RE: Belt CP V2 lifts off then lands at maximum throttle...
Actually, just gently pulling on the halves seperated about a mm and the whole thing just slid out.
Turns out it was the ESC. When I had the motor out, I decided to see what it would do when not driving rotor assembly. Again, it took about 80%throttle to get it spinning. Up to that point, the motor would klink. Once it started spinning it would alternate between really high RPM, really low RPM, and something inbetween where it jerked violently. At this point the ESC smoked, popped, and then caught fire.