Venom 6.5t vs Velineon
 

I think I broke my Castle 5700kv motor and am looking for a good substitute. My LHS has a Velineon motor for $70 and a Venom 6.5t for $65. Both properly geared which one will be faster? Anybody have any info on the wattage the two motors put out? Thanks!

RE: Venom 6.5t vs Velineon
 

I wouldnt get a venom.... You will be better off going with the VXL motor.

RE: Venom 6.5t vs Velineon
 

I'm also wondering if anyone's run 3s lipo with the Velineon motor and a Sidewinder ESC before. Anyone?

RE: Venom 6.5t vs Velineon
 

Instead of the Venom 6.5 have you considered the Novak 6.5? Those motors I almost guarantee you nothing will break.

RE: Venom 6.5t vs Velineon
 

i have a vxl motor i will sell you for $45 shipped. has no bullet connectors because it was soldered to a mamba esc. there are no issues with this motor. it was used for about 2 months in a touring car.

RE: Venom 6.5t vs Velineon
 

The VXl with a siedwinder esc on 3s lipo should be fine. Ive been running my VXL on 3s for the past year with no problems.

RE: Venom 6.5t vs Velineon
 

Of the two it sounds like the VXL motor is the way to go especially if I want to ever go 3s lipo. I put my truck back together and the Castle motor appears to be working fine now. I think what I was experiencing was good old fashioned cogging from a mostly dead battery. [sm=confused.gif]

RE: Venom 6.5t vs Velineon
 

VXL MOTOR

RE: Venom 6.5t vs Velineon
 

The Venom brushless motors are great, I am racing with a 13.5T now on my tight track. The Venom will give you more power at 2 cell or 1 nimh pack by a longshot.

RE: Venom 6.5t vs Velineon
 

Thanks for the update on the Venom stuff, glad to hear somebody is having a good experience, the whole setup seems pretty nice with the small programmer. Lugging the laptop to the track for my Sidewinder ESC is cool but sometimes I wish it had a smaller programmer.

Thankfully the 5700kv is alive and well, I was back out today with it. I think I was just experiencing cogging from a mostly dead battery the other day.