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2 to 2.5-inch toothpick and cinewhoop motor

GEPRC SPEEDX2 1303.5

A 6.5 g 1303.5 for 2-inch guarded cinewhoops and 2.5-inch freestyle quads; on GEPRC’s bench on a GF3016*3 the 5500KV pulls 361 g per motor on 4S and the 3800KV 392 g on 6S.

  • 2-inch guarded cinewhoops
  • 2.5-inch freestyle
  • 4S (5500KV) or 6S (3800KV)
Drawing the 3D model…

The spin is an illustration: the model turns at 1/600 of the no-load speed, and it is a generic 1303.5 motor drawn from GEPRC’s published sizes, not its exact design. Thrust, current and power are GEPRC’s bench figures for the GF3016*3 prop at 14.8 V, read straight across between its throttle steps. Its data starts at 50% throttle.

Version

Rated 2S–4S; GEPRC suggests 4S. Its bench tables are at 7.4 V, 11.1 V and 14.8 V.

Max thrust
361 g
GF3016*3 prop, 14.8 V
Weight
6.5 g
with 90 mm leads; the same for both KVs
Peak current
8.7 A
full throttle
Max power
129 W
full throttle

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What it pulls

GEPRC’s own bench test, one line per prop. Drag across the chart to move the throttle; the model above follows.

010020030040050%100%gthrottle361 gGF3016*3358 gGF3016*2280 gGF3016*3279 gHQ 3*2.5*3260 gGF3016*2199 gHQ 3*2.5*3167 gGF2540

At 60% with the GF3016*3: 204 g of thrust, 3.4 A, 51 W, 4.81 g per watt.

On your quad

2.2 : 1

Thrust to weight at full throttle: four motors pull 1,444 g with the GF3016*3 at 14.8 V.

At 60% throttle they pull 817 g, 1.3 times the quad’s weight.

All-up weight is the quad ready to fly, with its battery and camera. The thrust is the maker’s static bench figure; in the air it is lower.

What you get

  • About 390 g on 6S

    The 3800KV pulled 392 g at full throttle on a GF3016*3 at 22.2 V, drawing 6.3 A; the 5500KV pulled 361 g on the same prop at 14.8 V, at 8.7 A.

    Source: GEPRC data table, GEPRC test infographic

  • 6.5 g with leads

    A one-piece 7075-T aluminium bell with a largely open top keeps it to 6.5 g with 90 mm leads.

    Source: GEPRC product page, GEPRC weight image

  • Raised prop platform

    The prop sits on a platform 1.9 mm above the bell, which GEPRC says suits inverted props and keeps high-pitch props off the top of the rotor.

    Source: GEPRC product page, GEPRC drawing

What to pair it with

Our reading of GEPRC’s numbers, so your build matches what the motor was tested with.

ESC
GEPRC recommends a 35 A ESC and ran its full-throttle tests with a 45 A ESC; its tables peak at 8.8 A for the 5500KV and 6.3 A for the 3800KV. (GEPRC product page, GEPRC data table, GEPRC test infographic)
Props
GEPRC tested GF2540, GF3016*2, GF3016*3 and HQ 3*2.5*3 props, and says the 1.5 mm shaft takes the usual 2 to 2.5-inch props. (GEPRC product page, GEPRC data table)
Battery
4S for the 5500KV (rated 2S–4S), 6S for the 3800KV (rated 4S–6S). (GEPRC product page, GEPRC spec image, GEPRC test infographic)
Frame
Four M2 holes on a 9 × 9 mm pattern, with M2×6 and M2×8 screws in the box. (GEPRC product page, GEPRC drawing)

Where to buy

  • GEPRCthe maker’s store; 3800KV or 5500KV, same price; the 5500KV in stock, the 3800KV out of stock when checked
    $15.99seen Oct 19, 2026
    Visit

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Full specs

SpecValueSource
KV5,500 rpm/V (also 3800KV)GEPRC product page, GEPRC spec image
Stator13 × 3.5 mm (1303.5)GEPRC product page
Configuration9N12P (9 stator slots, 12 magnet poles)GEPRC product page, GEPRC spec image
Battery2S–4S LiPo (5500KV); 4S–6S (3800KV) (GEPRC suggests 4S for the 5500KV and 6S for the 3800KV)GEPRC product page, GEPRC spec image
Weight6.5 g (with 90 mm leads; the same for both KVs)GEPRC product page, GEPRC spec image, GEPRC weight image
Dimensionsφ17.35 × 11.7 mm without the shaft; 16.4 mm with it (the size photo rounds the diameter to 17.4 mm)GEPRC product page, GEPRC drawing, GEPRC size photo
ShaftΦ1.5 mm, on a prop platform 7.8 mm across that stands 1.9 mm above the bell, with four M2 holes on a 5 mm circle (the page text writes “Φ1.5mm(in)2mm(out)”; the spec image, drawing and size photo give 1.5 mm)GEPRC drawing, GEPRC spec image, GEPRC size photo
Mounting4 × M2 holes on a 9 mm circle (9 × 9 mm)GEPRC product page, GEPRC drawing
BellOne-piece 7075-T aluminium, with a bladed, open topGEPRC product page
MagnetsN52H arc magnetsGEPRC product page, GEPRC features image
Internal resistance280 mΩ (3800KV 450 mΩ)GEPRC spec image
Idle current0.6 A (3800KV 0.4 A; GEPRC gives no test voltage)GEPRC spec image
Max current8.8 A (the page text gives 8.7 A; the data table peaks at 8.8 A (HQ 3*2.5*3, 11.1 V). 3800KV 6.3 A)GEPRC spec image, GEPRC data table
Max power128.8 W (3800KV 139.9 W; both are the GF3016*3’s full-throttle runs, at 14.8 V and 22.2 V)GEPRC product page, GEPRC spec image, GEPRC data table
Leads28 AWG, 90 mmGEPRC product page, GEPRC spec image, GEPRC size photo
In the box6 × M2×6 and 6 × M2×8 screwsGEPRC product page

Bench data

Redrawn from GEPRC’s test reports. Thrust is static pull on a bench, more than you get in flight. Power is volts × amps; efficiency is thrust divided by power.

