Brushless Pro's Please Help!

[BrianG]

The only trouble with a VXL combo is that the ESC doesn't give you much in the way of adjustability compared to the MM. And the MM could be used up to 4s (with BEC disabled) so future upgrades could be as simple as a new motor (XL, Neu, Medusa 60/70mm, etc). Could also go with a Novak system. Either will work though for the speeds he wants.

I just thought it was funny everyone was throwing around ideas to use the larger motors when they simply are not needed. And just spinning a motor slowly has two disadvantages: 1) as noted, there is less efficiency at less than WOT settings, and 2) there may be cogging as the motor may not be spinning fast enough to get a good rpm signal at the speeds we are talking about. No, I'd say get a combo that will allow the motor to spin fast enough and just gear down, or use an outrunner.