[VintageMA]

Regarding the CC motors: I think the winds that CC is recommending are just too high for the # of lipo S. They are pushing every configuration right to the edge of the motor's rpm limit in what they recommend.

I don't really think that is smart as it it going to cause a lot of inexperienced people a lot of heat issues.

When I had gotten a CC 36xx motor and had heat issues I called CC tech and they told me to just keep gearing down till the heat problem went away - and that I couldn't even gear with the stock gearing of the vehicle. This was a 1/10 on-road and with the gearing they wanted me to use it would've just been as slow as stock BL motor it came with which was a Novak SS5800 (a very mild BL motor). Anyway - within a few runs I manage to temp the motor up to about 250* and it ended up in the garbage - total piece of horrible garbage junk motor. (Some people doing okay with them, but I would never buy the garbage CC junk 36xx motors ever again).

I am now specing out my purchases on Neu motors for about 38-40K rpm based on nominal 3.7v/cell rating. I feel this gives a nice balance of slightly higher than nitro motor top rpms with the ability to keep around the stock nitro gearing and be just a little faster without any heat problems. This also gives a little headroom to gear down for faster speeds as well.

If all you want to do is speed runs by all means go for the faster setups.

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As far as the Y-winds go - after doing a lot of reading my biggest question is how do we know which direction of rotation is the more efficient? Will it always be clockwise? I really don't mind flipping my fr/rr diffs around if necessary, but would just like to know to proper rotational direction.