I figured the bigger tires weren't helping anything. She was screaming though before the heat came on! Also, thank you for the links! I'm just waiting for my 7075rc motor mount, 44 and 48 tooth spur gear and 8mm bullets for between the motor/ESC. I'll be ready to roll once they arrive which should be very soon. I did buy a few pinions. I think I have an 8, 10, 14 and 16 on the way. I'm not sure what gear combos will fit with this motor. I soldered up my Castle Pro BEC and cap pack today. I'm one of the guys that had a helluva time with the cap pack. My soldering skills aren't the best with the big stuff though. I'm running 6.5mm bullets on the batteries leads. I think I've got all the bases covered but if anyone sees anything I'm missing please let me know. Here are a few pics of the motor and ESC/BEC. Thanks!killajb said:jathomas3: Your issue is that with Baja wheels/tires and stock gearing.. you're geared for a top speed that would send your car into orbit. I highly doubt you'd ever see that thing top out anywhere. If you had the room and visibility, temps would ruin your day.My advice: switch back to stock wheels/tires until your XL2 comes in. Even then, buy yourself a smaller pinion.. you'll need it with the XL2 and TP motor on 8s anyway. At the very least, you car would be drivable and remain functional under its current configuration. Or.. like me, you can buy another XBE for the XL2/TP motor and make an awesome truggy out of it
P.S. (these two will help things dramatically)
link to heatsink and cooling fan for the motor:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=18022
link to BEC:
http://www.dimensionengineering.com/products/sportbec
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