Savage XL Brushless project

[Finnster]

I would get the biggest motor possible, either the 1520 or the 1717 and run them on 5 or 6s. (6S preferrably.) The 2200kv 1515 size and the 1518 work well too, but for the price I would get the strongest and most rubust motor to start with.

KD products are not of particularly high quality IMO after owning a few. I can't see the plastic gears of the direct drive kit holding up to too much power. I would either keep the tranny and use the HD gears as neccessary, or just go to a center diff setup.

[rcBOB]

Originally Posted by thzero

Get both for the price of 1! Then try them both and see which work better. If you are running larger, heavier tires, then the 1600 is probably better but it also means you need to either gear up more or run higher voltages (i.e. 5->6S) to get the same top speed as the 2200kv. 1800 a bit less so.

I prefer take a 2000Kv (xerun) and a 1600Kv to test them instead of a 1600Kv and a 1800Kv

Originally Posted by Finnster

I would get the biggest motor possible, either the 1520 or the 1717 and run them on 5 or 6s. (6S preferrably.) The 2200kv 1515 size and the 1518 work well too, but for the price I would get the strongest and most rubust motor to start with.

KD product are not of particularly high quality IMO after owning a few. I can't see plastic gear too much power power. I would either keep the tranny and use the HD gears as neccessary, or just go to a center diff setup.

Ok, thanks Finnster

So you say that i should buy the biggest motor possible but i hesitate between the 1717 and the 1520.

I used HD gears in the gear box of my savage flux and they are not really resistants...

Also i will run in 6s or 4s it will depends.

I don't like plastic gear in the KD's direct drive at all (as you Finnster).