Novak Brushless 5.5 or 6.5??

[Lee]

I wanted to give it to you for the last final but i got snee`d in leg 2, let me know where your racing next and ill do 2wd and you can run mine

[NeilD]

Top man thats really good of you. I can't believe Snee butchered someone.

[Richard Lowe]

Originally Posted by NeilD

Hi Simon, yes we made it to York in time although we were a little tired, Richards eyes had turned red he was that shattered!

I almost fell asleep a couple of times at the York meeting lol

LRP motors in both my cars at the moment, will be moving to Novak when funds allow (sticking with LRP/Nosram speedo's though)

[NeilD]

I've just ordered a 4.5. Need a car for it to go in now...

[notlawnomis]

4.5, you animal!!!

......BJ4's are good

[NeilD]

I was running a borrowed 4.5 on Sat. as my 5.5 died, it was great fun just ask your dad!!

A BJ4 is an option they do seem to go well.

[Lee]

I wouldn`t swap mine for anything else on the market right now. The car is so easy to drive fast, it suits the smoother driver also.

[NeilD]

I really like my XX4 but want to have a good run with a BJ4 and do a side by side test.

[LEGEND]

I currently have a bj4we and would quite like to see how well a xx4 goes compared to it. So maybe a little temparary swap maybe in order, depending on how each of us drives.

[NeilD]

Er, i think i'll take up Lee's generous offer, thanks though.

[gazbaz2]

Originally Posted by LEGEND

I currently have a bj4we and would quite like to see how well a xx4 goes compared to it. So maybe a little temparary swap maybe in order, depending on how each of us drives.

And who is going to lend you there xx4 to try then

[LEGEND]

I would have to find a willing voulentier. But they would not be allowed to know how i have driven cars before. So they wouldn't know how the car COULD end up, I emphesize the word COULD as it COULD happen. But not for definate.

Sorry about the spelling

[Body Paint]

I ran my Novak sintered 5.5 in the S4 (same transmission as BJ4) for the first time today at Oswestry and I am very pleased with it. I started with 16/78 and ended with 18/78 I still think it might have pulled a slightly bigger gear on the really long straight but to be honest it was quick enough for me.

As I understand it a sintered rotor runs 2/3 pinions higher than a bonded rotor.

Originally Posted by Richard Lowe

I almost fell asleep a couple of times at the York meeting lol

LRP motors in both my cars at the moment, will be moving to Novak when funds allow (sticking with LRP/Nosram speedo's though)

[KyoshoK]

i run a 7.5, my lap times are as fast as (or faster) than anyone here at my track who runs a 5.5

my straights are about 25meters (70 foot?)

end of day its down to driver and tires....

[franki]

what about a 4.5?

[ashleyb4]

I run a 7.5 in my xx4 ive driven a bj4 and i personally preffer the xx4 its seems smoother and more predicatable.

how come you are running novak motors rich???

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[font9a]

Novak 5.5R with a sintered rotor upgrade. 16t Richardson Racing titanium pinion and 84t composite spur (stock AE), ceramic diff balls and ceramic bearings throughout.

Sintered rotor definitely gives more punch off the line and at mid-throttle -- typlical race conditions. Plus, it stops like a 10-cent crack whore picking up a penny with a little front finger push. Need to adjust the GTB to be 9% instead of 27% breaking.Top-end is perfectly in line, or faster with the R series motors. I have giant maxamps 5500 Lipo packs, so I get 20 min+ runtimes with all that hot motor. What I have to be especially careful about is balding my front tires too soon in the race. It's easy to do because the car just pulls and pulls. I might need to set my wing a little more agressively to conteract the front steerage. I'll be looking to upgrade the motor bearings to ceramic as soon as they're available -- LRP just announced them and I think the specs are the same for Novaks.

Couldn't be happier with the setup -- just have to drive consistently to optimize speed over uncontrollability.

Again, the sintered rotor is definitiely a cultured improvement for the 5.5R Novak. Your milage may vary. I can't imagine a faster motor in this car....

DX3R + digital HRC36965S Hitec servo, BJ4 carbon and alu steering kit, BJ4 center diffs; lundsford Ti everything.


-- font9a

[Lee]

Orion is where its at!!

I was very disappointed with the novak motors