nice if it had minimal cogging on startup, because the car is geared fairly high for a rally-car (5:1 FDR). Running a sensored setup would eliminate cogging as a concern, of course, but there's also minimal space to wedge any more wires between the motor and the shocks.

There's the Tekin RS Gen 2, but my god it's expensive -- it costs more than twice as much as the SkyRC ESCs in my trucks. I would consider that as a last option. Are there any other ESCs that would work well?

EDIT: There's also the Tekin RS Gen 2 "Spec", which costs quite a bit less, but I've never been able to decide whether I'd miss the extra tuning options. I've never actually *used* boost or timing on my brushless setups, but it would suck to have to buy a whole new ESC if I decide I need those settings after all.

EDIT 2: Nevermind, the Tekin RS Gen2 "Spec" isn't an option anyway, because I'm running a 9-turn motor and the ESC is only rated for 13.5 turns.