Ok guys I'm a believer now!
 

I have been one of the biggest supporters of the Novak hv maxx brushless systems, even when others have bashed it. Well i believe you guys now, I'm not bashing Novak, as i still believe its a great beginner system or even for those who are not sure if they want to go brushless, Because its a familar in an unknown world (everybody knows Novak), Its why i started with it.
I just got my mamba/ 9XL/ 12 cells setup going and am just as impressed with it as i was with the Novak hv. it doesn't do wheelies yet (stock revo tire and lowest setting on the rods), but it will spin the tries for a few feet and goes about 35 right now with a 17/66 32pitch setup. I am currently running it on the bec in the esc (good for 12 cells according to castle). No good info on temps yet, but will tomorrow.
As I said this is not a Novak bash but, i got my feet wet in HV unsensored and now loving it.
Thank you all for the answers to Questions and all the testing you did to make my experience better. Cheers to all (we need a toasting smiley on here)

Now that you've done that, get yourself a UBEC and put 14 cells on that 9XL! The MM ESC will handle it I think you'll be pleased with the power. :027:

Actually, you should use a UBEC anyway because the BEC on the MM is dissipating at least 2-5 watts of power even on 12 cells. That will free the heatsink to cool only the FETs and should help temps.

I'm going to run it hard tomorrow and see if its really needed. Tonight test was just to see if it was setup right, havent even played with the programming, want to see what it will do in default settings.

Honestly at 12 cells its just about fast enough, i'm not a speed freak, just a racer that wanted a better and more efficient setup than the Novak.

Fair enough. If you're happy that's all that matters! :)

Yeah Thanks for the advise, I will go to a ubec or a external pack if necessary. I opinion on power is, "If you can't use, it why have it", so for racing this will be good, May try 14 cells to see but will be down the road.

We will check back in about a month or two and you will probably be asking about 14 cells or Lipo. Its the progression that most everyone goes through. Too much is never enough, what you think is too much now won't be enough later. Ask me how I know.:018: I'm running a Wanderer 7XL, Quark 125, Orion 4800 Lipo's, Gmaxx chassis with UE-bulks,towers and drive/axle shafts, Jammin Bigbore shocks, and Proline arms just to name a few. About six months ago I had a stock Emax with a Novak HV setup. :018:

I got an mgm 16024 and 7XL and 12XL motors, if i need more. I wanted a better racing combo for racing. We run 5 minute heats and the track has a few areas that too much power is a bad thing. On 12 cells its almost perfect, just need a little more speed to keep up in the straights, I'll kill them in the corners

12 cells has got a nice weight. Not a bad choice for racing.. If the other start running too fast, you can always ad a few extra cells..

I glad you have experenced other power.

Good to hear Larry! Good luck with racing, you'l really enjoy it!

larry, try not to break so much stuff..will ya....

Did you have the 4.5 or the 6.5?

He has the 6.5.

Yeah i had the 6.5, or more specificaly the 4400 with a sintered rotor. I got to run it today and i'm impressed, with 12 cells it was running somewhere in the 30's (no gps sorry), but it seemed like it would lose signal momentarily every so often, so i think you were right about needing an external source. All in all its a great combo, good speed and i think i have some gearing options because it seems to pull good and temps seem stable. will try next with a battery pack to see if it is the problem. I have heard of people having trouble with interference with UBEC's, If you had trouble, How did you fix it? If i got to i can use my nitro pack for a whilre before deciding on what to get

by mounting it away from any power wires and away from where the antenna is.....is one of the ways