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MetalMan · 11:20 PM

"Burning" is a relative term when it comes to these motors. To your hand, burning hot might only be 130 deg. F. These motors can be taken to ~180 deg. F before damage is done. So, your motor could be running at a temperature that is fine. You could get a temp gun so that you know the actual temp.

EDIT:
I agree with skellyo, 19/86 is quite high (the estimated speed would be ~53mph, a bit high for normal driving). Taking it down to a 15t pinion would still make the truck run at about 44mph, but should drop the temps a lot.

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MetalMan RC-Monster Mod Offline Posts: 5,297 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SoCal	11.06.2006, 11:17 PM "Burning" is a relative term when it comes to these motors. To your hand, burning hot might only be 130 deg. F. These motors can be taken to ~180 deg. F before damage is done. So, your motor could be running at a temperature that is fine. You could get a temp gun so that you know the actual temp. EDIT: I agree with skellyo, 19/86 is quite high (the estimated speed would be ~53mph, a bit high for normal driving). Taking it down to a 15t pinion would still make the truck run at about 44mph, but should drop the temps a lot. SH Z-Car, Custom Crawler, 8s Savage, 12s XTM XLB 1/7 buggy, 4wd 4-link rear/IFS Pro4 truck, Custom Hyper 10 Short Course, Belt-Drive Mammoth ST 1/8 truggy, 4s 17.5 MM Pro HPI Blitz Last edited by MetalMan; 11.06.2006 at 11:20 PM.