The bad advice I mention was the timing bit. The Mamba Max is a sensor-less ESC. That means it figures out the rotor's position by watching voltages in the motor wires. The timing endbell on sensored brushless motors advances/retards the position of the Hall Effect sensors that sensored brushless ESCs use to figure out the rotor's position.
I didn't figure out how to remove the stuttering on my MM+ Novak 13.5SS combo at launch. I just found a throttle motion that was eventually successful and used it. It sure messed with the brushed guys that started immediately behind me in the mains ;> The tone goes, they launch, while my car goes backwards.