3800KV on 6S7 props

PropThrottleCurrent (A)Thrust (g)Power (W)Efficiency (g/W)
GF3016*3at 22.2 Vmotor at 83 °C50%1.414931.14.794
100%6.3392139.92.803
HQ 3*2.5*3at 22.2 Vmotor at 85 °C50%1.516733.35.015
100%6.1385135.42.843
GF3016*2at 22.2 Vmotor at 79 °C50%1.415231.14.891
100%6.2364137.62.645
HQ 3*2.5*3at 14.8 Vmotor at 65 °C50%0.910613.37.958
100%4.627468.14.025
GF3016*3at 14.8 Vmotor at 64 °C50%1.29917.85.574
100%4.526266.63.934
GF3016*2at 14.8 Vmotor at 62 °C50%1.110216.36.265
100%4.424365.13.732
GF2540at 14.8 Vmotor at 55 °C50%0.6888.99.91
100%3.323048.84.709

Source: [0], GEPRC data table

5500KV on 4S7 props

PropThrottleCurrent (A)Thrust (g)Power (W)Efficiency (g/W)
GF3016*3at 14.8 Vmotor at 84 °C50%2.116531.15.309
100%8.7361128.82.804
GF3016*2at 14.8 Vmotor at 79 °C50%2.115531.14.987
100%8.3358122.82.914
GF3016*3at 11.1 Vmotor at 65 °C50%1.310514.47.277
100%6.528072.23.881
HQ 3*2.5*3at 11.1 Vmotor at 85 °C50%2.112123.35.191
100%8.827997.72.856
GF3016*2at 11.1 Vmotor at 61 °C50%1.710818.95.723
100%5.826064.44.039
HQ 3*2.5*3at 7.4 Vmotor at 64 °C50%1.3779.68.004
100%6.219945.94.337
GF2540at 7.4 Vmotor at 54 °C50%0.9646.79.61
100%5.216738.54.34

Source: [0], GEPRC data table

Inside the motor

A brushless outrunner: the coils stand still in the middle and the magnets spin around them. From the top down:

  • Bell. One-piece 7075-T aluminium with a bladed, largely open top that GEPRC says lets in more air and keeps the motor cooler, and a raised platform for the prop. (GEPRC product page)
  • Stator. 9N12P with N52H arc magnets and what GEPRC calls a low internal loss stator. (GEPRC product page, GEPRC features image)

How fast it spins

KV is the motor’s no-load speed per volt. With nothing on the shaft, the 5500KV version reaches about these speeds; a prop loads the motor and brings it down, typically to around 70–75% of these figures at full throttle.

BatteryVoltsNo-load rpm (KV × V)Electrical frequencyESC steps per second
4S nominal14.881,4008,140 Hz48,840
4S full16.892,4009,240 Hz55,440
6S nominal22.2122,10012,210 Hz73,260
6S full25.2138,60013,860 Hz83,160

A 12-pole rotor has 6 pole pairs, so every turn of the shaft is 6 electrical cycles, and a six-step ESC switches the phases 36 times per turn.

About the 3D model

A generic outrunner drawn from GEPRC’s published sizes: the 13 × 3.5 mm stator, 17.35 mm bell, 11.7 mm height, 1.5 mm shaft, 9 mm mounting circle and 9 teeth and 12 magnets. Anything GEPRC doesn’t publish is typical for a motor this size, and the bell’s spoked top, the base and the inside are a generic design, not this motor’s. The colours are read off the maker’s product photos. There are no logos or markings: it is our drawing, not the maker’s.

Sources

  1. GEPRC: SPEEDX2 1303.5 3800KV/5500KV Motor (product page, with the spec list for each KV). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  2. GEPRC: SPEEDX2 1303.5 product drawing (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  3. GEPRC: SPEEDX2 1303.5 specifications for each KV (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  4. GEPRC: SPEEDX2 1303.5 motor data table, 3800KV at 14.8 V and 22.2 V and 5500KV at 7.4 V, 11.1 V and 14.8 V on four 2.5 to 3-inch props, 50% and 100% throttle (image on the product page). The table gives the temperatures after 3 s at full throttle; GEPRC marks 83 °C and above as hot.. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  5. GEPRC: SPEEDX2 1303.5 full-throttle results on a GF3016*3 with an F45A ESC, 5500KV at 14.8 V and 3800KV at 22.2 V, 84 °C and 83 °C after 5 s, ambient 25 °C; GEPRC suggests 6S for the 3800KV and 4S for the 5500KV (infographic on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  6. GEPRC: SPEEDX2 1303.5 weight, 6.5 g with wire (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  7. GEPRC: SPEEDX2 1303.5 efficiency (N52H magnets, low-loss stator; image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  8. GEPRC: SPEEDX2 1303.5 product photo, two motors (first gallery image). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  9. GEPRC: SPEEDX2 1303.5 from above, showing the five blades of the top (gallery image). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  10. GEPRC: SPEEDX2 1303.5 sizes: 1.5 mm shaft, 16.4 mm overall, 17.4 mm across, 90 mm leads (gallery image). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.