I have a question for the guys who know.

[Rivermaxx]

Would a smaller motor pushing a lower gear with a higher kv be easier on the esc than a big motor pushing a taller gear. Example a castle 2650 compared to a castle 2200 on equal voltage geared differently for same speed. Reason I am asking is the 1.5 d motor I have is extremly torquey and I it was causing traction problems when I got on it for the speed runs. I was thinking a smaller less torque motor would be better and just spin it faster to make up for the gear drop. I am amazed how small some of the motors are in some of those 100mph + cars. Those guys couldnt believe how big my motor was in my truck. They said I was probably putting out 5 hp in that thing. To bad I couldnt use all the power.