2wd buggy motor suggestions

[Clinton]

I just wanted to get some recomendations on my 22.  I've been running my 22 with a 17.5 and in blinky mode for more than a month.  Lately I've started driving it better and find myself qualifing really good with it.  Am I hurting my learning process of buggy running that motor should I have something a little hotter.  I'm not searching for more speed or anything. I am still learning and am not as consistent as I would like to be.  Should I just keep her the way it is and get better or should I be learning with a hotter motor

[Pete D]

You brought up a good point about hurting your learning curve. It's definitely a good idea to try out something a little hotter, like a 10.5, just so you can learn some better throttle control, but at the same time it's also good to take it easy with a light motor in the beginning. I will say this though, you'll learn alot more by driving a 10.5 than a 17.5 with a ton of timing. Just my 2 cents...

[Red-Dragon]

Clinton, I would move to a 13.5 with and start to slowly start timing up the motor as you get better, that what I was doing with my LRP 13.5 that you bought off me, very good motor and was very fast.

[Douglas23]

You brought up a good point about hurting your learning curve. It's definitely a good idea to try out something a little hotter, like a 10.5, just so you can learn some better throttle control, but at the same time it's also good to take it easy with a light motor in the beginning. I will say this though, you'll a lot more by driving a 10.5 than a 17.5 with a ton of timing. Just my 2 cents...

Can you explain that? I really don't understand. What makes a 10.5 different than a timed/boosted 17.5? Is the power delivery smoother? Or is it easier to explain in person? Good post Clint. You gotta let me catch up though lol

[Pete D]

I just don't think you learn any more throttle control when running all that boost on a slower motor than just running a 17.5 without any boost. It's along the same lines of why driving 2wd buggy inherently makes you a better driver than running most other classes (I'm not going to say it, I'll just get yelled at...). Not to mention I think running all the boost is actually a lot harder to drive than having a linear power band, and all the speed at the end of the straight is pretty much useless. You want to be able to put the power down quick, like coming up to a big jump or squaring up out of a turn and getting back on the throttle. You notice this a lot more at places like RCHR or LIR, where the track is way tighter and you need the power out of the turns and jumps come out of nowhere.

Having said all that, I still think it's best for everyone to start out on something slower, like a 17.5/13.5, but I'd personally take a 10.5 without any boost over a 17.5 timed to the moon any day.

FWIW, I run a 7.5 without timing, geared conservatively.

[Clinton]

Thanks Pete I just was on the fence on getting a bigger motor I have a 10.5 ill try out thursday.  Thanks for the recommendations