Spartan doing 57 mph

[Rumdog]

i was looking at a lower kv motor that could handle more volts so i was thinking higher volts more rpm? two 4s batts or even two 6s but i'm pretty sure i would need a hv esc to handle it ... i know that seaking makes a 80a hv that would handle 160 or 180a bursts but it doesn't make sense to me because if you were to run two 6s batts wouldn't that fry the 80a hv esc?

If you can get your hands on a CC/Neu 1717... Great motor, perfect size for the Sparty. 6s2p is what you want, not 2x6s packs in series. A Turnigy or Seaking 180 will do quite well with that motor as well.

[Rumdog]

Right here in this thread: https://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ight=1717+sale
Brand new.

[Brushless55]

If you can get your hands on a CC/Neu 1717... Great motor, perfect size for the Sparty. 6s2p is what you want, not 2x6s packs in series. A Turnigy or Seaking 180 will do quite well with that motor as well.

I'll see if one of my CC1717 motors will fit in my Spartan..
right now I have a CC1520 resting in it

[Rumdog]

Sweet! Hopefully she fits. May have a clearance issue with the O.D.

[keithbradley]

Why is it when a few guys see someone throw a bunch of volts at a high kv motor, and it goes REALLY fast for a few vids that everyone all of a sudden thinks it is a good idea?

In fairness he did say lower kv.

To the OP:

The idea of running higher voltage/lower kv is to reduce current draw and run bigger props. Your setup will generally run cooler when acheiving the same RPM, and you will have longer runtimes with the same mah.
You have to keep in mind the room you have in the hull and the weight of the boat with all those batteries though.

[Rumdog]

Yeah, that was badly worded on my part too.

[Brushless55]

Sweet! Hopefully she fits. May have a clearance issue with the O.D.

it fits, but I dought a cooler is going to work with it using the stock mount??

[JPriami]

Bet the 1717 and a jacket will fit

[Brushless55]

Bet the 1717 and a jacket will fit

what cooler do you know?

[GeoVW72]

what cooler do you know?

This one

[Rumdog]

You'd better support the end of that bad boy. All that weight hanging from a plastic mount may not last too long.

[Brushless55]

You'd better support the end of that bad boy. All that weight hanging from a plastic mount may not last too long.

when I mounted mine that sucker was heavy

[mannytx1]

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Diameter reduced, back- cuts, balancing and detongueing , harpening, 42x55 -- 40x55
connector 4mm Gold
cooling hose 1/4x.170 O.DxI.D
4S 39.2mph
5S 48.7mph
6S 57.5mph