Originally Posted by
Krio
Here is my RX8 Setup.
Timing advance: 10 (equivalent of 3 degrees of timing on 'other brand' esc's)
Timing range: Default (approx 5k to 20k)
Throttle profile: 3
Drag brake: 0
Brake strength: 60 is the most I've ever needed. I dial it back according to the track surface so that I'm just shy of locking the tires up. 50 is a safe all around number, but gearing will also affect this.
Throttle minimum: 10
Brake minimum: 10
Reverse strength: 20 (just enough to roll backwards if I need to during practice)
This is all geared at either 15 or 16 teeth on the pinion with the 62 tooth spur for my local tracks. Temp your motor after 3 and 5 minutes and gear accordingly, but I come off between 140 and 180 depending on the track.
lmk if I missed any... lol
Kiro, ran your settings and they are perfect! Much to my surprise I had the fastest truck on the track today running 15/62 gearing. Using 50c 5000 mah saddle pack the motor was 132° after 6 mins with 1 min of warm up laps, and only 142° after 8 mins. I used 2800-2900mah each run and the esc never had more than one light lit so temps were very low. Lipo temps were 92-94° and MTK slipper with HD pads was 90-92° with nut flush on the topshaft on a high bite indoor clay track. The current limiter was set at 60 btw.
The truck pulled a couple wheelies down the front straight and was notably faster than another SC10 with a Tekin 4.5 550 motor geared the same using a MMP esc. It flat out smoked a second SC10 running a Castle 3800 4 pole and MMP esc out of the corners and out ran it down the straight which surprised me, same gearing again.
While finishing the truck (even before running it) I was second guessing not getting a 4600kv motor initially, but the RX8 and 4000kv Pro4 combination has surpassed my expectations. I just have to learn how to control my throttle finger.
Thanks for your help on motor/gearing and ESC settings!