Originally Posted by
waitwhat
And if your driving is that noisy, a slightly faster motor will not mean anything more than your car is going a tiny bit faster when you crash on of the 10-15 times per race. Time and money is better spent on practice than a new motor.
If you can drive to 95% consistency, and your fastest lap is .1-.2 off the lap record then you can use lap times to see if something is genuinely better.
Motor analyzers are just a froofroo accessory most people have no business buying or using. Congratulations on wasting money on something that will not impact your lap times.
It really isn't that difficult. Any motor worth running will be set very close to the perfect timing out of the box. Gear it where the manufacturer specifies, and just go drive. A motor analyzer won't let you pick a magic timing that you somehow couldn't have picked otherwise. It really is not that difficult.
95% consistency will still give lap times that vary by more than half a second. When you're chasing that last 0.1-0.2 gain, that consistency won't let you measure your gains.
And motor analysers do more than just measure timing vs amp and KV. They also can tell you how symmetrical the sensor board is or even if it's faulty. It is a useful diagnostic tool.