Novak HV4.5 in a ESavage, and a 5.5 in a EMaxx?

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Originally Posted by JThiessen

keep hearing people say that its hard to gear the Novak. I have found that to not be true. Yes, Novak stipulates a specific gearing range, but every motor system will have its sweet spot to get the temp's correct. For a given voltage, I doubt if the MMM will have a much bigger range to keep temps in order.

Wanna bet?

You are correct in that the hvmaxx is easy to gear correcty- if the user follows the instructions (the number of people who have fried these things because didnt just isnt funny). Due to the higher power output and greater efficiency of the neu type motor design, it will be possible to gear these motors much lower or higher without risking permanent damage, as demonstrated by countless users in the past (how many times have we seen the old 'it wouldnt go over 160*f no matter what I did' etc etc when talking about neu motors?). The lipos and esc will yield before the motor will usually, and even then, decent lipos should be fine, and the MMM esc can handle an aweful lot more power than a hvmaxx could dream of...

The MMM is a much more versatile system- wanna go faster? just add more lipos and drop the gearing a touch, 30-60mph is easily doable, vs 35-38mph for the hvmaxx, or 45mph and a flaming death if you are inclined to try it...