I was trying to figure out how to setup the rs with the 13.5 ballistic Novak motor and could not figure it out. It was till I found a posting either on here or on Tekins website on motor timing. It had said that the Novak motor's timing did not equate to the other manufactures motor timing. It said that at the N position on the Novak motor was more close to 15* of timing to other manufacturers motors. Now don't quote me on that, but I changed the timing on the esc to give me a total of 40* of timing (motor and esc combined). So try adjusting the timing on the esc to a lower value to give you a total combined valus of the amount of timing you desire. This might help you with your problem with using the Tekin/Novak combo. I have acquired any issues with this combo.