Originally Posted by
TonysScrews
It doesn't. Changing the timing may alter the sensor alignment a little. But my statement to the OP was to use the Motolyser tool as a gauge to check things like rotor asymmetry as gigaplex said above to see if for example your rotor is good or crap...LOL
As for tuning by no load amp draw the numbers are not very useful. Perhaps if we were all drag racing where the throttle goes from 0-100% to the end of the run, or perhaps oval racing where the average RPM is higher, the number might be somewhat useful. But even with oval racing you'd be better off using an inertia dyno that measures torque under load.
With off-road and especially on-road cars the average RPM of an entire lap is not at Max RPM. I would gather to say that 95% of most folks racing off-road and on-road have their motors over timed and would benefit from lower timing bringing the max torque at an RPM range more within the window of their lap. It would require a gearing change since at the lower timing the KV would be less, but with more torque in the right RPM range the motor will pull more gear and likely produce less heat and be more efficient.
This is all correct. This is also the reason why using a Load Master and/or The Jerry to tune motors. For on-road racing, tuning with a Load Master would ideal. For tracks that require a lot of torque, The Jerry would be better due to the ability to add more of a load to the motor.
The big test I need to do is find out if it's better to drop the timing and gear up or turn the timing up and gear down.