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why am I so slow?

Is this a brand new never ran before motor? If so it come set at 24*. Set it to zero like described above. Then you will get the same speed either direction or very close if your radio/esc is calibrated right.
As far as wheelies, burnouts, leaping tall buildings etc.... It depends on the rig. Light? Heavy? Many variables. It should be pretty fast on 3s with a 19t though.
 
motor is used . I set it to 0* timing , the posotivr and negative had to be switched to get it to run correct . esc and radio are calibrated definatly seems to have more power in the forward direction now. gonna play with timing a bit tomorrow. thanks for all your help.
 
You've got a semi rare motor there. Adjustable timing 19t motors were a niche oval racing thing.

Yes, it should be blazing fast with that combo if the battery and motor are in good shape. The battery is a very important part of the power package.
 
Im running a maxamps 1300mah 100c lipo .

I do have a ? to make sure everything is being used correctly . The motor timing is set to 0* but the wires are still crossed neg/pos, should I give it negative timing to get more out of the motor or should I switch the motor 180* and get it back to 24* so it is running as intended.








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camobob said:
Im running a maxamps 1300mah 100c lipo .

I do have a ? to make sure everything is being used correctly . The motor timing is set to 0* but the wires are still crossed neg/pos, should I give it negative timing to get more out of the motor or should I switch the motor 180* and get it back to 24* so it is running as intended.

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No need to swap anything if the rig goes in the correct direction based on throttle trigger movement.
If you want a little more forward speed, loosen the 2 screws on the endbell and rotate it AGAINST the "forward" motor rotation to add a little timing. Then, tighten the screws up again.

With a hot motor in that rig, I would NOT add a lot of timing, maybe a notch?
 
camobob said:
Im running a maxamps 1300mah 100c lipo .

I do have a ? to make sure everything is being used correctly . The motor timing is set to 0* but the wires are still crossed neg/pos, should I give it negative timing to get more out of the motor or should I switch the motor 180* and get it back to 24* so it is running as intended.

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All electric motors like a *little* timing. I'd give it a little as it should make it a bit more efficient. Say 4 degrees or so. Do not put 24 degrees in it, that's a max performance racing deal. That's beyond the ideal efficient timing amount. Since you have it hooked up backwards it does need to be in the negative direction.

But, zero timing is fine in a crawler where low throttle is used quite a bit.
 
Here is an idea. Just flip the skidplate and trans around in the vehicle. The driveshafts will now be rotating in the opposite direction when using forward/reverse. Reverse the esc setting on the radio (so forward is forward). In theory, the motor will now be spinning faster when using forward.8)

edit: I was thinking SCX10 chassi for some reason. Not sure if flipping around the trans is possible, not knowing what chassi?
 
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