Hector_Fisher
Very Active Member
I've had good experience with my HPI bullet stock motor running at 50k rpm (4000kv 3650 motor rated to 3s). I'm currently looking to run a 3150kv spektrum motor on 4s now for an experiment.
Background if you're interested.
My HPI bullet stock motor handles 50k rpm very nicely: smooth spin, smooth power. For the past year, until i ran into other parts issues, I ran it 1-2 times a week: dry pavement, in rain, and the dirt, and the motor bearings only needed to be replaced about every 6 months. That's a win in my books.
A while back i wanted to experiment with a little more speed/torque. So i put in a 3660 3150kv spektrum motor I had laying around (been running a 130a spektrum esc). I can't gear any higher (maxed out pinion, no smaller spurs besides Integy options), and speed is about the same as stock, so i'm going to try running the spektrum motor on 4s.
Can i expect similar (aka, good) results from the spektrum motor as I did with the stock motor at ~50k rpm? If i run the spektrum on 4s, its in that range. Or should i expect catastrophy?
Background if you're interested.
My HPI bullet stock motor handles 50k rpm very nicely: smooth spin, smooth power. For the past year, until i ran into other parts issues, I ran it 1-2 times a week: dry pavement, in rain, and the dirt, and the motor bearings only needed to be replaced about every 6 months. That's a win in my books.
A while back i wanted to experiment with a little more speed/torque. So i put in a 3660 3150kv spektrum motor I had laying around (been running a 130a spektrum esc). I can't gear any higher (maxed out pinion, no smaller spurs besides Integy options), and speed is about the same as stock, so i'm going to try running the spektrum motor on 4s.
Can i expect similar (aka, good) results from the spektrum motor as I did with the stock motor at ~50k rpm? If i run the spektrum on 4s, its in that range. Or should i expect catastrophy?