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BrianG · 09:33 AM

AAngel, just to clarify; just because you are running a 9XL doesn't mean you will necessarily get better runtime. You will if you are running the same exact weight, gearing, and tires as MetalMan with the 7XL. But if you gear up to compensate for the slower speed of the 9 vs the 7, the added load will pull more current. Net runtime gain will be close to 0.

You probably know this, but didn't want newbies thinking that you can get high speed AND high runtime simply by swapping a motor.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	05.18.2007, 09:32 AM AAngel, just to clarify; just because you are running a 9XL doesn't mean you will necessarily get better runtime. You will if you are running the same exact weight, gearing, and tires as MetalMan with the 7XL. But if you gear up to compensate for the slower speed of the 9 vs the 7, the added load will pull more current. Net runtime gain will be close to 0. You probably know this, but didn't want newbies thinking that you can get high speed AND high runtime simply by swapping a motor. Last edited by BrianG; 05.18.2007 at 09:33 AM.