I prefer having the drivetrain in the equation but wither way works.

Looking forward to some feedback i want to pull the trigger on one of these but only if they are more reliable than the smokeshot motors; i was all set to buy an r1 wurks until i stumbled on this thread so im eagerly waiting for results

Im gonna put my to work Saturday and I will report back. Its got big shoes to fill because I have a couple Killshots that are ridiculously fast. Im sure it wont disappoint. So far the feedback from the rest of the offroad team has been very positive.

+1 that's the best way to check amp draw. Way to many variables in the way Erik does it. Plus ten seems way high to me. But I also free rev with no pinion installed. Also with checking free revs you want to do it just long enough for the number to stabilize on the meter. It will only take a few seconds.

So even though I did not get immediate info over the weekend(29th) on the 30th paypal processes the money and I received the motor in two day's . I am in Florida so it was super fast. Happy for sure.

10 amps is pretty standard in stock buggy racing. My method of testing amp draw is used by most of the offroad team in FL and it seems to work very well. You are correct only test long enough to get the peak voltage.

so how much timing is built into this motor or did I overlook that somewhere?

could you or someone explain this tuning method
im new to understanding the brushless technology
i tuned my old brushed motors back in the day but brushless is foreign to me
thx farmer

I received my motor just in time today to run the races. About 3 minutes in the car shut off. I put the car on the bench, when I have it throttle I could hear the motor making a noise but it wouldn't move. If I moved the wheels to help it along it wold run but it sounded awful. I tried 2 different sensor wires but eventually had to pull the motor and put my Mach 2 back in. Gonna call Tower tomorrow to see what I need to do.

What did you set the timing on the motor can at? If you turn it up too high this will cause the motor to make a strange noise and cog. Another possibility is a faulty sensor board.

Timing was at 40 degrees. I think stock it was set to 30. I am assuming no timing is built into this motor?

Zero on the can is most likely 30°. 40 on the can would be 70° if 30° is what's built into it.

I dunno I doubt any timing is built into the motor. Why would it ship with 60 degrees of timing?

If there isn't timing built in it would be one of the few. My 3.5 has 40 possible on the dial, I use 10 to 20. 30° is built into it at 0 on the can

Mine started clogging right away. Put my Reedy back in and everything worked fine. I thnk it's a faulty sensor board on mine. I tried calling them (sales phone number) but got no answer. Does anyone know a different number to see if they will be able to replace mine?