chriswebb70

In my attempt to make my Evader as fast as it can possibly be (and to show I have too much time on my hands), I've come up with this:

I'm using an LRP 9 turn motor, mounted to a 35 tooth pinion - 78 tooth spur gear combo. I found a used Intellispeed 8T ESC on Ebay cheap (Ebay is great!). Re-did all the wiring using Deans WetNoodle. There is a huge voltage drop when I accelerate heavily (the ESC can't take it....it momentarily shuts off), so to combat the voltage drop, I added a BEC box (4AA batteries). It seems to have solved the problem; the Evader still accelerates fairly quickly for such a large pinion.

I don't know how fast it goes (wish I had a radar gun), but it is quite the road missile!

I've got a 70 tooth spur gear coming later this week. Surprisingly, the motor seems to be handling the gearing well. Hasn't gotten hot or anything.