Originally Posted by
STLNLST
This is mainly only the case with these companies that offer their tier structure when it comes to motors. Bronze, silver, gold type platforms mean you will sell poop to customers and charge a higher premium for motors that should be your standard. I’ve tested quite a few and been on teams when the cherry picking for team drivers were common practice. Take a companies lowest motor offered compared to their bells and whistles motor. 98% of the time the only difference is the rotor strength. Sensor phases arent better between the two.
This is true. Most manufacturers, with different level motors, will take the motors with the best numbers and set them aside for the better drivers and/or their buddies. To make matters worse, some distributers do it also. For example, Nor Cal Hobbies will go through the Team Powers motors and pull out the ones with the best numbers.
Now that there are no more limits on the IR, I'm afraid we will see a lot more differences in handpicked motors vs their low line. So, not only will the base model have weaker rotors, but they will also have a higher IR.