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Rtsbasic · 01.12.2006, 05:26 PM

The difference between a 380C 6t and a 6L is the L is 10mm longer, so produces extra torque. Somewhere between the potential power output of a 380 and a 540 sized motor I believe. It has the advantage of being able to spool up faster than a 540 but still have a good bit of torque. The shop that stocks it only has the 6L in stock as I guess its the only one in demand at the min.

Your batteries will work well with pretty much any motor you pick for your pede/jato. I have GP's that are older than yours (coming upto 50-60 runs) that work well with my 540 6s which is the most amp demanding motor (and most powerful on low voltages) i have.

The problem with a "one gear fits all" solution is if you gear for say pede sized tyres (5 inch), then put stadium truck tyres on (4 inch), your gonna loose a lot of top end. If you gear for stadium truck tyres then put pede size ones on you may hit have heat problems due to overgearing. Brushless is pretty tolerant to gearing in light cars but a lot of this depends on the motor. I have to re-gear my 540 6s when I change the tyres otherwise I loose out on acceleration quite a bit, because as your no doubt aware there's a sweet spot for any motor. I guess you could go for a happy medium if you really dislike having to mess with the gearing.

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Rtsbasic RC-Monster England! Offline Posts: 425 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North Devon, England	01.12.2006, 05:26 PM The difference between a 380C 6t and a 6L is the L is 10mm longer, so produces extra torque. Somewhere between the potential power output of a 380 and a 540 sized motor I believe. It has the advantage of being able to spool up faster than a 540 but still have a good bit of torque. The shop that stocks it only has the 6L in stock as I guess its the only one in demand at the min. Your batteries will work well with pretty much any motor you pick for your pede/jato. I have GP's that are older than yours (coming upto 50-60 runs) that work well with my 540 6s which is the most amp demanding motor (and most powerful on low voltages) i have. The problem with a "one gear fits all" solution is if you gear for say pede sized tyres (5 inch), then put stadium truck tyres on (4 inch), your gonna loose a lot of top end. If you gear for stadium truck tyres then put pede size ones on you may hit have heat problems due to overgearing. Brushless is pretty tolerant to gearing in light cars but a lot of this depends on the motor. I have to re-gear my 540 6s when I change the tyres otherwise I loose out on acceleration quite a bit, because as your no doubt aware there's a sweet spot for any motor. I guess you could go for a happy medium if you really dislike having to mess with the gearing.