Losi 8ight t

First off hi all first time Rc-Monster. I have a losi 8ight t roller that i got off of ebay and want to use my novak HV Pro 6.5. i have been reading how bad these perform in 1/8 scale. is there a way that i could set it up so that it will work for the losi. im not into racing just want to have fun with it.even if i just use a 2s lipo. any suggestions would help ty.