Originally Posted by
burnineyes
No, the Tacon motors are sensorless, and the Novak controller needs sensor feedback to run at all. If you must use your Novak controller, the Novak motors are your best choice.
The Tacon 3650 2230KV would be the closest in speed to a 27T brushed, but would give you insane runtime and probably last forever if you don't abuse it.
Before I make my recommendation I would like to ask what you plan to do with the car: What kind of RC do you have? Do you race, or just play? If you play, or "bash", what kinds of surfaces are you running on?
Yeah that's what I gathered from further research. I used to race a lot in the mid to late 90's, but now I work a messed up schedule so I never get to an organized race. I love racing actually and every piece of gear I own is race oriented. One of the BL controllers having reverse will be the first time I've had reverse since 1994 lol. So to answer your question mostly bashing, with the hope that I will get to race eventually. I suppose I will put whatever I buy in my XX. I was considering getting something stupid fast just to have and then get a slower tacon for messing around/maybe racing. I've narrowed it down to a Novak Havok Pro ballistic setup or a Mamba Max Pro + motor. I immediately decided to get the 9000Kv setup but I don't know if my XX tranny can handle it or not.
I mostly run on a gravel driveway, and the asphalt street in front of my house.