VCI 2808

What it pulls

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

What you get for $15.70

• About 2.4–2.65 kg on 6S

  On VCI’s 24 V bench the 1350KV pulled 2,389 g on a GF 7040-3 and 2,457 g on a GF 7037-3, both at 46.24 A; the 1550KV pulled 2,650 g on a GF 7037-3 at 53.07 A.

  Source: VCI spec sheet

• Two KVs

  VCI sells it in 1350KV and 1550KV, both for 6S.

  Source: VCI product page, VCI spec sheet

What to pair it with

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

ESC

VCI gives a peak current of 46.24 A for the 1350KV; for the 1550KV it gives 44.48 A, but its GF 7037-3 run reached 53.07 A at 24 V. Pick an ESC rated above that per motor. (VCI spec sheet)

Props

VCI tested the 1350KV on 7-inch GF 7040-3 and 7037-3 props, and the 1550KV on 6-inch GF 6032-3 and 6040-3 props and the GF 7037-3. (VCI spec sheet)

Battery

6S; VCI rates both KVs for 6S (24 V). (VCI spec sheet)

Frame

Four M3 holes on a 19 × 19 mm pattern. (VCI drawing)

Where to buy

• VCI Hobbythe maker’s store; $15.70 for the 1350KV, $25.70 for the 1550KV
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Full specs

Bench data

Redrawn from VCI’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.

Inside the motor

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

• Magnets. N52SH arc magnets. (VCI spec sheet)

How fast it spins

KV is the motor’s no-load speed per volt. With nothing on the shaft, the 1350KV 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.

A 14-pole rotor has 7 pole pairs, so every turn of the shaft is 7 electrical cycles, and a six-step ESC switches the phases 42 times per turn.

About the 3D model

A generic outrunner drawn from VCI’s published sizes: the 28 × 8 mm stator, 37 mm bell, 26.3 mm height, 5 mm shaft, 19 mm mounting circle and 12 teeth and 14 magnets. Anything VCI 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. VCI Hobby: VCI-2808 MOTOR- 1350KV/1550KV (product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
2. VCI Hobby: 2808 drawing (image on the product page’s Specifications tab). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
3. VCI Hobby: 2808 spec sheets and testing data for the 1350KV (GF 7040-3, GF 7037-3) and the 1550KV (GF 6032-3, GF 6040-3, GF 7037-3), all at 24 V (image on the product page’s Specifications tab). VCI’s temperature is the shaft’s after a run from 0 to 100% throttle; its voltage column, 24 V on every row, is left out.. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
4. VCI Hobby: 2808 1350KV product image (first gallery image). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
5. VCI Hobby: 2808 product image, top view (third gallery image). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.