j bjork...Thanks for the link to the Kv numbers :wink: .
eCruiser3k...What did you end up doing?
I came back to this thread after a while because I did a lot of research and my conclusion was it comes down to a MXUS with the 45mm stator or the QS 205 V3 with the 50mm stator just like "eCruiser3k" started out with when he started this discussion

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From what I have been able to find, the QS has a little more copper fill/mass so it should handle higher amperage...remember it is the amperage that heats a motor not voltage. Voltage is just the force pushing the amps so if you want to talk overheating, watts can be a little misleading. The QS also has larger phase wires leading to the motor so they can handle higher amperage. I think I'd go with the QS205 but there are a lot of variables to consider. One of the biggest variables is how wide are your dropouts...the MXUS is 142mm wide and the QS205 is 154mm...you can flex a steel frame some but an aluminum frame should not be flexed as much.
A couple tid bits...an electric motor puts out max torque at zero rpms and max power at about 50% of the full speed rpm. So if you want to accelerate from 0-50 as quickly as possible, a Kv that gives you a max speed over 50 mph would be the way to go. The Grin Tech "Trip Simulator" can calculate the time required to go from 0-50 mph...although you might have to back into it indirectly. It would be a good way to compare two motors IMO but the Motor Simulator is a lot quicker and easier for a comparison. Somebody mentioned a smaller diameter wheel/tire...IMO a higher Kv with a smaller diameter tire works better than the other way around for acceleration and to prevent over heating.
My problem is I am a weight weenie and things start to get heavy fast when you want to increase acceleration with a DD motor...you need more battery to supply higher amperage, a bigger controller to handle the amperage, and a larger diameter and wider motor to supply more torque so I keep coming back to the MAC which produces more peak torque per battery amp than ANY ebike motor

. Only drawback on the MAC is it will overheat if you want to ride over about 30 mph or if you feed it high amperage and continually stop/start. The gears and the clutch hold up just fine...mine puts out ~190 NM with 60A battery supply and the QS205 puts out ~150 NM with the same battery amperage.
Someone asked about the accuracy of the Grin Tech Motor Simulator...it is extremely accurate and only limited by how accurately the data is that you enter

BUT it does not account for saturation.