12T vs 15T which is better?

[Greg W]

Went to hobby shop to buy 15T motor, guy said take this 12T it will work. Whuh? Will it? Do I lose power? Lose torque? Help! Please.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Welcome in @Greg W , the 15t will give you more torque but the 12t will be faster.
Less turns = more speed
More turns = more torque.

 

[Chubaka]

Welcome in @Greg W , the 15t will give you more torque but the 12t will be faster.
Less turns = more speed
More turns = more torque.

Unless a titan 12t. Then its a crap shoot.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Unless a titan 12t. Then its a crap shoot.

There's more truth to that than my story.

What rig are you running @Greg W ? If it's a basher then I highly recommend a brushless system.

 

[Panko75]

That 12t is probably a 550 can, the power will be similar to a 15t but you'll have more torque to work with, and you'll need it for a 1/10 SCT.

 

[9x19]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[tntpoof]

12t will have more rpm and full Throttle and less torque. regearing will be needed. what motors are you talking about ? size as in 540.550

 

[bill_delong]

The Titan 12T is a slightly larger 550 motor which will offer more torque and more top speed compared to traditional 15T 540 cans.

If you want to maximize the power, then I recommend using comm drops to break in the motor and apply before every run to get peak performance. I used to race the Spec Slash class and this was a dramatic improvement of performance compared to folks who did no use comm drops:

https://www.amazon.com/Muchmore-Racing-CHECD-Comm-Drop/dp/B001BHKA5Q