Thanks for taking a look. It ended up being ESC configuration. AM32 came default on them set for 14 poles 2250kv…I changed settings to reflect the specs of these hockey pucks and all is good now.
(Not a very good method for accessing the ESCs currently…I had to run an Arduino Nano flashed with BLHeli bootloader, plug them in one by one, and direct connect to their AM32 desktop GUI. I’d like to see pass through an option from the Type C port)