Higher voltage and efficiency

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A higher value of inductance means the more it will resist changes in current flow in either direction. Under the current impulse of sudden WOT (ie. full voltage applied to motor) it will initially not have much power due to the coils building up their magnetic fields and resisting a change of current flow.

Howstuffworks has a great analogy of how inductors react with changes in current. http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/inductor1.htm

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